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</style><BASE href="file://C:\"> <!--IncrdiXMLRemarkStart> <IncrdiX-Info> <X-FID>FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000</X-FID> <X-FVER></X-FVER> <X-CNT>;</X-CNT> </IncrdiX-Info> <IncrdiXMLRemarkEnd--> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll=yes> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; DIRECTION: ltr" width="100%"> <DIV>OK folks, I have kept out of this so but now seems like a good time to get in. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm unclear as to how anyone thinks changing the name will help us get recognition by the public. Right now there are people who recognize USPS and what we do. Those are folks who have had some contact with us and remember us as a result. There are also folks out there who know nothing about us and when they see the initials USPS it means nothing to them. Changing the name of the organization will not change that. The folks who know us will still know us and respect what we do and the folks who know nothing about us will still know nothing about us. They will not recognize the name United States Power Squadron or United States Power and Sail or any other name. People recognize and respect USPS because they have had some contact or favorable experience with us and because of that they remember us. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>We need to get over the idea that changing the name will solve any of the problems. If we solve the problems then the recognition problem will take care of itself. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV id=INCREDISIGNATUREID> <DIV><FONT face="Freestyle Script" color=#0000ff size=6>Gary</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage dir=ltr><I>-------Original Message-------</I></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:karl.peters@gisps.org">GISPS</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 4/21/2008 8:37:24 AM</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:gsmithdistrict25@aol.com">Gary Smith</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Cc:</B></I> <A href="mailto:psml@usps.org">United States Power Squadrons Mailing List</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: [Psml] What's in a name? -- Boating School & Club!</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P> If we need to change and If we wish to keep our domain address intact and initials the same, why not something as simple and straightforward as "United States Power and Sail". The subtitle "America's Boating Club" would compliment it nicely on literature and web-sites. (We then only need be concerned when kayakers or canoers get as concerned as sailors regarding the name, as they neither use sail nor traditionally thought of power.)</P> <P> We really don't need to get complicated. If we do a really good job of what we set out to do, the name will not keep people away. Take Google or Yahoo for example!</P> <P><BR></P> <P>-Karl E. Peters </P> <P><BR></P> <P><A class=rvts6 href="www.gisps.org">www.gisps.org</A> Webmaster</P> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>