From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Mon Jan 09 2006 - 09:09:56 PST
This is just a start. There will be more support needed to wrest the control
of our club from those that run it at their whim, not in the best interests
of the members.
Sven and his team have only one goal, return the group to a club status and
be responsive to it's membership. Fair, open and honest.
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred H. Schlesinger" <fred@schlesingers.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Anyone hear the outcome of the mvpa elections?
> The rumor is, and I stress, only a RUMOR that I've heard and that I
> believe,
> is that the new slate including Sven Johnson was elected by a landslide.
> Sooner or later they have got to let us know officially. Would be a good
> chance to eat crow after all the self-promotion I've seen in the magazine
> lately from the president and editor. We will see how they handle it,
> gracefully or not.
>
> Hopefully, the re-constituted Board can make some real changes in that
> organization, that is loaded with money, lots of it, and does little for
> the
> hobby or for our country and the military.
>
> Speaking for myself, I have been very disappointed with the MVPA. It
> seems
> like they are running a business, and not a hobby. When I think of the
> MVPA, I think of the magazine, which they get advertising fees for, the
> annual event, and little triangular patches and tee shirts. They do
> little
> to support their affiliated clubs, compared to what they could do if they
> had that as a focus. It is the local clubs where I see the real good work
> being done, which is probably why the local clubs don't have a million
> dollars in the bank.
>
> But the MVPA can do better, and I hope the new guys can make a difference.
>
> - Just one MVPA member's opinion.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J [mailto:W7LS@BLARG.NET]
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 1:46 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: [MV] Anyone hear the outcome of the mvpa elections?
>
> I never heard anything at all. Seems it's been long enough to count
> 'em. Jim
>
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