pump....it had to happen one time, might as well be now.....I am in complete agreeance with you
. I'm appalled that our so called representative association has to resort to selling our souls for a few miserable $$ and get in bed with a corporate of dubious reputation.
Yes, many will say they are giving us much needed money, but really....are they? Is the few thousand dollars that this initiative is likely to earn (at best) really what our brand is worth? Or are they buying themselves some (even a small level) credability at a bargain basement price? It cheapens our efforts, cheapens our public brand and perpetuates the "poor second class volunteer" image many of us are so keen to ditch.
I'm sick of the fact that I don't get paid to do this job being the sole advertising pitch or link for anything the CFS, CFSVA, SAFECOM or the filtered Government puts out to the public. Maybe just for once what we do and how well we do things with what (pittance) we have could be a focus.
