Re: [AGA-mcm] Congratulations

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

oops, wrong list...
--- Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thanks Erik,
> 
> I hereby accept the keys and promise to do my best
> not
> to wreck the car ;-).
> 
> I woFor my first official corrsepondence as the new
> AGA President, I would like to thank you for all you
> have done for the AGA these last six plus (?) years.
> 
>  For the benefit of those members who have not been
> around since then, Erik and the AGA Board have
> overseen a dramatic increase in the AGA membership,
> and what is even more impressive the increase in
> membership "value add". 
> 
> Just to name a few things that have happened, let's
> see..... ummm how about a world class full color
> publication, a National Conference for Planted
> Aquarium folks, an International Aquascaping
> Contest,
> a Forum on our web site, our 403B tax exempt status,
> and of course organizational financial stability. 
> 
> Erik's socratic leadership and decision making
> skills
> have been instrumental in each of these
> achievements.
> The amount of time and effort he has put into the
> AGA
> is remarkable. The only good thing about the end of
> his term is that it is not signaling the end of his
> involvement in the AGA. He will continue to be
> active
> as a Board member and of course as the official AGA
> videographer ;-).
> 
> As a new member to the AGA Board and now your new
> President I will do my best to follow a very tough
> act. Like a singer in Vegas trying to follow Sinatra
> ;-).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Larry Lampert
> 
>  
> 
>  --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> 
> > Today is the First of December, and on this
> momentus
> > occasion, I hereby 
> > pass the car keys to the vehicle that is the AGA
> to
> > our new president, 
> > Larry Lampert.  Thanks for taking this on, and
> best
> > of luck!
> > 
> >    - Erik
> > 
> > -- 
> > Erik Olson
> > erik at thekrib dot com
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