21 June 2010
OHNS “Engraver's Honorarium” Project Launched
The OHNS “Engraver's Honorarium” project is to be managed with complete autonomy by the OHNS President or his designee. The purpose of this project is to perpetuate the synergy, which occurred at the OHNS table during the 2010 January FUN Convention, between the viewing public and our member volunteers. The fact that something interesting was going on at the OHNS table made our organization really shine in the spotlight.
Foremost, OHNS would provide an annual budget for our President to award up to a maximum of four individual $300 Engraver's Honorariums for OHNS members who have engraving skills adequate, in the sole judgment of our President, to share in providing engraving demonstrations at the OHNS table.
The only constraints on the applicants would be that: 1) they have been an OHNS member for a minimum of three years, 2) their annual dues are not in arrears at the time of the January FUN Convention and 3) they are willing and able to participate actively in demonstrating how nickels are carved.
The OHNS President has the responsibility to restrict the number of available honorariums, at any point during the process, depending upon a multitude of factors including but not limited to: 1) the availability of funds as determined by the OHNS Treasurer, 2) the availability of space at the OHNS table as determined by the OHNS President with input from the other OHNS volunteer's working at the January FUN Convention, and 3) any limitations set by any FUN Convention official.
Honorariums not awarded in any given year do not accumulate thus becoming available for awarding in a subsequent year.
Any engraver who is offered an honorarium but is, regardless of the reason, unable to attend the specified January FUN Convention will not have an honorarium reserved to be awarded at a subsequent January FUN Convention.
If OHNS receives more than four applicants for an honorarium in any year our President would select from the applicants by first dropping any he selects from those who had received an honorarium the previous year. If there remain more than four applicants our President has authority to select from among them as he sees fit and not necessarily on a first-come first-serve basis.
Additionally, in the first year of the project OHNS would allow for a one time budget, up to a maximum of $500, to acquire any engraving tools and supplies needed in the judgment of Keith Pedersen and Art DelFavero with the concurrence with our President. The $500 budget would remain available until exhausted.
The OHNS Treasurer would be responsible for keeping an account of OHNS funds expended for tools and supplies. The OHNS President would be responsible to; 1) report expenditures to the OHNS Treasurer, 2) keep the acquired tools and supplies preserved and accounted for and 3) have the tools available from one year to the next.
Finally, regardless of any commitments made by the OHNS President, until the successful applicant has reported to the OHNS table at the January FUN Convention: 1) any individual honorarium can be cancelled without showing due cause and 2) the entire project can be discontinued by a simple majority vote by the OHNS Board at any point during its annual cycle, without liability assigned or damages due.
The OHNS President is not required, or expected, to seek approval of the OHNS Board for any individual actions taken under this on-going project with-in its stated guidelines unless in his sole judgment such is desirable.
Contact: Rollie Taylor
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