President's Message

 

Runabouts to Rockets
Volume 44 #11-12
November - December 2025

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I just returned from my annual trip to Fall Carlisle and Hershey. It was great to see so many of our members and friends at these Swap Meets. The strong winds at Hershey prevented me of setting up my NAOC recruiting banner and R2R display, but I was able to sign up a couple of new members. Now I am trying to catch up on things before I head to Florida for a family vacation that I hope to be a more relaxed time. When I return from Florida, I plan to spend a significant amount of time in Dayton finalizing plans for our 2026 NAOC National meet. We plan to publish the registration form in the January issue and include it on our website. The hotel information was included in the last issue, and provided again in this issue. If you plan to attend, I ask that you make your reservation as soon as possible so we can get more rooms added to the block if we need them;13% of the block is already reserved.

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It is also time to elect four members to the Board of Directors. Our Board consists of twelve directors and we elect four each year for a three-year term. We have six members running for the four seats this year. Please refer to the ballot and the candidate’s biography. Please do your part and vote by mail or email. I also encourage all members to consider nominating themselves to be a director in the future. It is always good to get fresh ideas from new additions to the Board. At our next Board meeting in July, the Board will elect a new President and a new Vice-President in addition to the other officers. The President and Vice President are limited to two, two-year terms, and Rick and I are completing our second terms.

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dorothy (Dot) Borst and family for the recent loss of our friend, Sky Borst. Sky was a long- term member and a significant contributor to the NAOC. Sky served the club as a director prior to being our Vice-President from 2002-2005 and our President from 2006-2009.

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Thank you for being a member of the NAOC!

 

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Greg Minges

President

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