Am I alone in trying to understand the relevance of this thread to this group? However noble in its purpose, is this the right forum?
On Mar 2, 10:25 pm, Joan Oppel <oppel...@verizon.net> wrote: > Here's a link to a recent New York Times article that describes some of the > controversial parts of the merger and Mr. Wang's actions. It's worth reading > for the information. > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/business/24smile.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 > Joan > > Mar 2, 2011 09:31:40 PM, rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com wrote:On Mar 2, > 2011, at 2:17 PM, John Bennett wrote:and consider signing the attached > petition.http://www.rivbike.com/blogs/knothole_post/336 > Thank you, > John at RBWRespectfully, I'm skeptical that the situation described in this > petition has much to do with reality. I won't say it's complete bunk, but it > bears some further investigation before all of us get worked up about it. I'm > on the board of the non-profit Worldchanging ( http://worldchanging.com ). I > can tell you absolutely that legally... > > > > • no way no how one member of a board and four of his employees can make a > decision that changes how the assets of a non-profit can be distributed. > (Only board members can do this, and it has to be at least a majority if not > unanimous.) > > • no way no how one member of a board can fire the Executive Director or any > other officer of the corporation. (Same reason as above.) > > > > If the events as described did take place, it'd be fraud and embezzlement. > > > > I suppose it'spossible, since Charles Wang co-founded SmileTrain and donated > $27.5 million to get it off the ground, that SmileTrain by-laws could have > given special privileges and powers to Wang. > > > > Here's a press release about the > merger: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/smile-train-and-operation-smile-boards-agree-to-merge-116178239.html > > (Of course we don't know who wrote the press release) > > > > Here's an article on SmileTrain on Charity > Watch:http://www.charitywatch.org/articles/smiletrain.html > > > > Happy to be disproved.... > > > > Rob in Seattle > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
