Random Notes
by Lesley Slepner
March, 2001
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If my e-mail is to be believed, the new format is a major hit. I have heard from a number
of people who are less than active, who are happy with the changes. It is nice to hear from so
many of you whom I have not had the pleasure of meeting, yet. Maybe you will feel up to
attending an event coming to a venue near you. The only negative I have heard was verbal
(expressed by several people at the same event) which was primarily concerned with the cost. Art
Gardner tells me that printing costs were less than we have been paying at Staples even though we
have not been able to come in under the budgeted amount. We will continue with the change
because (a) it looks nicer than it has and (b) we will be losing less than we have been with the
previous arrangement. If anyone has further input feel free to share your opinion with anyone on
the ExComm. Better yet, come to an ExComm meeting and provide your ideas first hand. All
members are welcomed, even encouraged to attend. It gets hard to represent the members if we
don't know what you want.
As of this writing, we still had room for more people on the slate of candidates for ExComm Members-at-Large. Dave Brown, Alice Rosenthal or Steve Polsz are working hard to persuade people to run. Yes, you will have people second guess you, but you will also have the opportunity to launch projects you would like to see. People's lives shift over time and we change our social contacts and activities based on changes in our interests. As we age, so do our children, siblings and parents. Changes in their lives often affect how much free time we have for social activity. Our health status changes as we grow older and we find ourselves paying more attention to personal maintenance. The group is only viable if new members become more active as members of long standing become less active. There's nothing like running for office to make a body feel active. Changing the subject again (I think I tend to wander on with these columns) We are CHANGING THE MONTHLY MEETINGS! Yes, you read that correctly. Beginning on the first Sunday in May, we will be meeting at a different restaurant in a different area each month. This is designed to get closer to you at least three times a year in hopes of having more people attend at least some of the time. If you have a favorite restaurant that has a back room that could accommodate at least 50, let me know. |
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