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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't think most members know how much thanks we
all owe to Lamar. He came to office pledging to spread authority and give
people with initiative the freedom to solve problems and bring solutions to the
board. I appreciated that when I was assigned the district border issue to
work on. Lamar has always promoted transparency and a team spirit.
His efforts to document the job descriptions of all officers, and our procedures
for banking, the KF, Nats, etc. have given us a foundation to build on.
Initially, Lamar envisioned leading a team of idea champions, but halfway
through he had to roll up his sleeves twice (first to his elbows and then to his
shoulders) when he took on the jobs of the secretary, VP and prez. In my
extended conversations with him, we spend 90% of the time talking modeling and
even though in some ways people might think, as hobby suppliers, we are
competitors, the truth is I don't feel that at all. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Godspeed my friend and we expect to see you flying
at Nats in '07.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=lamarblair@charter.net href="mailto:lamarblair@charter.net">Lamar
Blair</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 22, 2006 5:56
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Dues
Increase</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=3><BR></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>NSRCA
Dues</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>After
reviewing the cost of the K-FACTOR and the income of NSRCA at our November
board meeting the NSRCA Board voted to the Membership dues from $30.00
to $40.00 per year. The Advertisers and NSRCA Membership dues have been
carrying the cost of the K-FACTOR over the years. Our Membership dropped and
is now slowly coming back, Advertising has gone down, and the publishing costs
of the K-FACTOR have increased. These are the main reasons behind the need for
a dues increase, and if you will think back, we have not had an increase in
dues for over 8 years.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial>This is my
last Presidents report. I want to thank the Membership, Officers and DVP’s for
their support over the past two years. We have made a lot of progress
together, and some of my goals are still to be completed as I indicated in
<FONT face=Arial>the November K-Factor. Now it is time for the new Officers to
review our past progress and “things left to do”, and set their own goals to
continue to take NSRCA forward.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I
know you will give them the same strong support that you gave to me. I have
ask Derek to start changing thing over because I am setting here
everyday waiting on the doctor to call me to be admitted to the hospital for
two more back surgeries they plan on cutting the nerves th</FONT></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>is time. They will do my left leg and left lower back the
first and if they do everything right and I can walk within two they
will go in and do my right side but fear not if I can not my walk I can
still fly from a wheel chair right :- )</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please
send all dues to </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim
Quinn</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>211
Airport Road</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Endicott, NY 13760<BR>607-786-0995</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks
again, and I hope to see you at the District 3 contests and the NATS in 2007.
</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Lamar </FONT></P></DIV>
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