Jim P. posted in part...; "To collect $50,000 and than form a committee is not "good" business. However, it is not "bad" business either. It just means no one asked you or me the way we would have done it. It didn't happen that way. Now we must comform our planning to what's reality.

If we would have first requested volunteer members to form a committee for a club building we would still be waiting for volunteers. I guess crisis management is the alternative to getting anything done when you deal with volunteers."

Jim; There was no crisis when the BF Committee was established ... and as far as I know, there is none today.

It was Jim Kruse's idea from the get-go to begin raising money for a future club headquarters and he presented his idea to the elected Board of Officers. The elected club officials approved Jim's plans and they appointed Jim Kruse as the Building Fund Committee Chairman, who has the respect and admiration of hundreds of club members. Chairman Jim Kruse solicited a few volunteers to get the ball rolling and I think they have done a fantastic job to get us to the point we are at today. I was one of the individuals asked to serve on the committee to begin raising funds and I agreed and I'm proud to have been a part of it. I have personally donated hundreds of dollars to this fund as have several other club members ... some lesser... some possibly more.

May I refresh your memory that YOU sat in on a meeting with the Building Fund Committee and the Club Treasurer during last year's convention. YOU were one of the ones who was correctly insistent upon setting up a separate bank account for the building fund monies, which was done. You didn't mention anything back then that is indicated in your post of today. I'm sure that Chairman Kruse will welcome your input, or any other dreamer, if offered to him.