[DeTomaso] State of POCA address

[Will Kooiman]

Joe,

I¹m sure you¹ll get lots of advice, and you¹ll probably get plenty more
³please renew² e-mails than you¹ll get ³run and hide².  In the end, you
need to make the decision for yourself.

In my opinion, this list is the #1 resource for Panteras, but it isn¹t
enough.  Being part of POCA brings technical articles, a color magazine,
vendor information, and membership in a larger cause.

Please consider that the current bickering is not normal, and it will
pass.  Decide based on what the club does for you.  If you have less than
3 or 4 years with your car, you should be in POCA.  You are at the point
of the learning/enthusiasm curve where you should be craving all things
Pantera.

I don¹t personally expect to renew when my time is up, but I¹m in a
different situation.

Will.

On 5/22/16, 10:06 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Joseph F. Byrd, Jr."
<detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
byrdjf at embarqmail.com> wrote:

>Thanks for acknowledging my comments.  I don't want to say any more as I
>don't want to be labeled one side or the other :)
>Shoot, I can't even figure out who is on which side since I can't remember
>who (only email names to me) is saying what.
>I joined POCA after a couple months on the list thinking I was supporting
>the communication method for the "club"
>This is the only "club" I have ever joined and the only car that was
>notable, so I don't have experience with such
> 
>Joe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Effie Richards [mailto:erichards at zogob.sdcoxmail.com]
>Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2016 21:34 PM
>To: Joseph F. Byrd, Jr.
>Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] State of POCA address
>
>Joe, that was very timely and thank you so much!
>Please renew your membership for another year. There are so many wonderful
>members with amazing knowledge of the car who are ready and willing to
>help
>anyone in need. 
>You will be greatly glad you did.
>Please ignore the recent nasty comments about the president of POCA, I
>have
>met him and I really trust him. We should give him a chance to do what he
>plans, after all, we let president Obama to stay another 4 years in
>office.
>I say this because there was even a comment about impeachment of Micael
>Short!..     Come on mature, grown up people who can drive and maintain a
>Pantera, use your amazing skills for better things.
>We can behave better, I'm sure.
>Sent from Effie's iPad
>
>> On May 22, 2016, at 5:15 PM, Joseph F. Byrd, Jr. <byrdjf at embarqmail.com>
>wrote:
>> 
>> As a new member, I don't understand what is going on.  Maybe If I knew
>> the purpose of POCA it might help.  I read the bylaws below, but they
>> are vague and there is no statement of how each will be performed.
>> My first year membership will soon expire and the only reason I can
>> see to renew is to try and follow what I "walked into"
>> 
>> Now I do have a true desire to stay in communications with the owners
>> I have met through the email list and PI.  I greatly appreciate all
>> that I have learned from you all and hope to continue doing so.
>> . 
>> ARTICLE I   PURPOSE
>> The purpose of the Pantera Owners Club of America (POCA) is to:
>> 1. Encourage the formation of local DeTomaso Product Clubs anywhere
>> there is enough interest in the marquee, 2. To encourage the
>> preservation of DeTomaso products, 3. To maintain good relationships
>> with other marquee organizations, 4. To act as a the disseminator of
>> knowledge about the marquee to POCA members through its publications,
>> 5. To assist POCA Chapters with the planning and running of events,
>> the putting out of their publications.
>> 
>> Joe/NC
>> 
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