Presidents Message for July, 2010 Cha…cha…cha…CHANGES. Welcome to our expanded Summer Newsletter for 2010. Thanks to all who contributed to the issue and to editor Rick Pisio for putting it together. Approaching summer, the board of directors has made a couple of changes that you should be aware of. First, the society is now accepting PayPal for lunch reservations, dues renewals, and small cash donations. If you’re not familiar with the service, PayPal is a respected, safe, and secure way to send money from either your checking account or your credit card, and the recipient does not see or have access to any of your financial information (including credit card numbers). This also enables us to easily give refunds. Using the PayPal system is easy. Go to our website’s Educational Meetings page, find the next meeting write-up, select your entrée choice, add it to your shopping cart, select your guests’ entrees, and then check out using PayPal. And although we have not announced that we’re now accepting PayPal, seven of our members (myself included) used the system to pay for the June luncheon. The board of directors thought it might be an added convenience, and know those who use the system will find it easy. Thanks to Roger Cain and Betty Veronico for a couple of long nights getting this set up. Society Phone For nearly the last decade the society has maintained a phone number where members could call about dues, meetings, and membership questions. As technology changes the world we live in, coupled with the fact that everyone on the board is working during the day, a landline has essentially become obsolete. In addition, we are paying nearly $400 per year for the privilege of having a phone that we receive maybe two incoming calls per month. That said, the board of directors has elected to discontinue phone service. Don’t panic. To the right of this column you’ll see the newsletter’s shaded masthead. This gives the phone number of every board member so you can call anyone you need should you have a question. Regarding upcoming SAH Educational Programs, should you need to add a person, change a meal, request a vegetarian meal, or anything else, please call or email the program director, me, at: nickv@sfahistory.org (click on this link, take the word "REMOVE" out the linked address) • cell (see your newsletter) Note that it may take 24 hours for me to get back to you depending upon my work and work travel schedule. Please be patient; your question will be addressed. Have a bitchin’ Summer! With our successful June meeting behind us, the society takes a summer break for vacations. Our next board meeting will be in September, and our next educational program, featuring member Andy Melomet, will be in October. - Nick Veronico
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