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Jim Flynt
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Posted: Feb 18th, 2007 03:55 pm |
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Steve, I applaud your lovely new website. I also noted that your agenda calls for a discussion of officers to be elected for FFS and one of the officers noted is Treasurer for the group. So, my question is this: if you're going to have a treasurer then it is fairly likely that you anticipate a 'treasury', so are you accepting donations to FFS? If so, how do we go about making a donation?
Thanks for all of your and the group's hard work in such a marvelous positive endeavour to make Summerfield a better place.
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Posted: Feb 18th, 2007 04:39 pm |
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Doesn't the FFS have to form a PAC or something else official if money starts changing hands?
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Feb 18th, 2007 11:17 pm |
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Let's just say we're trying to do things in the right order.
First is to establish a leadership group to double as a steering committee
Then the group must agree on what type of organization we should be incorporated. It would appear from preliminary investigation that registration as a 501.c.3 organization is appropriate. Registration as a PAC under NC guidelines will probably be appropriate as time goes on also.
None of this is free, so it's appropriate to first get an accounting structure in place with proper controls & documentation.
Jim, to answer your question, it's preliminary for FFS to receiving any kind of donations just yet, but that will probably change in the near future.
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Feb 20th, 2007 07:17 pm |
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Reminder, meeting tonight 7 - 9 at Adkins house
7591 Cassidy Way
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Feb 21st, 2007 10:56 pm |
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I'm pleased to note that in our 3 meetings of FFS, we've experienced steady growth, to the point we've about outgrown the Adkins house. 28 people last night !! As much as Deb & I enjoy having everyone come to our place, it appears in the near future we'll need to find somewhere local to meet where we can keep growing. GREAT problem to have !!!!
Thanks to all for the great discussions last night. This is what open communication & good healthy discussion is all about. Folks have questions, want clarifications, this was an outstanding way to get things out in the open and talk about them. Nobody was shy about asking questions or contributing to the discussion, total utopia !!!
Mike Stewart did an outstanding job explaining "point of order" in TC meetings, folks had great questions, and we all came away with a clear understanding what behaviors are expected & appropriate in TC meetings.
Jane Doggett did an awesome job fielding questions on the potential of changing our government structure to a Manager - Council form of government. It's apparent folks are interested in understanding what the pros and cons to this potential change are. We're all in a learning mode on this one, myself included. I frankly think it's a good change and the right thing to do, but still want to understand it thoroughly.
The website appearance is awesome, the ideas bubbling out of the group to improve it are so exciting, I am confident it will be a benchmark site for positive community action.
This is the exciting part of living in Summerfield, being a close knit community, looking to the future !!!
Thanks
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DOGGETTJA
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Posted: Feb 25th, 2007 01:01 pm |
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Hey we got a good plug in today's Guilford Record from Gary Ajemian. I think he made several good points about democracy and winning and losing giving the Friends for Summerfield as a good example.
Maybe we need to print out the column and use it at meetings to remind ourselves that we are educating, building concensus and that if our ideas don't come to fruition we just didn't have enough people who agree with us not that we lost.
Good article.
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Feb 25th, 2007 01:19 pm |
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Wow, what a nice article !!
Friends for Summerfield is being noticed for exactly the right reasons.
I especially like Gary's comment about "raising the debate level instead of the decibel level"
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070225/NEWSREC0112/702250306/1058/NEWSREC0112
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Posted: Feb 25th, 2007 04:15 pm |
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| Good article and well written. Hey look at the great pics on the FFS website. Who's that fellow cooking hot dogs with former Mayor John Wray. I got to go on a diet or was that the camera angle? Patti my left side is better. Ha Ha
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Mar 2nd, 2007 11:59 pm |
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March 2 - 8 edition of NWO
Good Job Sandra on "Q & A on a New Form of Government"
Laid the facts out very clearly & impartially.
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Mar 3rd, 2007 12:10 am |
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March 2 - 8 issue of NWO
Good Job on Letters From Readers
Council Member Responds from Becky Strickland - attacking SRA & Jay Copeland for condition of Athletic Fields
Next letter - Fact Based Positive Response from Jay Copeland
Good Job BaseBall Buddy !!!!!!!!!
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FatPappy
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Posted: Mar 3rd, 2007 01:06 pm |
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Good job, Jay!
There's nuthin' wrong with a councilmember askin' questions, but this has nuthin' to do with gettin' the truth out. If she really wanted the people to have answers, she could have gone to the mayor, the town administrator, other council members, and Jay himself and say I have a question about this. Instead she sticks her answerless questions out there, like some cheap UFO/Bigfoot exposé, to linger like a bad smell.
I hope the people get a good whiff o' her tired an' stinkin' tactics.
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Posted: Mar 3rd, 2007 01:29 pm |
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I wonder if she has ever even been to the ball fields to see what is being talked about? Has she ever been to a SRA meeting to see what the concerns are?
Thank you Jay for not spending the money on property that first of all does not belong to the Town and does belong to the school system especially if you have things fairly in shape. The issue here is not the current facility we have: it is the facilities we need for our burgeoning population of children.
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Mar 3rd, 2007 03:43 pm |
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FatPappy wrote: I hope the people get a good whiff
The way to do this is to immediately counter with facts, just the way Jay did. Perfect response, perfect timing.
FFS will enjoy many successes with this exact approach, looking forward to it !!!
We look forward to working with our friends in all organizations, ie SRA, SYC, etc, working to the communities benefit.
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Posted: Mar 4th, 2007 10:55 am |
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Posted: Mar 5th, 2007 02:53 pm |
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| Don't forget Tuesday night &PM at Steve and Debbie's house is our next meeting. We continue to try to get our organization organized. Come and help create a more positive agenda for Summerfield.
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