I would also like to note, with pride, that I served as the First President of TIGS, for three years, and was also a Founding Member of this fine organization, in addition to subsequently serving as VP. I would like to cast my vote for the current slate of officers (I will be unable to attend the meeting tonight). Donna Vaughn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kris6851" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:06 PM Subject: [NY-TROY-IRISH-GENSOC] TIGS Annual Elections > Well it is that time of the year again to cast a > vote of confidence for the dedicated local folks who keep TIGS up and > running. This year we are thrilled to announce that we have a full slate > to offer, with the addition of a new name.? It is wonderful to have new > folks interested in keeping TIGS one of the best genealogy groups on the > web. > Running for President:? Timothy Stone - Tim served as VP this past > year and did a stand up job of stepping up to the plate when our > President, Gerri Sherri, had to step down due to personal issues.? Tim > handled both President and VP for most of the year.? Tim has been a member > for some time now, has given presentations to the group and has been a > fixture in helping out at the TIGS table during the Victorian Stroll.? As > VP Tim arranged for other members to give presentations at monthly > meetings. > Running for Vice President:? Kristin Cooney-Ayotte -? I am a founding > member of TIGS and have previously held the position of both President and > VP.? I am happy to once more serve as VP. > Running for Treasurer:? Lizette Strait - Lizette is a founding member > of TIGS and she has agreed to continue the difficult job of Treasurer.? > She has traveled to Ireland with the group, served as List Administrator > and is always there when the group needs something. > Secretary - Kelly Grimaldi - Kelly has been a member for some time now > and has been a regular meeting attendee, often volunteering to record the > minutes in the absence of a Secretary. ? She is the Historian for the > Albany Diocesan Cemeteries and has been instrumental in securing records > for transcribing for the TIGS website.? We are extremely happy that Kelly > has agreed to step into this post thereby giving us a full slate of > officers for the first time in several years. > Lets not forget the non-elected folks that keep this group running and > who dedicate a lot of their own time to TIGS;? Bill McGrath, our Project > Coordinator who is in constant search of records to transcribe and get on > the internet for folks searching for that elusive ancestor.? Jeanne > Keefe, our Website Administrator who is there and ready when Bill gives > her page after page of names, DOB's, DOD's, marriage records etc. to sort > and get up on the TIGS website.? Kudos to Jeanne for producing and > managing one of? the best free genealogy websites on the internet.? Donna > Vaughn, our Member Chair who continues to email folks to come? to > meetings, join the list and be an active participant.? Donna is the one > behind our Face Book page.? Brad Miter, our List Administrator who gives > his time to see that the list runs smoothly and calls for our wonderful > Roll Calls that produce so much list activity. > Our volunteer transcribers all over the US and even in other countries > who give there time to help get vital records on the internet have > continued to be so valuable to the growth of TIGS. > TIGS is a volunteer organization with an option to become a Paid > Member, with that in mind Paid Members are asked to cast a vote for the > officers who consist of local Paid Members, membership is $10 a year.? > Our treasury has been used to buy several laptops, extra hard-drives to > store our projects and genealogy reference books for the Troy Public > Library where they are available for all to use.? This year TIGS sponsored > several gravestones for Irish Civil War Veterans in Historic St. Agnes > Cemetery (information and pictures are available on the TIGS website).? We > currently have over 200 list members and only 55 paid members.? PLEASE > consider being a paid member and help to support your group.? PLEASE do > not let the inability to use PAYPAL interfere with the work we do and what > we need to continue that. > Votes should be cast to Brad Miter, our List Administrator at the > following e-mail address? [email protected]??? New > Officers will begin their term at the June TIGS meeting. > Since this is truly a Vote of Confidence with one name for each > position, your e-mail will be truly appreciated to show your support. > It is really nice to see new names on the list of Officers,? I think > it shows our strength and growth since 9/18/03 when about a dozen folks > met and shared their common interest in genealogy and TIGS was born.? A > special thanks to retiring officer; Gerri Sherri, who during her short > term as President gave her all to keep TIGS running smoothly.? We wish her > the best of luck with all her future endeavors and look forward to her > attending meetings again.? We look forward to another productive year with > the support of all the List Members and all of the great volunteers on the > list. > Thanks To All of You > Kristin Cooney-Ayotte > Founding Member > > > > > > > > > > ===NY-IRISH-GENSOC Mailing List=== > Time for Society Members to pay up their **2012 Dues**. See the Website > for details: > Troy Irish Genealogy Society > www.rootsweb.com/~nytigs/ > Click ON - "JOIN TIGS NOW!" to get form. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> I cast my vote for the selected slate of officers. > > > > >