All: Great Hash at Santa Mission. Kudos go out to the Hares but also
special kudos to Chop Suzuki for all of his continued great work with
the Hash and in particular for putting all of the logistics together for
this Hash and all the others.
I have been hashing for close to
25 years and I can tell you that no Hash can survive on one person
alone. Chop continues to do a stellar job but he cannot keep this up as
a one man team. He needs everyone's support. The GH3 requires a
strong committee to succeed. CHop can be the GM but he needs a Hash
Cash, Hash Trash (someone to write up the stories, update the webpage,
etc.), Hash Trail master (someone to sign people up in advance as
Hares), Hash Haberdasher (get the shirts, etc), Hash Beermeister (get
the food), Religious Advisor (we have that now), etc.
There is
no need for me to ask people to volunteer. You must do so on your own.
Once the Hash gains enough routine attendance and enjoyment by all, it
will be an honor to take on these roles and it will become
competitive. This Hash was once at that level and could be getting back
to it but the next step requires volunteers. I cannot lie and say that I
will volunteer bc I won't. I work in two countries (here and Suriname)
and thus cannot commit to that. That said, as you all saw I am am more
than willing to step in as Acting GM, ACting RA or whatever when needed
when here.
The time is now for people (Hashers) who love this
Hash to step up. If all step up, the big job for one person become
little jobs for many.
On a separate note, and as noted today, I
have volunteered to Hare the next hash on Sat September 10 at my house
in Prashad Nagar. The problem is, I no longer have my Hash shoes (the
only running shoes I own and my Hash shoes for the last ten years). As
such, before I lock in this next Hash, I need feedback from whomever
who might know where my shoes ended up. they were on the dock when we
ended up back from the trip today but they were not loaded into my SUV.
If anyone has found my shoes or knows of their whereabouts it would be a
big help. Without them I am not certain I can hare until I get new
shoes which wont happen until late October if the shoes are gone for
good.
Welcome word back on my shoes and welcome volunteers to
step forward and contact Chop about future assistance for one of the
many positions open at this time.
Cheers, On On, iboibo
Compassion from trees
6 days ago