Letter to the Editor and Open to Seniors Regarding Hampton Seniors Club

1. I paid and received my membership card but was never offered a renewal process over the years either by email, text, phone call or in a meeting (which this group hardly ever has openly for members who might have some wonderful suggestions for improvements of the luncheon operations and the club as a whole.) In spite of Covid there were alternate ways to accomplish this. How does one renew/update?

2. I feel Hampton seniors should be involved in the voting process for available positions which should have term limits. This could be brought up in a meeting if we had them publicly with advance notice. As a matter of fact, there are many decisions that should be made by members with a written vote. These meetings could be brief and after a lunch making it convenient for all seniors. When we started the membership card and wanted annual dues for it we had an open meeting after the lunch that was announced in the luncheon email.

3. I feel Hampton Seniors need more transparency with the functions and details, we should have a say in many things, after all, it is our club, and presently we are excluded from meetings. Why?

I’m sure others feel the way I do about transparency as well as I believe they could offer brilliant ideas. I also think we should include short local trips. The cost would be minimum, and folks would love gathering.

I have a couple of friends waiting to join if meetings are open, like most town meetings. So, can we hold an open meeting to review the by-laws and perhaps adjust, update, and make available to members with transparency?

Regards,
Pat Cascio