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Looks Like I pushed instead of pulled......as usual <sigh>.<BR>
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The last message was intended for Tom only as a heads up, not a "mass mailing", my apologies to all.......<BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR> <BR>> Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 07:50:40 -0800<BR>> From: president@alaskarc.org<BR>> To: alaskarc@lists.alaskarc.org<BR>> Subject: [AlaskaRC] Dues discussion & election reminder<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Hi everyone,<BR>> <BR>> I wanted to remind folks that we've been having some good productive<BR>> discussions at the last couple meetings about revising the ARCS dues<BR>> structure. If you have an idea to present, please let me know so I can<BR>> get you on the agenda for the October meeting.<BR>> <BR>> In a nutshell, our annual costs have gone down somewhat and depending on<BR>> the membership level it may be possible to restructure our annual dues. <BR>> Some ideas that have been floated so far include possibly exchanging<BR>> work party participation for a dues discount, lowering the dues by a<BR>> fixed percentage, and lowering the dues to something on par with other<BR>> clubs in the vicinity.<BR>> <BR>> If you are interested in floating an idea for changing how we assess<BR>> club dues, I would ask that you review the treasurer's reports posted in<BR>> the membership area of the web site to get an idea of our current<BR>> expenses and take that information into account.<BR>> <BR>> While we could as a group vote to amend our dues structure at any time,<BR>> the next two meetings are really the time of the year to make such a<BR>> change.<BR>> <BR>> That brings me to the next topic, annual officer elections! All ARCS<BR>> officer positions are up for election at the November meeting, and I<BR>> encourage anyone with an interest in becoming an officer to throw your<BR>> hat in the ring. The only requirements are a positive attitude and<BR>> ideas about how ARCS should continue to evolve and grow in service to<BR>> the R/C community! Bob Edison and Bob Stephens have graciously agreed<BR>> to coordinate the officer search so get in touch with either one of them<BR>> if you are interested. Their contact information is in the club<BR>> directory in the members area of the web site.<BR>> <BR>> By the way, as I mentioned last meeting, officer elections are an annual<BR>> event but normally officers serve a two year term with the president and<BR>> treasurer positions being elected in alternating years to help preserve<BR>> continuity. We've gotten away from that pattern and I want to restore<BR>> it because having someone with experience in either position is very<BR>> helpful to incoming officers. Consequently the upcoming treasurer term<BR>> will be one year only.<BR>> <BR>> See you at the meeting!<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Tom<BR>> <BR>> _____________________________________________________________________<BR>> <BR>> | , | Tom Simes - President<BR>> ---------(@)--------- Alaska Radio Control Society<BR>> --|-- AMA Chartered Club #1998<BR>> ' president@alaskarc.org<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> AlaskaRC mailing list<BR>> AlaskaRC@lists.alaskarc.org<BR>> http://lists.alaskarc.org/mailman/listinfo/alaskarc<BR> <br /><hr />Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222984/direct/01/' target='_new'>Get it now.</a></body>
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