Dear Club Members

I have been asked to make a statement concerning the negative comments on the boards. This is the Campaign statement (below in red) I made over a month ago. My thoughts still stand. In past and present elections, I have been on the receiving end of malicious comments. I know what it feels like. I also know that the membership has looked beyond those comments and decided on the capability of the candidates. That is the way it should be.

This election Cycle is going to prove challenging as there are individuals who do not see the damage they are doing by conducting a smear campaign. All this rhetoric on their part does nothing but polarize our membership. These tactics are employed to distract the true nature of this election. If any individual truly cared for our Club they would ask for answers and solutions from the candidates. Instead, they attack and offer negativity and discourse. I will not conduct such a campaign. My opponent and I pledged to not conduct such a campaign. That pledge has been honored.
I want this election to be respectful and professional and not subject to negativity which in the long run hurts the Club we love.

Your vote should be for someone not because you like them or feel obligated. Your vote should be for the person best suited to help this Club succeed.

I will put my efforts into helping the Club. Judge the platforms of each candidate and make the decision on who will succeed in making our Club better. Our Club needs to head in a good direction, and I believe I am the person to help get us there.

Thank You
Jerry Vergatos LM-8093-241
Candidate for CCA V-P