[DeTomaso] POCA business on this forum

Will Kooiman will.kooiman at gmail.com
Fri Jun 10 22:49:12 EDT 2016


I¹ve always thought that was fantastic.

It¹s hard enough to organize an event, but to do it for 25 years, AND to
donate all of the proceeds?

That¹s pretty cool.

On 6/10/16, 10:35 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Jack DeRyke via DeTomaso"
<detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

>   Surprisingly, the amount DONATED to the POCA General Fund by Kent &
>   Sandi Snyder during 25 years of successful Fun Rallys (net profit) is
>   close to that number. Bob Reid could tell us for sure- he was one of
>   the 'gang of three' responsible for staging the events all those years.
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Robert Pink <robpink2012 at gmail.com>
>   To: Effie Richards <erichards at zogob.sdcoxmail.com>
>   Cc: detomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   Sent: Thu, Jun 9, 2016 6:08 am
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] POCA business on this forum
>   Probably good to remember that the only reason there is a reserve at
>   all is because budget that was set up for a number of profiles editions
>   was not spent - as the editions weren't completed. I think
>   withoutA that "windfall " the club would be pretty much break even.
>   On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, Effie Richards
>   <[1][1]erichards at zogob.sdcoxmail.com> wrote:
>   Congrats, indeed!
>   Sent from Effie's iPad
>   > On Jun 8, 2016, at 5:00 PM, Jack Donahue <[2][2]demongusta at gmail.com>
>   wrote:
>   >
>   > I have the dubious distinction of being the longest standing
>   member in the Porsche Club of America, and the sole Charter member -
>   61 years - whew - that went fast. I must say the Pantera group is a
>   lot more personable than the Porsche group.
>   > #4348
>   >
>   >> On Jun 8, 2016, at 4:00 PM, Will Kooiman
>   <[3][3]will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
>   >>
>   >> The Porsche club has over 100,000 members.
>   >>
>   >> The Ferrari club has over 6,000.
>   >>
>   >> It isn't exactly an apples-to-apples comparison.
>   >>
>   >> You need to consider what the reserves might be used for.A
>   Personally, I
>   >> think $100,00 sounds about right, but I would just be guessing.A
>   I'd have
>   >> to see a risk assessment to make an educated guess on an
>   acceptable cash
>   >> reserve.
>   >>
>   >> --
>   >> Will
>   >>
>   >>
>   >>
>   >>
>   >>
>   >>> On 6/8/16 6:13 PM, "Ed Mendez" <[4][4]edducati at mac.com> wrote:
>   >>>
>   >>> The Ferrari and Porsche clubs have over $1,000,000 in reserves.
>   Their
>   >>> annual reports are available online. SCCA has more than that
>   last time I
>   >>> checked.
>   >>>
>   >>> Ed
>   >>>
>   >>> Sent from my iPhone 6 Plus
>   >>>
>   >>>> On 9/06/2016, at 05:51, Ken Green via DeTomaso
>   >>>> <[5][5]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
>   >>>>
>   >>>> You mean do something before someone burns though the cash
>   reserve
>   >>>> playing with their ideas of what a club should be.A I heard
>   the POCA
>   >>>> cash reserve is over $100,000.A I don't know anything about
>   the
>   >>>> typical
>   >>>> size of cash reserves for car clubs, but that seems like a lot?
>   >>>> Ken
>   >>>>A
>   A __________________________________________________________________
>   >>>>
>   >>>> From: Dave <[6][6]dave at damardirect.com>
>   >>>> To: The DeTomaso Registry Guy <[7][7]detomasoregistry at gmail.com>
>   >>>> Cc: DeTomaso List <[8][8]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   >>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 10:18 AM
>   >>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] POCA business on this forum
>   >>>> Thank you Chuck for letting me know what has transpired within
>   the
>   >>>> organization. Thank you Kurt for the resurrection.
>   >>>> It is interesting that the new POCA website forum is far behind
>   this
>   >>>> forum as far as popularity. It is also worth noting that
>   technology,
>   >>>> the "better", new format of the POCA, is suffering a lack of
>   >>>> attendance
>   >>>> or participation, compared to this site. The phrase "build it &
>   they
>   >>>> will come running" certainly does not sound like it is
>   happening. So
>   >>>> why is the old guard allowing this to happen? It seems so
>   flagrant. I
>   >>>> think I read a sentiment that in essence said, if you don't
>   like the
>   >>>> new structure, you are not needed. This is a car group, how do
>   you
>   >>>> censor or better, why would you threaten anyone who disagrees
>   with
>   >>>> expulsion?
>   >>>> Seems there is the dominate group forcing the subordinate group
>   to
>   >>>> leave, the very definition of expulsion.
>   >>>> I agree Chuck, so very sad. I would think change is needed
>   sooner than
>   >>>> later.
>   >>>> Dave
>   >>>> -----Original Message-----
>   >>>> From: The DeTomaso Registry Guy
>   [[9]mailto:[1][9]detomasoregistry at gmail.com]
>   >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 2:27 PM
>   >>>> To: Dave
>   >>>> Cc: DeTomaso List
>   >>>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] POCA business on this forum
>   >>>> Can someone enlighten me, please?
>   >>>> I am/was under the impression this email list or forum was
>   rescued
>   >>>> from
>   >>>> being dissolved by Kurt. (thank you Kurt) I was also under the
>   >>>> impression this site was not part of or controlled by POCA..
>   >>>> Is this true?
>   >>>> Thanks
>   >>>> IndyDave
>   >>>> Dave,
>   >>>> You missed someone's good explanation of the list history.A It
>   was
>   >>>> started long ago, and when it was time for the guy to move on,
>   he
>   >>>> allowed POCA to 'manage' it under certain conditions.
>   >>>> Then recently MS decided it should be killed, favoring the POCA
>   >>>> Board-like forum.
>   >>>> Kurt Byrnes (sp ?) took responsibility and restarted it.
>   >>>> Now, the list is 'freed from POCA'...A THANKS Kurt!
>   >>>> To use the POCA forum requires membership ($75 annually), it is
>   >>>> censored for anti-POCA content, is no better than the GREAT
>   (and free)
>   >>>> PI Forum, actually much LESS than the PI Forum, and thus is not
>   really
>   >>>> used.
>   >>>> And when newly-freed spirits discuss things 'here' some POCA
>   people
>   >>>> feel compelled to answer.
>   >>>> Perhaps the POCA propaganda machine should re-evaluate their
>   >>>> communications method.
>   >>>> Or maybe Dave, you are adding your commentary too subtly for me
>   (big
>   >>>> grin).
>   >>>> (Read between the lines ?!?A What lines ?!?A GRIN)
>   >>>> Now...
>   >>>> What caught my attention was a statement was made by the
>   >>>> POCA-propaganda machine (PPM) regarding evaluation of alternate
>   >>>> printers.
>   >>>> How this was presented did seem reasonable (at first!). Yet
>   Judy
>   >>>> DeRyke
>   >>>> (and/or others) commented on how the decision was actually
>   made.A This
>   >>>> was refuted by the PPM. So someone felt it necessary to post
>   just how
>   >>>> POCA makes its decisions (well how Michael Shortt makes
>   decisions for
>   >>>> ALL POCA members) using an actual e-mail message as the
>   >>>> fact/source/evidence. What better way to form an opinion than
>   with
>   >>>> facts, right?
>   >>>> The posting of the facts was made by a non-POCA officer.
>   >>>> He was then threatened with censure and being kicked out of the
>   club
>   >>>> for posting the evidence.A WOW !
>   >>>> First, I do not believe the person posting the facts can or
>   should be
>   >>>> punished.A He did not sign a statement or agree to ANY terms
>   that he
>   >>>> is
>   >>>> in violation of. Challenging a lie is the right thing to do. If
>   Mr.
>   >>>> Shortt wants to try to punish anyone, it should be himself for
>   not
>   >>>> conveying the truth in the first place.
>   >>>> While I am not passing judgment on any one suggestion for
>   improvement
>   >>>> of POCA, I do object to HOW things are done, and HOW people are
>   being
>   >>>> treated.
>   >>>> More specifically how people who are not in full agreement with
>   the
>   >>>> current POCA president are being treated.A Let everyone focus
>   on that
>   >>>>> one< issue.A Correct that problem first, otherwise it will
>   taint any
>   >>>> and all (otherwise possibly good) suggestions for change within
>   POCA.
>   >>>> With the leak of this document, POCA members and non-members
>   alike
>   >>>> have
>   >>>> been given insight into just how POCA is currently being run.A
>   How the
>   >>>> PPM will respond will also be enlightening!
>   >>>> Sad, quite sad.
>   >>>> Here is an idea mentioned to me recently, perhaps if POCA wants
>   to
>   >>>> respond to statements, they could do so, but on their own
>   website, and
>   >>>> from their elected Public Relations guy (only), isn't that what
>   the PR
>   >>>> job entails?
>   >>>> (Sorry to poke at Ed Mendez the current POCA PR guy, as he must
>   have a
>   >>>> REALLY tough job, being elected to be the official POCA voice,
>   but
>   >>>> having less-than-accurate statements made by the current POCA
>   >>>> president
>   >>>> as IF he is the sole POCA voice.)
>   >>>> What a mess for the PR guy to be stuck with...
>   >>>> Chuck
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