[LPIL - Board of Directors] Fwd: Re: Draft September Letter from the Secretary for proofreading

[Ken Mattes]

This letter is ready to go out; add or edit as you like. I was thinking 
about adding something about Labor Day but it isn't exactly a 
Libertarian holiday lol.

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Subject: Re: [LPIL - Board of Directors] Draft September Letter from the 
Secretary for proofreading
Date: 2023-07-25 19:04
 From: bad at lpillinois.org
To: Ken Mattes <secretary at lpillinois.org>

Ken: Sorry for the delay in response. Very good letter. Thanks, Bill

On 2023-07-11 01:26, Ken Mattes via Lpil-bod wrote:
> (Heads up that I'm working on this for the newsletter and the email 
> list; please let me know what you think)
> 
> September 2023 is a milestone for me. It marks one year of service as 
> your Secretary of the Libertarian Party of Illinois, a crucial role in 
> our organization.
> 
> The job of Political Party Secretary is best summarized in one word: 
> documents. Both as a noun and as a verb. I manage the documents of our 
> awesome organization, truly the only political party in Illinois that 
> is actually interested in contributing to society and being excellent 
> at performing our civic duties, the most important of which being a 
> check on the relentless growth of government.
> 
> I'm proud of the achievements of the past year; most of all (of course) 
> our new document management system. Thank you to Bob Blair-Smith and 
> Kelly Liebmann for your help with this. It makes it possible for us to 
> recover and rebuild from Hurricane Covid in an efficient manner.
> 
> This mega-disaster tried to destroy our party. It tried, and it did a 
> LOT of damage, but it did not win. We are still here.
> 
> As a matter of fact, we are getting stronger every day, thanks to 
> dedicated volunteers like Chapter Development Director Paul DiMasi who 
> is helping me to inventory the county chapters. The state party needs 
> to know the status of the local chapters (good, bad and/or ugly) so 
> that we can keep track of credentials, and so that we know where to 
> direct any assistance that we can muster. This is my top priority as we 
> approach the 2024 State and National Conventions.
> 
> There are plenty of other Thank Yous that I owe but this is not an 
> Oscar speech.
> --
> Ken Mattes
> Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois
> secretary at lpillinois.org
> 815 342 5177

-- 
Ken Mattes
Secretary, Libertarian Party of Illinois
secretary at lpillinois.org
815 342 5177