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From: Grant.Downey@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Grant Downey)
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Subject: Re: Resignation statement as an NFB officer
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Date: 10 Jan 91 18:05:58 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

The main reason that the state President wanted particularly
thefundraising chapr person expelled thus the people who
followed him went to, is because he maintained that a certain
ammount of the money we raised should stay in thechapter
treasury for use in our local area.  At that time we had a lot
of projects going and needed these funds to maintain.  Any money
raised was put into our projects.  The state President insisted
that all monies go to the state office thus the funds raised
could be divided among the less fortunate chapters.  Arguments
insued and so I was directed to expell the people who didn't go
along with the State President against my best judgement or be
kicked out along with them.  It was an awful situation one
I'llnever forget. What stays with me though is that a roaring
good chapter of over seventy to eighty members was deminished to
a chapter of seven, the fundraising opportunities were lost,
thus the projectswe were working on died.  It is really
something how an expulsion can hurt a chapter in fact distroy it
and it certainly makes for a lot ofhurt feelings, resentment,
and unnecessary, for the most part, and the damage that is done
usually far surpasses the problems that existed before the
expulsion.  Grant

 

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