Maryland My Maryland 6-22-12 update

Greetings All,

Please see the attached spreadsheet (in a separate email) on the registration for the Maryland My Maryland event (150th Antietam). The folks that I see that have registered are Kent & Chris Smith, Zach Delany, Ray & Dan Slattery, Ken Hillegass, Andy Kaminski, Carl Emerson, and Myself. If I missed anybody please let me know, and if you need to register the website is: www.marylandmymaryland.org then click where is says "Register Now". Thanks and take care.

Respectfully,

Brian

Hale Farm Update

Greetings All,

I just wanted to send out an email reminding everybody that the deadline for Hale Farm is this Saturday, June 30, 2012. The registration fee is $10.00 and you can get the forms for the event on their website at: www.wrhs.org/Properties/Civil_War_Reenactment_Encampment then click at the bottom of the page "Individual Registration Form". Please let me know if/when you register, so that I can get a number on who will be coming. Those I have registered already are: Tim Brown, Andy Kaminski, Ken Hillegass, and Myself. Thanks and take care.

 

Respectfully,

Brian

An Apology...

Greetings All,

I just wanted to send out an email to apologize for the harsh email I sent out a couple of weeks ago about registrations. Please understand that I didn't mean for it to come off nasty, or mean in anyway. I have had two friends of mine (outside of reenacting), and my wife read what I sent out to everybody on the Facebook page. All three said that it was nasty in tone and some parts where I thought I was joking around my wife pointed out that it sounded nasty in tone. So, I offer my dearest apologies to you all and please forgive me if you were offended or upset by my actions. If you still feel that I have crossed a line and wish for me to step down as Chairman, I will do what the membership of the 5th wants. Just know that I didn't mean any disrespect in anyway, and feel horrible about the tone of my email. Once again please forgive me and take care.

Respectfully,
Brian

Policy/Procedure Change

Greetings All,

I just wanted to send out a note about a Policy/Procedure change I'm making in regards to event registrations. First, is I'm starting to see why Ken decided to take a break from being Chairman. This position I'm starting to find out is more of a hassle than it is worth. So, with that the change I'm going to make is simple and that is I'm not going to collect registrations for events and send them in anymore. The only fees I will collect from now on is our $15 dues for the group. I will provide everyone with websites, emails, and registration forms for the events. But, it will be YOUR responsibility to send in the forms with the payment for the registration fees for events. I have had a couple of incidents were people have said that they gave me money for events, but I have them not marked down on the list to the folks hosting the events switching the registration dates around which confuses everybody to the point where people show up to the event and they are not down on the list for the event. So, with this change and everybody being responsible for their own registrations then you will know if you are signed up for the event or not. Plus, I have had only about three people give me registration fees for the events for the entire year and those folks are the same three people for each event. If you do not like this change in procedure, or that you believe in the by-laws not being changed then all I have to say is there is an election in November. I have three people give me their fees for Hale Farm (Andy Kaminski, Tim Brown, and Ken Hillegass), and I will still send those in. But, for those who have not given me their fees you will have to register on your own for Hale Farm and the Maryland My Maryland event. Here are the websites for both events so you can get the registration forms for both. First is Hale Farm (www.wrhs.org/Properties/Civil_War_Reenactment_Encampment) and at the bottom click on Individual Registration for the form. Second is the Maryland My Maryland (150th Antietam) event: (www.marylandmymaryland.org) and you would click on where it says Register Now. That is all I have for now and if you have any questions, or grievances please send them my way.

Respectfully,

Brian

Chairman, 5th Ohio