Latest Column from the Region 5 Vice Chairman

Words from Nick
By Nick Sanford, RVC5

The ballots have been cast, the votes tallied, and the results have been announced. Thank you for allowing me to serve as your Regional Vice- Chairman for the next two years. This first installment of my monthly column will serve primarily to take care of some procedural issues, so don’t let a less than exciting article deter you from coming back next month.

Let me start by thanking Ike and Lewis for running against me. This position is a representative of the people from the region and competition for the office has allowed your opinion to show. Let me also thank Mike Seigler for his four years of service. He has represented our region well and I am sure that I will lean on him many times during my term. Finally, a thank you goes out to Central Alabama Mensa for encouraging me to run for this position and the support they have already shown.

Let me move on to discuss this column. Publishing my writings is optional, so you may see some gaps. Rest assured that I will write something every month and if you would like a copy then feel free to email me. I'm sure we will get things posted to the regional website (www.region5.us.mensa.org) in short order. My goal with this column is to keep you informed with what is happening at the national level and to discuss the major issues that affect our region.

It is my intention to attend all of the Regional Gatherings in our region and to have a "rap session" at each one. This will be your best opportunity to discuss your thoughts and mine. I am your representative and I sincerely want to hear what you have to say. In addition to the gatherings I will do my best to visit the groups in the region when the opportunity presents itself. Of course I can also be reached by email, phone, and snail mail.

The one bit of substantial information that I would like to discuss this month is the Annual Gathering. It will be held during the July 4th weekend in Birmingham Alabama. I strongly encourage you to attend. It is not often that this event is held close enough that you can drive to it.

Thank you again for allowing me to serve our region.