Re: Call for help

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

Awesome!  Thanks, Tom.  I'll forward your name to the management committee.

Karen

----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Barr" <tcbiii@earthlink.net>
To: <crypts@aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: Call for help


> This old nag can help in some capacity. Let me know what all's needed and
> I'll see where I can make some commitments.
> Regards,
> Tom Barr
>
> > From: "Karen Randall" <krandall@world.std.com>
> > Reply-To: crypts@aquaria.net
> > Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 21:32:55 -0400
> > To: <crypts@aquaria.net>
> > Cc: "Charlene Nash" <ecn@tennis.org>, "AGA Steering Committee"
> > <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> > Subject: Re: Call for help
> >
> > Hi Justin,
> >
> > Thanks for responding so quickly!
> >
> > I'll forward you offer to help to the Steering Committee.  I know that
our
> > two most pressing projects are the Showcase/Contest and the Convention.
> > I'll also make sure that those committees know of your offer to help.
We
> > really appreciate it!
> >
> > Karen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mortimer Snerd" <mortimersnerd@uswest.net>
> > To: <crypts@aquaria.net>
> > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 9:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: Call for help
> >
> >
> >> Karen-
> >>
> >> I don't have lots of time as a grad student, but I'm willing to put in
> > what
> >> I can.  What exactly needs doing, and where can I help?
> >>
> >> Justin Collins
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Karen Randall" <krandall@world.std.com>
> >> To: <crypts@aquaria.net>; <sfbaaps@yahoogroups.com>; " Aquatic Plants
> >> Digest" <Aquatic-Plants-Owner@actwin.com>; <jglaeser@inxpress.net>
> >> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 5:31 PM
> >> Subject: Call for help
> >>
> >>
> >>> 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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