Guest Member of the Month

Hello all. Happy New Year! I Love you Guys.

At our Last meeting I proposed a “Guest Member of the Month” to be worked into our meetings. The purpose of the “Guest Member” is threefold:

 1) To give potential members a trial meeting without having to fully commit. Sometimes the potential members we nominate are only known to a few people. (The group is getting a little large, and we need to be selective with our picks. Otherwise we could be facing 40 member meetings and $5,000 checks. And frankly I think the MOF had enough trouble with the last bill of $200+.)

2) To allow old friends and out of town visitors to witness and participate in one of our meetings. I know many people are aware of the meetings and I also know many of these people want in. And well, I can’t blame them.

3) The “Guest Member of the Month” will add a new dimension to meetings. The guest can offer an outsider’s perspective on the meetings and also hopefully add ideas on ways in expand and enrich our organization.

 The Rules:

1) Seeing as how we are a very selective group we need to extend that element of discipline to our guest privileges. It goes without saying that any guest considered must be deserving of such a privilege.

2) The guest must have considerable support from the group. First of all, one member will sponsor the guest. The “Primary Sponsor” will be responsible for drawing up the required paperwork, submitting the paperwork to the Minister of Member of the Month and is directly responsible for the guest and their behavior during the meeting. There will also be a Co-sponsor and three additional sponsors who are required to sign the application.

3) “The Application”, There is a specific format which must be adhered to.

 IFS Guest Member of the Month Application

 Primary Sponsor: Name
GMOM Name: Name

I __________ nominate _________ for the “Guest Member of the Month” for the month of _________.

(State your reason for the nomination)

 Sincerely,

(Signature)_____
Primary Sponsor

(Signature)_____
Co-Sponsor

(Signature)_____
Sponsor 1

(Signature)_____
Sponsor 2

(Signature)_____
Sponsor 3

 4) The application must be submitted to the Minister of MOM at least 12 hours before the meeting for approval. The applications must be submitted either in person, writing, mail, napkin, IFS letterhead or via email.

5) There will be no more than 2 Guests per month, unless in extremely extenuating circumstances. (Vegas?) Such a circumstance must be explicitly stated in the reason section on the application and submitted 24 hour in advance.

6) No Girls Allowed. Over 21 years of age.

7) Lastly and perhaps the most important stipulation to the “Guest Member of the Month” is they must be present the night before the meeting in order to become acquainted with (get drunk with) the members he does not know as well. Very important.

 It is my hope this added element of the “Guest Member of the Month” will only serve to deepen and expand the International Flapjack Society for the better.

 On a personal note: Sorry this post is so longwinded, but rules are rules and I felt they needed to be specifically outlined to maintain order. Please follow these rules, it’s important and applications can be rejected if the format is not followed closely. (Minister of Wardrobe: Can we put together a few shirts, either brown IFS shirts or even a nice white tee-shirt with IFS sharpied on , I almost think that might be more appropriate for a guest, since you’ve got to earn the brown $50 shirt. ) Without the rules we’re just a bunch of munks eating pancakes and getting drunk.

 Lastly my contact info, apps can be submitted to:
Address:
4667 Ocean Blvd. #312
San Diego, CA
92109

Email: andrew_fricker@hotmail.com (must receive the same email from all 5 sponsors)

Or the good ole in person hand off.

 Pancake joke of the month:

 A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Fricker, 5, Baez, 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. "If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait.'"

Fricker turned to his younger brother and said, "Baez, you be da Jesus!"