Well I am not a board member, but I am very pleased. Given the posts I have seen from John, he clearly is not the right person for the job.
To continually willify current members on the basis of age, clothing they may wear or even how they smell is totally counter productive. Surely he should know that the direction the membership number will take is based on both the retention number as well new acquisition numbers. I think his rhetoric hurts both. Current members may very well feel under valued and unwanted and prospective members, should they bother to read all that has been said over the past two weeks or so on this forum would hardly be to impressed to join the organisation. Yet most that I have read were examples based on particular personalities, this CFI did this that L2 instructed did that. Surely people should appreciate that in any group of people some will be great other less so. There are good teachers and there bad ones. There are good doctors and there are bad ones. Such is life. Hardly surprising that we should find it in gliding. I am not saying that all is well with GFA, any organisation can improve. However I am totally positive that it is not as bad as some contributors have stated. I sincerely hope that prospective members will not take the contribution in this thread too seriously, as I am sure it will not help our cause. Cheers Paul DDSC On 6 Feb. 2017 16:20, "Luke Pavy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Would a GFA board member please explain the reasoning behind this? > > Better move with the times and take the discussion to Facebook then. > > > On 6 Feb 2017, at 3:58 pm, John Styles - GFA Chair Mktg & Development < > [email protected]> wrote: > > All, > > Be advised that I am no longer able to participate in this open and lively > discussion about our sports future as I have had a gag order placed on me > by the Board forbidding to participate the Australian Gliding Forum > anymore. > > However do not let that stop you from having an open mind receptive to new > ideas and to explore ways to achieve success as yu never know someday > someone may hear, but I doubt any day soon though. > > “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” > ― Benjamin Franklin > <https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/289513.Benjamin_Franklin> > > > > > On Monday, January 30, 2017 at 8:23:22 PM UTC+11, anthony.smith wrote: >> >> For what it’s worth: An idea that has been lurking in the back of my >> mind for a while now (it probably isn’t new) is this: >> >> >> >> A gliding club approaches the local high school and enquires whether they >> have a ‘media studies’ course in years 10 or 11. >> >> >> >> If they do, is the course looking for a media project? Pitch the idea to >> the school that the club is looking for a 25 min promotional video to be >> put together by the class. >> >> >> >> Give the class plenty of latitude as to how to promote the club. >> Remember the target audience is their peer group. >> >> >> >> Do whatever it takes to get the class out to the airfield (during the >> week and during school hours or immediately after school hours) during the >> year. Initially orientation and safety, planning and scripting and then >> recording etc. >> >> >> >> Publish the finished product on YouTube and approach the local community >> tv station to broadcast it (they are normally begging for local content). >> >> >> >> Repeat the above every two (?) years with variations on a theme: What is >> it like to learn to fly a glider (aka’ Lucy learns to fly’. Don't show >> this video to the class, let them try and come up with the creativity and >> then compare it later), Provide a documentary on the club’s annual regatta >> (the regatta would need to be scheduled to fit in with the school year) etc >> etc >> >> >> >> >> It is a win – win situation if the school allows the project, with the >> real aim of exposing a bunch of 15 year olds to gliding. Plus you may get >> a reasonable promotional video at the end of it. A video made by high >> school students for high school students. >> >> >> >> Admittedly some clubs might not be close enough to a local high school >> and the school system is likely to put a few hurdles in the way. It may >> also cost a bit of money depending on the schools resources / equipment. >> >> >> >> But it is certainly some potentially positive advertising that can be >> achieved at a club level that may result in gaining some younger members >> >> >> regards >> >> >> >> Anthony >> > > Gliding Federation of Australia | C4/1-13 The Gateway | Broadmeadows | > Victoria 3047 p: +61 3 9359 1613 <+61%203%209359%201613> | f: +61 3 9359 > 9865 <+61%203%209359%209865> | w: www.g <http://www.gfa.org.au/> > lidingaustralia.org > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This email transmission may contain confidential or privileged information > that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the email > address. 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