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On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:47 PM, ellie :) <ellie.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > Tool > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> > wrote: >> >> Well Said Gill >> >> Charles >> >> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:59 PM, Gill Edigar <gi...@att.net> wrote: >> > An observation-- >> > Officers are elected to run the day-to-day operations of companies, >> > organizations, governments, and other such groups of people in lieu of >> > having a council or committee mico-managing the trivial details. They >> > are >> > expected to make certain decisions on behalf of the organization without >> > consulting the entire membership or executive council or board of >> > governors. >> > For instance, they would be expected to go buy a roll of tape or box of >> > staples if they were needed for the conduct of business. Likewise, if a >> > special mailing were required for a safety alert or an election they >> > could >> > conceivably be expected to spend $100 on postage stamps to see the >> > mailing >> > got to the members--without asking anybody. That is their job. Along >> > that >> > same train of thought, I would suggest that if the Chairman and >> > newsletter >> > editor decided to send out free digital copies as advertising to >> > prospective >> > new members of the various college clubs they would have it completely >> > within their powers to do so--and be praised for their >> > aggressiveness--and >> > need to ask no one's permission. Indeed, there is a long and respected >> > history of the TSA doing just that. No board action would be >> > necessary--or >> > even expected, for that matter. Especially if no expenditures were >> > required. >> > Now then, I'm not a TSA member so I would never presume to tell the TSA >> > how >> > to conduct its business. I'm merely speaking as an independent Texas >> > caver >> > bystander and interested observer. So, I have been both TSA Chairman and >> > TEXAS CAVER editor on more than one occasion over the years. I would >> > presume >> > that most Texas cavers would suspect that I have a bit of experience >> > with >> > officer power and responsibilities and how they can get things >> > constitutionally accomplished. Believe me, creativity can be a valuable >> > tool >> > in the running of a volunteer organization. Both Davy Crockett and Sam >> > Houston used to proclaim, "Be sure you're right and then go ahead." No >> > officer will ever be chastised by the membership for handing out free >> > advertising supporting the aims and goals of the organization and >> > encouraging membership. It is the right thing to do. And no other >> > current >> > advertising brochure will fulfill that function better than a free >> > digital >> > copy of The TEXAS CAVER sent (or made available) to all non-TSA-member >> > NSS >> > cavers in Texas. So now, they can go ahead. No board action is required. >> > It >> > is an officer responsibility. I'm looking forward to seeing old Sam and >> > Davy >> > crack a smile over this one. >> > --Ediger >> > >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >> > >
