Presidents Column February, 2015

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1 Official Newsletter of the FMCA CHAPTER: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY 1st Quarter, 2015 Editor --- Marion Braum Presidents Column February, 2015 Well, I was sitting here on the sofa, doing nothing but allowing my body to recover from pneumonia. And I thought, This is not accomplishing anything. Why don t I go out and build a house somewhere? I don t always think things all the way through before I act on them, but this time I considered a few thoughts before springing into action. First, we are not free, yet, from the church we are serving as interim pastor. We are still progressing on that front, but no cigar yet. Second, I am pretty sure my doctor would not list house-building as an approved pneumonia-recovery activity. Third, the outside temperature in Masontown, PA is hanging around 0 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind chill somewhere around -10. Fourth, most of the roads, between here and any place I would want to be building a house right now, are both icy and salty: not conducive to driving around in one s house. So, I thought, Maybe I should, for the moment, just write to my house-building friends. That is what prompts this letter from me. Hopefully, we can get some input from others sectors as well. But there are a couple of thing on my mind that I want to kick around with you. First, who is going to Pomona? We are planning our annual, winter meeting. I am remembering how lonely it was in Redmond when I discovered that most of you were not there. And, since you were not there, we did not have a quorum for our Chapter Meeting. Without a quorum we could not hold an election. Consequently, we are working with extended-term officers. And, by the way, if you have a burning desire to fill one of those offices, let us know and we can tell the nominating committee. Second, can we plan on your help manning the chapter table in the Information Center? I find it exhilarating, visiting with people who are interested in learning about what we do, I encourage you to participate in that fun time. And it is always fun reminiscing with our members. Finally, what about Madison? Will you be there? Will you be wanting to be part of a build there? I look forward to seeing you, and building together. If you could, it might be helpful if you could let me or Fred know where you would like to see building opportunities developed. With that kind of information we could begin to attempt to target specific opportunities. As always: be safe and we ll see you down the road. In Partnership, Alan Schmiedt

2 FMCA S 91ST FAMILY REUNION & MOTORHOME SHOWCASE MARCH 26-29, 2015 POMONA, CALIFORNIA FMCA CHAPTER: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY EVENTS 1. SEMINAR, MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 11:45 A.M. 2. CHAPTER MEETING ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 1:30 P.M. 3. CHAPTER FAIR IS THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH AT 3:00 P.M. Report to General Membership from your National Director: First of all, I want to say that I hope to see you all in Pomona, CA for California Gold, FMCA S 91 st Family Reunion & Motorhome Showcase, March 26-29, This is an election year for the FMCA offices of National President, National Sr. Vice President, National Secretary, and National Treasurer. There will be a Candidates Forum during the reunion in Pomona to present the nominees. I encourage you to attend this forum so that you are informed about the candidates running for office. This is a big help to your National Director in the voting process during the Governing Board meeting on July 29, 2015 in Madison, Wisconsin. Your National Director will seek your comments before voting in July. Also, I want to remind all of you to take advantage of FMCA s Fabulous Member Benefits as shown on page 25 of the February issue of our Family Motor Coaching Magazine. If you have any questions you can contact the membership department directly at See you at the Chapter Fair on Thursday, March 26 th. Cheryl Schmiedt, National Director

3 From: Nominating Committee Chairperson Subject: Nominations for Chapter election to be held in Pomona, CA, March 2015 Following is a list of the offices of the FMCA Chapter: Habitat for Humanity as well as those current officers who will be seeking reelection in March. The nominating committee is requesting suggestions for good officers for our chapter. If you would like to run for an office or know of someone you think would be willing to have their name submitted for an office, please let the nominating committee know. Chapter Officers and duties: President Presides over Chapter meetings; makes committee assignments; assures that duties of all other officers are performed. (As defined by FMCA) Alan Schmiedt is the current president and is willing to run again. 1 st VP Build Coordinator Works with the HFHI RV Care-A-Vanner desk to arrange for local affiliates to host Chapter builds and pre-plans builds with affiliates. Selects and supports team leaders; updates Team Leader Guidelines and Worksite Safety Guidelines as needed; conducts Team Leader workshops. (Defined by Chapter). Fred Thum is the current VP - Build Coordinator and is willing to run again. _ 2 nd VP Communications Edits & s quarterly Chapter Newsletter; keeps the Webmaster (at this time, Tom Braum is serving as Webmaster) current so that news and events can be posted in a timely manner. (Defined by Chapter) Marion Braum is the current VP Communications and has decided that she will not run this time. 3 rd VP Membership Coordinates booth at FMCA International Conventions; solicits volunteers to represent the Chapter at area rallies as needed (e.g., present seminar, occasionally staff booth) and arrange for materials; follows up on lapsed members; updates Chapter brochure. (Defined by Chapter) Kay Piper is the current VP Membership and is undecided about running again, at this time.

4 Secretary Notifies FMCA of officer and membership changes; certifies chapter to FMCA annually; verifies chapter representatives for annual governing board meeting; records minutes at chapter meetings; keeps chapter records. (Defined by FMCA) Maintains chapter membership database and notifies HFHI RV desk of changes; sends member welcome packages and dues notices; acknowledges donations. (Defined by Chapter; some duties may be performed by treasurer at the agreement of incumbents.) Bettye Adams has indicated that she would put her name up for election to this office. Treasurer Receives Chapter funds; keeps Chapter financial records; disburses chapter funds, ensures the annual audit is performed; Monitors build fund at HFHI. (Defined by chapter) Barbara Thum is the current Treasurer and is willing to run again. National Director Represents the chapter as defined by FMCA. Cheryl Schmiedt is the current National Director and has decided to not run for this office now. Bob Weithoffer has indicated that he would put his name up for election to this office. Alternate National Director Fills in for the National Director as defined by FMCA. Fred Thum is the current Alternate National Director and has decided not to run now. There are many qualified people in our chapter membership for these offices and we are asking you to help us find them and get them involved in the leadership of our chapter. We would like to have more than one nomination for each office. Nominations will be taken for each of these offices at our Annual Meeting in Pomona. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Nominating Committee Cheryl Schmiedt, Chair, F30114s (cschmied@bnin.net) Tom Garcia F369811(tomgarcia45@yahoo.com) David Piper F (dfpiperok@gmail.com)

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