Re: [Harp-L] Winslow for President SPAH presidency

["Rob Paparozzi" <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David,


Thank You for this wonderful and on the money post and YOUR continued 
support of SPAH!

I've been with SPAH since the mid 70's and have watched it grow in wonderful 
and marvelous directions.
In the past 5 years Tom Stryker has worked hard and built SPAH from a very 
overworked staff of 3 to 9 ( very able bodied assistants all with tremendous 
skills in their own fields of expertise.)

He has revamped the Conferencing System, and worked HARD to "Sure Up" The 
Org's infrastructure by bringing in a new Accounting System and Vendor & 
Sponsorship programs as well as pro PR and Website Editing for our Magazine 
and much more.

Yes, the IRON CURTAIN between The Diatonic & Chromatic has finally FELL and 
it feels liberating for us all...thank you SPAH.

I cannot think of a better and more qualified and talent harmonica player 
with terrific organizational skills and deep understanding of our instrument 
than WINSLOW YERXA.

Winslow, thank you for stepping up to bat and you have my FULL support and 
Vote.

Thank you Tom Stryker as you go into your last year and know we appreciate 
all you have done to perpetuate this great instrument the Harmonica.

Thanks to all the current staff that makes this happen day to day and a HUGE 
thanks to the founding fathers and architects of SPAH like Earl Collins Jr. 
and Danny Wilson and so many more from the early Michigan days for bringing 
their dream to fruition thru MUCH hard work.


If you are not yet a member of SPAH, please consider signing up today here 
and amking us even stronger:
http://www.spah.org/index.php/join-renew

and also to Harp-L that allows us to communicate for free and in good 
spirit.

Another terrific Org is the National Harmonica League in the UK and I've 
been writing for them the past few years, this month I will post a writeup 
on the career of Tom Stryker with help from my editor Roger Trobridge.
http://harmonica.co.uk/

Harmonically,
Rob Paparozzi
Bernie Bray Recipient 2009

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Priestley ( for harp-L)" <dmharpman@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Robert Hale" <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "harp-l harp-l" 
<harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Pedro Duarte" <pedro.duarte@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Winslow for President SPAH presidency


>  Hi All
> SPAH has done a good job for the Harmonica over a good number of years. 
> Though it's primarily an American organization, it does have a   European 
> presence & it is connected to all the national Harmonica clubs in Europe.