EXCO Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 2 Sep 2004
From SI Exco News
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Servas EXCO Newsletter
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- Volume I, No. 2
- September 7, 2004
- President Geoff Maltby--------------------------------------------------- Vice President Bibendra Pradhananga
- General Secretary Honora Clemens,------------------------------------------------------ Treasurer Omer Ozkan
- Peace Secretary Gary Sealey,----------------------------------------- Host List Coordinator Claudio Pacchiega
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OUR MOTTO
- Transparency and Trust
- as we work together
- in the spirit of Peace
A ‘FACE TO FACE’ MEETING
- Emails and teleconferences are workable, but hampered by time.
- EXCO is pleased that Servas France has agreed to host us in
- Paris, France from November 2 through November 10.
- We will be able to handle the many topics we have inherited from the last conference,
- as well as the requests we are receiving from many sources.
In the statutes it is written,
- The General Secretary shall
- arrange for the circulation of
- host lists and key lists of addresses
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- The General Secretary, with the agreement of the EXCO,
- has arranged for Claudio Pacchiega, the Host List Coordinator,
- to be in charge of the Key List on the web site.
- His technical expertise will be most valuable.
- Decisions will be with the approval of the EXCO.
WHEN IS TOO EARLY TOO LATE?
- When it seems too early to begin planning the next conference
- When it is too late to know who would like to host it................
- If you are interested, please write to us......
- We will send you information.....................
- needed to house a successful conference.
MESSAGE FROM THE SI VICE PRESIDENT
GREETINGS FROM NEPAL
THE LAND OF BUDDHA-- (the symbol of Peace)
MOUNT EVEREST–– (the highest peak in the world
Dear Friends,
Thank you all for putting your faith in me once again by re-electing me as the Vice-President of Servas International.
Three years back, when I became the V.P. of Servas, I had a clear picture in my mind about what I wanted to achieve during my tenure as V.P. With God's blessings, all of your help and your support, I was able to achieve most of that.
We had our ups & downs. I made a lot of good freinds, many came forward to support me and many came up with very good, useful suggestions. At the same time a few people were unhappy with me. In a vast & diversified organization like Servas one cannot please everybody. Few tried to tarnish my image with false accusations.
I always welcome criticism, if it is healthy and when it is done with good intentions, since it helps me improve my work whenever there is place for improvements.
During this term I hope to improve Servas in all ways possible. For that I will need all of your continuing support and suggestions. I want to emphasize involving more young people in work camps & other Servas activities. So, during this tenure if any of the branches plan to organize work camps, please do let me know about them in detail, beforehand.
The prime responsibilites of the V.P. are to look after the smooth working of all branches and, with the help of the Area Coordinator, try to solve any problem that arises there.
If any of you need any help or suggestions from me, please feel free to contact me anytime, I will be more than happy to be of any help to you. You may write to me about any matter that you want me to discuss, on your behalf, in our Exco meeting.
Lastly I would like to thank all the people who helped me through my tenure, notably Gary White from the US, Barbara from France and W.D. Michael from Malysia. I hope their support, as well as support from others, continues to come during the next three years.
Thank You Bibendra Pradhananga Vice-President, Servas Int. pbibendra@yahoo.com
E-MAILS FROM YOU
- We are very pleased to receive the many emails
- expressing approval of the newsletter’s new format
- Thank you.
- Please send e-mails you feel are important
- to the GeneralSecretary@Servas.org
