[DeTomaso] POCA Election Results - Thank you

Thu Dec 17 20:49:30 EST 2015

Congrats Michael from Panteras Northwest.  Let us know how we can help to move things forward.

Mike Thomas

Pres., Panteras Northwest

Yellow ’74 #6328

From: Michael Shortt [mailto:michaelsavga at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 6:33 AM
To: Michael Shortt <michael at michaelshortt.com>
Subject: POCA Election Results - Thank you

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Good Morning,

Already this morning I have received emails and messages from around the world, Japan, Austrailia, Albania, Italy, Hawaii, New Zealand

and literally half the states of the USA.  It feels good, for that let me say Thank You.  I appreciate your confidence, support and your votes.

Thanks to the Board of Directors for handling the election process in the manner that was used, a third party solution was what was best

for the club and it worked.  Clearly, we need to reduce the voting period which was established when snail mail was the norm, let me share 

that waiting six weeks for results is nerve wrecking.  Congratulations to the other winning candidates, I hope that those that were not victorious will

continue to work hard on behalf of the club, we will need you now more than ever.

I ran on a platform of change and I have a long list of ideas, transparency being primary among them in all club business.

There were 5,244 Panteras imported into the USA, there are probably 4,000 left plus another 500 Detomaso cars in the country, the club currently 

represent less 20% of those owners, we can do better and we will, but it's up to us to make it happen.  We are all ambassadors for the club, I would ask that

between now and the first of the year that you assemble a list of prospects that are not POCA members and chat with them, then in January, if a proposal 

that I'm going to put before the board during our first meeting passes, it will be worth your effort to sign them up as members.

I ran on adding benefits to being a POCA member like the 5% Collector Car discounts I was able to negoitiate, if you know of other situations or

opportunities where everybody wins, please contact me and let's make those happen.  Membership should be FREE, and by that I mean the benefits of

membership should far outweigh the small cost of our dues, depending upon your insurance costs, it may already be free for you now.

We have some house cleaning to do, clarifications, some listening time, some talking time and then our first meeting of the BOD, after that

I expect that we'll hunker down and get to work to make 2016 the very best year thus far.  Thank you John Buckman, I hope to speak with you

soon and receive the wisdom of your tenure as President.

Until the next email,

Thank you and Merry Christmas,

Michael Shortt

President Elect

POCA

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Michael L. Shortt
Savannah, Georgia
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   Congrats Michael from Panteras Northwest.  Let us know how we can help
   to move things forward.

   Mike Thomas

   Pres., Panteras Northwest

   Yellow '74 #6328

   From: Michael Shortt [mailto:michaelsavga at gmail.com]
   Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2015 6:33 AM
   To: Michael Shortt <michael at michaelshortt.com>
   Subject: POCA Election Results - Thank you

   --

   Good Morning,

   Already this morning I have received emails and messages from around
   the world, Japan, Austrailia, Albania, Italy, Hawaii, New Zealand

   and literally half the states of the USA.  It feels good, for that let
   me say Thank You.  I appreciate your confidence, support and your
   votes.

   Thanks to the Board of Directors for handling the election process in
   the manner that was used, a third party solution was what was best

   for the club and it worked.  Clearly, we need to reduce the voting
   period which was established when snail mail was the norm, let me
   share

   that waiting six weeks for results is nerve wrecking.  Congratulations
   to the other winning candidates, I hope that those that were not
   victorious will

   continue to work hard on behalf of the club, we will need you now more
   than ever.

   I ran on a platform of change and I have a long list of ideas,
   transparency being primary among them in all club business.

   There were 5,244 Panteras imported into the USA, there are probably
   4,000 left plus another 500 Detomaso cars in the country, the club
   currently

   represent less 20% of those owners, we can do better and we will, but
   it's up to us to make it happen.  We are all ambassadors for the club,
   I would ask that

   between now and the first of the year that you assemble a list of
   prospects that are not POCA members and chat with them, then in
   January, if a proposal

   that I'm going to put before the board during our first meeting passes,
   it will be worth your effort to sign them up as members.

   I ran on adding benefits to being a POCA member like the 5% Collector
   Car discounts I was able to negoitiate, if you know of other situations
   or

   opportunities where everybody wins, please contact me and let's make
   those happen.  Membership should be FREE, and by that I mean the
   benefits of

   membership should far outweigh the small cost of our dues, depending
   upon your insurance costs, it may already be free for you now.

   We have some house cleaning to do, clarifications, some listening time,
   some talking time and then our first meeting of the BOD, after that

   I expect that we'll hunker down and get to work to make 2016 the very
   best year thus far.  Thank you John Buckman, I hope to speak with you

   soon and receive the wisdom of your tenure as President.

   Until the next email,

   Thank you and Merry Christmas,

   Michael Shortt

   President Elect

   POCA

   --
   Michael L. Shortt
   Savannah, Georgia
   [1]www.michaelshortt.com
   [2]michael at michaelshortt.com
   912-232-9390

   This email is protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy
   Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally
   privileged.  If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby
   notified
   that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this
   communication is strictly prohibited.  Please reply to the sender that
   you
   have received this message in error, then delete it.  Thank you

References

   1. http://www.michaelshortt.com/
   2. mailto:michael at michaelshortt.com