<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looks like this should be on = ptg-l.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Barbara Richmond</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mkurta@adelphia.net = href="mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net">Mike Kurta</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ptg-l@ptg.org href="mailto:ptg-l@ptg.org">PTG Topics</A> ; <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 10, 2006 = 8:24 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Upgrading.....</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Standing back and = taking a long look at the number of associates who have not upgraded, how about = a personal approach on a chapter level?  Though there needs to be = good incentives to move to RPT status, would a one-on-one, = face-to-face conversation with each associate by another chapter member, officer or = not, would yeild more results than all the machinations from higher = up?  Find out personally if the member has interest in upgrading, and if so, how = can the chapter help to move him/her in that direction?  There are some = who have no interest and will never be an RPT for whatever reason.  = However, they still want to be a part of the organization.  That may always = be.  But the associates who plan to become RPT's perhaps can best be served = by a dialogue in person, privately, quietly,  from another member, =  and that person could also be his/her mentor through the = process.   Flame suit on and ready.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Mike Kurta</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>