[DeTomaso] Happy New Year POCA Members

[Effie Richards]

Thank you Michael  for your wishes and we send ours as well to you and yours and all our Pantera family, whether we have met already or not.
We appreciate your willingness and enthusiasm  to take the POCA President's challenge and we look forward to your leadership.
To everyone, have a wonderful 2016!

Sent from Effie's iPhone

> On Dec 31, 2015, at 5:46 PM, Michael Shortt <michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   As we leave 2015 behind, we say goodbye to our friend Hugh Boyd Casey,
>   his passing while tragic only reinforces the notion that life is both
>   fleeting and bittersweet. As the clock ticks towards midnight, let us
>   remember him and all other loved ones who have transitioned in the last
>   year.
>   May we never forget their wit, friendship and ability to make us smile.
>   In 2016, many of you elected me to lead POCA as your President, Thank
>   you for your confidence and your vote. Know that I will be working 24/7
>   to earn them both.
>   I have already constructed the first half of my goals for many changes
>   to come, your feedback through your Chapter Presidents will be
>   invaluable to me this year.
>   I have set up a committee entitled "The Cleveland Block" consisting of
>   all Chapter Presidents, Mike Burnett ( POCA VP) and myself, we will
>   teleconference once a month and it will be during these calls that I
>   will have my stethoscope on listening to the heartbeat of POCA, the
>   pulse of the club, you the members.
>   I intend on lots of changes and your feedback will determine which
>   projects receive the most focus, please let your President know your
>   thoughts.
>   I have big shoes to fill and wish to thank the outgoing BOD members for
>   their service and John Buckman in particular for his service as
>   President. Fortunately, John will serve on the BOD while I am President
>   and I am counting on his advice to keep me on the path.
>   BOD meetings will be open to the membership, an email will be sent out
>   the day of each meeting with instructions for tuning into the call next
>   Tuesday night.
>   Let me also thank Ed Mendez and Bruce Singer cor double teaming me and
>   convincing mecto run for office.
>   You will begin to see change immediately, I ask for your patience as we
>   phase in these programs, everything will not be perfect at first. Much
>   like your Pantera, it will take some time to dail it in, but once we
>   get it done, Hang On!
> 
>   Have a blessed and safe New Year's celebration, I'll talk to y'all
>   again ( I have to say that, I'm in Georgia ) next year.
> 
>   Michael Shortt
>   President Elect ( for 3 hours and 14 minutes longer )
>   POCA
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