An important members meeting will held on ZOOM. We ask that members please attend on ZOOM as we will be discussing important topics about the future of the club and it’s plans for next year and beyond. In addition, we are soliciting interest from members who would like to assume officer and board member positions. We have a number of potential openings for next year.
If interested, contact any club officer/Board member.
There will be no contest this month.
message from the president
A Word from our President – Jeff Schaeffer
I hope you are all remaining safe and well during these continued challenging times!
As I mentioned in the prior newsletter and at the last couple meetings, the club really needs your help!
During the September Board meeting, we had a long discussion on the future of the club. We are realizing that over the last 82 years since the club was established, a lot has changed. We feel we need to take a hard look at the club to determine what the club should look like moving forward. Last September we had a great visioning sessions and heard a lot of ideas and dreams of what we all want to see the club become. Great stuff! However, disappointingly, when it came time for members to sign up to help in 2020, the response was poor. We also asked for members to volunteer to serve on the Board in 2020 and honestly I needed to beg to get enough members to fill our minimum requirements of 5 board members and 5 officers. With the additional challenges we are all facing this year with the pandemic, even some of the current board have needed to reduce their involvement and other board members have had to pick up additional responsibilities. We are definitely in challenging times!
The board is currently identifying specific areas where help is needed. We have some immediate needs to fill as well as responsibilities that need to transition prior to 2021. A few of us do not plan to continue in our officer or board positions next year so the club needs to identify additional members to fill these spots.
The board is canceling the October competition on 10/12 so that we can use that night for an all member “Town Hall’ meeting to discuss the future of the club. We want everyone’s input on what you want to see for our club moving forward, what we should cut back on and what you are willing to contribute to help our club succeed in the future. Please watch your email for additional information in the coming weeks and plan to attend the “Town Hall” meeting on October 12.
In the meantime, take care, stay safe, stay healthy!
Jeff