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Originally Posted by thewayitwas 
Finally - just a thought. Do the majority of the rank and file archers in Scotland really care what SAA does and say as long as it doesn't stop them from shooting their arrows on a Sunday afternoon? I doubt it. As Brian says give them a vested interest in the workings of the Association and you might get more interst in the AGM.
*Dons flak jacket and kevlar helmet and retires behing a wall of bosses* |
I have to hold up my hand here, and say "so exactly what does the SAA do ?" I go to the AGM because I'm on the club committee. I really don't have a clue what the SAA actually does, or for that matter how it benefits ME as an archer, or how it helps my Club in any way.
(I'm just dashing behind the wall of bosses to hide with Colin now !!!)
And as someone who's from south of the Border, I do wonder how England manages without an EAA if it's essential that we have an SAA ?
(I detect a few smouldering devices about to go off any minute !!!)
If the SAA really want to improve things they really need to get out there and communicate a whole lot more, and make it's members aware of what it does, how it does it and why it's necessary. AND at the risk of being old fashioned - yes, I know there's an SAA website and that info and news are published there, BUT NOT EVERYONE HAS THE INTERNET OR EVEN WANTS THE INTERNET ! For communication to be effective, and to get more people involved and interested, more than one media needs to be used.
Oh yes, and sorry but simply passing round a form and telling people to sign it without them having any kind of idea what it's all about is IMHO totally pointless.
Much better way would be for those at the EGM to vote to have free affiliation fees for those attending for the next year, and for those who haven't attended / given a proxy or postal vote to have to pay double to make up for it. "oh, dear - you don't like that ??? Well go to the next AGM and change it then !"
I was p'd off only coming an hour cross country - I feel sorry for those who really made an effort to turn out from further afield.