<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 09/17/2001 7:13:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, betty_eyer@yahoo.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Throw in a few other
<BR>issues in the officer's life like quarterly reports, a
<BR>big local event, an incipient group request, a family,
<BR>a real job, etc. and scheduling these meetings can get
<BR>out of hand.
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<BR>It would seem to me that big local events make great opportunities for those new contacts. The person/officer they contacted should be there, they could meet other members of the local group and other groups, and assuming there is a chatelaine or deputy in the group, that is part of what they should be doing there. I agree with the point that there can be group members willing to act as a 'buddy'--that would help those who are running the event.
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<BR>As far as quarterly reports go, excepting perhaps seneschals & exchequers, if you are spending more than a few minutes filling it out, you are spending way too much time. I've filled out the chronicler report, herald reports, seen the chatelaine's report & others. Now if you are a kingdom or corporate level officer trying to correlate each group's reports, that is another story. Or trying to fill a 10 - 20 page newsletter each month.
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<BR>dawn/thyra
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