Re: Is there anybody out there?
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 3:11 pm
An excellent choice and an anthem of my childhood. Of course, youtube asked me how old I was when I clicked thru. Guess I will have to listen tonight.
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An excellent choice and an anthem of my childhood. Of course, youtube asked me how old I was when I clicked thru. Guess I will have to listen tonight.
Trainbug wrote:Looking back through the forums I find little information about 2017 or 2018. A few meeting minutes but no Treasurer's Report for 2017 or 2018 nor any request for an audit for those years which is called for by the By-Laws. I searched the MGS News section for these items, if they are posted
somewhere else can we have them moved to that thread.
Jerry, thank you. I don't take it personal and I do share a good deal of your frustration. If we need anything out west, I will definitely give you call.AL's Guide wrote:I read through all the posts and noticed that there was a perception that I was attacking LBD. Not at all. Phil, you are working your hind end off. And doing a good job but you are not alone. I will help if you delegate some responsibility. So will many others. Just call and say "Hey can you go check on this for me, just don't tell anyone and report back this weekend". It would be done. You are not alone, many of us want MGS success.
Sue, thank you for your service to MGS. You probably don't remember when we first met at Sideling Hill during the Fall 2012 picnic where you offered me a pathtag. I definitely appreciate your singular contributions to MGS and geocaching at large. I know you had a strong hand in creating some of the aspects of geocaching that are near and dear to my heart. I am also a proud member of MGS.Calvertcachers wrote:As a long time, proud member of the MGS, former Officer, Director and GW Coordinating member, we did leave the MGS with plenty of funds to last a long time!!! I served the MGS many years and worked thousands of volunteer hours, serving an organization that is very near & dear to my heart.
Calvertcachers wrote:I too have been concerned about the financial health and overall well being of the MGS. I had questioned and requested former officers to publicly post minutes, monthly & yearly treasury reports, etc... Unfortunately, my requests were not honored.
Calvertcachers wrote:I also noticed over the past few years, what appeared to be a wasteful use of MGS funds. Such as minting the CAM coins in multiple metals. This is a total waste of money and we only need one CAM coin!! AN anniversary edition could be an exception.
In both 2018 and 2019 we had 250 business cards printed to had out. The cost per year was $14. They have all the names of the officers on them. We probably could have printed our own but in me experience home printed ones don't look as nice or as professional. This practice dates back several years.Calvertcachers wrote:I also noticed business cards that were printed, fancy name tags, attire, etc.... I do not know for certain these items were paid for out of MGS funds but one officer told me it was. In the old days, IF we needed a business card for a meeting, we would just make and print a few using Word. And in our day, we were having big meetings in Washington, DC with members of Congress, Senate, NatGeo, NPS, and many more, in an effort to lay the groundwork for the acceptance of geocaching. I would love to see a complete and thorough audit of the MGS going back 4 - 5 years.
Yes, the paperwork for 2017 was filed. And it is our intention to file for 2018. (*after posting edit to correct the dates)Calvertcachers wrote:I also questioned and have a concern over our non-profit status. Has the proper yearly paperwork been filed? We had worked hard years ago to gain this status and I would hate to see it lost.
Agreed. That has consistently been my practice. Since the beginning of the year I have posted on Facebook 12 times (by my quick count). All but one of those pointed to an MGS event on Groundspeak or the website. As I told my officers, I don't want to loose the website and I am unwilling to do "facebook events". Hopefully the website is not already lost due to lack of MEMBER particpation. I will say that nearly every geocacher who has come along since I joined in 2011 has gotten more of their information from the Facebook than the website. But I continue to point people to the website at every opportunity.Calvertcachers wrote:As for the website, it should be the primary foundation and source of information of the MGS. However, social media is an important outlet and as long as posts drive folks back to our website, I am OK with it.