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Upon reviewing the minutes from last meeting, there was a request that
was tabled, in order to gain the viewpoint of a larger audience. We were
asked to consider donating $100 (possibly yearly) to the Louisiana
Memorial Scholarship Fund. <br><br>
If passed, the donation comes from YOUR dues, so the board wanted to
allow the membership to discuss and vote on whether to budget for
it.<br><br>
My opinion:<br><br>
While I agree with the basis of the scholarship, and I vote in the
affirmative each year at my <u>local</u> <u>general</u> <u>interest</u>
<u>club</u>, I had some concerns regarding LCC's participation. I went
back and re-read our constitution and by-laws, and found the
following:<br><br>
<font face="verdana" size=2>It shall be our purpose to promote radio
knowledge, fraternalism and individual operating efficiency, ... <b>with
a focus on contesting.<br><br>
</b>When an applicant is awarded with the yearly scholarship, there is no
mention of from who(m) the funds for that year came from, <i>so they may
not even know the LCC exists</i>. So, while the basic idea is good, and
it is also a "feel good" thing to do, in my opinion as a
charter member of the LCC, it does not fulfill one of the guidelines that
our club was founded on. <br><br>
So, would it help a college student? Yes Would it do anything at
all to promote or encourage contesting in Louisiana? No.<br><br>
For that reason, even though it is a "good cause"(like dozens
of others out there), if I were the deciding vote, I could not support
spending Contest Club funds on this request. At least two others have
shared similar feelings on this matter. <br><br>
73,<br>
Mark</font></body>
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