Mike,
You have a right to worry. This past weekend my MGB club co-sponsored a
rally with UCP and an accident ocurred which killed one of the participants.
Fortunately the club has insurance for this as it is cowritten by the NA MGB
Club, but . . . the emotional toll was high as several other people were
injured and a Jeep and an AC Cobra were wiped out.
'66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Poorboy <bitterrootprop@nidlink.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 4:01 PM
Subject: Roc liability
> ROC organizers and list,
> I have a concern, I have tried not to use the NOWROC name to promote
> outings where driving is to be one of the functions. It did slip by me
> on the
> Whidbey Ride that was organized by some one else.
>
> I was concerned when I saw a post to the NOWROC mailing list by one of
> our members for a Seattle event in July. I wasn't notified of the event
> until
> I saw the post. The person involved was unaware that there was a problem
>
> with using the name without permission. After an explanation by me the
> person
> was very apologetic. I have been trying to get the members to show up at
> already established events, and if they wanted local evening or weekend
> drives
> on there own.
>
> The problem is liability, since NOWROC is a club that was started by a
> couple of us, and is based on the internet so far. There is no money or
> officers and
> especially no insurance. We are trying to raise money by most of the
> usual
> ways. Shirt and sticker sales and the like. We have not voted in any
> official
> officers and we don't have a not for profit tax exemption yet. It just
> takes time and since there was basically two of us doing most of the
> work
> that part is not done yet.
>
> What are the other clubs using for the liability insurance ? I was going
> to call Haggerty and Parish and see what they had to offer. I am
> concerned over
> someone getting hurt during a road outing and being sued. It is not the
> club members that I am worried about, but an outsider that could come
> after
> people with in the club.
>
> Open to all information, ideas and flames.
>
> Mike
> Founder of NOWROC
> Hayden Lake, Idaho
>
>
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