<VV> The tent & PR

[tim mahler]

This overall discussion makes it difficult to play nice, but i will try.

Would like to thank Jason, James and others for their positive statements --  
and for constructive criticisms / suggestions.

The CORSA tent is already in Denver after being used in Iowa and Florida the 
year before.
The accompanying magazine display rack is in Illinois. Neither have been 
scattered aroung the west.
I have not seen the mag. rack up since it was used in Illinois back in 2000.

A banner being shipped has been mentioned amongst board members, but not 
formally proposed.

As mentioned by Jason, the board is looking at long term goals to reduce 
expenses, increase revenues (not dues) for the long term.
For 2010, the numbers currently look good. 2011 projected numbers are fair 
to good. Projecting further out gets harder , and more worrisome. It is the 
long term -- more than 1 year, that keeps the board on its collective toes. 
So we are looking at fewer board members (more nimble, but fewer minds to 
find solutions); re-looking (again for the nth time) at 100% membership vs 
the insurance and benefit filing fee for nonCORSA members (per chapter or 
per non member ); and other bigger cost reduction items -- Some day in the 
future CORSA will need to rely more on volunteers like we did in the early 
days (70s early 80s).

I still firmly believe CORSA will survive -- even with all this negative 
banter on VV.

Oh,  a new membership chair is being sought. maybe two.  Needs to be 
energetic, willing to work with multiple personalities <the general public 
as well as the board>  Pay is terrible (no pay)  Contact president Jamie 
Reinhart.

Think positive to get positive results.  <if you think you are losing, you 
have already lost>

Have fun -- enjoy your Corvairs -- and the great people that are associated 
with them.  I will be visiting the Route 66 festival here in Springfield 
Illinois on "historic Rte 66"   the vehicle registration fee, on-site is $50 
($35 plus $3 service fee pre-registered). so mostly the high dollar hot 
rods. Is a free cruise tonight that has everybody in it -- 1,000 plus cars 
of all makes and models -- except the high dollar ones.

tim mahler





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Cesana" <jacesana1 at cox.net>
To: "'James P. Rice'" <ricebugg at mtco.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Cc: <corsabod at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Corsabod] <VV> The tent & PR


> James said:
> "And let me say again, unless you are on the BoD, you do not know what 
> their
> thoughts are.  You do not know what sequence of "ought to be's" they are
> working on.  Unless, of course, you know how to bug their phones and tap
> into their computers.  Expecting the BoD to respond to any of us with 
> "their
> plans for bringing CORSA to fiscal solvency," or any other of the "ought 
> to
> be's" expressed here is simply ludicrous and unreasonable.  Even if you 
> are
> like Mark, a former President of CORSA, back in 197something."
>
> I have said time and time again IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE
> THINKING/DOING CALL US!!!!
>
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