Re: Packard International Fiduciary Issues

Posted by Joe Santana On 2012/10/6 1:13:45

I don't think this is about PAC vs PI. It's about, IMHO, PI mishandling inquiries from the hoi poloi. It developed into a major PR problem. Egos mays be involved. Previous club leaders would have nipped it in the bud, but instead it was allowed to fester. The entire issue of the current Oregon publication is devoted to documenting the communications that led to the decision by an overwhelming majority vote to pull out of PI.

Yes, I was a founding member of the Oregon Region of PI, but I was not an active member for years and years after 1980, and though I received a ballot about dissolution of the relationship with PI, I did not vote. The first time I heard about any history of animosity between the clubs was here.

What's funny is that both clubs have practically the same members. To me this says there are 2 different cultures at the top end of both organizations. The best examples of its expression are the respective publications which I'd characterize as USA Today vs the Wall Street Journal. What neither do is what happens here at packardinfo.com, namely, help you restore your Packard.

I like PAC Cormorant for the excellent writing and editing, historical perspectives and forum for members to share the stories of their Packard's significance, if nothing more than a member of the family for decades. PI's publication documents club activities. A few years ago it went off on political rants until members suggested it was inappropriate for a Packard association. The meets, the auctions, with lots of photos, are its strengths. So they each have a place in balancing those aspects of a membership built around a hobby.