[SEL] Just how do you feel about your club?

[bill at antique-engines.com]

Was there actual discussion and/or debate?
Was the cost savings shown and proven with facts and figures?
Was it railroaded, or was this an actual democratic process where facts
were known and shown and the decision made by a real majority?

Is there a low cost alternative that looks better than the ones you
dislike so much?
did you present an alternative to their cheapies that would STILL save
monet - IF money was the actual REAL concern?

Hmmmmmmm

I've had success in similar situations by being totally prepared with a
better alternative that was well researched, had my duckys in a row and
could show that it would still save money but not look as tacky.

If there are a handful that don't like the new badges and prefer something
else, are they willing to kick in the difference themselves? Sure, they
should not have to, but it sort of then is still a win over the other
side! A way of getting your way anyway.

Bil

> Peter, to me the answer is clear and simple. If I were in a club that went
> from a somewhat classy name badge to a cheep hunk of paper. I would run
> right out to the name badge store and have myself the best engraved tag
> the
> had to offer made up just to make a point.  Then go about showing it off,
> unless your club has some law stopping you from this action.
>
> What can it cost $12 $15. bucks
>
> J. Dave Mayfield
> www.w9wrl.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au>
> To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 6:35 AM
> Subject: [SEL] Just how do you feel about your club?
>
>
>> I would like to know how other club members approach a situation that
> arose
>> the other night.
>> I attended the annual general meeting, I travelled 400 km to do so but
>> that's my choice.
>> Our club is the oldest club in West Australia and has some history. In
>> the
>> early days each member had a distinctive club badge . Even though it was
> an
>> engraved plastic material ,it did have the club emblem  and the members
>> name. A recent move in the name of cost cutting has been to issue
>> members
> a
>> new '' badge ''. I prefer to call it a name tag......it is laminated
>> cardboard with the members name printed, no engraving as in the old one.
>> This move to the cheap name tag was instigated by a very small majority
> who
>> did it as far as i am aware in an undemocratic way. I along with some
>> like
>> thinking fellow members raised our objections to this cheap and tawdry
>> excuse for a Club Badge. It was put to the vote and we lost
>> .............possibly we are considered Left Wingers!
>> My feeling, along with some others feel that as a matter of pride we
> should
>> wear something better than a bloody cardboard name tag.
>> WE are not giving up on this and will continue the fight.
>> As an aside the majority of members wear a club shirt at shows
> ............i
>> along with others refuse to do so. My reason, either you get the grease
> and
>> oil from your own engine or some ones else's over these shirts and of
> course
>> that really looks shithouse. So i wear overalls.
>> I would like to hear what others think about this issue.
>> Peter Ogborne
>> Little Grove ,Albany
>> West Australia
>> ''Heart of the Rainbow Coast ''
>> jopeter at omninet.net.au
>>
>>
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