Since I last reported, the WINS Board has considered three motions, which deal with keeping our club afloat. The first of those three fills a WINS Board vacancy, and the latter two help to maintain the WINS operations computer. Those motions are summarized as follows.

As always, if any WINS member has a desire to read any of the Board motions in their entirety, to include the votes of the Board members, please ask me and I'll forward a copy of the motion and a roster of the votes.

Please know that your Board of Directors is consistently working hard for you behind the scenes. In full, or in part, the Board continually discusses the maintenance and well-being of our society. We answer questions from many members and deal with inquiries from non-members, most of which emanate from the WINS web site. We discuss and implement updates and upgrades.

And, yes, we even deal with minor problems and complaints.

Aside from the obvious, whereby you receive our newsletters, bid in our auctions, and stay abreast via our web site, the Board stays busy with maintaining our email lists, processing new members, paying our bills, keeping our records, handling mail from our Post Office Box, running committees and discussing our future. The Board has nothing but the best interests of our club at heart. And though you see very little of this regular routine, without the daily dedication of my fellow Board members - especially our Operations Administrator and List Mommy - WINS wouldn't exist as it does today.

Committee members and volunteers also contribute immensely to the success of our club. The many members who have donated coins to our auction; and those who have donated auction proceeds; as well as those who have donated cash help to keep our treasury in the black. And that helps us independently maintain the club we've all enjoyed for more than six years. I'd be remiss in not acknowledging those who participate on our Talk list every day, and those who contribute articles to our newsletters. The depth and breadth of your knowledge never ceases to amaze me. The sharing of your wealth of information is what this club is all about. Your contributions continue to make WINS the best coin club on the internet. I thank each and every one of you.

Best Regards,

Ralph J. Huntzinger
WINS President