Thanks. I was just in front of a mirror, practicing my frown. Bill
> On May 10, 2016, at 2:15 PM, Alex Sproul via Texascavers > <texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > Thank you for this Bill! This needs to be said, many times and loudly. If all > the hangers-on joined up, even without joining Team 404, the mortgage issue > would essentially be solved. And it would cost 'em less than pizza and beer > one Saturday night. > > It's been a pet peeve of mine for many years that these provisions are never > enforced. As you are doing, we need to embarrass the slackers into doing > their part. > > We also need to embarrass our member slackers into renewing on time, so the > staff doesn't spend so much of their time and effort in removing members, > only to reinstate them a week later. They still have to wade through 200+ of > those every month; that's more than a quarter of our membership. > > We need to stand tall and be proud of our Society,...and "frown at those who > are not"! > > Alex > > PS Fantastic job with this year's PESH expedition! > > > > On 10 May 2016 at 7:40, Bill Steele via Texascavers wrote: > > This would be a good opportunity to bring up something that most grottos seem > to have a misunderstanding about. Numerous grottos believe that members don't > have to be NSS members unless they are in a leadership position in the > grotto. This is incorrect. This came up at the NSS Board of Governors > meeting in Bend, Oregon in March. > > The rules are written so people can be grotto members and not be an NSS > member for up to a year. After that, they are expected to join the NSS or > stop being a grotto member. > > Here it is the relevant snippet regarding IOs (Internal Organizations, i.e. > grottos, surveys, etc.): > > 5. The membership of IOs shall conform to the following requirements: > > A. All persons who serve on the governing board of an IO must be a member of > the NSS except in the case of Surveys where representatives of state entities > or other conservation organizations may serve on the board regardless of > their NSS membership status. > > B. Full membership in IOs shall be open only to embers of the NSS. > > C. IOs may, at their option, have members who are not members of the NSS and > who are limited to a year or less on this status. > > D. Membership in grottos (or chapters) shall consist of at least five > members of the NSS who have designated that grotto as their Primary > Affiliation. > > E. The formal name of a Student Grotto shall indicate that the organization > is a Student Grotto (or Chapter), etc. > > Section C is the relevant section. So we should encourage grotto members to > become NSS members. > > The NSS needs to raise money now to refinance the mortgage on its new office > building in Huntsville, Alabama. Please go on and be committed to caving if > you are a caver, and if you are not an NSS member, now's the time to join. > > And if you are a NSS member, then join Team 404. I am a member of Team 404. > If 404 cavers allow $25 a month to be directly withdrawn from their bank > account, the mortgage payment is met. All above that pays down the mortgage > all the sooner. > > Tomorrow night I am giving the program at the DFW Grotto meeting. Before I > do, I'm going to read the above about being an NSS member and talk about the > benefits of membership. I may even paraphrase JFK and say, "Ask not what the > NSS can do for you, ask what you can do for the NSS." You can admit that > caving is a main interest of yours, become a member of the NSS, and join Team > 404. I'll ask for a show of hands of who is not an NSS member. And I'll frown > at those who are not. > > Cavingly, > > Bill Steele NSS 8072 (joined at age 16) > > > -- > Alex Sproul > NSS 8086RL/FE > NSS Webmaster & Acting IT Chair > www.caves.org > > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
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