Paige not Paigel > On Feb 9, 2023, at 8:03 PM, Paige Woodward <paige@hillkeep.ca> wrote: > > > Gosh. Was this exchange meant to be public? I blenched on reading open criticism of a member of the group. > > Paigei Woodward > > > >> On Feb 9, 2023, at 7:37 PM, R Hansen via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> Laura, >> >> Oh, yes, I do know, unfortunately. We've had two people step forward to >> begin and then two more much more likely to be qualified today. One of the >> first two is pretty well known to Mary Sue, me and Jane McGary and he's not >> qualified for any position based on our previous experience with him. >> >> As Gastil pointed out, we should try to find younger members as most of us >> are graybeards...but appointing a v.p. from current members is quite a sound >> idea. Thanks for the advice! >> >> Regards, >> >> Robin >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of >> Laura Grant via pbs >> Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2023 7:33 PM >> To: Pacific Bulb Society >> Cc: Laura Grant >> Subject: Re: [pbs] Need Volunteers >> >> Hi Robin, >> From my past experiences with different hort clubs, iI would recomend you >> select vice president from the members of the board that you know well. >> Stay away from individuals you do not know. I will not elaborate, but I >> know you have been around hort clubs to know what I am talking about. >> Laura >> >> On Wed., Feb. 8, 2023, 12:15 p.m. R Hansen via pbs, < >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >>> Good Morning, or Evening, wherever you are, >>> >>> >>> >>> We are still trying to find volunteers to staff the Pacific Bulb Society >>> board of directors. While we have been contacted by possible volunteers, >>> we'd like to remind all of you that our society runs on the willingness of >>> its members to help keep the society going, which means supporting the >> seed >>> and bulb exchanges, the forum, the list and the monumental bulb >>> encyclopedia >>> on our website. Every one of us potentially benefits from these perks and >>> they are all the result of willing volunteers. >>> >>> >>> >>> Most positions take a minimal amount of time. For board members in >> general, >>> that time consists of meetings of about an hour via Zoom four times a >> year. >>> That's not much, is it? Your input is needed on the board, particularly as >>> our society grows and needs guidance and new ideas. >>> >>> >>> >>> Two positions need to be filled: Vice-president - four meetings a year and >>> standing in for the president should they be unable to attend a meeting. >>> The >>> secretarial position does require a bit more work, good spelling (ok, >>> there's always Spellcheck, sort of) and making a record of the board >>> proceedings, again four times a year. >>> >>> >>> >>> If you're hesitant, don't be. If you're a lurker, step forward. What >>> training you might need is on the job. You'd be joining a board that has a >>> strong ethic of working together in a congenial manner with a willingness >>> to >>> listen and speak up. >>> >>> >>> >>> Your real-world expertise might be in building satellites or running a >>> flower shop or selling shoes. You may not realize how much experience and >>> knowledge you have that would apply to helping run a group of total plant >>> nuts. Contact me or any board member. We're listed with email addresses in >>> each Bulb Garden or through the PBS website. >>> >>> >>> >>> Please think about volunteering. Without volunteers we would not have such >>> an incredible and special (not to say unique) plant and bulb exchange and >>> a >>> wonderful website well-known all over the world for information on bulbs. >>> >>> >>> >>> So you may not want to volunteer for the board - well surely, you must >> have >>> some special knowledge that would be helpful to others via our journal. >>> Anyway, jump on board! >>> >>> >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> >>> >>> Robin Hansen >>> >>> President >>> >>> The Pacific Bulb Society >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> http://www.avast.com/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >>> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >>> PBS Forum latest: >>> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum >> https://… >> >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> http://www.avast.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum https://… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…