[SBU Board] 11th Hour Blurb for SUN Newsletter

Mon Jul 18 22:33:07 PDT 2016

I was thinking on the Events and Results page -
http://www.bridgeinseattle.org/events-and-results/, and then on Facebook,
it would just be a normal post.

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JC Chupack
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On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 9:46 PM, Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:

> JC,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion; I think it's a good idea.  Adding the message
> to the website and Facebook might reach a broader audience than U446
> membership.  As some of our players hail from outside U446 geographic
> boundaries (King County), it could help get the message out to some of
> those folks.  I wouldn't put it in as prominent location as is the front
> page of the SUN.  Where would you propose placing it -- perhaps within the
> blog section?
>
> Tim
>
> On Jul 18, 2016, at 9:29 PM, JC Chupack <jc.chupack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Tim - would you like me to add the same blurb to the website and
> Facebook?
>
> --
> JC Chupack
> * Find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, or Twitter: jcchupack
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Kim, et al,
>>
>> Thanks for the insights and for speaking to several important issues.
>> Speaking only for myself, I appreciate the gravity of the school's concerns
>> and will fully respect whatever decision comes forward.
>>
>> I'm going to add the topic to our upcoming board meeting agenda.  Echoing
>> one of the thoughts in your email below, Renae has suggested the board
>> consider the idea of hiring a "troller" to stroll the grounds, confront and
>> report violators.  She also suggests we should continue with related blurbs
>> in future issues of the SUN newsletter.  Perhaps one of our most effective
>> tools is peer pressure -- encouraging players to confront and report
>> violators.
>>
>> The Sequim sectional used to be a popular and well-attended tournament.
>> It had a beautiful venue -- the Sequim High School cafeteria.   The unit
>> lost access to that facility because smoker flicked butts around the
>> property.  The end result is that the Sequim sectional has spiraled into
>> oblivion.  We can't let that happen to our unit.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>>
>>
>> On Jul 18, 2016, at 10:03 AM, "Eng, Kim" <Keng at forestridge.org> wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks Tim.
>> >
>> > On a side note, I have had (many) email exchanges with FR people
>> (security/admin/residential house/facilities). I have managed to lessen
>> their frustrations by letting them know all of the measures we took to
>> prevent smoking on campus (on the flyer, posted in the gym, announcement
>> before each session and conversations prior to the tournament to all known
>> smokers). I will meet with the head of school and we will post mortem the
>> event. I will keep you posted. It was suggested that if we do come back to
>> this site that we cone off areas where they aren't supposed to park (even
>> though there are "reserved" signs...), and they suggested we have someone
>> trolling the property the whole time to ensure no smokers. Can't imagine
>> how boring that job would be. How sad that a couple players would force us
>> to have to do that.
>> >
>> > Just an FYI, the person in the white tesla (I was told that it was
>> Christine Meyers but have no idea if this is true) continually kept parking
>> in non-parking zones (reserved areas and then the loading dock). The
>> security guard approached me a few times about this.
>> >
>> > I am unclear why some bridge players think they are so special and
>> above the rules when it comes to parking/smoking. I will be sad if a couple
>> of people ruin our ability to run events at nice facilities.
>> >
>> > I know some people may think that we are blowing the smoking thing out
>> of proportion, but our facilities manager takes great pride in her work.
>> Her crew works extremely hard to keep the grounds green, clean and pretty.
>> We have kids and parents touring the school all the time (even in the
>> summer) and it is important that they know how much we care about this
>> school and the kids who go here. Our enrollment is what keeps us afloat.
>> This weekend we had international boarding students and their families on
>> campus which caused a lot of the uproar over our smokers.
>> >
>> > Kim
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Sbuboard [mailto:sbuboard-bounces+keng=
>> forestridge.org at mailman.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Tim White
>> > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 9:32 PM
>> > To: sbuboard at lists.celestial.com
>> > Subject: [SBU Board] 11th Hour Blurb for SUN Newsletter
>> > Importance: High
>> >
>> > Given the problems with smoking at the Suntan sectional this weekend, I
>> asked David Wright to plan to incorporate a note on the front page of the
>> SUN newsletter that is about to go to print.  He has agreed to do this.
>> Absent objection, tomorrow (Monday 7/18) I will send him the blurb on the
>> attached Word file.  Please let me know immediately if you have a concern
>> with proceeding with this blurb.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Tim
>> >
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