| Are you ready for the new millenium? Like
it or not, we are about to embark on a journey into the future. Throughout
history, as the centuries changed, institutions flourished and faded away.
What awaits MCA? Will we flourish? Or will we fade away?
Only time will tell. If we are to flourish, though, it's going to
take hard work by a lot of people who believe MCA is important enough that
it's worth their time and effort. |
| I think that MCA is worth my time and effort.
When there seemed to be absolutely no one else willing to be president,
I said OK, I'll do it. You will have to suffer through my inexperience
while I learn how to do the job, but I will do the best I can. I
can do a lot better job, though, if I can call upon a community of chess
players, with a wealth of skills and talents, that wants the job to be
done. |
What about you? Do you care? Does
MCA have any relevance to your life as a chess player? If MCA doesn't
make a difference, then we have become obsolete and we should fade away.
If MCA is to have an important role to play in the life of Michigan chess
players, then we must know what your needs are as a chess player.
What do you expect from us? What would you like for us to do for
you? What are we doing that you'd rather we didn't? We need
to hear from you. Write us:
MCA
PMB 296
43422 West Oaks Dr.
Novi , MI 48377-3300
Call us on the toll-free number 1-888-MICHESS, or email us (michess@michess.org).
Let us know what we're doing wrong. Let us know what we're
doing right. Let us know what doesn't matter one way or the other. |
| We also need your time. MCA is a volunteer
member organization. Volunteer members run it. Volunteer members
benefit from it. And volunteer members make it work. Not all
of the things we could be doing, or even should be doing, are getting done.
We need more TDs. We need more organizers. We need more photographers.
We need more articles for both Michigan Chess and Michigan Chess
Online. We need more chess coaches in the schools. Chess
coaches need more assistants. TDs, organizers, even editors need
more assistants. We need people who can help spread the word
that here is a community of chess players, so that when a new player starts
looking for other players, we can be found. So that every newspaper,
every TV and radio station, every school and every city hall can say "This
is where you can find a chess club." |
| So what's it to be? Are we to be a strong,
dynamic, successful organization, or are we obsolete? It's up to
you. |
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