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

Tue, 19 Feb 2002 13:32:41 -0500

JD & All,
Mike Sack is in ICU at Civista (although he may be transferred to regular
care later today) so going to his home to give dues is not an option. I will
prepare a list of paid members for the meeting in his stead. You can contact
me or one of the other officers to get dues paid.
Michelle

----- Original Message -----
From: "JD Delancy" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:18 PM
Subject: [CC-ARES-RACES] Re: [K3SMD] CCARC

>
> 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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