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[Dan Tull]

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dan tull
georgia
abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Dixon" <george.dixon at mindspring.com>
> 
> Art 4 Audit, an end to ABANA's "High-wire act"
> 
> 
> ABANA needs an open review, an audit of the outcome of ABANA Board 
> agendas which have a financial impact on ABANA.   The use of ABANA's 
> contracting and bid system to punish "enemies" while rewarding 
> "friends of friends" is documented.  This corruption in Publications 
> bid management  and Central Office bid management will not take a 
> very deep examination to expose (one individual, ABANA Board member, 
> Dorothy Steigler, handled all the bids in question), and from 
> exposure can come repair and reform of ABANA.
> 
> I may not be a member anymore, nor want back "in" at all......but I 
> will be MORE THAN HAPPY to contribute to the "Art for Audit".  In 
> that sense, I will complete a light fixture and ship it to 2004 ABANA 
> Conference Director Dave Koenig's address by June 30.
> 
> In addition, I have spoken with the 1998 ABANA Conference Finance 
> Chairman, former ABANA President Lou Mueller (who resigned his ABANA 
> Presidency in protest of the apparent bid rigging engaged in by 
> ABANA Board members against Anvil's Ring editor Jim McCarty) about an 
> audit in the past.  He and I agree on its need.  In that regard, I 
> can speak as the former Conference Director of the 1998 ABANA 
> Conference, on behalf of the former 1998 ABANA Conference Committee, 
> George Dixon and Lou Mueller will willingly (enthusiastically) 
> cooperate with an ABANA financial review or audit, which begins with 
> the 1998 ABANA event and covers the financial  decisions and outcomes 
> of the ABANA Board ever since.
> We know how much cash ABANA received from the 1998 event, now let's 
> all see where it went!
> 
> Sincerely,
> George Dixon
> x-abana member
> Former ABANA Board member
> Conference Director, 1998  ABANA Conference
> Former ABANA Contractor/Editor - Hammers Blow
>