CLUB MEETING 08-17-09 (7:00 PM) MITCH"S GRAYSLAKE

[Dan Michler]

"Any help that you or your club is willing to provide would be greatly appreciated by us."  hehe, yeah, find someone with the club that would be willing to be your contact to provide disc merchandise for you! lol :-P

Hey Club Members: what's up with the attendance (or lack of it???) 4 people could make it, that's it?  I hope that my excuse of being 2 hours away finishing a closing on a house is good enough, but I would have gone out of my way any other day of this week to be there.

115 club members and only 4 show up - we need to step up and show our support more!  I'm sure we all have our excuses and reasons - and I know for some it's tough to get to Grayslake, but man, if it wasn't for the extremely hard work of a select few, this club would be NOTHING.

I understand where you are coming from Scott, but I think we should be careful before going down the road of putting Club Members on a guilt trip if they don't volunteer their time.  Some people just want to pay their 15 bucks to show support to the Club and the active members who make the wheels turn.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with that and nobody should feel they have to explain themselves if they don't attend or help out at a club function.  Afterall, very few of us are benefitting financially from this game, its just something we do for fun in our freetime to escape the rigors of your everyday job.  If you can step up and give more of your time, then great!  I'm sure every bit of help is greatly appreciated by the select few who do the majority of the work.

[Tom McManus]

"Any help that you or your club is willing to provide would be greatly appreciated by us."  hehe, yeah, find someone with the club that would be willing to be your contact to provide disc merchandise for you! lol :-P

Hey Club Members: what's up with the attendance (or lack of it???) 4 people could make it, that's it?  I hope that my excuse of being 2 hours away finishing a closing on a house is good enough, but I would have gone out of my way any other day of this week to be there.

115 club members and only 4 show up - we need to step up and show our support more!  I'm sure we all have our excuses and reasons - and I know for some it's tough to get to Grayslake, but man, if it wasn't for the extremely hard work of a select few, this club would be NOTHING.

I understand where you are coming from Scott, but I think we should be careful before going down the road of putting Club Members on a guilt trip if they don't volunteer their time.  Some people just want to pay their 15 bucks to show support to the Club and the active members who make the wheels turn.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with that and nobody should feel they have to explain themselves if they don't attend or help out at a club function.  Afterall, very few of us are benefitting financially from this game, its just something we do for fun in our freetime to escape the rigors of your everyday job.  If you can step up and give more of your time, then great!  I'm sure every bit of help is greatly appreciated by the select few who do the majority of the work.

Dan-  Well said and true.

[Jon Brakel]

"Any help that you or your club is willing to provide would be greatly appreciated by us."  hehe, yeah, find someone with the club that would be willing to be your contact to provide disc merchandise for you! lol :-P

Hey Club Members: what's up with the attendance (or lack of it???) 4 people could make it, that's it?  I hope that my excuse of being 2 hours away finishing a closing on a house is good enough, but I would have gone out of my way any other day of this week to be there.

115 club members and only 4 show up - we need to step up and show our support more!  I'm sure we all have our excuses and reasons - and I know for some it's tough to get to Grayslake, but man, if it wasn't for the extremely hard work of a select few, this club would be NOTHING.

I understand where you are coming from Scott, but I think we should be careful before going down the road of putting Club Members on a guilt trip if they don't volunteer their time.  Some people just want to pay their 15 bucks to show support to the Club and the active members who make the wheels turn.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with that and nobody should feel they have to explain themselves if they don't attend or help out at a club function.  Afterall, very few of us are benefitting financially from this game, its just something we do for fun in our freetime to escape the rigors of your everyday job.  If you can step up and give more of your time, then great!  I'm sure every bit of help is greatly appreciated by the select few who do the majority of the work.

Dan-  Well said and true.

I think I get points for a shorter answer. We all do what we can when we can. I'm fine with the people that my statement means $15 a year.

[Chainmeister]

I will not get to a weekday meeting for the same reason I can't get to a weekday league.  I work in the loop.  How many people did we have when we had a virtual meeting about a year ago?  That meeting was pretty well attended.  Want to have a really well attended meeting?  Have one between rounds on September 7 or at the glow event.  The club is extremely geographically diverse and that makes getting together difficult.

[Mitch]

I'd like to thank the club's BOD for the time taken to address my concerns. I'd also like to thank those who commented and showed me support.
After a little time to cool off I have concluded that I am not going to let this incident interfere with the enjoyment that I get from the club, the game, or the quality friendships that I have made over the years.
Thanks again.

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Glad to hear that Mitch!