11 Feb
2008
11 Feb
'08
1:50 p.m.
The rest of my story:
I've been bitten really hard by the organizing bug.
We have all realized that many things that have been
done in the past, or that have NOT been done for many
years, are new to most of us. Nobody sits down with a
new officer and says, This is how you do such and
such. Everybody has just been left to do a job the
way they see fit. Trouble with that is, some people
do nothing (I did nothing my first year, as
historian), or there's just no continuity. So now,
we're trying to codify things a little, put them into
writing as we see the need; how to run a special dance
(besides our annual weekend--we have that one down),
how to give GREAT hospitality to out-of-town guests,
etc.
In speaking with CDSS last week I learned that one of
their people, Linda Henry, is putting together some
info, kind of a manual, for organizers who want to
start a dance. She said she's hoping to have it on
the site under "News" in a week or so.
Melody
Dallas
--- astro46(a)apricoto.com wrote:
interesting. it seems that few groups have an
elected board. based on what i
hear here and in conversation with people from a
couple of other communities
that have elected boards, 'coercion' and begging are
the primary slating
mechanisms. and, the unelected boards seem to have
more continuity, ie the
same people serving for a longer number of years
than with elected boards.
is this impression incorrect?
jeffrey
chicago