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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The NSRCA is no different than our
local club (I suspect most clubs). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Break down of
activities:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>1) We have 40 paid
members.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>2) 50% will fly one time per month or
less</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>3) About 10 people fly more than
twice per month</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>4) About 10 to 12 members attend our
quarterly meetings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>5) About 5 actually lead the
activities.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In summary, 25% of the members decide
the destiny of the club. The rest follow and only care to fly when they
want.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Larry</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=buddybrammer35@hotmail.com
href="mailto:buddybrammer35@hotmail.com">Buddy Brammer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 17, 2002 8:49
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Weight is not the
issue!</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<P>If the intrest is such that we only have 20% of those flying pattern
who vote then how in the world are we going to get those outside of pattern to
try it? As I said before it is up to those in pattern to use every means
possible to maintain the intrest of those already flying pattern.</P>
<P>An 80% vote on important issues would indicate to me that pattern is
alive and well. First of all I believe that most of the people who did
not vote failed to vote for reasons other than lack of intrest. What are
they? Every one is trying to figure out why new people are not stepping up to
try pattern when it looks to me we need to search out our internal problems
and make an effort to solve them. If I dont care and you dont care then who
does? </P>
<P>Just searching for answers. Is anyone even interested?</P>
<P>Buddy <BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: WHIP23@aol.com
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: discussion@nsrca.org
<DIV></DIV>>To: discussion@nsrca.org
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Weight is not the issue!
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 18:45:26 EST
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>In a message dated 11/17/02 8:51:26 AM Pacific Standard Time,
<DIV></DIV>>buddybrammer35@hotmail.com writes:
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > In relation to my and Tom's previous post, I am of the
belief and am sure
<DIV></DIV>> > that everyone would like to see a majority of our members
express their
<DIV></DIV>> > position on rules change issues. With that in mind I
believe that NSRCA
<DIV></DIV>> > should devise a plan that might improve voter response to
the issues. This
<DIV></DIV>> > could possibly be accomplished by having a district
repersentative assigned
<DIV></DIV>> > to get out the vote and having that repersentative assign
local people to
<DIV></DIV>> > try to get each member that is assigned to him to vote.
everyone will
<DIV></DIV>> > benefit if we could achieve a majority concensus from the
entire
<DIV></DIV>> > membership. we go to great length's to define the changes
required which
<DIV></DIV>> > should be considered but I think we could do more in the
area of getting
<DIV></DIV>> > more people to vote.
<DIV></DIV>> > This will minimize the on going discussion of the so
called dead horse
<DIV></DIV>> > issues. Many people are not comfortable when 20% of the
whole are making
<DIV></DIV>> > the decissions, because no matter why the 80% did not
vote it cannot be
<DIV></DIV>> > deturmined what the and majority concinsus is.
<DIV></DIV>> > NSRCA is for the members by the members and if the real
reason that 80%
<DIV></DIV>> > did not vote is that they were just not interested then
this indicates to
<DIV></DIV>> > me that our membership will continue to decline. I really
don't think that
<DIV></DIV>> > is the case, So what can we do to improve the
situitation?
<DIV></DIV>> > Buddy
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Boy this is going to get me flamed, but the vote was taken, all
NSRCA members
<DIV></DIV>>had a chance to vote, if some don't care enough to vote then
why should we
<DIV></DIV>>care about what they think of the results of the vote? We can't
get enough
<DIV></DIV>>"volunteer labor" to do what needs to be done, why waste time
trying to get
<DIV></DIV>>people to vote who are not interested enough to do so on their
own. There
<DIV></DIV>>are a few who make this thing (NSRCA) go, we don't need to
waste their time
<DIV></DIV>>holding the hands of those who CHOSE not to vote. If you don't
vote, you
<DIV></DIV>>agree, by default, to let those who do vote make the decisions
for you, it's
<DIV></DIV>>that simple.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Flame on
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Bob
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