Hi Dan, Here are some responses to what you wrote:
> --- Daniel Opolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello everyone, > > > > I believe in a greater CSSJ as much as you all do, > > but if we keep going at this project like this we > > wont get far. I am sorry but i speak with what > > experience i have had here over the last couple of > > years. > > first came the need to start up local associations > > here, laudable and well intended as they were, none > > of them till date has clear cut /set out charters. > > next thing we started hearing was factions and > > divisons within a group of not more than 30 people I disagree with you on the local associations not have clear-cut goals. I think all the associations have things they want to do. What seems to be the problem is that we commandos have not all joined our hands together to make things happen. Here in Abuja, we had visited the Alma mater twice to present our gifts during the Speech and Prize-giving day. We had end-of-year parties and some sort of direction. Of course problems arose when the 25th Anniversary Celebration came up which I won't go into right now. But I think everyone in Abuja now knows that it is always easier to destroy than to build something. > > Then Adams setup the mail list - big hit!!! but > > that was just what it was, a list (at best we > > managed to build a register from it), but then it > > went dead, I don't think this list is "dead". I think it lacks solid, serious, developmental discussions. What I think happens is that the new ppl that sometime get added start sending out "Hey how U de?" posts because they are excited to find other of their set mates. Which is ok. We need more serious talk. > > then someone threw up the idea of the website and > > bang, before it even started, sub sites of different > > sets had started, chaos!! I don't know of any sub-site. But, i agree that there should only be ONE main Commando web site. I am now wary of any one-man-show site as we had in www.commandjos.com I don't think I will support any such sites because of the loss of control we will have. I suggest a web sub-group comprising of Commando web designers. They will own our site and do all the updates necessary. Unfortunately, all the Commandos I have asked to volunteer their services are all giving excuses. I wonder... > > someone volunteered to build a computer centre for > > benefit of the students and school and asked that a > > project manager be nominated to coordinate that > > project, till date, there is no update on that (i > > stand to be corrected otherwise). I remember this issue. I also remember sending an email to the fellow volunteering to help make the connections with the school authorities (back then I had good links with some of the key Staff like the Commandant and Mrs. Falade). But the fellow never bothered to reply. I think he was just thinking out loud. If he wants action, he write officially and someone will take the letter to the school. Of course you know that any major project will need some higher approvals from Nigerian Army Education Corps. > > this also is not the first time offshore alumni > > are attempting to organise themselves as well, there > > have been several past attempts - all went quiet > > at best, old time companions have gotten each > > others contacts from here and run off happily ever > > after I don't how life is in the UK, but I think the Guys there can organise themselves. It just takes commitment. And someone has to burn some money. Who will bell the cat? But then, who am I to tell them what to do? > > my point is that too many projects start and go > > dead almost immediately or at best half way thru. > > all these have to stop. we are not getting any > > younger and by all indices/matrix or whatever other > > measuring u choose, we really havent gotten off to > > any start. > > > > the bed rock of any association is finance/funding > > - without which, nothing really gets done. so for > > starts, we should try and get everyone interested in > > these "projects" to commit finances. based on these, > > we can get lawyers in-house to draft a type of trust > > fund for us. members can then nominate to be donors, > > or grantors or however else these trusts funding > > operates. we can then set a timeline (say one or two > > years) to build up these finances depending on how > > finances come; everyone can put something - N1000 or > > $1000 as u can carry. > > > > at the end of these two years, we can use the > > monies gathered to buy land at asokoro, lekki, or > > even ranch in texas!! the land can be leased for the > > next 10years after which we can use the lease mony > > to build a "school house" or clubhouse or guesthouse > > for welfare/immediate accomodation for oldschool > > mates. > > > > the money can also be set aside to pay for school > > fees of students in final year who made the best > > overall results from form 1 to 4 (or the jss - sss > > as it is now). better still, it can serve as > > university scholarship for the best male and female > > graduating students as well as the best overall > > sports man or woman. > > > > the money can be set aside to cater for > > children/family of a deceased tecaher or labratory, > > or re-equip the library or re-roof the assembly hall > > building or repair the toilets (i understand a whole > > CSSJ now uses shalanga!!) etc etc. > > > > there's so so much we can achieve, all of this i > > have just poured out of my head without even reading > > thru talk more when we sit and organize properly. > > CSSJ was good to me and i believe allofus!!! let's > > pull resoures and strengths together and achieve!!! > > like yomi said, there are more than enough > > professionals here, we just need to set out a > > direction and start. > > I think everything depends on having strong local chapters. Without these chapters we can do nothing. I said it back then when the 25th Anniversary was around the corner and there was a "rush" for National positions. Today, where are we? We have to go back to the basics, the foundation. Start our local chapters. stay blessed, Adam (Tiger House, '86) Sagai "CoolApostle" Adam has rolled up his sleeves to create the first Discussion Forum for Christians in Nigeria. Are you a Believer of Jesus Christ? Then you need to visit http://www.yesu247.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com >> Jos Commandos Discussion List << >> Visit these Jos Commando websites: http://www.smilingcommandos.jump.to , >> http://www.commandjos.com , http://www.commandalumni.com << >> To join click: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JosCommandos/ Or send an email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] << >> To leave: send an email to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] << Yahoo! 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