[Lnc-business] Discussion on proposed Motion on Records Move (historical committee)
Sam Goldstein
goldsteinatlarge at gmail.com
Tue Mar 21 14:15:48 EDT 2017
I would like to amend the motion to designate the Harlos residence as the
David Nolan Memorial Library, Museum and
Cannabis Cafe.
Sam
Sam Goldstein
Libertarian National Committee
Member at Large
8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
Indianapolis IN 46260
317-850-0726 Phone
317-582-1773 Fax
On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 1:53 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <carynannharlos at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Also, I stated that if approved, I would sign up for a payment plan life
> membership. I am willing to do that because it will cost me personally
> that much to make several trips at my own cost to VA to do supervise and
> organize the off site storage. The Party will get back records usable for
> years and years to come and they will be available for Party members. A lot
> of other benefits were discussed in the other thread. If I am right about
> this being high by about $1000 (Dunbar can stay at my home in CO), and then
> my pledge to give $1,500 over 12 months, we are looking at $2,500 (if I'm
> wrong it is $3,500). Wes believes he can raise it (and if we raise more it
> can offset the other approved amount for which I personally have already
> raised about $1,200 and once LPedia is up I will get more). Lastly I
> believe the CO storage will be about 15% per month cheaper. All around this
> is a good deal for the party if it wants to takes its history and records
> seriously (and I cannot underestimate the good will there will be with
> members when these records are online).
>
> As most of you know, I am a professional paralegal. I have worked large
> large document intensive cases. The Committee I appointed are
> professionals. The amount of volunteer value that the Party is getting is
> tremendous - we couldn't afford it if we were to pay the people working on
> this. Now is the time, and ultimately, I believe it will all be funded
> through donations by end of year.
>
> Members are passionate about this. I have been quiet on the fund raising
> push because I want to have LPedia open first with some great content (and
> its getting there- initial "grand opening" will likely be within two weeks).
>
> -Caryn Ann
>
> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 11:39 AM, Wes Benedict <wes.benedict at lp.org>
> wrote:
>
>> My first thought along the process was "gee, Caryn Ann, I sure wish you
>> lived in the DC area. All this would be so much easier. Then you could come
>> in the office and take care of all of this yourself, and manage the
>> volunteers." Then later I thought "you know what, I just moved most of
>> these materials (some of them twice). I could easily move them again to
>> where Caryn Ann is." Then she and I wouldn't have to call and send several
>> emails to each other for each minor step of work on this.
>>
>> Sure they'll be an added moving cost, but the simplification of doing the
>> work for Caryn Ann and me will be greatly facilitated.
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314(202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <(202)%20333-0008>, wes.benedict at lp.orgfacebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>
>> On 3/21/2017 1:33 PM, Wes Benedict wrote:
>>
>> The original idea to move the stuff to Colorado was mine.
>>
>> I got the idea after several phone calls with Caryn Ann talking about how
>> to get various volunteers into the office, talking about what would they
>> do, who would answer their questions, then who would pack up what and ship
>> to where as needed. We've had one volunteer come in to start listing what's
>> in our basement and that one arrangement, as simple as it sounds, took many
>> emails and a couple phone calls. "Would we be here Saturday for the
>> volunteer?" Answer: "probably from "10 a.m. to 3 p.m." Later: "Looks like I
>> can have another staffer here later on Saturday if needed." Later: "Oops,
>> not coming in after all."
>>
>> Coordinating the work of semi-reliable volunteers between Caryn Ann
>> Harlos and me is going to take a significant amount of my time even in the
>> best of circumstances.
>>
>> Most of the volunteer help for this project is going to come from Caryn
>> Ann, and many volunteers she'll be able to recruit in her state and nearby
>> states.
>>
>> It sounds counter-intuitive on one level, but I think it will cost a
>> whole lot less, and save me a whole lot of time, to deliver the items to
>> Colorado for a couple years for Caryn Ann to work on.
>>
>> It's my idea. I think Caryn Ann is going to work hard on this valuable
>> project. I think I could raise the funds with a couple emails to cover the
>> added cost. And I'd be saving myself a lot of time in the future
>> coordinating with Caryn Ann about who can volunteer when and where, and
>> where do we ship what, and how do we label what folders what.
>>
>> I'm only for this because Caryn Ann has already demonstrated her
>> reliability and hard work. I would not be for this if just any old
>> committee chair asked for it. I'd be paranoid the materials would be
>> forgotten forever.
>>
>>
>> Wes Benedict, Executive Director
>> Libertarian National Committee, Inc.
>> 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314(202) 333-0008 ext. 232 <(202)%20333-0008>, wes.benedict at lp.orgfacebook.com/libertarians @LPNational
>> Join the Libertarian Party at: http://lp.org/membership
>>
>> On 3/21/2017 1:13 PM, Sam Goldstein wrote:
>>
>> Why on earth would we want to pay to move this stuff to CO when the party
>> headquarters
>> is in the D.C. area? Are you planning a David Nolan Libertarian Party
>> Library and Museum?
>>
>> Sam Goldstein
>> Libertarian National Committee
>> Member at Large
>> 8925 N Meridian St, Ste 101
>> Indianapolis IN 46260
>> 317-850-0726 <(317)%20850-0726> Phone
>> 317-582-1773 <(317)%20582-1773> Fax
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Caryn Ann Harlos <
>> carynannharlos at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Okay now that we have discussed the moving of the historical records, I
>>> am ready to put forth a proposed motion but am asking for feedback before
>>> asking for co-sponsors.
>>>
>>> Move to budget up to an additional $5,000 (budget line 90) to relocate
>>> the historical records in the Duke Street basement and in the off-site
>>> storage facility to a location in Colorado to be determined by Historical
>>> Preservation Committee Chair. The facility will be paid by for and under
>>> the control of the LNC and will be obtained at a cost equal or less to the
>>> price paid for the similar facility in Virginia. The Executive Director
>>> will be directed to send out up to two fundraising letters to cover this
>>> expense and the prior budgeted Historical Committee expense (credit to
>>> budget line 25).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> *In Liberty,*
>>> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
>>> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska,
>>> Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
>>> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
>>> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
>>> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
>>> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
>>> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
>>> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>>>
>>> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>>> *We defend your rights*
>>> *And oppose the use of force*
>>> *Taxation is theft*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
> --
> *In Liberty,*
> *Caryn Ann Harlos*
> Region 1 Representative, Libertarian National Committee (Alaska, Arizona,
> Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Washington) - Caryn.Ann.
> Harlos at LP.org <Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org>
> Communications Director, Libertarian Party of Colorado
> <http://www.lpcolorado.org>
> Colorado State Coordinator, Libertarian Party Radical Caucus
> <http://www.lpradicalcaucus.org>
> Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee
>
> A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
> *We defend your rights*
> *And oppose the use of force*
> *Taxation is theft*
>
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