Dear friends, Thanks for discussion and concerns raised by Victor and Cadribo. I would like to note a few points.
a) The president of WNF send out two Draft Documents. So far, we received one commend from one member. Draft docs lay the foundation for constructive build up. We would appreciate feed back from members whether they like those ideas or not. Any suggestions or recommendations would be appreciated. At the end of the process, everyone who has a contribution should feel included in the decision making process since physical meetings are not practical in most cases. b) The current executive members of WNF cannot make it successful without the help of others. Therefore, suffice it to say, when we ask members of this group to commend on issues, please squeeze time. Even if you have nothing to say, approval shows that we are on the same page. c) Silence is a killer. Whenever we ask for a feedback from people(members), kindly response. I have seen a pattern where when members are asked for commends, NO ONE GIVES Feedback. Communication is bidirectional, from WNF executive>>>>Members and Members>>> executive. d) Above all we are volunteers at this point. If we truly want change in our region as we all yearn for, participation from members in contributing ideas cannot be over emphasized. Success of WNF depend on us all. Executives cannot and should not be expected to do it alone. e) Small groups that deliver specific goals should not be seen as a threat. Let's use lessons learned as an example to improve the big picture of WNF. I am optmistic that if we can stick together as a team, we can achieve better and higher goals than individualism or divisinism. JJAvudria On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 4:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. RE: Re: WNF Commitment and Focus Crisis (Charles Dra-ecabo) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:58:24 +0000 > From: Charles Dra-ecabo <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [WestNileNet] Re: WNF Commitment and Focus Crisis > To: <[email protected]>, West Nile <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > > Dear Victor, > > > > Thanks for the observation and complaint registered about the way the WNF > business is being conducted. While I agree with you on the need to be > focused and push for the agenda of the greater West Nile development, I find > your remarks about WNF being Ombaci OB thing diversionary and divisive. The > fact is that there are many Ombaci OBs in the West Nile net, but this does > not in any way make them to drive the agenda of the WNF. The suggestion to > the Ombaci OBs is to use their group mailing list to discuss issues that are > exclusive to SJOCOBA! > > > > I also note from your submission that you seem to insinuate that the > Foundation is tending towards a social club simply because the response on > the West Nile Night was overwhelming. I see it differently. We can and > should, in my opinion, use all avenues for mobilising members to join the > foundation and take part in it. In this way, we stop seeing the West Nile > Night as an end, but rather as a means to and end. > > > > The big challenge, I believe where we should all focus our energies is how > to get the Foundation Registered, complete its strategic plan, get members > enrolled and proceed in a coordinated way. In order to do this, all of us > are equally responsible as we have the same stake in the development of the > Region. While the leadership of the Foundation is emerging, we need to > support them with constructive ideas and volunteer our own time to lend in > our professional skills where we see there is a need. We can not afford to > be by-standers and point accusing fingers at others (virtual or real!) > > For members who feel that the solution to the challenges experienced during > the formative stages of the Foundation is to pull out, I wish to advise them > to see the positive side of things and correct where there are mistakes. > > > > I rest my case and look forward to positive energy in the discussion > > > > Cheers. > > > > Charles > > > Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:10:42 -0700 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: > Subject: [WestNileNet] Re: WNF Commitment and Focus Crisis > > > > > > > Dear Comrades, hoping that all of us are fine, I am again registering an > observation in form of a complain. As an enthusiastic person ready to > embrace any course for bettering the future of West Nile, I always get > disgusted by the lack of commitment we display in getting hold of our > destiny. > I was and still am hopeful that West Nile Foundation is a resource to > treasure as a platform for bringing together all the Learned Sons and > Daughters of the Region; and West Nile Net a Medium to coordinate issues but > the passiveness so far exhibited is alarming. I suppose we all have personal > commitments and activities but since we chose to be part of this effort, we > need to manage our activities in order to have time for supporting WNF. > Without our contributions, efforts and commitments, the foundation will > surely wither. > For instance when the issue of Seed Project showed up, there were no > submissions to further the discussion but when it was West Nile Night and > SJOCOBA, a good number were active and this shows how we all have the time > to focus and commit ourselves into a piloting force in attempts to transform > our region but the Will and Focus seems to be lacking. A member opted to be > deregistered partly because of the seemingly defocuses as he wondered > whether WestNileNet is an Ombaci OB thing. > Dear friends, I strongly believe there is nothing a Committed Deliberate > Effort cannot do; nothing is above its reach, it can destroy bad Mindsets, > Principles and Practices and create good ones and it can transform anything. > This is the only thing we lack in west Nile. > May we please get on truck; focus on strategies of reaching the grassroots > to achieve the main objectives of the Foundation. > For God and West Nile Foundation. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/westnilenet/attachments/20100323/d9e3b5f8/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected] > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > > End of WestNileNet Digest, Vol 19, Issue 38 > ******************************************* >
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