From: Andrew Stanton, Board President 2008-2009

Dear NoVES members,

In the May newsletter the Board indicated that this year's annual Membership meeting would be held at the Retreat in Sharpsburg, Maryland, on Sunday, June 7.

The Board has decided that, in consideration of the desire of our members to keep the Retreat a time for pleasant, relaxing social interaction, we are changing the date of the annual Membership meeting to June 21, the final Sunday we will be meeting this year.  The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m.  Breakfast will be served as we discuss and vote on important issues including the election of Board members, a new Leader contract, next year's budget and a proposed change in the By Laws for term limits for Board members.  We will also discuss the possibility of changing the Sunday start time, though this issue will not be voted on.  After the membership meeting, we will put away the tables and set up the chairs for the final Platform of the year.

Sometime during the next few weeks I will be sending you the documents you will need for the membership meeting, including ballots for voting for Board members, the proposed Leader contract, the proposed budget for next year and the proposed By Law change.  I will also send you proxy forms in case you will not be able to be present at the meeting and wish to have someone else vote on your behalf.

The Board hopes as many members as possible attend this important Annual Membership meeting on June 21.

Andy Stanton, PresidentFor the Board