From: twoodburn (twoodburn@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Jan 09 2006 - 13:32:56 PST
1032 votes out of 10,000 members that's pretty poor. Looks like a lot of
members really don't care who runs the show. It who appear
that 90% of the members like things just the way things are.
Tom Woodburn
MVPA 1613
Yes, I voted
MV content: I need an MV with a hardtop so I can drive it in the winter.
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> The total MVPA Votes Cast were: 1032
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> The votes Quantity is as follows:
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> Sven Johnson 683
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> Greg Wolanin 645
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> Al Nicholsdon 646
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> Jin Diaz 610
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> Kenton Tucker 598
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> Bob Brown 536
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> Jim Gilmore 3 Write Ins
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> That is the info you asked about ??? Our Candidates were elected.
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> The info did not come from Sven, but it came from a very reliable source.
> Not sure who is supposed to notify us officially, but I got the facts
> recently.
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> Tom
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fred H. Schlesinger" <fred@schlesingers.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 9:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Anyone hear the outcome of the mvpa elections?
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>> The rumor is, and I stress, only a RUMOR that I've heard and that I
>> believe,
>> is that the new slate including Sven Johnson was elected by a landslide.
>> Sooner or later they have got to let us know officially. Would be a good
>> chance to eat crow after all the self-promotion I've seen in the magazine
>> lately from the president and editor. We will see how they handle it,
>> gracefully or not.
>>
>> Hopefully, the re-constituted Board can make some real changes in that
>> organization, that is loaded with money, lots of it, and does little for
>> the
>> hobby or for our country and the military.
>>
>> Speaking for myself, I have been very disappointed with the MVPA. It
>> seems
>> like they are running a business, and not a hobby. When I think of the
>> MVPA, I think of the magazine, which they get advertising fees for, the
>> annual event, and little triangular patches and tee shirts. They do
>> little
>> to support their affiliated clubs, compared to what they could do if they
>> had that as a focus. It is the local clubs where I see the real good
>> work
>> being done, which is probably why the local clubs don't have a million
>> dollars in the bank.
>>
>> But the MVPA can do better, and I hope the new guys can make a
>> difference.
>>
>> - Just one MVPA member's opinion.
>>
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