[DeTomaso] Nice Profiles & Added Member Benefits

Fri Apr 17 22:19:12 EDT 2015

Just one question Laurie; where does it say that you're only going to get two issues per year?  I don't believe that was specified anywhere that I've seen. It is Mike Haney's aim to get the Profiles back to what it used to be - way back in the old days before the previous editor; yeah, before you joined POCA.  That said, encourage the members you know to send articles and pictures for the upcoming issues; many of us are ready to see more Profiles and ones that have current articles.

I won't get into the POCA fund issue other than to say that I think charitable donations should be made via the chapters which I know some already do. Seeing how hard it is to get a decent number of members to vote on important issues - like elections - having a vote on a charity would not be realistic.

Judy
35 year POCA member

-----Original Message-----
From: Lauri Ferrari via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Fri, Apr 17, 2015 5:47 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] Nice Profiles & Added Member Benefits

Yes agreed. The "Profiles" received was very nicely done.  Kudos! There

still is the issue however of there not being four per year as promised
   with
this change in Editor.  Even though the campaign platform of Mike
   Haney was
that we'd get the four timely issues, as promised, it seems
   that has changed
now to only two a year, unless I'm mistaken.  As that
   may be far more
realistic for a one man job, there is still the issue
   of the dues increase
we incurred years ago to cover all these
   publications and mailings.  As we
will be getting only two per year,
   I'm sure a reduction in dues would be
welcomed by all, especially me.
   Additionally, it came to my attention
through an email from my Chapter
   that POCA has somewhere in the area of
$125,000. in its bank account.
   This seems to be a healthy amount that should
easily support a dues
   reduction, additional member benefits, and even
donations to a named
   charity!  Additionally, even though there are costs for
the Fun Rally,
   there are thousands of dollars received in raffle tickets
sold and all
   the thousands of dollars of gifts, car parts, etc. for the
Raffle are
   donated from Vendors and Members.  The only small exception is a
small
   expenditure for women's gifts.  As I belong to several other car

clubs... I know that they all, with exception of POCA, have a named
   charity
where a portion of receivables is donated.  That even makes
   recruiting of
Raffle gifts an easier task.   Eg. National Council of
   Corvette Clubs
generally names the Kidney Foundation.  Why couldn't
   POCA name such an
organization.. eg. an Autism Society or a dread
   disease research
organization?

--------------------------------------------------------------------
   Hey
All....
   On behalf of San Diego Panteras, I want to acknowledge the
beautiful
   job Mike Haney has done on the first Profiles of 2015!
   Mike,
we appreciate your service to the club and thank you for the
   effort needed
to produce such a beautiful publication. You should be
   very proud of your
work!
   SDP is also privileged to have Ed Mendez as a member of our chapter
and
   when he shows up in his stunning Pantera as featured in this quarter's

Profiles, the stares are endless!
   Thanks to both of you for your efforts to
show and grow our marque!
   Marshall Smith
   President, San Diego Panteras

----------------------------------------------
   To our POCA Board Members, Ed
Mendez informed me today that POCA has in
   excess of $125,000.00 in their
bank accounts. I have a couple questions
   in regards to these funds. 1st) How
is the total amount of reserves to
   be held decided by our board? 2nd) Is
$125,000.00 that target amount
   and if not, what is that target balance? 3rd)
Is this a normal and
   reasonable amount of monies that would and/or should be
held in
   reserves by a car club? 4th) If this amount has grown to be
excessive,
   is there a plan by POCA to refund some of these funds to the
membership
   perhaps in the form of reduced dues or reduced entry fees to a
future
   Fun Rally? Thanks in advance for your answers and thanks very much
to
   our board members for their service to our club! Marshall Smith

President, San Diego Panteras

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   Just one question Laurie; where does it say that you're only going to
   get two issues per year?  I don't believe that was specified anywhere
   that I've seen. It is Mike Haney's aim to get the Profiles back to what
   it used to be - way back in the old days before the previous editor;
   yeah, before you joined POCA.  That said, encourage the members you
   know to send articles and pictures for the upcoming issues; many of us
   are ready to see more Profiles and ones that have current articles.

   I won't get into the POCA fund issue other than to say that I think
   charitable donations should be made via the chapters which I know some
   already do. Seeing how hard it is to get a decent number of members to
   vote on important issues - like elections - having a vote on a charity
   would not be realistic.
   Judy
   35 year POCA member
   -----Original Message-----
   From: Lauri Ferrari via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Fri, Apr 17, 2015 5:47 pm
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Nice Profiles & Added Member Benefits
Yes agreed. The "Profiles" received was very nicely done.  Kudos! There

still is the issue however of there not being four per year as promised
   with
this change in Editor.  Even though the campaign platform of Mike
   Haney was
that we'd get the four timely issues, as promised, it seems
   that has changed
now to only two a year, unless I'm mistaken.  As that
   may be far more
realistic for a one man job, there is still the issue
   of the dues increase
we incurred years ago to cover all these
   publications and mailings.  As we
will be getting only two per year,
   I'm sure a reduction in dues would be
welcomed by all, especially me.
   Additionally, it came to my attention
through an email from my Chapter
   that POCA has somewhere in the area of
$125,000. in its bank account.
   This seems to be a healthy amount that should
easily support a dues
   reduction, additional member benefits, and even
donations to a named
   charity!  Additionally, even though there are costs for
the Fun Rally,
   there are thousands of dollars received in raffle tickets
sold and all
   the thousands of dollars of gifts, car parts, etc. for the
Raffle are
   donated from Vendors and Members.  The only small exception is a
small
   expenditure for women's gifts.  As I belong to several other car

clubs... I know that they all, with exception of POCA, have a named
   charity
where a portion of receivables is donated.  That even makes
   recruiting of
Raffle gifts an easier task.   Eg. National Council of
   Corvette Clubs
generally names the Kidney Foundation.  Why couldn't
   POCA name such an
organization.. eg. an Autism Society or a dread
   disease research
organization?

--------------------------------------------------------------------
   Hey
All....
   On behalf of San Diego Panteras, I want to acknowledge the
beautiful
   job Mike Haney has done on the first Profiles of 2015!
   Mike,
we appreciate your service to the club and thank you for the
   effort needed
to produce such a beautiful publication. You should be
   very proud of your
work!
   SDP is also privileged to have Ed Mendez as a member of our chapter
and
   when he shows up in his stunning Pantera as featured in this quarter's

Profiles, the stares are endless!
   Thanks to both of you for your efforts to
show and grow our marque!
   Marshall Smith
   President, San Diego Panteras

----------------------------------------------
   To our POCA Board Members, Ed
Mendez informed me today that POCA has in
   excess of $125,000.00 in their
bank accounts. I have a couple questions
   in regards to these funds. 1st) How
is the total amount of reserves to
   be held decided by our board? 2nd) Is
$125,000.00 that target amount
   and if not, what is that target balance? 3rd)
Is this a normal and
   reasonable amount of monies that would and/or should be
held in
   reserves by a car club? 4th) If this amount has grown to be
excessive,
   is there a plan by POCA to refund some of these funds to the
membership
   perhaps in the form of reduced dues or reduced entry fees to a
future
   Fun Rally? Thanks in advance for your answers and thanks very much
to
   our board members for their service to our club! Marshall Smith

President, San Diego Panteras

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