[CC-ARES-RACES] Re: [K3SMD] CCARC

Tue, 19 Feb 2002 13:18:33 -0500

Gents and Ladies

Reminder.  If you have an inclination of coming out to vote in the upcoming election,
you must have had your dues paid BEFORE the start of the election meeting.  That
means, go to the treasurer's (Mike Sack's) house if you must, get the money in his
hand and get a receipt.  Alternatively mail it to him via certified mail or since
there is a board meeting tonight, at the LaPlata OEP, go there and give your dues to
one of the board members in attendance (aka treasurer, president, etc) and get a
receipt.

If your dues are not paid when the general membership meeting on 1 March starts, you
are not eligible to vote.

   jd

-----Original Message-----
From:	Bob Adams W7UH [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent:	Monday, February 18, 2002 09:03 PM
To:	[email protected]; [email protected]
Subject:	[K3SMD] CCARC

Club Members
It's time to wake up!! The slate of nominations put forth by the "President 
appointed nomination committee" is a sham. It gives the appearance of being "wired" 
for certain people. Who ever heard of a nominating committee nominating themselves?
What about the implied "conflict of interest" with a husband-wife team being
nominated for two officer positions in the club? Two foxes in the hen house? What
about the fact that W3TOM is an ARRL Official (MD-DC Section manager), isn't that a
conflict of interest? W3TOM recently became a Board of Directors member for T-MARC.
Those of us associated with the ARES/RACES group, led by W3TOM, have seen time after
time his absence at the monthly eyeball meeting as well as Thursday night nets. The
leadership qualities do not appear to be there, raising the question, just how many
offices can one hold , and do them all effectively? What about the fact that the Vice
President nominee, KA3GRW, is the Charles County Emergency Coordinator/Radio Officer
and also recently became a T-MARC Board of Directors member. What about the fact that
KA3GRW resigned from the CCARC presidency in September 2000, because of commitments
to his children and their extra activities. What has changed that he can devote time
to the club's management, the County and T-MARC? What about N2OMC, nominated for
Secretary, who has been Membership and Retention chairman for about five months. When
asked at the last club meeting how things were going with membership and retention,
he said he had not been able to do anything because of other commitments. If N2OMC
can not do the Membership and Retention job, what is going to make him a good
Secretary? 
CCARC was founded as a club that supported all facets of Ham Radio. There is a lot
more to Ham Radio than ARES and RACES. W3TOM and KA3GRW are driving this club into an
ARES/Emergency Services Club. If you allow W3TOM and KA3GRW to be elected to the
CCARC Board of Directors, the Charles County Amateur Radio Club will be on the road
to being renamed the Charles County ARES RACES Club (CCARC). If that's what you want,
so be it. 
Club elections in the past have been difficult, no one willingly runs or accepts
nomination to any office. It's like pulling hen's teeth every election to get someone
to run for an office. It's time for a change. I would accept a nomination from the
floor for the position of CCARC President. If elected, I would work to make this the
multi-facetted club that it's founding document meant it to be. I have been licensed
for over 50 years, been on the other end of the DX pile up, done more Field Days than
I care to remember, and have been an Elmer to quite a few Novices. I am a founding
member of the local VE testing group, own and operate the first successful two meter
repeater in Charles County and ready to try. I have worked for the Department of
Defense fo over 33 years and successfully managed multi million dollar projects (more
than one at a time). I believe that I can manage this club with its small treasury,
as successfully. This is a Radio Club, not a Computer Club, not a Fortune 500
Industry, nor a Fire House Battalion. This is supposed to be a fun hobby and a Club
is not supposed to be fashioned by people wearing blinders. It requires input not
only from its Board of Directors, but also its members.
Who wants to help me and be willing to serve in a board position? Now is the time to
step up and do something, or CCARC will die.
Please provide comments Pro or Con to me at [email protected]
Bob, W7UH
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