no it wasn't. Cheryl Larry Lampert wrote: > 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AGA-mcm mailing list >>> AGA-mcm@thekrib.com >>> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> AGA-mcm mailing list >> AGA-mcm@thekrib.com >> http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm >> > > _______________________________________________ > AGA-mcm mailing list > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > > _______________________________________________ AGA-mcm mailing list AGA-mcm@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm