On November 19, the potential members
for the suggested new group had a meeting. Sue interviewed all of
them individually and determined that three would not be a benefit
for any group and Brenda agreed. Glen and Allen were present for all
the interviews. After the meeting formally started, Brenda explained
why they were suggested for a new group. Glen explained that both
his group and the group Brenda leads have capped their membership at
25 members. This means that until someone dies or moves out of the
area, no new members will be accepted.
Brenda continued that three of the
potential new members were rejected for reasons you may not
understand, but we felt that they would not be acceptable to any
group. The reasons will be given to the leader you elect and then
you will be told. You will be able to select how you want your group
to operate and the positions you desire. She continued that we will
tell you the positions we have and then the decision is yours and
does not need to be set in stone at this meeting.
Glen called Allen to talk about the VA
and said that four of the members of Brenda's group were present for
this only and would not be at future meetings. Allen then asked
Barry to come to the front with him and the two discussed the
benefits of the VA and answered questions from the members. After a
half and hour of questions and answers, and wrote Barry's and his
name and phone numbers on a card and passed this around for all to
have the information.
At that point, all non-members for the
group except Brenda and Glen left. Several questions about positions
were discussed and then the duties of the leader were discussed.
Both Brenda and Glen carefully laid out their duties and what they
do. They explained what their groups' had for policy and where they
disagreed the with group that Brenda's group split from. They were
told that there were other groups around and that our city would now
have four groups and they listed several of the other groups in
nearby cities.
Brenda then showed them the equipment
and programs she uses to aid speakers during programs. Glen said his
group does not have this equipment, but it is something we are
investigating. He said that the leaders collect email addresses,
phone numbers, and other information the group wants.
Brenda said the new group was not
charging dues for the first year, and asked about the best meeting
place. They liked the room where the meeting was held and both Glen
and Brenda said that as long as the room was kept clean, they would
be able to use this and the phone number was given to one member to
reserve the room for use. Glen said that his group tried to use the
same day each month and Brenda said we move our date as needed and
Dr. Tom's group tries to use the same day each month and they have
priority because he is a doctor.
Brenda suggested that since our group
is all retired and most of Glen's group is retired that was the
reason for the needs of each group. You will need to communicate
among the members to determine when to meet, which right now are 17
members.
Brenda asked if they were ready to
elect and leader. Two individuals said they would like to be the
leader, and they both agreed to abide with the vote. Glen had both
individuals talk to the members and then he had them vote for each
member. An individual named JoAnne was elected and everyone settled
in and elected a secretary, program manager, historian, and a
treasurer. They each gave JoAnne, their phone number and email
address and decided to start discussing matters via email before the
next meeting.
They ended the meeting and cleaned the
room. Glen and Brenda also added their name, phone number, and email
address to also receive the list of members and said they would also
receive the two lists. Brenda said she would talk to Dr. Tom about
giving his email address for notice of group meetings.
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