First up, I am humbled to have been invited to be member of the board, and even though we’re still in the genesis, I’ll get the ball rolling.

Honestly, I am skeptical of many charities, particularly those that are able to purchase prime-time television advertising. I’m talking about those that are heavy at the top with highly paid executives working in “ivory towers” and living a lifestyle on contributor’s dollars that I can only dream of. I’ve experienced the refusal of some charities to provide me a financial statement of executive salaries and I’ll avoid any and all of those without reservation.

I won’t belabour the point, however, I’d like to see our members consider getting behind things like community food backs; homeless shelters; disaster responders; volunteer groups like small community fire squads, to name a few.

I may be out of line here, but these are my thoughts and I invite any discussion or debate.

Nil Sine Labore
Conrad