Hi Bill,

   I just wanted to check in with you. Sorry I didn't get to meet up with you at the get-together. I was wondering what your take was on what the by-laws committee came up with and presented to the membership? I'm not sure that the idea of regional directors got much consideration. I know people don't like change, but somtimes it's needed. The only reasoning that I got was that if directors were spread out they wouldn't want to spend the time and money to attend the board meetings. That was kind of weak! I would hope that someone would know that going into the position. 

I think that Andy Blackwood walked into a hornet's nest that he didn't know was going to be there when he volunteered for chairman of the committee. 

   I had a guy call me last night that had heard there were troubles in the club. Another person told him I had went to the get-together, and he wanted to know what was going on. He has been a member for a long time, I think he said his # was 420. He was also in favor of more directors. He thought that having one from each chapter would be too many, but that the members needed more representation. He said he had never liked the idea of the president appointing the board. I told him that the proposed change of the by-laws would now have all directors eclected by the membership, he thought that was a good start. 

   I just wanted to get in touch with you. I felt like you and others had good input on the by-laws and yet not much survived the committee. 

                       Thanks, John Hume