"Volunteer"
I think we shoot ourselves in the foot when we say this.
If people were going to launch on their own, they would need to do setup,
teardown, range operations, equipment procurement/transportation/maintenance,
along with getting approvals, waivers, etc. The only difference in attending a
ROC launch is scale -- and isn't that one of the things that attract people to
our launches? I'm not sure why people feel they don't have to share these
responsibilities at our launches.
Mike
On Friday, October 14, 2016 10:57 AM, R Dierking
<applerocketry@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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div.yiv1595182673WordSection1 {}-->Several of the self-noms mentioned that they
would like to help ROC a stronger club. Sorry, I can’t quote because I
misplaced the statements after I voted. Thanks to all the people that stepped
forward btw. To me, a stronger club doesn’t just mean more members. A bigger
club, yes. But stronger, not necessarily, and more members that are not
actively participating could actually make it weaker. So, why have a strong
club? For us, we hold rocket launches. So stronger suggests more and bigger
launches. However, for a volunteer organization the most important thing about
being stronger is that everyone has the opportunity to have a good time doing
it. There’s enough people helping for the chosen activities that the club is
resilient and enjoyable to all. A weak club takes a toll on the people trying
to keep it going. Richard DierkingTRA L2 11366
