Re: Call for help

["Karen Randall" <krandall@world.std.com>]

Hi Bill,

Yes, there has been at least one issue this year already.  I don't know how
long ago you sent your membership in, but because we publish quarterly, it
is possible to not get an issue for up to 12-14 weeks after you send it.

I will cc our membership chairperson, Jack O'Leary, with this message so
that he can check your status for you.  From what I hear, the newest issue
should be close to ready to ship.  It might already be in the mail.

It would be great if you could share our "call for help" with your members.
We really would like to get as many of the local groups involved as
possible.

And as I said before, we would be very pleased to be able to include news of
your local "happenings" in TAG.  I think it's a great incentive to others to
see what the established local groups are up to!

Karen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pabst" <BPabst@Asha.org>
To: <krandall@world.std.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: Call for help


> Hi Karen
> I will share your message with the club at our second meeting, this
weekend.   Actually I sent in AGA membership dues many months ago, but I
haven't seen a magazine or anything.  Has one been published this year?
> Also I haven't forgotten about the write-up you asked for, I think after
the second meeting I will have enough stuff to work with.
> thanks,
> Bill
> http://www.pvas.com/misc/plants.htm
>
>
> >>> "Karen Randall" <krandall@world.std.com> 04/13/01 07:29PM >>>
> Dear local aquatic plant club members and members of the APD,
>
> As most of you know, the Aquatic Gardeners Association was started by a
very
> small core group of people.  Over the past 10 years, interest in the
planted
> aquarium hobby has grown tremendously, as has our membership.  We have
> brought new people into the management team, and the organization has
> benefitted greatly from their participation and enthusiastic help.  But
that
> core group has remained too small to do the types of projects we would
very
> much like to see happen within the AGA.
>
> We have a good magazine, and web site.  Our book store has been a reliable
> source of hard-to-find information on aquatic gardening.   In the last
year
> we have branched out into new areas.  Under the leadership of James
> Purchase, we hosted the first Internet based Aquascaping Showcase and
> Contest.  Then Charlene Nash pulled off a tremendous feat, and organized
the
> first conference ever on North American soil to focus solely on planted
> aquariums.  Both of these events were resounding successes are being
> repeated this year.
>
> We want very much to continue to serve our membership in new and
innovative
> ways.  But it takes a lot of dedicated people to make things happen,
> particularly in an organization as geographically diverse as ours.  We
need
> a team of people who can help manage the direction of the AGA in coming
> years, do the work that needs to be done, and plan for an orderly
turn-over
> of those people.  In spite of the best laid plans of mice and men, that
> hasn't happened yet.
>
> One of the  goals for AGA is to find a way that we can interface better
with
> local groups.   Since, at the same time, we need to broaden the management
> base of the AGA, what better way than to ask all of you directly for your
> help and support?  You are the people who are the most interested in this
> hobby, and have the most to gain from a strong, active Aquatic Gardeners
> Association.
>
> THIS IS A CALL FOR YOUR HELP AND INPUT.  We would like to have people from
> all over the world NOT JUST AS MEMBERS, BUT ALSO involved in AGA
management.
> We want the AGA to get to a point where it's very survival is not
> dependent on a dedicated, but too small group of people.  The more people
we
> get to step forward and help in small ways, the less any one person will
> feel the burden.
>
> The more input we have from local groups, the more we will know what those
> members want and need from AGA. Please contact us if you would be willing
to
> become part of the management team of the Aquatic Gardeners Association.
We
> can use help with the magazine, and we urgently need help with both the
> Convention and the Aquascaping Showcase.  In particular, we need people to
> solicit donations for both, and vendors to participate in the Convention.
In
> addition, we would like to have you ideas and help on outreach to smaller
> organizations, and perhaps educational programs for local clubs.
>
> Thank you in advance for your support!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> The AGA Steering Committee:
>
> Erik Olson
> David Lass
> Dorothy Reimer
> Neil Frank
> Karen Randall
>
>
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>
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