<div dir="ltr">Update: The only language I could find that would come close to being a prohibition may be in the Application for Membership document at <a href="http://portsmouthyc.org/WP/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Application-for-Membership-5.pdf">http://portsmouthyc.org/WP/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Application-for-Membership-5.pdf</a> <div><br></div><div>On page 4:</div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><i>"Because we are limited to 250 Active Memberships there is frequently a Wait List for new members. While on the Wait List, applicants will receive our regular Newsletters. While we regret that we cannot grant full Club privileges to Wait List</i></div><div><i>members, we do encourage them to attend our social functions, always accompanied by at least one sponsor." </i></div><div><i><br></i></div></blockquote><div>Encouraging these Wait List folks to attend social functions is consistent with the intent of helping fulfill Article IX Section 5. I personally would stop short of interpreting this as a hard limitation for Wait List members attending only with Sponsors, especially since there is no apparent limitation to "Guests" other than "reasonable numbers". My opinion is that we should not penalize someone from enjoying the club with non-Sponsor Members based on that one statement.</div><div><br></div><div>The C&BLs set a minimum attendance w/Sponsor requirement, not a mandate that they can only attend w/s Sponsor. Without knowing any other particulars about the particular "chastising" event, I would error on the side of the language in the C&BLs as being only a minimum requirement. </div><div><br></div><div>Bill P</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 2:28 PM, Bill Pelletier <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bill.pelletier@gmail.com" target="_blank">bill.pelletier@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Being one of the "new folks"... A few questions / observations. <div><br><div>First - since it's been about 14 years or so, could I get a current copy of the general "...you're on the waiting list..." letter?</div><div><br></div><div>From reading the 2015 Constitution & By-Laws, I do not see any prohibition for anyone whose application has been accepted and is now on the Waiting List from being a Guest of any other non-Sponsor members. Probably the only time I would see that is for events where there is a limited attendance capacity and where we would want to first afford non-waiting list prospective members to attend with their Sponsor(s) in order to fulfill the requirements of Article IX Section 5. Does anyone have any historical "practices" (vs. defined C&BL language) regarding what would appear to me to be an onerous constraint? </div><div><br></div><div>Article IV Section 1 is (to me) a bit fuzzy on the status of Guests, considering that there is no clear definition of "Guest" in the C&BLs. Something to think about this year regarding possible C&BL tweaks.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Bill Pelletier</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Christina Y Weller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cyweller@comcast.net" target="_blank">cyweller@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">BOD members,<div><br></div><div>Below is an email from Edie Argo (Wait List) which was sent to me in response to a test of the PYC-Waitlist email list. She has asked me to forward this to you, and in a number of later emails she indicted that she will be writing to you directly as well.</div><div><br></div><div>The \u201cletter\u201d she refers to in her email is the letter that is sent to all applicants when they have been interviewed and accepted to the Wait List.</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br><div>
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<div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">December 12, 2014 at 11:17:06 AM EST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">edie argo <<a href="mailto:edie@ediespresentperfect.com" target="_blank">edie@ediespresentperfect.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">edie argo <<a href="mailto:edie@ediespresentperfect.com" target="_blank">edie@ediespresentperfect.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif">Christina Y Weller <<a href="mailto:cyweller@comcast.net" target="_blank">cyweller@comcast.net</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:-webkit-system-font,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Re: [Pyc-waitlist] email test</b><br></span></div><br><div><div><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div><span></span></div><div></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks, Christina</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Although I am pleased to be a 'potential member' I am MOST disappointed that as an individual on the 'wait list' I have less authorized ability to attend events than I did prior to submitting my application. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I have ascertained that this is , in fact, the case, based on:</div><ul dir="ltr"><li><div> the letter I received,</div></li><li><div> the personal experience of being 'chastised' by a few board members when I attended an event with 2 members who are NOT my sponsors</div></li><li><div dir="ltr">and the fact that bylaws state that I can only attend events with Cathy Nadeau of Steve Demarais.</div></li></ul><div dir="ltr">If the bylaws of PYC had been more clearly explicit that I could ONLY attend events as a 'guest ' of my 2 sponsors, I would NEVER have applied.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">It would have been far better for me , to be a 'perpetual guest' than a member 'in waiting'.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">As a 'perpetual guest' I was able to attend any event or be on the PYC premises at any time as long it was with a PYC member.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If this had been clearly stated in the by laws , instead of simply being boldly stated verbally by , in my opinion, rude PYC board members, I would NEVER have applied.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Oh well, I guess you all received $500 from me and I receive no perceived benefit.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Would PYC be able to allow me to write off the $500 as a donation?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I understand that I can't get my $500 back; although, I believe that legally, I could take PYC to task based on the adverse limitations placed on 'wait list' individuals. However, I could at least write it off as a donation from my business -which I might add, has raised considerable funds for PYC over the 3 fashion shows I have done for PYC.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Sincerely,</div><div dir="ltr">Edie Argo</div><div><div><strong><em><font color="#0000bf" face="verdana, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4">Edie <font color="#bf005f" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">" the <font color="#0000bf">Present</font> is the <font color="#0000bf">Perfect</font> time !"</font> </font></em></strong></div></div><br> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:18px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Christina Y Weller <<a href="mailto:cyweller@comcast.net" target="_blank">cyweller@comcast.net</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:pyc-waitlist@portsmouthyc.org" target="_blank">pyc-waitlist@portsmouthyc.org</a> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, December 12, 2014 9:15 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Pyc-waitlist] email test<br> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div>Hi all,<div><br></div><div>This is a test of the <a href="mailto:pyc-waitlist@portsmouthyc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pyc-waitlist@portsmouthyc.org</a> email list. If you are on this list, you have submitted an application to Portsmouth Yacht Club, been interviewed by the Membership Committee, and have been accepted to the PYC Wait List.</div><div><br></div><div>Please respond to this email if you receive it.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div><br><div>
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