As some of you have heard by now, my wife and I are retiring from our careers of 42 years and plan to move out of state to be closer to family. It feels like no time at all has passed since you allowed me to serve your interests as Vice President, Ride Coordinator, and now President of MAF. I thank you all for that opportunity.
I’m not leaving yet! I’ll be here for a few more months. But it is that time again to pick a new slate of Officers and Directors.
MAF, like most non-profit organizations, is a strictly volunteer operation. Without your participation our Club cannot function at the high level we have come to expect. We need your help to keep improving the experience for us all.
What we are asking right now is who among you is ready to step forward and volunteer your time, your effort, and most particularly, your opinions to move our Club forward.
Except for the positions of President, Ride Coordinator, Treasurer, and Website Designer, most of the positions do not require an undue amount of time, just a passion to serve. And, as I have learned, almost all of you have an opinion to offer and a passion for cycling.
While many of the Directors are willing to continue their service in their same capacity there will be some key vacancies, especially among the Officer positions. These include Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. The Director position of Safety Coordinator will also need to be filled.
A description of the Duties of the Officers and Directors can be found on pages 6 and 7 in our current Bylaws on the Club’s website. Here is the link:
https://mafw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/BYLAWS-Nov-28-2018-FINAL-form-1.pdf
The nominating process:
Step 1 is to find who is interested in volunteering.
Step 2 is forming a Nominating Committee comprised of three individual Club members as well as two current board members.
Step 3 is the Nominating Committee will field a slate of candidates.
Step 4 is to hold the election in November, as per the Bylaws.
I have appointed the Club Treasurer, Michael Swearingen, as Chairman of the Nominating Committee. We are in the process of identifying the other required Committee members. So please, if you have any interest in volunteering for the Club, you can email or text Michael as soon as possible. We need your responses no later than Friday, September 4th to give the Nominating Committee time to develop a complete slate of candidates.
Contact info for Michael is:
Email: treasurer@mafw.org Mobile Phone: 201.400.1864
While I am excited for my move to South Carolina, I have enjoyed my time with MAF immensely. I will miss you all, but I am sure you will be in good hands. Many thanks to you all.
In the meantime, see you on the road.
Andrew Stroukoff
