13-04-2018, 08:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 13-04-2018, 08:37 PM by David Cochrane.)
Oh dear, here we go again…
I find it extraordinary that many of the contributors of the above posts seem to have the mindset that the Association is some sort of remote, independent body which is run for the benefit of "the committee". As Ruairidh has pointed out, the A7CA is our Austin Seven CLUBS' Association. It is an AMATEUR organisation which is there to help to co-ordinate the events and interests of all the different A7 clubs all over the world. Like Adam says, the committee are all volunteers. They receive no remuneration (apart from expenses such as postage, etc) for their work for the A7CA. They are all fellow Austin 7 enthusiasts just like (I assume) all of us are who contribute to this forum.
If some of the folks here who seem to have enough time on their hands to contribute were to offer to be their Club's A7CA rep, then they could find out at first hand how the Association operates and you could be there to offer advice & suggestions. You don't even need to be a Club rep to come to the meetings - they aren't pushed for space. We currently need a Secretary - any volunteers?
I find it extraordinary that many of the contributors of the above posts seem to have the mindset that the Association is some sort of remote, independent body which is run for the benefit of "the committee". As Ruairidh has pointed out, the A7CA is our Austin Seven CLUBS' Association. It is an AMATEUR organisation which is there to help to co-ordinate the events and interests of all the different A7 clubs all over the world. Like Adam says, the committee are all volunteers. They receive no remuneration (apart from expenses such as postage, etc) for their work for the A7CA. They are all fellow Austin 7 enthusiasts just like (I assume) all of us are who contribute to this forum.
If some of the folks here who seem to have enough time on their hands to contribute were to offer to be their Club's A7CA rep, then they could find out at first hand how the Association operates and you could be there to offer advice & suggestions. You don't even need to be a Club rep to come to the meetings - they aren't pushed for space. We currently need a Secretary - any volunteers?