[DeTomaso] NPC- POCA Account Balance (was Reno Fernley Raceway)
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Wed May 6 11:24:55 EDT 2015
Marshall/Boyd,
My
apologies for the delayed response; I am truly humbled by your support and the
notion that you feel I am qualified to run for office simply through my
'antics' on this email forum. It is easy to sit here in the void that is the
internet with a keyboard, fumbled fingers and spellchecker to come up with
written drivel that is critical, (perhaps even sometimes a little inflammatory)
or humorous. Actually scratch the last one; no one ever gets my British humor!
Currently
the demands of my job don't permit me a lot of spare time; if they did then I'd
have no excuse for why neither of my Pantera's is currently running! There's
also the fact that I'm currently working on assignment outside the US, making
adequate representation of the club somewhat challenging. I fully agree that
one way to effect influence is from the inside and perhaps at some point in the
future I will 'put my money where my mouth is' and consider a more active role
if the level of member support to do so is there. For now I feel comfortable in
being able to hide north of the border and throw the occasional rock snowball
into the conversation!
I
would like to say that we the members (and I am as guilty as the next) are
often quick to decry efforts of the elected board members, who are after all
just like the rest of us; car enthusiasts first and foremost and secondly we
did vote them into their position. As with many leadership roles, the negative
sells news and the positive gets diluted, so I would like to take a moment to
acknowledge that I have seen positive and encouraging moves of late from the POCA
leadership. The move toward electronic voting, the willingness of some board
members to openly discuss the balance sheet etc. all speaks to a more open
board becoming better in touch with the membership.
In
my experience transparency is one the single biggest attributes to successful
leadership, put simply, it is the easiest way to build trust.
I
often reflect on when I purchased my first Pantera, attracted to it for the car
that we all have an affinity to, at that time oblivious to the existence of any
sort of club. Be assured that much of the reason I have owned a Pantera so long
(and owned three at one time) is the friendship and camaraderie it has brought;
as they say, that is priceless.
Thanks,
Julian
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 12:56:59 -0700
> From: marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC- POCA Account Balance (was Reno Fernley Raceway)
> To: julian_kift at hotmail.com; boyd411 at gmail.com
> CC: detomaso at poca.com; audionut at hushmail.com
>
> I agree with you Hugh. Julian would have the backing and support of most if not all of the San Diego Panteras chapter.
>
> Marshall Smith
> President, San Diego Panteras
> --------------------------------------------
> On Sat, 5/2/15, Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC- POCA Account Balance (was Reno Fernley Raceway)
> To: "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> Cc: "Marshall Smith" <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>, "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at poca.com>, "audionut at hushmail.com" <audionut at hushmail.com>
> Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015, 8:36 AM
>
> I would
> respectfully suggest that anyone unhappy with the current
> state of affairs take steps to change things ,which means
> running for office or nominating a candidate who you feel
> shares your views and will implement them if elected and
> organizing a campaign. It will probably take more than one
> seat on the board to effect any meaningful change. It does
> seem like the activities of the poca board are treated more
> like the CIA then a mere car club. Julian if you were to
> chose to undertake such an effort I would support you and
> your efforts.
> Hugh Boyd
> Casey
> On Sat,
> May 2, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> Is
> that true, doesn't POCA publish an annual income
> statement where the
>
> health of the bank account would be disclosed?
>
> Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 23:15:24 -0700
>
> From: marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net
>
> To: detomaso at poca.com;
> audionut at hushmail.com
>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC- Reno Fernley Raceway
>
> Wow....you of all people Jack.
>
> I bet those club boards don't keep the balance of their
> reserves secret from the
>
> ir members nor have to admonish one of their board members
> for disclosing that b
>
> alance to a member.
>
>
>
> Marshall Smith
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>
> <div>-------- Original message
> --------</div><div>From: Jack DeRyke via
> DeTomaso
>
> <detomaso at poca.com>
> </div><div>Date:04/30/2015 5:40 PM
> (GMT-08:00) </div><div
>
> >To: audionut at hushmail.com,
> detomaso at poca.com
> </div><div>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso]
>
> NPC- Reno Fernley Raceway </div><div>
>
> </div>Oh,, lets see... Porsche, Ferrari, several more
> with 10X the funds we have
>
> . Higher dues, too.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent using Hushmail
>
> On April 30, 2015 at 2:53 PM, "marshall
> smith"
>
> <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Reduced dues or lower Fun Rally fees comes to
> mind.
>
> What car club needs $125K cash in their account?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -
>
>
>
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Marshall/Boyd,
My apologies for the delayed response; I am truly humbled by your
support and the notion that you feel I am qualified to run for office
simply through my 'antics' on this email forum. It is easy to sit here
in the void that is the internet with a keyboard, fumbled fingers and
spellchecker to come up with written drivel that is critical, (perhaps
even sometimes a little inflammatory) or humorous. Actually scratch the
last one; no one ever gets my British humor!
Currently the demands of my job don't permit me a lot of spare time; if
they did then I'd have no excuse for why neither of my Pantera's is
currently running! There's also the fact that I'm currently working on
assignment outside the US, making adequate representation of the club
somewhat challenging. I fully agree that one way to effect influence is
from the inside and perhaps at some point in the future I will 'put my
money where my mouth is' and consider a more active role if the level
of member support to do so is there. For now I feel comfortable in
being able to hide north of the border and throw the occasional [DEL:
rock :DEL] snowball into the conversation!
I would like to say that we the members (and I am as guilty as the
next) are often quick to decry efforts of the elected board members,
who are after all just like the rest of us; car enthusiasts first and
foremost and secondly we did vote them into their position. As with
many leadership roles, the negative sells news and the positive gets
diluted, so I would like to take a moment to acknowledge that I have
seen positive and encouraging moves of late from the POCA leadership.
The move toward electronic voting, the willingness of some board
members to openly discuss the balance sheet etc. all speaks to a more
open board becoming better in touch with the membership.
In my experience transparency is one the single biggest attributes to
successful leadership, put simply, it is the easiest way to build
trust.
I often reflect on when I purchased my first Pantera, attracted to it
for the car that we all have an affinity to, at that time oblivious to
the existence of any sort of club. Be assured that much of the reason I
have owned a Pantera so long (and owned three at one time) is the
friendship and camaraderie it has brought; as they say, that is
priceless.
Thanks,
Julian
> Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 12:56:59 -0700
> From: marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC- POCA Account Balance (was Reno Fernley
Raceway)
> To: julian_kift at hotmail.com; boyd411 at gmail.com
> CC: detomaso at poca.com; audionut at hushmail.com
>
> I agree with you Hugh. Julian would have the backing and support of
most if not all of the San Diego Panteras chapter.
>
> Marshall Smith
> President, San Diego Panteras
> --------------------------------------------
> On Sat, 5/2/15, Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC- POCA Account Balance (was Reno Fernley
Raceway)
> To: "Julian Kift" <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> Cc: "Marshall Smith" <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>, "De Tomaso List"
<detomaso at poca.com>, "audionut at hushmail.com" <audionut at hushmail.com>
> Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015, 8:36 AM
>
> I would
> respectfully suggest that anyone unhappy with the current
> state of affairs take steps to change things ,which means
> running for office or nominating a candidate who you feel
> shares your views and will implement them if elected and
> organizing a campaign. It will probably take more than one
> seat on the board to effect any meaningful change. It does
> seem like the activities of the poca board are treated more
> like the CIA then a mere car club. Julian if you were to
> chose to undertake such an effort I would support you and
> your efforts.
> Hugh Boyd
> Casey
> On Sat,
> May 2, 2015 at 10:41 AM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> Is
> that true, doesn't POCA publish an annual income
> statement where the
>
> health of the bank account would be disclosed?
>
> Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 23:15:24 -0700
>
> From: marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net
>
> To: detomaso at poca.com;
> audionut at hushmail.com
>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC- Reno Fernley Raceway
>
> Wow....you of all people Jack.
>
> I bet those club boards don't keep the balance of their
> reserves secret from the
>
> ir members nor have to admonish one of their board members
> for disclosing that b
>
> alance to a member.
>
>
>
> Marshall Smith
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>
> <div>-------- Original message
> --------</div><div>From: Jack DeRyke via
> DeTomaso
>
> <detomaso at poca.com>
> </div><div>Date:04/30/2015 5:40 PM
> (GMT-08:00) </div><div
>
> >To: audionut at hushmail.com,
> detomaso at poca.com
> </div><div>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso]
>
> NPC- Reno Fernley Raceway </div><div>
>
> </div>Oh,, lets see... Porsche, Ferrari, several more
> with 10X the funds we have
>
> . Higher dues, too.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sent using Hushmail
>
> On April 30, 2015 at 2:53 PM, "marshall
> smith"
>
> <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Reduced dues or lower Fun Rally fees comes to
> mind.
>
> What car club needs $125K cash in their account?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -
>
>
>
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