Re: RC: Concern

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

I got news for you...USET donated money is NOT "earmarked" for any particular
sport.....

Teddy

Nancy Mitts wrote:

> David,
> I never sent in my $10 either. I didn't want to see International waste time
> & money sending me information that I wasn't going to use.
> But, I think it would be really shortsighted for AERC to withdraw from
> participating in FEI & the International scene. Thay are going to define (or
> redefine) the public perception of endurance because of greater exposure.
> AERC can try to influence those changes, or just stick it's head under the
> sand & then whine about the good ol' days.
> The way I read the last president's message, unless we all start sending in
> that $10 the AERC BOD ( maybe one, maybe many) will withdraw support from
> international. I'm not sure how this would affect the International
> Committee. If they split off into a seperate organization would  they have
> to forfeit donated funds supposed to be "their's?" According to the
> financial report, they have their own funds. According to the president's
> message, they are receiving support from AERC. What AERC support? If the
> membership has to decide, complete & specific information needs to be
> provided. The sudden interest in "full disclosure" can't be directed at just
> certain individuals or activities. I know people from the different time
> zone teams for the Pan Am had to raise money to pay their own expenses. What
> they get from USET is that donated to USET AND stipulated for endurance.
> And, I think maybe they only help for off-continent competition.
> There seems to be an atmosphere of divisiveness going on somewhere in AERC.
> Rather than seeking cooperation between people with different goals, and
> trying to include them all, there is a contest to see who has the biggest
> stick.
> Nancy Mitts
>
> >From: David LeBlanc <dleblanc@mindspring.com>
> >To: renegade12@juno.com, ridecamp@endurance.net
> >Subject: RC:   Concern
> >Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 10:32:55 -0700
> >
> >At 11:37 AM 5/22/00 -0600, renegade12@juno.com wrote:
> >
> > >ie, the AERC membership either
> > >does not understand or does not see the importance of belonging to AERC
> > >International and how that decision can impact opinions.
> >
> >OK, I'll bite.  Why is it important?  Even if I support having an
> >international group as part of AERC and sharing the Endurance News with
> >them, why should I pay the extra $10 fee?
> >
> >These are honest questions - it seems to me that participating in
> >international decisions, etc. is a good thing, but I don't plan on doing
> >FEI rides myself, so why should I, as an ordinary rider pay the extra $10?
> >
> >I think your guess that people don't understand is probably correct, but
> >what's the answer here?
> >
> >
> >David LeBlanc
> >dleblanc@mindspring.com
> >
> >
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