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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome to the 2023 AGA Annual Show! We are so happy to have you here to celebrate the grocery industry with us! A special thanks to our Board of Directors and Board of Trustees for their hard work to make this convention so successful. Our

name a few. Legislative accomplishments during this time include the INFORM Act, civil immunity for COVID-19, curbside and home delivery of alcohol, wine shipment, reformed Sunday sales of alcohol, laws protecting stores on service animals, and, last but certainly not least, the reduction of state sales tax on groceries. While you are here, please join me in thanking Harold for all of his hard work and accomplishments as AGA Chairman and take advantage of all that our Annual Show has to offer by attending all of the Business Sessions, Exhibit Hall and night events. This convention is designed for our members, and I hope that it will be very beneficial for you and your businesses. AGA has always been a wonderful family of members, and we hope you enjoy your time together.

Ellie Taylor Alabama Grocers Association AGA Convention Chairman Jack Carlile and his committee have done an excellent job on the details of this event, and we cannot thank them enough for their support. At this year’s Annual Business Meeting, Harold Garrett will turn the gavel over to our Vice Chairman, Bob Crawford. Bob has been a constant supporter of the AGA, and we all look forward to seeing him excel as Chairman. Harold has done an excellent job serving our association as Chairman and, despite the pandemic, kept us on track for the last four years. During his tenure, the association gave 171 scholarships, worked with Alabama WIC to roll out eWIC, started the AGA Health & Welfare Trust, partnered with ACCS Innovation Center for Meat Cutter Curriculum, and raised over $879,000 for the association through our annual conference - just to

Cheers to a successful event in 2023!

Sincerely, Ellie Taylor Ellie Taylor President/CEO Alabama Grocers Association