Experience promoting districts in Minnesota

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Originally Posted by FarmerJohn

Anybody who thinks districts are bad either doesn't understand them, doesn't want to put in the effort for a better system, or in some way gets unfair personal gain from the regional system that they don't want to give up. Anybody in this thread arguing against Knufire is no exception to this.

If you feel you don't fit this bill, then show me your progress on the effort you've put forth into transitioning your area to the district system. Everybody knows it's a multi-year process, but you can't claim it's a challenge better saved for a later date if you haven't even started working towards it yet.

The best time to start considerations on how to transition your area into a district system is yesterday. The second best time is today.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I haven't actually seen anyone arguing against Districts completely. It seems like Minnesota, and many other areas, will eventually move to the District system. It's a matter of overcoming the obstacles needed to get there, and MN has pretty much all the obstacles. Time, patience, and constant offers to help are probably what is needed more than shouting and demanding for change.

So, once again, here's my offer to help: If anyone from Minnesota wants more experience volunteering and learning key volunteer roles, please contact me. I'm the Senior Volunteer Coordinator for Indiana, and I would be happy to have you come visit us and train. We are currently training a lot of new people from our own area, but we will do the best to fit you in and help give you experience. Come down and talk to us, ask us questions about everything that goes into managing our district area. The door is open.