Re: Draft of recruitment letter

["Dorothy Reimer" <dreimer@wwdc.com>]

    Very well done Karen!!!

Dorothy


-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Randall <krandall@world.std.com>
To: AGA Steering Committee <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Date: Saturday, April 07, 2001 2:04 PM
Subject: Draft of recruitment letter


>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 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.
>
>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 involved in AGA management, not just as members, if we
>can.  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.
>
>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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