TSFA President's Report
The Sackett Family Association (TSFA)
(Acting) President’s Report
28 September 2003
In April of 2003, a committee was formed of volunteer SACKETT-L Mailing List
subscribers to formulate a family association with the goal to preserve the
research that the subscribers had collected. The decision to call the
association “The Sackett Family Association (TSFA)” was made by this committee.
A survey was compiled, distributed and analyzed by the Coordinating Committee
in May of 2003. During this same month, a draft of the TSFA Constitution
was developed and discussed. Officer positions were formulated and
included in this constitution draft. The TSFA Steering Group was then
selected from the volunteers who offered their assistance on said survey.
Throughout June, July and August 2003, the Steering Group continued with
preparations for the formulation of TSFA. A Timeline was developed
with our goals as to the accomplishment of various projects. We organized
this Steering Group Gathering in Salt Lake City, UT to occur from 24 September
to 30 September 2003. We emailed the Invitation for Application for
Enrollment of TSFA Founding Membership to SACKETT-L on 30 June 2003 which
included a report of our progress, an invitation to join us here in Salt
Lake City and a request for SACKETT-L subscribers to review the constitution
and make comments. Glenna Hertzler of the TSFA Steering Group’s Members
at Large developed a version of the Invitation for Application for Enrollment
for Snail Mail prospective members. Jill Jessen Hernandez, another
Member at Large volunteered to send electronic cards to ailing members of
SACKETT-L and TSFA referred to as the Sunshine Fund. In August, our
Newsletter Editor passed several issues past the Steering Group for discussion
and approval. A SACKETT-L subscriber, Barbara Bell volunteered to draw
and provided samples of images that may be used in the newsletter and/or
on the web site.
The Newsletter Editor notified SACKETT-L on 5 September that the first issue
of TSFA’s newsletter would be sent to all SACKETT-L subscribers but following
that it would only be sent to TSFA members.
That brings us to the present day where we have many things to discuss and
approve. It is an honor to assist with the formulation of The Sackett
Family Association. In gratitude to the TSFA Steering Group members
in assisting with this mission, I am sincerely,
Nancy Cluff Siders
Interim President and
SACKETT-L List Administrator since 1997