S.A.M.’s board of directors met on October 26 at the Hartford Hilton Hotel in Hartford, Connecticut. The meeting was a busy one, with the board agreeing to accept responsibility for the Manager’s Advancement Program (see story on this page); approve a format for revitalization of chapters; and approve new area and regional S.A.M. maps of the United States.
The reactivation/revitalization plan was prepared by Board Chairman Jim Rutherford and National Vice-President of Special Projects Bill Latham. The plan, which will be included in an updated “Area Director’s Manual” to be distributed in early 1980, will help area directors to identify those chapters that are in need of help.
A few of the danger signals outlined in the plan are: empty positions in the executive committee; meetings being scheduled on a month-to-month basis rather than in advance; the chapter treasury depleted, with no plans for fundraising; and a membership decline.
The plan provides a chapter profile to be completed by the chapter for the area director. The area director will then work with the regional vice-president to plan for revitalization of the chapter. Together, they will try to arrange a chapter meeting that will spark new interest among the members.
Another motion passed by the board was the appointment of members to a dues review committee. Should dues be raised to help S.A.M. keep up with inflation? Chairman Clifford Doubek and committee members Kathleen Burke, Michael Golding, Michael Hartnett, Moustafa Abdelsamad, Thomas Greensmith, Samuel Wilson, and Robert Wright, will explore the question and report their findings to the board at its next meeting on Friday, February 22 in Chicago. SAM-NI
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