[TheForge] ABANA Dilema

[Dan Crowther]

Personally, I feel ABANA doesn't represent our interests at the 
individual or club level.

Local groups are plentiful enough (now) that they do the bulk of the 
work teaching, recruiting, and disseminating pertinent 
information.  Additionally, other publications are plentiful enough 
that individuals don't have to rely on ABANA for that either.  A 
vibrant local group is far more effective at these things than a 
"National" organization that is effectively too small to cover the 
entire nation or even help those local groups that need it.

In fact, the areas where ABANA really wasn't "duplicating services" 
was their Conferences and (often times) Chapter Insurance.  Both of 
which are now a thing of the past and are still needed by individuals 
and clubs.

If ABANA is truly a "National" organization it should be tackling 
issues and projects that are too large for individuals or local 
groups, not duplicating what we at the grass roots level can do without them.


Dan Crowther
http://www.oakandacorn.com
http://www.celticclans.org



At 02:29 PM 10/23/2007, you wrote:
>Phil,
>
>Thank you for the articles you wrote. Your question is
>a really valid one. How does ABANA represent our
>interests, both the individual and the club level?
>
>Jerry