Wonderful opportunity for OSI: PLEASE HELP!

[Murli Nagasundaram]

Anne,
This is a wonderful thing and I am delighted about the initiatives. It
seems that I have no choice but to also purchase a membership in OSI U.S.
and I will do that gladly and send you the money shortly. But, with all the
work and effort I have been putting into growing things at this end, there
is something that doesn't feel good to me here. When you refer to OSI it is
always as though it is only the one entity, reinforced by the one entity
website and so on. We don't feel included. Is  that because we are not
prepared to take responsibility? I don't think that's the case. Some of us
try to stay soooo connected as best we can. I only know right now that my
heart doesn't feel good about something that has great meaning for me.

Know that my feelings are coming out of great love.
Birgitt

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> From: Anne Stadler <annestad at sprynet.com>
> Subject: Wonderful opportunity for OSI: PLEASE HELP!
> Date: February 28, 1997 7:26 PM
>
> Peggy has done a wonderful thing!! (Among many wonderful things she has
> done to nurture and grow the space for OSI!).  This time, she has made
> an agreement with Alis Valencia, Editor of Berrett Koehler's bi-monthly
> publication AT WORK: In about two weeks, OSI and Berrett Koehler will
> send out a mailing to Harrison Owen's Open Space list, and Berrett
> Koehler's list announcing BOTH!! One side will be a page about growing
> OSI and inviting people to join, the other will advertise the
> March-April issue of AT WORK, which is chock full of stories of Open
> Space At Work. It's a great issue!!  and a real gift to all us OS
> learners and practicioners!
>
> This mailing needs to happen in about two weeks time.  The March-April
> issue is due out @ March 10th.
>
> However, there is one small item OSI needs to take care of.  OSI and
> Berrett Koehler are sharing the mailing costs, although Berrett Koehler
> is doing the printing and mailing (thank goodness!!).  And we need to
> raise $1500 to cover OSI's estimated share.
>
> I am asking you to PLEASE help us raise the $1500.  You could do it very
> simply: If you are not already a member of OSI, you could join OSI for
> $70.00 (payable in installments, if needed).  AND if you want to, you
> could get one other member to join OSI.  That would be a huge HELP!
>
> Peggy was antsy about going ahead, because we do not have the money in
> the bank. But all of us who were sitting in the room the other night
> with Peggy said: "Let's go ahead and DO the mailing.  The AT WORK issue
> is terrific! It will be a gret help to all Open Spacers-- and it
> couldn't be more timely to let people know about BOTH, and encourage
> people to become part of OSI's learning community. We'll each take
> responsibility for trying to get the money we need for the mailing."
> So, we're trusting that our efforts will bear fruit.
>
> Please let me know your response to my request.  If you decide to join
> OSI, be assured you're helping to GROW the OSI learning community. We
> are truly trying to practice open space principles, values, and rituals
> in how we are organizing and working.  People have helped us get this
> far by simply taking responsibility for what they care about.
> You can send your check made out to OSI to me at 18468--47th Place NE,
> Seattle, WA, 98155-- or to Peggy Holman (to whom I will send it)15347-SE
> 49th Place, Bellevue 98006.
>
> Love, Anne