Sorry to hear Albert has resigned, the position can be overwhelming if also have a full time job. I would like to thank Albert for his work while he was the Director of the BX. On Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 9:05 PM Nhu Nguyen <xerantheum@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear members of the PBS, > > The Board of Directors have listened to your concerns about the BX and > after this weekend's meeting, we have came up with some resolutions: > > Albert Stella, BX Director, indicated that he can no longer handle the > immense work load associated with the BX due to a new job. As we think > back, for a few years now, even prior to Albert's appointment, we have not > had stable BX offerings. It was difficult to find helpers, and those who > stepped up to help had this pesky thing we call life get in the way. It was > my hope that a new BX Director who is dedicated and full of energy can > stably provide our members with regular offerings that we used to enjoy. > Alas it was not so. As of Sunday, Oct. 16, the Board of Directors have > confirmed Albert's resignation as BX Director. > > This leaves the PBS without a BX Director. The Board is currently in search > of a new BX Director, along with a number of helpers. We are actively > seeking a new model of operation for the BX, so that one person does not > have to deal with all the responsibility. The Board recognizes that it was > our over-reliant on the model that had worked fantastically over the years. > Well call that model Dell Sherk. > > We still don't know exactly what the new model will look like, but we know > that we will need a number of volunteers who work together to make this > happen. If you have suggestions, please send them to me or discuss them > here on the List. A couple of you have already indicated your willingness > to help, but we need more to be successful. Please, consider volunteering > to make this essential function of the PBS work. As with all societies, we > need our members to be active for the society to stay healthy and engaging. > > Jane McGary and other members of NARGS have graciously volunteered to > distribute the backlog of bulb and seed material. I will work with Jane to > make sure that backlog material will be offered in the near future. > > For now, please continue collecting seeds and bulbs and when we have a new > BX Director, we will again take donations. Thank you all for your > contributions, past, current, and future to the PBS. > > Best, > Nhu > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…