The Thunderbird Ski Club held its final Board of Directors nomination general meeting at the Hawthorne Valley Country Club on Wednesday February 17^th. The theme of the event was “Valentines Day” and we enjoyed meatless spaghetti (it was Ash Wednesday) and salad along with some great drink specials. The turn out was light (30), as it often is in mid winter.

I was nominated at a previous meeting which I did not attend and I accepted the nomination as Treasurer for 2010-2011 at this meeting. I nominated Gary Green to replace the irreplaceable Evelyn Fitzgerald as Recording Secretary and he accepted the nomination via phone the following day. That completed the nominations for the upcoming year and since no offices were contested, Dave Bagwell, chairman of the nominating committee, (thanks again Dave) declared the nominations closed and introduced the next board to the membership.

This is my fourth year on the board and I hope to find successors to the current board so that, if we wish, we can take a rest next year. While being on the board is a rewarding experience it does wear you down. There are many responsibilities and if you are diligent in carrying out these responsibilities you don’t want to do it for too long or you can burn out. Burn out is not good since we need ongoing leadership in all offices and as event/trip leaders. It is time for you to start thinking about joining the board. Try hosting an event and working with the board in the upcoming year and see how rewarding the experience can be.

I just read through the new Towline and I have to say, this is one great club. I have been approached by several other club presidents with comments about what a great job we do with all of the events and the monthly Towline that keeps everyone current on all of our activities. It takes a lot of people to make this a successful club and we hope that you all continue to support our meetings, picnics, ski trips, golf outings and all of the other events we provide throughout the year.