pbs Digest, Vol 91, Issue 7

pbs Digest, Vol 91, Issue 7
peter shaw via pbs (Sun, 15 Sep 2024 11:24:55 PDT)

I checked mine since I use paypal to pay for all my PBS transactions.

I belong to half a dozen organizations, some of which have due dates based
on enrollment date. So sometimes it's hard to remember which
associations need payment when.

I guess I never thought my brain couldn't keep up with this but I now need
to make another list of all more things I need to remember, 😀

peter

On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 11:04 AM Mike <mike.lowitz@gmail.com> wrote:

Peter,

I agree with you wholeheartedly on the amount of work that Bridget and
many others do to grow and ship bulbs and seeds. You are correct that any
extra work is an added burden. The question becomes, why would any member
knowing all this need a reminder? These are bulbs/seeds you can’t get
anywhere else, and even if you could certainly not for the price paid here,
we are so fortunate. We have a great opportunity here to share knowledge
and plants. If everyone could check today and make sure they are current.
Saving all the volunteers who passionately keep our group afloat from
taking time away from their families and various interests. Everyone’s time
is valuable.

Have a great Sunday, check your invoices or ask for a refreshed one. It
would be great if by the end of September we could all be current with
SX/BX payments as we head into the busy holiday season.

Happy Growing….. I’ve got to replant a bunch of the amazing Lachenalia
I’ve gotten from past BX! I hope I have some to send in for the next BX.

Mike
Cloudy and Cool finally, San Diego

On Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 10:36 AM peter shaw via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

I also want to thank Bridget for the incredible job of collecting,
sorting,
counting, conducting the lottery, packaging, printing labels and sending
them off. Wow, what a lot of careful work.
Also, a big thanks to everyone that donated bulbs, I always love to add a
few new ones to my overcrowded collection.

Perhaps rather than shaming them or (me), a Bcc email to those might be
enough? I have no idea how many there are but public shaming will take
just
a long to compile the list.

peter

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Today's Topics:

1. Arrears in US BX and SX - general request. (Bridget Wosczyna)
2. Re: Arrears in US BX and SX - general request. (Robert Lauf)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Bridget Wosczyna <bulbexpbs@gmail.com>
To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:46:38 -0400
Subject: [pbs] Arrears in US BX and SX - general request.
I hope everyone is having a pleasant weekend. It's a glorious autumn

day in

Southeastern Pennsylvania.

I am reaching out today concerning outstanding share fees for recent
exchanges. I thank each of you who are current. Unfortunately, we have

more

than a few members who have balances due. We'd like to address the

issue

generally and help them become current. We are of course sensitive to

the

fact that folks put the fee slip aside and get distracted. Life gets in

the

way, absolutely, and the slip is forgotten.

We are able to have these wonderful exchanges due to the extraordinary

time

volunteered by both the donating membership and the board members who
organize and distribute same. In the past, we have made an effort to
contact each member directly and ask them to bring their accounts

current.

This is no longer feasible due to the amount of members who are not

paying

their exchange fees timely, or who do not pay until prompted. We will no
longer be sending out emails requesting payment. We trust our members to
pay for their exchange shares and know a friendly reminder today will

help

further along the need for timely payment going forward.

We appreciate your understanding in this matter as time spent tracking

down

payments is not an effective use of volunteer time.

If you think that you may have outstanding fees, please contact

Arnold. If

you know you have fees that you haven't paid, kindly do so at your

earliest

opportunity.

We wish everyone to have a pleasant and fulfilling experience with the
exchanges, including our members who organize them. Attention to
outstanding fees will make things a bit smoother.

Thanks so much,
Bridget

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Robert Lauf <boblauf@att.net>
To: Bridget Wosczyna via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 16:32:45 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [pbs] Arrears in US BX and SX - general request.
A big thanks are due, as always, to Bridget and the donors. As usual,
there were a lot of great things to be had in the recent BX.
Perhaps listing the names and amounts past due on the list serve would

a way to induce better behavior. Public shaming might seem like the
nuclear option, but if we have a large number of folks who are making

more

useless work for our volunteers, their behavior is pretty inexcusable.
Calling them out once might get their attention.
Bob gorgeous weather in Zone 7

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