ANNOUNCING BOARD FOR 2008
Before I announce the new Board members for 2008, I want to thank each of you for the courtesy shown me, when I called you on the phone regarding your intentions to run for the 2008 Board.
I also want to thank PRILL, SANDI AND JACKIE for all their assistance tonight.
THANK YOU, LADIES !!
NOW THEN…..YOUR 2008 BOARD.
When I announce your name, please come forward quickly.
President: BOB BAILEY
Vice President: LARRY BESORE
Secretary: CAROL ELLIOTT
Treasurer: SUE ELSTON
Newsletter Editor: JUDY NOLTE
And our SIX BOARD MEMBERS: (in alphabetical order)
MANFRED WAGNER
JIM STUBERT
PAUL NOLTE
FRED ELSTON
JERRY ELLIOTT
PAGE BARNES
COME FORWARD QUICKLY AND LINE UP, PLEASE !
2008 BOARD INSTALLATION
PRESIDENT, BOB BAILEY step forward!
You are the TOP HONCHO !! Therefore, you should dress accordingly!
(BIG HAT, gavel to call them to order)
VICE PRESIDENT, LARRY BESORE step forward!
You need to be ready….to assist the Top Honcho…. at the Drop of an Eyeball !!
(LITTLE HAT, glasses with eyeballs)
SECRETARY, CAROL ELLIOTT step forward!
As our Secretary, you need to take VERY detailed minutes, and here's some
Equipment to help you! (Pad of paper, GIANT PENCIL)
TREASURER, SUE ELSTON step forward!
As you handle our FUNDS, you can keep them in HERE…….
And PROTECT them with THIS ! (Piggy Bank and "BANG" gun)
NEWSLETTER EDITOR, JUDY NOLTE step forward!
Here's our SHERLOCK HOLMES ready to TRACK DOWN the news and
Juicy Gossip to put in print. BUT you won't EVEN see her, because she'll be
INCOGNITO !!! (Spy glass - glasses with nose)
And now, the remaining SIX BOARD MEMBERS !!!
MANFRED WAGNER
JIM STUBERT
PAUL NOLTE
FRED ELSTON
JERRY ELLIOTT
PAGE BARNES
(KEN, Give them each a BOARD) WE'LL…ALL…WORK…TOGETHER…FOR…YOU!
(DEE, Give the yellow plates to the five officers)
OVER…THE…HILL…GANG…- Phoenix
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HERE IS YOUR 2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS !!!
HOLD UP YOUR MESSAGE TO THE MEMBERS…..
PLEASE GIVE THEM A BIG HAND !!!! Thank you.
AND A BIG THANK YOU TO MY "PARTNER IN CRIME" ….KEN SCHAAF !
WE NEED TO GET SOME PICTURES PLEASE… THANK YOU, (whoever)
Behind the Scenes - Directors Cut!
OTHG-PHOENIX does a number on their new Board of Directors. Back in December, just before Christmas, I was asked to "just call all the members to see if they have an interest in running for the board for 2008." So I did that…all eighty of them…. through the holidays, and do you know how many folks are NEVER HOME during the holidays?????!! Then all I had to do was see if there were any more nominations at the January meeting. Oh, then I was to make up a ballot, get it printed; plus a signature sheet for the members to sign before they received their ballot; then get someone to help me count the ballots…. thank you's to Prill, Sandi and Jackie; then announce the Board for 2008 at the February meeting! WHEW !! Is that all??!!! NOT QUITE!
Ken and I decided to have a little fun with this! So the February meeting announcement time came…."When I call your name, please come forward quickly." President, BOB BAILEY! Vice president, LARRY BESORE….and on down the line. And of course, these were all called out in MY LOUDEST, SEXY VOICE!! I hope I didn't break anyone's eardrums. As they lined up, Ken had taken our BIG BLACK SACK and stood behind them. I called President, Bob Baily forward. "You are the TOP HONCHO! Therefore, you should dress accordingly!" He was presented with an oversized cowboy hat, and gavel, which if pounded…would squeak, or the handle was a horn that he could blow! Next, Vice president, Larry Besore step forward. "You need to be ready…(presented with a very mini, yellow cowboy hat printed with VP) at the Drop of an Eyeball!" Yup, glasses with eyeballs on springs! Secretary, Carol Elliott, step forward. "As our Secretary, you need to take VERY DETAILED minutes, and here's some equipment to help you!" Carol received a GIANT 18" PENCIL and a tiny pad of paper. Treasurer, Sue Elston, please step forward. "As you handle our FUNDS, you can keep them in HERE….and PROTECT them with THIS!" Sue received a cute little piggy bank and a gun that banged. Pull the trigger and "bang flag" drops down! Newsletter Editor, Judy Nolte, step forward. "Here's our SHERLOCK HOLMES ready to TRACK DOWN the news and juicy gossip to put in print. (Was handed a magnifying glass.) BUT, you won't EVEN SEE HER, because she'll be INCOGNITO!!!" She also got a pair of glasses with nose, eyebrows and mustache.
And now the remaining six board members, in alphabetical order: Manfred Wagner, Jim Stubert….well I didn't say A to Z, I'm doing Z to A! Paul Nolte, Fred Elston, Jerry Elliott, Page Barnes. Each one was given a board which read (when put together) WE'LL…ALL…WORK…TOGETHER…FOR…YOU! At the same time, I handed yellow plates to the other five which read, OVER…THE…HILL…GANG…Phx !
And that concluded the installation of officers.
by Dee and Ken