[SBU Board] 11th Hour Blurb for SUN Newsletter

Tue Jul 19 08:13:13 PDT 2016

Done...FB post made and it's now a note on the events page.  We can pull it
off of the events page soon, but I hope that will help reach folks who
might not read the newsletter.

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JC Chupack
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On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 10:36 PM, Tim White <trkwhite at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK by me.
>
>
> On Jul 18, 2016, at 10:33 PM, JC Chupack <jc.chupack at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> --
> JC Chupack
> * Find me on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, or Twitter: jcchupack
>
> 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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