[DeTomaso] POCA Elections

Mon Nov 2 13:45:06 EST 2015

Ed, we thank you, individually,  for a fantastic job creating the website
and keeping everyone informed and sending awesome pictures!  We love it!
Great service to all POCA members!
Yes, this is a car club indeed, and the only reason for all of us to be
members of such great group sharing the love of the DeTomaso superbness!
Unfortunately, there may have been a couple of individuals on the board who
did not behave professionally and in the spirit of the car lovers goal.
Those may have taken advantage of their position and their "power" to bring
some misery to others.  Those are the ones who need to go.  Change is good,
positive change is wonderful!  Don't tell me you don't know anything about
it, because  you definitely do!  Let's "retire" this subject and move on.
No more talk about that.

We now have the opportunity to vote for great candidates who are willing to
take over this thankless job and serve on our behalf.  We appreciate them
and thank them for that.  It's a huge undertaking and those willing to give
of their time, resources and talents have our support, our recognition and
our respect.
Here's to some great changes in the operation of POCA and its great members!
Cheers!....

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Ed Mendez
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2015 8:15 PM
To: L GRAY
Cc: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] POCA Elections

I thought we on the board were not going to endorse anyone? I was told not
too because it was not ethical. I put everyone's candidate statement out on
here and Facebook, and people need to make their own decisions on what's
best.

What we do need is forward thinkers to run the club and put the membership
first.

The bottom line is it's a car club not a popularity contest the membership
is what makes the club and the car is what brings us all together.

We need people who are going to increase membership and bring the club into
present-day and make it relevant.

More members, more events, a better website, more transparency, clear and
concise financial statements etc. all things that I believe Mr. Shortt
pointed out and endorses.

But why take my word for it, I'm just the Facebook guy with 10,000 page
likes that runs 25+ Pantera pages.

Why do I do it? The car, the people, for you guys. Only to get abused by
some people who don't believe in what is good for the future.

Have a nice day, vote smart, this is for all of us.

Thanks Ed

Ps. I can't wait to see the hate mail in going to get for this...

Sent from my iPhone 6 Plus

> On 1/11/2015, at 12:38, L GRAY <tipo874a at msn.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>            Hello all !
>
>
>     Well its election time again for the POCA board of directors. Several
>   offices are up for bid and there are choices to be made this time
>   around.  I commend all who are stepping forward to help steer this club
>   into the future with nothing but the best for our club in mind.
>
>         Many of you know me and my many years of service on the POCA
>   board of directors as vice president, president, and past president for
>   10 years or so.  Ive seen a lot of changes over the years  take place
>   for POCA. Most of them good and some not so good,  but the club
>   continued on despite stubbing our toe every now and then.
>
>           I have two comments here and I will be as brief as possible.
>
>
>        My first comment is for the office of POCA President.  I would
>   urge you to consider casting your vote for Mr. Rob DOrazio.  Rob has
>   been the president of Foothills Panteras  for 12 years. Rob brings to
>   the table all those years of working within the framework of POCA  and
>   has over the years pushed for changes in the way POCA does business and
>   takes care of its membership.  I think he can harness all of his
>   experiences and dealings with POCAs board and the governing of his
>   chapter to make some of the desperately needed changes  to help make
>   POCA more relevant in todays digital environment as well as the
>   enthusiast world we live in.
>
>
>
>             My second comment is regarding the office of Membership
>   Director.  Here I would urge you to consider casting your vote for the
>   incumbent, Ms. Judy McCartney.  Judy has been at this post for longer
>   than I can remember, probably over twenty years I would guess. At one
>   time she was replaced by someone else during an election cycle only to
>   be called back to her position to repair the damages done by the person
>   who had replaced her and singlehandedly rebuilt the membership program
>   !
>
>            I feel that Judy McCartney has done an outstanding job in her
>   position over the years even when fighting life threatening health
>   issues she still accomplished her duties.  It has been my privilege to
>   have worked with her for many years on the board of directors and
>   recommend her for another term as our Membership Director once again.
>
>
>      It is up to each of us to vote our conscience at this time. The best
>   of luck to all candidates! Thank you for your time.
>
>
>                          Best regards,
>
>                                      Leslie A. Gray
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