[TheForge] Re: Seattle Board Meeting Minutes Posted

[Larry and Pat Brown]

Brian
Well said, I looked at it as if ABANA is releasing any perceived control of 
the chapters and we're calling each other friends instead of family. We are 
not responsible for what our friends do in the same way as family
Larry Brown




>The Chapters are, in reality, fairly
>independent of ABANA. This change allows them to "move on to the next
>level,"so to speak, stop worrying about issues of control and liability, and
>get on with the goal. That's Blacksmithing, by the way. ABANA will continue
>to provide educational support, resources, publications, and
>conferences...things that it does best on the national level. The Chapters
>can do what they do best on the local level... education, hammer-ins,
>chapter newsletters, etc. This will free up a lot of energy that has been
>wasted in arguing and hopefully turn it more productive goals, AND it'll do
>it without changing anyone's individual memberships.