<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Once again it is time to hold <span class="gmail-il">elections</span> for
DPRG club officers. The election will occur at the DPRG monthly meeting on
January 13th, 2018. It is <u>very important</u> that members
vote. The by-laws require that a specific percentage of members vote to
make the election official. <span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The present
officers have proposed the slate of candidates listed below for the 2018
election. The slate is composed of members who have indicated interest at
recent club events. Any member can come forward and be added to the list of
people considered for the various officer’s positions. If you want to explore
holding office, an overview of officer duties can be found at <a href="https://www.dprg.org/officer-duties/" target="_blank" title="http://www.dprg.org/officers.html
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link" id="gmail-m_-3198921639431926331LPlnk985854">officer
duties</a>. You can also get additional information by talking to an
existing officer at any monthly meeting or RBNO. If you want to throw your
hat into the ring, please let me know quickly at <a href="mailto:secretary@dprg.org">secretary@dprg.org</a> so you can
be added to the ballot.<span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Proposed
Slate of Officers for 2018</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">President:
Ray Casler<span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Vice-President:
Carl Ott<span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Treasurer:
Steve Edwards<span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Secretary:
Doug Paradis<span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Librarian:
John Kuhlenschmidt<span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">How to Vote</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">All members in
good standing can vote. The list of members is at <a href="https://www.dprg.org/dprg-members/">member
list</a> . If you are not on the list and you think you should be,
the problem is most likely that you need to renew your membership. Contact
<a href="mailto:secretary@dprg.org">secretary@dprg.org</a> if you need help renewing your membership. <span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Members can vote
by emailing their vote to <a href="mailto:election@dprg.org">election@dprg.org</a> before the January 13th meeting.
The email should be a forwarded copy of this email with the text "I vote
for the proposed officer slate", or "I vote for the following people
for office", or similar text that allows our volunteer election vote
counter, Ron Grant, to determine your intentions.<span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Members can also
vote in person or proxy at the January 13th DPRG meeting. If voting by proxy,
you should signal your intention to vote by proxy by sending an email to the
person that you are giving control of your vote and the <a href="mailto:election@dprg.org">election@dprg.org</a>. The
person holding the proxy must then vote.<span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Tee-Shirt
Giveaway</span></u></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">This year as an
encouragement to vote and to provide members a chance to obtain a club
tee-shirt, a free club tee-shirt will be given to all members who vote. This is
a onetime event and will not be repeated in the future. The reason for the giveaway
is to correct the problem that club tee-shirts have not been available to
members in over 3 years. <span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The shirts that
will be given away will be similar to the </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2008 Ron Grant design seen at </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.dprg.org/tee-shirts-of-the-past-and-present/" target="_blank">https://www.dprg.org/tee-<wbr>shirts-of-the-past-and-<wbr>present/</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. Members can select
either a pocketed or non-pocketed version of the shirt.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Members who
cannot attend regular club meetings (i.e., live outside of Dallas area, have
health issues, special cases) will have the shirt mailed to them at no cost by
DPRG.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="gmail-m-830270707588231433gmail-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The conditions
for participation in the tee-shirt distribution are:<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m-830270707588231433gmail-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">1. Must be a
member in good standing of DPRG on January 13th, 2018.<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m-830270707588231433gmail-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">2. Must vote in
the 2018 DPRG officer election.<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m-830270707588231433gmail-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3. Must provide
DPRG with a tee-shirt size and indication of whether a pocket
or a no pocket version of the shirt is desired.<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m-830270707588231433gmail-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">4. Must provide
a mailing address if qualified to have the shirt mailed.<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-m-830270707588231433gmail-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-m-830270707588231433gmail-msonormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">After the
election, the tee-shirts will be ordered and made available at the
February monthly meeting (or mailed). <span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">
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