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We told you we'd call it once it happened and so here it is!

The San Joaquin California Unit proposes yet another lame motion to change the club name.  Yes the fine folks in the San Joaquin California Unit just pulled a name right out of their butts!  They're now hoping that the fine folks in Region 12 won't be paying any attention to what really matters here and just push their motion through.  Why?  Because it SOUNDS good to people.  That and that alone is the entire reasoning behind this motion.  You'll find the actual motion and cover letter attached at the bottom of this post.

WHERE is the justification?

WHERE is the marketing survey that shows THIS is what the name of the club should be?

WHERE is the research that points out all of the REAL benefits this club will attain once this proposed name is incorporated?

WHERE are the copies of the TWO contracts that will be required by Thor (A**stream) in order for the club to use THEIR name in OUR name?

WHERE is it revealed to the membership that once THIS club signs an agreement to use THOR’S A** word that Thor will then have control over the display and use of OUR club name?  That Thor will now have controlling rights as to what OUR club can produce; its look and feel, its ultimate design; approval on WHAT can and can NOT be made?  That Thor could create a scenario where the club name would once again have to be changed because the use of THEIR A** word is being rescinded?

This is the type of motion that should be flatly turned down by the membership in Region 12 as a whole.  MAKE the motion originator fully develop the thought and the idea.  MAKE the motion originator lay out all of the events that have to take place in order to implement their motion into the club.  MAKE the motion originator do the discovery that will reveal that Thor will make the club sign TWO contracts to license use of the name.  MAKE the motion originator reveal the details of both of those contracts so the membership can make informed decisions.  MAKE the motion originator come up with the costs to implement, the costs to change back BECAUSE the proposal does not include a change that is guaranteed to be a PERMANENT change to the club.  We all know that Thor's last contract provided scenarios in which the license to use the A** word could be WITHDRAWN.

This motion will lead to a contract that will put the WBCCI under the direct supervision of THOR for ANYTHING and EVERYTHING that the club name can be used for.

MOST IMPORTANTLY the approval of ANY club name change that incorporates the word Airstream will put OUR corporation, the Wally Byam Caravan Club, under the direct control of another corporation, THOR.  Is this what you would do for YOUR company?

THIS MOTION IS CRAP!  THE ORIGINATORS HAVE NOT DONE THEIR HOMEWORK ON THE FEASIBILITY OF THE USE OF A NAME WE WILL BE REQUIRED TO LICENSE.  THE MEMBERSHIP OF REGION 12 SHOULD FLATLY DENY THIS MOTION FROM MAKING ITS WAY TO THE DELEGATES MEETING IN JUNE OF '06!

THIS is a perfect reason why the membership as a whole should be considering our 1M1V proposed amendment.  Motions like this one simply would not be allowed in the future.  Motion originators would be required to do a little bit more homework than the ten minutes it takes to fill out a motion form before they throw the membership up in arms.

If you or your unit officers have not seen 1M1V yet please send them here:

http://savewally.org/forums/index.php?topic=471.0