<CORSA Chapters> Sept.Corsa Corner

[Jack Pinard]

Ah Bruce, you must be a capitalist!

Yes Leno can buy us all.
But honorary membership is more than a gesture.

It is an opportunity to promote CORSA and our beloved Corvairs to a much wider audience than reached by our newsletters.

If we had an officer or director or employee assigned to media relations he would be setting up a photo shoot with Jay and sending out press releases to car mags and others.

With some professional effort and Jay's cooperation we might gain hundreds of new members - or at least stop the bleeding of our base.

And maybe, just maybe, showing Leno on the Communique' cover with his Corvairs might spark interest from major advertisers.  Photos of you or I don't generate much attention - although I must humbly admit that I have a stack of newspaper clippings of "me and my little blue Corvair".

Thanks again for your participation and willingness to submit ideas.
We have a great untapped talent pool in CORSA!

Regards,
Jack


 
 John W. "Jack" Pinard   
116 E Garden Green, Port Hueneme CA 93041-1926 
Cell 805 340-6533





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From: Bruce Schug <bwschug at charter.net>
To: Jack Pinard <corvairjack at yahoo.com>; CORSA chapters <chapters at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:39:02 AM
Subject: Re: <CORSA Chapters> Sept.Corsa Corner

On Aug 18, 2009, at 1:19 AM, Jack Pinard wrote:

> This is the new board of directors feature for chapter newsletters.  Each month the director who has a column in Communique' will send an article.
> Attaching different formats and mug shot for your use.  Thanks!
> 
> 
> CORSA
> CORNER
> 
> By Jack Pinard
> Western Division Director
>    If you can read this, then the first step in improving communications from the board to chapters is working. This is “new news” reporting about August 15, sent to your chapter e-mail address.
> MANAGEMENT CHANGE STUDY
>    Following a year of research and proposals and sometimes contentious interaction, CORSA board of directors made  decisions in a phone conference meeting on the future process of professional management of our society.
>    Last year, before I joined the board, questions were raised about operating costs.  It was decided to obtain proposals from several companies that managed non-profit organizations like CORSA.
>    A committee of directors drew up the guidelines and sent to seven firms. Then four were asked to submit formal bids, including the current team M&PS.
> PRESENTATIONS MADE
>    Presentations were made at the 12-hour Jacksonville board meeting July 13, but due to complexity of the issue and lack of time the vote was rescheduled.
>    A month of e-mail controversy ensued among about half the board.  Several of the directors did not participate in the corsa.bod group mail. Unanimity was not reached on key points.
> PAUSE FOR LENO
>    So there was some suspense on the outcome of the vote that Saturday morning.  But first another piece of business was taken care of, the granting of honorary membership to Jay Leno.
>    Leno has a late 180 coupe and did a total restoration of a Rampside. The video on Jay’s Garage website is a terrific promotion for Corvairs and CORSA.

*SNIP*

Jack,

I think it was a good gesture to make Jay an honorary member - but think of it - he has enough money to BUY CORSA and could afford his own membership..... It's interesting that oftentimes, it's those who can best afford something who are given it.

BUT... We had discussed advertising before - now here's a guy who could advertise in the Communique for his new show!


Bruce

Bruce W. Schug
Treasurer & Membership Chairman
CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
Stock Corvair Group
Performance Corvair Group
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1980

'67 Monza. "67AC140"