Please work with me

The PDGA Board recently amended the Bylaws to remove the right of the membership to elect all of the Board members, and instead allowing it (the Board) to appoint some of its own members.

I need volunteers who would be willing to circulate petitions among local PDGA members. The petition requests that the membership be allowed to vote on the amendment.

The membership should be consulted because:
1) The administration made no effective case that the amendment is necessary, and there are very good reasons to believe that it is ill-founded. You can review this discussion on the "Picking and Packing the Board" thread on the "Other PDGA Topics" Forum of the PDGA Discussion Board.
2) The Board should not remove such important and fundamental membership rights without the full "advice and consent" of the membership.
3) The Board acted with deliberate haste and stealth in forcing the amendment. It was all over in five days, and few PDGA members were even aware that it was being done.
4) If the Board can get away with this, they could easily remove other important membership rights. Next year, for example, they could vote to appoint all Board members.

At this point a petition is our only recourse. We need about 2000 signatures. If I could get about 100 volunteers from different parts of the country, each one would need only 20-30 signatures. If you would be willing to do this, please contact me ([e-mail]).

Thanks,
Peter

[Donny Olow]

How much money does the PDGA have in the Bank currently ?

[Disc Player Sports]

It's all here:

http://www.pdga.com/files/documents/10-11_PDGA_Financial_Summary_Pu...

6 full time office staff, 4 consultants, accountants, employer taxes, health insurance, workmen's compensation, web consultant $399,700 Not Bad for a free sport.

Read for yourself, this is just one part of the report.