You
know how sometimes a person makes a statement and it really sticks?
Last Sunday the minister from Rockford First said “Don't ever
confuse prominence with significance.” He was of course referring
to those in the church who feel they are of little value to the
church as a whole. He used the analogy of having a little toe that is
painful. The rest of the body finds it hard to function when it is
difficult to walk and there is now a limp. Of course his point was
well taken.
This
happened to be on the same day as our annual meeting and the message
flowed right into my thoughts of the meeting and the importance of
each property owner. As the elected board members are sworn in they
take a position of prominence in the community. That only means they
have a platform from which to state their views and vote accordingly.
The
property owners are the ones that really matter. Those property
owners chose to elect the board members and can just as quickly vote
them out next time. We can not pass the CC&Rs without the
necessary votes of the P.O.s. We can not even have the annual meeting
without the P.O.s support. There are so many volunteers or simply
voters who do their part to make this community work and they do it
without fanfare or recognition.
You
are very important people and your community can not work without
you. You are appreciated for all you do and please never doubt your
importance here.
Ken