Andy:

I guess that is a crack about my participation as a member of the by-laws rewrite committee and the nominating committee.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe that I provided significant input to the first drafting of the by-laws and was one of the few committee members to use the forum that you had setup on this web site.  If I remember correctly I was in Pa. at the winter meeting to assist in the final rewrite of the by-laws.  I do believe I talked to the chairman of the committee, Andy Blackwood, before the meeting started and said I was ready to help.  But somehow he could not find me or leave a message in my room when he was holding the final meetings to complete the rewrite.    

As far as being a member of the nominating committee I did agree to be on the committee in 2004 and I did get nominations for the posts that were vacant.   If I was still a member in 2005 and 2006 no one ever called, e-mailed or otherwise contacted me that I was a member and that I needed to get to working on nominations for the posts that were up for election.

Now if you think I did not discharge my duties in the things I volunteered to do I guess that is the way it is.  As far as attending  events, I've said this before and I'll say it again, "Not everyone can make it to all of the events all of the time."  I know you do and I'm glad you can, but sometimes people just can't get to every show, board meeting, etc.  But I think they are still good members that like Oliver's, Cletrac's, etc.  When they pay their dues and read the magazine they are helping the club and keeping the interest in Olive's alive and well.

Bill Brandt