[roc-chat] Re: Suggestions for ROC and youth groups - Behind the Scenes Tasks
- From: "Lesnick, Mike" <mikel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:33:12 +0000
Hey There To All ROC Members,
I have been pretty inactive for about a year and a half now. I hope to get
back into the swing of things soon. I am not in a position to be at a lot of
launches at this time but would like to be a productive member of the ROC
community. Are there tasks / jobs that do behind the scenes? I run an
accounting / consulting company and could do work in that area bookkeeping /
tax returns (assuming ROC files some sort of not for profit return). I have
can volunteer in the Orange County area to help with youth groups of rocket
workshops. I also hope to be at more launches in the coming year and will
definitely volunteer for range duties when I attend launches.
If there are any behind the scenes tasks, let me know. ROC is a great club and
I appreciate the work done by all who volunteer.
Mike
Michael Lesnick
Axiom Healthcare Group
18627 Brookhurst Street #341
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
714-323-5968 Cell
714-594-5720 Office
714-656-0535 Fax
MikeL@xxxxxxxxxxx
From: roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:roc-chat-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Gregory Lyzenga
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 4:41 PM
To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [roc-chat] Re: Suggestions for ROC and youth groups
It's good to see a spirited discussion going on regarding the future of the
club. It means that people care, and I'm all for that! As the president of
the club (at least for a little while longer), I figured it might be a good
idea for me to speak up just a little, lest anyone out there think the board is
disengaged from this issue or is rigidly fixed on some particular agenda.
We think it is quite important that our members understand what issues the BOD
is actively discussing, debating and thinking about. While we don't
necessarily agree on every detail, the BOD collectively thinks it would be
unwise to change any major operating characteristics of the club without
careful deliberation, ample feedback and plenty of advance notice of any
changes. That alone limits the scope of changes we can implement as soon as
this coming October. It takes at least a few months for any major changes to
occur, given that we only have the chance to talk and interact as a board a
couple times a month. However in light of that fact, we can outline some basic
principles that we think have served the club well and we will strive to follow.
The ROC BOD is not considering fundamental changes to our club's founding
principle of supporting LPR, MPR and HPR activities equally (whatever "equally
means!). For many of us, LPR has served as the gateway to high power
activities, and the intermediate MPR level is a crucial training ground for
those flyers of all ages who are increasing the power of their flights.
Now what the BOD *IS* considering is how we can effectively handle large
launches in which the preponderance of participants are not experienced in
rocketry. Our first consideration always has to be safety, and with limited
volunteer resources we have to make sure that the demand for our launches is
proportionately matched to the available help. This discussion is definitely
not about scouts versus other groups, or about LPR versus HPR, or even about
ROCtober versus regular launches. It distracts the discussion away from
constructive dialog to frame it in terms of "us versus them" type conflicts,
and we don't as a board consider it productive to engage in divisive either-or
debates.
So let's keep the good ideas coming and we'll all try to come down on the side
of being constructive. And it helps to remember that the BOD usually can't
turn on a dime... it's a big old Saturn V we're trying to steer and it takes a
while after you gimbal those engines to see a change in course. Thanks for
your understanding and ideas!
Greg Lyzenga
ROC President - NAR #13295 / Tripoli #12088
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