Elections in August

Posted on April 7, 2020 by President

The Violette Family Association Bylaws call for Triennial Meetings to be held to take care of business not handled by the Board of Directors. The next such meeting will be held in August 2020. You will receive official notice of the meeting date by mid-June. While in the past these meetings have been held during a Reunion, no Reunion is planned for 2020 so the meeting will be a virtual one. You can see the details of how this will be done by reading the Constitution and Bylaws.

One topic on the agenda for that meeting is to elect officers for the Board of Directors. There are four offices to be filled: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The fifth member of the Board is the most recent Past President. We invite nominations for those offices by June 30, 2002, so that we can verify willingness to serve and to publish them 60 days in advance of the meeting. Send your nominations, or if you would like to volunteer, to President@VioletteFamily.org.

Below is a list of past officers. You can also see this list at VioletteRegistry.com/past-officers.

*Year*	*President*	Vice Pres	Secretary	Treasurer
1978	Rita Lippe VFA #1
1979	Rita Lippe VFA #1	Joseph Violette VFA #24	Celeste Lippe VFA #3	Robert Lippe VFA #2
1981	Rita Lippe VFA #1	Joseph Violette VFA #24	Celeste Lippe VFA #3	Robert Lippe VFA #2
1984	Jeannine Trufant VFA #318	Ivan Violette	Jacqueline Violette	Emileen Cormier
1987	Carolyn Corbin VFA #509	Theresa Violette	Irene Petit VFA #10	John Violette VFA #124
1990	Alderic Violette VFA #100	Richard Violette VFA #7	John Violette VFA #124	David Violette VFA #621
1993	Richard Violette VFA #7	John Violette VFA #124	David Violette VFA #621	David Violette VFA #621
1996	Tom Daley VFA #1770	John Violette VFA #124	Rita Daley VFA #1626	Louiselle Violette VFA #125
1999	John Violette VFA #124	Harold Violette VFA #427	Louiselle Violette VFA #125	Rita Daley VFA #1626
2002	John Violette VFA #124	Marlene Violette	Rod Violette VFA #12	Louiselle Violette VFA #125
2005	Paul Bunnell VFA #292	Christine Lippincott VFA #1058	Rod Violette VFA #12	Paul Violette VFA #1589
2008	Paul Bunnell VFA #292	Christine Lippincott VFA #1058	Rod Violette VFA #12	Paul Violette VFA #1589
2011	David Violette VFA #621	Paul Violette VFA #1589	Rod Violette VFA #12	Don Hudenburg VFA #322
2014	David Violette VFA #1621	Christine Lippincott VFA #1058	Rod Violette VFA #12	Louiselle Violette VFA #125
2017*	David Violette VFA #621	Christine Lippincott VFA #1058	Rod Violette VFA #12	Louiselle Violette VFA #125

* No Reunion, no meeting, no elections, same officers continued

Note that all of the current officers have been in office since 2014 and some for longer than that. The youngest of the four is 76, the oldest 88. Perhaps it is time to get a younger generation involved, at least in some offices! The current officers will be glad to help new ones get started.

In the new year

Posted on December 30, 2019 by President

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

Posted on October 5, 2019 by President

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

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Violette Family Association

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

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Violette Family Association

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

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Violette Family Association

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 →

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