It's been 6 months since I've been active in WOW... There's a few things I would like to say...
The lack of WOW meetings...
When the new board of directors was voted in, there was also a decision to not hold monthly meetings... I thought this was a bad idea from the get go and had no issue showing up once a month to conduct business... I've only missed a couple of meetings since the start... I felt, at a minimum, we needed to have quarterly meetings set in stone... That would at least allow people to mark it down on a calendar and try to make the meeting, or at least look for info on the site in the following days... As you can see, the lack of a meeting schedule has let time just keep clicking by without any urgency to conduct business...
The lack of presence from the BOD...
I've watched for a long time... The BOD and a small hand full of members make time to be involved in WOW's everyday business, nobody else was present... Most were to busy with it being summer and all... I understand that people have certain times of the year that doesn't allow them the luxury of making it to meetings, but when it was time to make some big decisions regarding the direction of WOW, we had to count heads to see if we even had large enough % of members attending to even vote...
You want things to change???
Over the last year and a half I haven't agreed with some of the things that has happened, but still showed my support and tried to stay involved... As an association, everything is based on what the "members" want... That's why everything is put to a vote... If you want to see something happen, make it happen... Come up with an idea, then a plan, present your plan to the membership and vote on it... Pretty easy...
The future of WOW...
I'm not sure what the future holds for WOW or it's members... I plan on wheeling when I can, attending work parties/clean ups when I can and staying up to date with Elbe at the focus group meetings... I'll do these things whether or not WOW is active or hybernating... It's up to you to decide what your involvement or lack of will be... At this time, I don't consider myself a WOW member...
I hope all the best to all of you and would love to see WOW make a difference... I'll always show my support...
~Luey (Wheelers Of Washington Vice-President, June '09-June '11)