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Permalink Reply by sarah orr on February 22, 2011 at 1:21pm

 

How  insulting can you be to all the hard volunteer work that has been done over the years by these "Work Horses" and how insulting to insert a photograph?

 

 The erratic font,color, and subject change makes this extremely difficult to read.

 

If you are recruiting volunteers and ideas please be professional, succinct and to the point. Then someone may take the organization seriously. Any correspondence in regards to SNO should be handled like meetings, orderly and professionally.

 

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Permalink Reply by MacBryan Green on February 22, 2011 at 2:25pm

Hey now, Sarah Lisa, that photo is of ME! Can't you tell us work horses apart?? The bangles and red tassels are a dead giveaway!!!!

 

OK, enough laughter.  In response to your inquiry :  I'm NOT recruiting volunteers or ideas. I AM asking whether a critical number of SNO members are sufficiently interested in some of the traditional activities to present proposals for continuation of those activities and events. Whatever the membership decides is fine with me. In an organization like SNO, all priorities must be decided by the grassroots. The priorities of the officers is basically irrelevant.  The role of the officers, including me, is to expedite implementation of the will of all 90 member-households, speaking more or less on behalf of the 3300 Neighborhood residents.  

 

I enthusiastically urge you and all others to crystallize and to present your own personal priorities (backed up with your own personal dedication of [wo]manpower) at any and every regular monthly meeting.  As dynamic as you seem to be, I might enjoy being yoked to a plow alongside you!

 

Best wishes plus admiration for your willingness to express yourself,

MacBryan (a.k.a., "one of the work horses")(photo below)

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Permalink Reply by sarah orr on February 22, 2011 at 4:32pm

No McBryan the resemblance was not missed.

Self deprecation isn't always funny.

 

Your position as President of the organization is to lead and guide along with your fellow officers.

As for my "crystallization" the last time I attended a meeting all I encountered was boorish behavior and embarrassment for the "one" new member I brought. I remember you told them. "Just because you come to one meeting does not give you an opinion."  But..... if you come to one meeting you get a vote?.... 

And keeping with my non attendance if you knew me which you don't, you would know I have been physically unable to attend.

And as far as volunteering in the community and your attempt at discrediting my lack of giving back, I will point out again,  You obviously don't know me. My local community  involvement up until July of last year is something I am very proud of.

So please don't imply or infer my not caring, giving back, paying it forward, etc because I cannot or do not attend the meetings.

There are several members out there that work odd shifts,take care of small children,single mothers/dads. Everyone's circumstances are different and their opinions are just as valuable.

Which brings me back to the original reason for response.

.As the elected representative for SNO I would like to see a littler more professionalism in postings,newsletters, emails. Less "tongue in cheek" rhetoric. It smacks of a personal agenda.

Lisa

 

 

 

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Permalink Reply by MacBryan Green on February 22, 2011 at 8:34pm

Thank you, Lisa, for giving me a laugh. You are a firecracker. Want to be pen pals?

 

 

Seriously -- you've read way too much into my reply. I mean exactly what I said : You seem to be a high energy grassroots member whose point of view and assistance would prove a blessing to the organization.

 

Your memory of my response to your friend/neighbor on that difficult night is inaccurate. I have double-checked with others and confirmed that my exact words were, "You can't just show up the first time and hijack the entire meeting."  However, your friend and I had a rather pleasant interaction afterwards, and I would be delighted to welcome her (and you) to any and every meeting, and to make sure that each of you receives ample opportunity to present your specific proposals for constructive action.

 

Hope to see you soon,

MacBryan

 

 

 

 

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