F.O.R. SAN BERNARD LOGO MERCHANDISE

 

  By Tom Valliere

 

 

By now, I hope most of you have seen these banners along the river streaming from boats, docks, and in local businesses.   The sale of these banners has exceeded our expectations and it is difficult to keep up with the demand for them.

 

Logo merchandise is important to the FOR San Bernard organization for many reasons:

• It helps establish our identity
• It builds a sense of community, and
• Raises funds for our activities

 

T-Shirts have long been a staple and this organization has used them on several occasions:

 

River clean-up - Generously donated by Conoco /Phillips, these t-shirts have been distributed, free-of-charge, to clean-up volunteers for the past two years.  The t-shirts help to identify clean-up crews to local landowners and law enforcement agents and are a gift of appreciation for the volunteers’ efforts.

 

River Parades – These t-shirts have been sell-outs at the last several parades.  In spite of the threatening weather, the 4^th of July t-shirt sales exceeded all expectations and we apologize to all who were not able to purchase one due to short supplies.

 

 

Due to the ongoing demand for banners and other items, FOR San Bernard has decided to broaden the line of offerings and attempt to keep them in stock and available through www.sanbernardriver.com .  Some of the items recently ordered include koozies, ballpoint pens, sun visors, straw hats, and various colored T-shirts. Other items under consideration are canvas totes, polo shirts, San Bernard Sauces and Seasonings and magnetic signs.  As soon as possible pictures and prices for this merchandise will be posted on the web.

 

What other items would you like to see for logo merchandise? Send your suggestions in!

Several people have suggested that we offer a 2007 San Bernard River Calendar.  This is an example of a great idea.  The Organizing Committee is currently soliciting ideas and photographs for the calendar.  Some thoughts would be to capture the seasons - a picture of the snowfall of a couple years ago for December would be great!  Other ideas might be posting of some of the old scenes from your scrapbooks and family albums.   Please send the photos and ideas you might have for the calendar to the Organizing Committee.  Time is short (can you believe July is almost over?). So please try to get those ideas submitted in the next couple of weeks.

Tom Valliere

bill@sanbernardriver.com

 

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FOR San Bernard General Update Meeting Slated

Friends Of the River San Bernard (FOR San Bernard), would like you to mark your calendars for the next General Public meeting to be held on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at Dido’s restaurant; 2922 CR 519; Brazoria, Texas.

Dido’s will open for the Friends Of  the River San Bernard on a day the restaurant  is usually closed.  A Chicken or Shrimp Fettuccini dinner will be offered for a special price of $8.95. Those who wish to purchase dinner should arrive at Dido’s between 5:30 p.m.- 7:00 p.m. until the meeting starts

FOR San Bernard Interim Board of Directors has been busy and would like to share with our friends and neighbors updates on several fronts. Topics to be discussed include: an update on the mouth of the river, the status of the group’s 501(c) 3 application, nomination process for the upcoming board of directors election, the Labor Day Boat Parade, and the next social event to be held August 1 (National Night Out). National Night Out is designated as the night you go outside and meet your neighbors, but being on the river, we are planning a Dock Hop.

Come to the meeting, bring your energy and ideas and find out what we have to offer each other. Together, we make up a community.

For more information check the papers, talk to your neighbors and, please monitor: www.sanbernardriver.com – or contact or Roy and Jan Edwards at 979-964-4332 or Pat or Connie Webb at 979-964-4503.

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Nominations for F.O.R. San Bernard Board of Directors Requested

 

By John Wallace

 

 

 

The interim Board of Directors for F.O.R. San Bernard met Saturday July 15^th and established the structure and election procedures for the permanent Board of Directors.

 

The permanent Board of Directors will  be comprised of no more than fifteen persons. In this initial board,  1/3 of the members will serve for 3 years, 1/3 will serve for 2 years, and 1/3 of the group will serve for only one year. Each year, five positions on the board rotate off and their positions will be up for vote. Only one family member can serve on the board, or run for an open board position. Each board member may only serve two consecutive terms -  or a maximum of six years -  and then must vacate the position for at least one year before being eligible to serve on the board for a third time.

 

Board candidates do not have to live on the river to be considered for election.

Candidates for election must, however, be interviewed and qualified by the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is made up of the retiring members of the Board and whomever the board appoints to serve on the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will contact the potential nominees for election to determine their individual capabilities, goals for the F.O.R. San Bernard organization and willingness to fulfill the commitments and responsibilities of a board member.

 

This year’s election is unique in that we will be electing the entire fifteen member board. This year’s nominating committee is also unique in that it is comprised of the interim Board of Directors who have indicated they are not interested in running for a three year term of office at this time (similar to retiring board members). Several members of the interim Board of Directors have expressed an interest as becoming nominees for the first board of F.O.R. San Bernard. Those members are Pat Webb, Tom Valliere, Teresa Schlumpberger, Nancy Kanter, and Jan Edwards.

 

The Nominating Committee hopes to receive at least ten more qualified nominees. The cut off date for nominations is August 15^th which allows the Nominating Committee sufficient time to qualify each candidate, and add them to the ballot for the September 16 election. A nomination form is being developed and will be posted on this website as soon as it is available -hopefully within the next week.

 

This is YOUR chance to be more involved in F.O.R. San Bernard. If you are interested in serving on the board, or if you know someone who would be interested in serving, get their name and contact information to the Nominating Committee. Once all of the candidates are identified, a ballot for the election will be developed.

 

Should fifteen or fewer candidates be identified, the interim Board of Directors will ask the public to ratify the new board at the September election meeting. Each will be given two minutes at the public meeting to introduce themselves and their goals to the public prior to voting. If there are more than fifteen nominees, the public will be asked to select fifteen persons from all of the names on a written ballot. Nominations will not be taken from the floor and write-in candidates will not be counted. Those persons obtaining the most votes will become  board members.

 

So friends, this is your chance to get involved with your river. First, send in your nominations by August 15th, and second, come to the September election and VOTE !!

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CIAP grant nominations delayed.