[ORRando] [Randon] RUSA Board Nominees

[Kevin L]

I voted.

On Friday, November 8, 2013 5:07:15 PM UTC-8, SOtcenas wrote:
>
> I saw Will deRosset's comment the other day that RUSA typically gets 
> voter turnout of ~10%.   I serve on the board of The Bicycle 
> Transportation Alliance (the bike advocacy group for Oregon) and have 
> noted that our voter turnout come election time is typically about the 
> same.   
>
> As he noted, "That may indicate that most of our members are profoundly 
> satisfied with the leadership and the choices of those who vote".   I 
> think that it may also indicate that some of our membership are not sure 
> for WHOM to vote.  Not having personal relationships with any/many of 
> the candidates, or not having much information about candidates beyond 
> their brief statements on the ballot might leave some feeling 
> underinformed to vote.   Often, lacking information, we either choose 
> not to vote, or vote the status quo. 
>
> I think this is where personal recommendations come in.   I often rely 
> on personal recommendations and opinions of my better-informed friends 
> when trying to make decisions on everything from what light to buy, what 
> GPS to avoid, what property tax levies are a good idea (or not), and 
> what local politico might be friendliest to bicycling come election day 
> (or not). 
>
> With the board elections coming to a close in just a few days, I'd like 
> to re-iterate my recommendation that if you've not voted yet, that you 
> consider casting one of your two votes for Lynne Fitzsimmons.  I've 
> known Lynne for a long time.  We "met" on a bicycling forum years and 
> years ago.  She is the person who introduced me to randonneuring, made 
> me believe that yes I could in fact do this, for which I am eternally 
> grateful.  I try to pay that forward by encouraging others, especially 
> women, to give this whole crazy rando thing a try. :) 
>
> So, if you've been holding off voting because you weren't sure how to 
> cast your vote, or if you didn't feel connected to any of the 
> candidates, I hope you'll consider my recommendation to vote for Lynne. 
> You can read more about Lynne below, or get to know her via her VERY 
> extensive rando blog at http://lynnerides.blogspot.com/  It's a good 
> read, with lots great photos and entertaining stories. 
>
> You can cast your vote by sending an email to secr... at rusa.org<javascript:> 
>
> Thanks for reading! 
>
> Susan 
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: ran... at googlegroups.com <javascript:> [mailto:
> ran... at googlegroups.com <javascript:>] On Behalf 
> Of Susan Otcenas 
> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 10:26 AM 
> To: ran... at googlegroups.com <javascript:> 
> Subject: [Randon] RUSA Board Nominees 
>
> All, 
>
> The deadling for casting your ballots for the RUSA board elections is 
> November 15th. 
>
> I would like to ask that you please consider casting one of your two 
> votes for Lynne Fitzsimmons, RUSA # 3821. 
>   
> Lynne is a long time randonneur, having logged nearly 20,000km in the 
> last 7 seasons here in the Pacific Northwest.  She has been frequently 
> involved organizing brevets in Oregon (including this weekend's stellar 
> season-ending 200K) and as a volunteer.  She has also been active 
> nationally, serving on the RUSA routes committee.   
>
> Lynne is detail oriented, thoughtful, and most importantly, passionate 
> about randonneuring.  I think she would be a huge asset to the 
> organization. 
>
> I know she would welcome any questions from RUSA members about her 
> candidacy. 
>   
> Information on ALL the board candidates is available here: 
> http://rusa.org/Download/2013-ballot.pdf  and was also printed in your 
> most recent American Randonneur.  At this address, you'll also find a 
> quick and easy link to immediately cast your ballot with the board 
> secetary via email. 
>
> Tailwinds, 
>
> Susan 
>   
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