Suggestion Box (April 1993)

This post is part of a series of editorials written by Bert Walsh during his tenure as president and past president of the Shasta Historical Society. Readers are advised that his humor is often irreverent and rarely politically correct. 

Click here for the table of contents for the entire collection of his editorials.

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It seems like two or three times a week we get a worthwhile suggestion or request from a member or the general public, something that really should be followed up on. There are a few constraints though. The activity should have something to do with the Society and its mission. Board approval is often required, and it is easier if we have the money and the time to get the job done. All of our large group of enthusiastic volunteers are already up to their necks in their own pet projects. There are several rules for initiating a project:

• It is helpful if you know exactly what needs to be done. For example, if you want a letter written, we should know who to send it to and what it should say.
• Your proposal should get to someone who can do something about it--an officer of the Society. We maintain an office where messages can be left. Any communication requiring more than 10 seconds of thought is automatically referred to the president.
• I can't speak for the rest of the Board, but my telephone is for the exclusive use of my helpmate, especially in the evenings. At that time I often eat meals, bathe and indulge in other activities requiring my full attention. Sometimes I drink too much and become incoherent, especially when working on the newsletter.
• And finally, the proper way to initiate a proposal is "If the Board agrees, I would like to ____ _____ _____."

--BTW

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