☑️ Make Your Voice Heard! Exercise your Right to VOTE

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☑️ Make Your Voice Heard! Exercise your Right to VOTE
February 4, 2021

Dear ,

The Annual Meeting of the Pompano Beach Flying Club (legal name: Pompano Senior Squadron Flying Club, Inc.) is only a week away and will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 6:00 PM (18:00). There will be shareholder voting recorded at this meeting, so it is vital that you participate. In part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Club apparently intends to allow participation not only by physical attendance at the hangar, but also via Zoom conference, and has also suggested that shareholders can just “drop off” their ballots at the hangar.

Before going any further, we believe that the Club’s governing documents support the conclusion you are a shareholder of some kind (though it is possible your share is legally “void”) if you are in any of the three following categories, and are therefore entitled to cast a ballot directly or via proxy:

You are a current member in good standing because the Club deems you to own a share because you paid the $1,700 refundable Membership Fee or, if you joined since May 2020, you paid the $499 “non-refundable” Membership Fee and $1.00 for a share.
You are a current member, but may be “suspended” or are otherwise unsure of your status. Still, you know the Club has never refunded to you either your $1,700 Membership Fee (in total) or the $1.00 you paid for a share of stock.
You are a former member who is still due any balance of your $1,700 Membership Fee or, if you joined after May 2020, you are still due the $1.00 you paid for a share of stock.

Even if you are uncertain about your membership status, but you are certain that you tendered the $1,700 Membership Fee when you joined and that Membership Fee was never fully refunded, you should cast a vote in this Board election and on the two pending referendums. If the Club denies your voting right, documentation of that denial of your right to vote will be an important piece of evidence if you or somebody else pursues corrective action.

Download Your Ballot/Proxy Forms and Vote: We have prepared a single PDF of two ballot/proxy forms that you can download, complete, sign, and print (or email) to have your voice heard. Write in your name or the name(s) of any other member(s) you believe will responsibly manage Club affairs. If you can make a few calls to your friends in the Club, you should be able to find some who will altruistically serve the community of the Club if elected. If they are willing, be sure to let the Club know they are running so the Club can broadcast their name. If you want to learn more about our voting recommendations and rationale, why YOU have a voting right, and why YOUR vote is of vital importance to the Club, [Read More...]

Conclusion

Even though there may well be legal challenges as to eligibility of some individuals to vote on any matter properly before a shareholder meeting, we believe it would be a mistake not to vote. You have to play to win. So:

Download the ballot/proxy forms HERE.
Write in any new member you want to see elected to the Board (or yourself).
Please cast five votes against the incumbent Board.
There may be last-minute candidate announcements, so don’t send it too early.
Make sure you identify a trustworthy member who will act as your proxy.
We also recommend voting against the amendments to the Articles of Incorporation.
After you complete and sign both ballot/proxy forms, email them to PBFClub.vote@gmail.com.
Make sure to “Cc” at least your designated Proxy to establish your timely submission.
Ask your designated Proxy to print your email and your ballots to bring to the meeting if that’s how you choose to cast your vote.

As we have previously expressed, we think it is high time for the membership to stand strong to execute a course correction away from the wasteful and hostile excesses of the current administration. If you do not make a strong vote to change course and remove all the incumbents (and their expensive attorney), the Club will continue to suffer the loss of thousands of dollars each month that could have been used to ensure the honorable treatment of all members – current and former – as well as the general betterment of the Club.

Below are some quick links to the main areas of our web site.

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