How do I help my area move to districts?

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

Maybe this thread is trolling, but I honestly do not see the document in a negative light. Basically, I see it as setting reasonable expectations for volunteers.

Face it: You're not going to be a LRI the first or second year you volunteer, particularly if you are under 21. But be an RI for 2 years, shadow the LRI one year, and then speak to your LRI and VC and see what they can do. If that's what you want, you can do it.

For all who are complaining: Tell us your experience volunteering and if you have volunteered in VIMS (for what/where/when?) and not been asked to attend.

I am not as twitchy about anonymous user accounts, but please understand that it is highly frowned upon, and not a sign of courage. You want change, stand up and name yourself.

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

I don't see anything disturbing or off-putting about that document. It seems quite reasonable to me. It basically says not to think that you "deserve" a Key Volunteer position before you've demonstrated yourself, and suggests how you can go about doing that. Unless there's something else that people are being told beyond what it says, I do not understand why anyone would be upset by it.

Are...are you guys serious?

Don and Alan, I respect you guys tremendously, but I fail to see how you don't think this document would leave a sour taste in the mouths of young mentors and COLLEGE GRADS.

This document explains so much about why mentors in MN are always telling me that the key issue in MN not going to districts is a lack of good volunteers. Even more experienced mentors have brought up this issue.

If you're going to call out someone because of their age, I can do the same thing and say that older mentors can't see as well, or maybe they can't hear as well. The age has nothing to do with the volunteer experience, but if we're going to use age, why not say ridiculous things?

It's like a 50 year old versus a 22 year old interviewing for the same job, neither of them have experience in it, but the 22 year old is told that they're just not going to be good at the job because of their age.

By the way - this is one of the few times I don't give a crap about a fake account. This document is real, that is literally all that matters. Stop giving the OP crap for not posting real names because clearly Minnesota is a little screwed up and they would probably be ripped apart within their community for raising this issue.