hello all, its been a while. i guess we've all been busy as usual. if u need a web designer i am available for free. i would need a scope of what needs to be done. i warn u though things would be done at a slow pace since it wont be a primary assignment. but its better than doing nothing.
i guess the local chapter is a great idea. things dont seem to be moving anymore. we seem to be running out of steam but at least we still have some steam that can be re-awakened. have a nice day all. Taiwo 92 set. --- Sagai John Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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