<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>As President of NSRCA, ultimately the responsibility for all committees is mine. Yes, I should have been more timely in generating a committee to submit rules proposals to AMA sooner. I did not. That is my responsibility, not other Board members’.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>The thirteen members of the Board were listening to NSRCA members in their respective districts. At a January Board meeting we identified 4 rules proposals our members were discussing. Graciously, Scott McHarg volunteered to chair a rules proposal committee. Quickly John Gayer and Jon Carter volunteered as well. I asked Scott to find a few other NSRCA members to serve as committee members.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>As Joe Lachowski pointed out there wasn’t much time to do justice to rules proposal considerations. Scott and his committee were most impressive in how well, how thoroughly, and how swiftly they worked. </P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Sadly, for Mike McGraw’s general membership survey and for Scott McHarg’s rules proposal survey, not all members acted in an honorable fashion. This deeply disturbs me.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Please note that all Board members are firstly just simply members of the NSRCA. Secondly, we are all volunteers. The Board receives NO perks, at least I have never seen one in my 6 years on the Board. </P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>As your President, I encourage all members to voice your opinions. As your President, however, I certainly do NOT anticipate any Board member to be exposed to any disrespect or slander.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Lastly, let me thank all of you who honestly and sincerely respond to our surveys. Your voice is important to us. Be confident that you are listened to and your honesty is appreciated.</P>
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