Lynn, any such change will require a by-laws change. We are chartered to hold a general meeting once a month on the first Wednesday. Other meetings can be called as required by the elected official(s). This might be a good alternative IF we can get some members to step up and be nominated for office. - Richard On 10/13/2010 10:05 AM, lrichard@co.durham.nc.us wrote: > Cathy, > > What if we went to a meeting every other month? Everyone's job would be easier. > > Lynn > > Lynn Richardson > North Carolina Collection > Durham County Library > (919) 560-0171 > > -----Original Message----- > From: ncdogs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ncdogs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Cathyelias@aol.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 8:45 PM > To: NCDOGS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCDOGS] How Can You Help? > > > Dear Fellow D-OGS, > > We need to vote on a new slate of officers at our November meeting, and > this list is sadly lacking in names at present. We need a President, a Program > Vice-President, and a Secretary. Ginny is still our Treasurer, and people > have already volunteered for the two Director positions. > > Two things will happen if we don't have a slate to vote on: > > 1) D-OGS will not cease to exist! We will continue to have the monthly > Newsletter and the quarterly journal, The Trading Path. Highly capable > members are still in charge of aspects such as membership, website and our > communication by ListServe. > > 2) Beginning in January, we will no longer have monthly meetings for the > folks in the local area. These meetings require people to plan the programs, > confirm the meeting place, and preside. We would all, of course, miss the > fellowship and the opportunity to exchange ideas. > > If you don't already have a position with D-OGS (elected or otherwise), > please think about how you might help our society. If every single office is > filled, no one job should be that difficult. Here are the job descriptions: > > President: presides at the monthly meetings; calls board meetings > (quarterly, or as needed); keeps a finger on the pulse of the organization to make > sure all is running smoothly. > > Program Vice-President: oversees the calendar of monthly programs; with > help from the membership, identifies and contacts potential speakers; > confirms the meeting place; presides at the meeting in the absence of the > President. > > Secretary: takes minutes at the monthly meetings and at board meetings; > sends monthly minutes to the Newsletter editor for publication. > > Our grandmothers probably said it best - "Many hands make light work." If > we all pull together, we can continue to have one of the best genealogical > societies in the state. > > If you are willing and able to fill one of these positions for the > 2010/2011 year, please contact us by email. Or, feel free to call us at (919) > 544-7876. > > We look forward to hearing from you! > > Cathy& Rob Elias > Nominating Committee > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/ > > To Unsubscribe: As a member you are automatically subscribed and remain subscribed. To unsubscribe, email NCDOGS-admin@rootsweb.com with your request. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCDOGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > "This message is being sent on a public e-mail system and may be subject to disclosure under the North Carolina Public Records Act." > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/ > > To Unsubscribe: As a member you are automatically subscribed and remain subscribed. To unsubscribe, email NCDOGS-admin@rootsweb.com with your request. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCDOGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= >>> >>> Richard K. Ellington >>> ITS Data Centers Manager >>> Information Technology Services >>> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill >>> 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 >>> Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 >>> Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu >>> >>> 919-698-8591 (voice) >>> 919-843-9153 (fax) >>> richard_ellington@unc.edu >>> >>> >>> "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken >>> or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". >>> >>> -Winston Churchill >>> >>> =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=

This is one of those times I wish I did not live in CA. Gwen Olson ________________________________ From: Richard Ellington <richard_ellington@unc.edu> To: ncdogs@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, October 13, 2010 12:40:54 PM Subject: Re: [NCDOGS] How Can You Help? Lynn, any such change will require a by-laws change. We are chartered to hold a general meeting once a month on the first Wednesday. Other meetings can be called as required by the elected official(s). This might be a good alternative IF we can get some members to step up and be nominated for office. - Richard On 10/13/2010 10:05 AM, lrichard@co.durham.nc.us wrote: > Cathy, > > What if we went to a meeting every other month? Everyone's job would be >easier. > > Lynn > > Lynn Richardson > North Carolina Collection > Durham County Library > (919) 560-0171 > > -----Original Message----- > From: ncdogs-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ncdogs-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >Behalf Of Cathyelias@aol.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 8:45 PM > To: NCDOGS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCDOGS] How Can You Help? > > > Dear Fellow D-OGS, > > We need to vote on a new slate of officers at our November meeting, and > this list is sadly lacking in names at present. We need a President, a Program > Vice-President, and a Secretary. Ginny is still our Treasurer, and people > have already volunteered for the two Director positions. > > Two things will happen if we don't have a slate to vote on: > > 1) D-OGS will not cease to exist! We will continue to have the monthly > Newsletter and the quarterly journal, The Trading Path. Highly capable > members are still in charge of aspects such as membership, website and our > communication by ListServe. > > 2) Beginning in January, we will no longer have monthly meetings for the > folks in the local area. These meetings require people to plan the programs, > confirm the meeting place, and preside. We would all, of course, miss the > fellowship and the opportunity to exchange ideas. > > If you don't already have a position with D-OGS (elected or otherwise), > please think about how you might help our society. If every single office is > filled, no one job should be that difficult. Here are the job descriptions: > > President: presides at the monthly meetings; calls board meetings > (quarterly, or as needed); keeps a finger on the pulse of the organization to >make > sure all is running smoothly. > > Program Vice-President: oversees the calendar of monthly programs; with > help from the membership, identifies and contacts potential speakers; > confirms the meeting place; presides at the meeting in the absence of the > President. > > Secretary: takes minutes at the monthly meetings and at board meetings; > sends monthly minutes to the Newsletter editor for publication. > > Our grandmothers probably said it best - "Many hands make light work." If > we all pull together, we can continue to have one of the best genealogical > societies in the state. > > If you are willing and able to fill one of these positions for the > 2010/2011 year, please contact us by email. Or, feel free to call us at (919) > 544-7876. > > We look forward to hearing from you! > > Cathy& Rob Elias > Nominating Committee > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/ > > To Unsubscribe: As a member you are automatically subscribed and remain >subscribed. To unsubscribe, email NCDOGS-admin@rootsweb.com with your request. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NCDOGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message > > "This message is being sent on a public e-mail system and may be subject to >disclosure under the North Carolina Public Records Act." > ************************* > Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/ > > To Unsubscribe: As a member you are automatically subscribed and remain >subscribed. To unsubscribe, email NCDOGS-admin@rootsweb.com with your request. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NCDOGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= >>> >>> Richard K. Ellington >>> ITS Data Centers Manager >>> Information Technology Services >>> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill >>> 440 W. Franklin St., CB 1150 >>> Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1150 >>> Control Center - http://control-center.unc.edu >>> >>> 919-698-8591 (voice) >>> 919-843-9153 (fax) >>> richard_ellington@unc.edu >>> >>> >>> "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken >>> or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job". >>> >>> -Winston Churchill >>> >>> =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= ************************* Visit the D-OGS web site: http://www.ncgenweb.us/dogsnc/ To Unsubscribe: As a member you are automatically subscribed and remain subscribed. To unsubscribe, email NCDOGS-admin@rootsweb.com with your request. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCDOGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message