President's Message January 2012

First, may we all enjoy a Happy & Healthy New Year! With the new year comes change with elections, providing a new WACOM president. Do not fear though, as we still have all of the same folks on the Club's Board which will continue to guide the Club. Since I am vacating a Board position, as new president I AM REQUIRED to appoint a member to fill my vacated seat. As I am reminded repeatedly, I am originally from Illinois, this however does NOT permit me to sell the vacated seat. We all know what happens when you get caught trying to do that! However, we were successful in having our sage, Bud N3TIR accept the vacated position.

Prior to the election, the board agreed that some changes to our organizational (org chart) could be quite beneficial for WACOM. Most recently our esteemed ex-president, Bud N3TIR, found himself solely heading multiple major club initiatives. It worked great for the club, but was quite time consuming for one person to run six or seven jobs ... while keeping Washington County watching satellite TV. Thanks Bud!

So the club and I say thanks to those of you who have already stepped up to take on one of these initiatives. Actually it is spreading the fun around. There are a few opportunities:

Programs
The board is looking for the right person to set programs for the meetings. During past discussions the board has already amassed a list of subjects/topics for the meetings. This position will cause new membership growth, and meeting attendance, as all hams are eager to learn something new. Is this where you can contribute?

Publicity/Public Relations ... (have a camera?)
WACOM does many things, and we manage to keep them to ourselves. We put them in the newsletter but we could share our activities with the common man. Since we plan to have a full set of HAM RADIO classes starting in the spring, it would be great to generate WACOM publicity, which could get into area papers prior to the classes ... showing the things we do we will find those persons who have an interest but did not know we existed. This gig doesn't require an Extra class ... just a spelll checkerrrr.

The WACOM club is your club and I need you to do something! Jot down what you would like to see at the club meetings ... ideas for club activities? Well, my toner allocation for the month is almost gone, so I better sign.

73's Bill Steffey, NY9H

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