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In the new year

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Happy New Year to all Violettes and their families!

Do you want to have a Violette Family Reunion in 2020? It is time in the regular cycle of things for us to have one. The last was in 2014; we did not have one in 2017. We just need someone or a group to act as hosts, and we can provide them with a lot of help in organizing and carrying it out. A New England location would work best for the majority of members. See VioletteRegistry.com/Reunions/reunion-guidelines for info on holding a Reunion.

2020 will be the year for our Triennial Meeting, whether it is held at a Reunion or virtually. That means it is also time for elections of officers. Our current officers were elected in 2014 and would like for someone else to take over. Four offices are up for election: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Please think about it and suggest potential nominees to an officer. Contact info is at VioletteRegistry.com/VioletteRegistry.com/organization/officers/.

Voting results

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Voting on changes to our Constitution and By-Laws closed on September 30, 2019. The changes adopted by the Board in August have been approved by the Association membership. The votes were 102 Yes, 4 No. Of those 106 votes, 92 votes cast electronically, 14 by mail. We thank all members who took the time to study this issue and cast their vote.

As a result of the changes, we will now have a Triennial Meeting every three years with the next meeting to be held in August 2020. At that Triennial Meeting we will have elections for officers along with any other business to be brought before the membership. That meeting may be held in a physical location or may be held virtually.

One order of business at the upcoming and every Triennial Meeting will be election of officers, who serve for the three-year term between Triennial Meetings. Those offices include President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Nominations will take place well in advance of the Triennial Meeting. Notices of the meeting must be given at least 60 days before the meeting.

Last chance to vote on Constitution and By-Laws

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The voting will close on approval of the Constitution and By-Laws changes adopted by the Board of Directors in August. Votes must be received on or before September 30, 2019, to be counted.

You can get more details at this story from August 11th. And you can read the changes at this link to our web site.

We accept electronic voting using the link in the email sent out in August or using the mail-in ballot included in the August 2019 newsletter.

Voting still open

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Voting is still open on the Violette Family Association Constitution and By-Laws changes adopted by the Board of Directors this month. You can vote electronically using the email sent to you on August 13, 2019 or by mailing the ballot form included in the August 2019 newsletter. Click the link to download the newsletter.

Voting will remain open until September 30, 2019.

Constitution and By-Laws changes

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Aug 2019 newsletter cover

Cover of the August 2019 newsletter. Click on the image to download the newsletter.

IF WE HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS YOU WILL RECEIVE A SEPARATE EMAIL FOR VOTING ON THIS ISSUE. PLEASE VOTE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2019. YOU MAY VOTE USING THE VOTING EMAIL OR BY PAPER BALLOT INCLUDED IN THE NEWSLETTER.

The August 2019 issue of our newsletter has been published and can be downloaded using this link or by clicking on the cover image.

This issue is devoted to changes in the Association’s Constitution and By-Laws made necessary because our current ones require Association business to be conducted during Reunions. Continue reading →