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Old 11-25-2010, 10:09 AM   #3
Bob P
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: SUN CITY CALIF.
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Default Jerry McCamly's Post Nov. 23 2010

I feel I have to set the record straight on Jerry's post. I am the VP of the Golden Bears. I have been the VP for the past two years and a club member since 2000 and a member of GSI. The issue of expanding the club was brought up by me last April. There were no issues three years ago as Jerry stated.
We were having trouble getting at least 10 rigs at our outings. We have a large member group but they stopped coming. There were several chapters having the same problems. Bonnie from GS sent out an e-mail stating maybe we should look into bringing in SOB's. Being we have SOB's in our group already, I thought this was a good idea. To make matters clear, our by-laws were set up in 93. Although a Gulf Stream chapter, the husband and wife that set the club up did not want to have any member that started out with a GS RV and traded for another brand to be kicked out, as what happened to them when they traded for a GS.
Over the years many of our members have traded for other brands. We have a small strong "core" group. When I brought the idea up of expanding our club, One person stood up and very loudly and begin proclaiming the SOB's can start their own club. Well things got heated. Shortly after that outing Bonnie from GS retracted that e-mail and started sending out GS's By-laws. I never read GS's By-laws until this matter came up. We all went by the by-laws that were set up in 93, and GS was aware of our by-laws.

Back to Jerry's post. It was never missed by the board on whom was a members of GSI. Mr Chamberlain was never sent any info on joining GSI, nor was he given a free membership when he brought his rig. We also have several members in our group that have not gotten any info on joining or renewing their membership in GSI. I sent Bonnie an email requesting this info . She never responded. But she did send it to another person who is not on the board the Saturday morning before the meeting, that Jerry eludes to. BUT what he does not say is he and the other person called every person they could get a hold of to come to the meeting and vote with them. After it was explained to them what was trying to be accomplished. They voted against Jerry and his group.One other point on Jerry's post. He said that the vote was stopped when he said we would not honor an Internet vote. Well here again when it was explained over the phone on what was being considered many e-mailed the President retracting their vote. One other point it was never revealed on how the Internet vote went. Jerry's statement on that issue is not quite correct. One other point according to GS' by-laws if you are an SOB or you have not paid your dues in GSI you cannot vote nor can you be at a GSI meeting. This is why I requested the list from Bonnie and why many members voted against Jerry and his group because they could not VOTE and THEY could not be at the meeting.
When the vote was taken it was overwhelmingly in favor of having SOB in the club and on the board. Although all were friends for many years, The four of them walked out saying they would form their own club.
Also SOB's could always vote in our club, but none have been on the board.


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Robert Panico
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