Jim’s Plant of the Month:
This month’s Jewels will not be about a plant, or a family of
plants, but about the Rakes & Blades board elections coming up in
August. You see, it’s time for someone else to wear the
crown… and wave the scepter! Yes, your Queen is abdicating the
throne, and taking some of the royal court with her. She wants to be
free to wander among her subjects and have some fun!
Rakes & Blades of Florida was formed in March of 2005, so we are
entering our 4th year this summer. Several of the officers have been at
their posts since the club began, and most of the others have been in
office for 2 years. It is time for “New Blood”. In the past
elections, if no one new stepped up, the incumbent officers continued.
That will not be the case this year. Without new names on the August
ballot, the positions of President, Secretary, Newsletter Editor, and
Potluck Committee will be empty as of September. Obviously, the club
can’t continue without any officers to run it.
The August elections will use a paper ballot as we did 2 years ago, and
to make them meaningful, we will need at least 2 names to vote on for
each position. At this Saturday’s meeting, each incumbent officer
will stand up to give a brief description of his or her
responsibilities. We will then ask for candidates to put on the ballot.
Please keep in mind that very few of the current officers’ names
will appear anywhere on the ballot.
To avoid having the club dissolve in September, please consider a
position on the board, even if you have to split the responsibility
with another member to make it feasible. The club needs you!
Club officer contact
President: Jim Nevers, president@rakesandbladesfl.com
Vice President: Ann Allen, vicepres@rakesandbladesfl.com
Treasurer: Gary Raush, treasurer@rakesandbladesfl.com
Secretary: Bruce Bates, secretary@rakesandbladesfl.com
Newsletter: Bryan Hopper, newsletter@rakesandbladesfl.com
Photographer: Brad Hissing, photos@rakesandbladesfl.com
Raffleator: Kevin Ritter, raffles@rakesandbladesfl.com
Social Director: Michael Argrew, socialdirector@rakesandbladesfl.com
Program Coordinator: Brian Cahill, programs@rakesandbladesfl.com
Host Coordinators: Ann Allen, Marty Volpe, hosting@rakesandbladesfl.com
Potluck Committee:
Marty Volpe, Scott Hoffman, Dani Skrzypek, Jeffrey Davis
potluck@rakesandbladesfl.com
