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://…