[DeTomaso] Newsletters, cost, paper vs. electronic

[Effie Richards]

We need for a trusted someone to forward a statement of what the facts were as "the truth" because many,  including myself, feel we were not given the truth and remain confused. Resignations happened for the wrong reason and these members reposted themselves back  the minute GoNancy got her wish. 
I would trust Les Gray to prepare a statement without being influenced, if he knows the facts.
Who else on the board can I trust to tell me what really happened?  I'm trying to think of one,  I will be trying for awhile.  Sad...
 Do I matter?  Probably not, but paying my dues gives me the right to question things. When I don't get an answer to my questions, I know I have touched a sensitive issue and the answer must be unfavorable, that's why it is not given. What else could I conclude?
A board that does not share important facts which are under debate, is not my kind of board.
There is a huge difference between confidentiality and secrecy.
Ed recently stated the fact that there is no "Board Appreciation Dinner" for the POCA volunteering board members, like the one we are having this afternoon for our own San Diego Pantera Club board, but then, our club is open, giving, trusted, a pleasure and joy to be with, our members appreciate and adore our president, Marshall Smith, not only because he is handsome and smart and talented and giving, but because we all TRUST him!   
That's it, friends! It's the trust we are having problem with. Trust is earned, not taken.
So, even if I don't feel totally satisfied with answers I received, I thank all of you who made the effort to reply and appreciate you as contributing members of POCA.
I love some of you, I like many of you, I'm uncomfortable with a few of you and I'm open to getting to know the rest of you!
Effie 

Sent from Effie's iPad

> On Aug 14, 2016, at 7:27 AM, marshallgsmith <marshallgsmith at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>   Hey Asa...
> 
>   Don't apologize so quickly.
> 
>   What I don't understand is why we are just receiving this information
>   now. By all appearances, Jack and Mike picked up their marbles and went
>   home because they didn't want to change printers regardless of the (now
>   incorrect) $8,000 savings. This seemingly put our editors  in a bad
>   light. Additionally, neither spoke up which made matters look worse.
>   Knowing this information before hand would have saved a lot of
>   discontent and innuendo.
> 
>   This smacks of the age-old POCA board making the decisions but not
>   sharing the details with the membership which in this case would have
>   painted the old board in a much better light.
> 
>   Marshall
> 
>   Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone
> 
>   -------- Original message --------
>   From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
>   Date: 8/13/16 7:16 PM (GMT-08:00)
>   To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Newsletters, cost, paper vs. electronic
>   I stand corrected.  I received the same pdf attachment as everyone else
>   and it appears Jack's resignation -was- tied to switching printers
>   (though not for the presumed reasons I was made aware of previously).
>   My apologies for the mistake and thank you to those who were able to
>   clear that up.
>   Asa  Jay
>   Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>   &  Shelley Marie
>   Spokane, WA
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