Allen, Here is a suggestion. The regional caving events I participated in; MAR, VAR, NRO and SERA; have been hosted by a different grottos or group of grottos each year. That helps divide the work and prevents burn-out. The host grotto, of course, chooses the location which means you move around and see caves in different parts of the region. A few central location tend to be used often. But every once and a while you drive ten hours to see a far off program which is small with new people and always interesting and fun.
If there is no joy in volunteer work my suggestion is to stop doing it. If people want it to happen, they will step forward. And, then, you could enjoy a TCR,. Josh On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Allan Cobb <[email protected]> wrote: > Well a week has passed since I offered to let someone come up with a better > location. As expected, no one did. > > Did anyone even try? I doubt it. > > Over the past week, I thought about why I even bother organizing TCR if a > very vocal minority will do nothing but complain. Is it really worth it? I > think it is, that is why I do it. > > I've noticed that those who complain the most are the ones who actually do > little or nothing to make TCR happen. Yet their vocal complaining is an > irritation that I frankly don't need. It is also an irritation to others. > Coming to TCR is your personal choice. If you choose not to come, fine, you > miss the fun. > > TCR is put together by a very dedicated group of volunteers who spend more > hours than they care to count getting everything ready, running, and > breaking down TCR. Trust me, we don't do all this work to make ourselves > heroes, we do it so that other can come out and have fun. Other than a few > key volunteers, no one ever really sees all the people who work to make TCR > happen. I want to thank all these people who put their time and effort into > TCR. Thank you volunteers, thank you very much > > If people still want to complain about the location, go ahead, it really > isn't too late to cancel TCR. > > Allan > ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Cobb > To: 'TexasCavers' > Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 9:58 AM > Subject: [Texascavers] Location for TCR > > > Since so many people have complained about my choice for the location of > TCR, I am will to make a deal. Anyone who wants to can find a better site. > For one week only, I am willing to change the location if a better site can > be found. Here is your chance to make a difference. Channel all your > energy that has been used for complaining into finding a site. Send me > informaion on location, description, cost, and availability. Now get out > there and get to looking! > > Allan > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
