RHA Committee Sign Up Form

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Hey everybody! Hi, it's Craig Freshley here. I just finished up a meeting right here in this boardroom - Penobscot River right outside that window. A lot of times when a big group meets, they make small groups. Sometimes the small group is called the committee. Sometimes it's a task force. Sometimes it's a working group, but a lot of times the big group doesn't quite get all its work done or needs some specialized help, and sometimes the big group is forming a small group with limited time, like at the last minute, like the meeting is about to end. It kind of happened like that here today. When a big group forms a small group, keep in mind these five things: First of all, give your small group, your committee, a name. The ‘XYZ Committee’: say it out loud, put it in the notes, so everybody knows the name of the group. Secondly, name a lead person who is responsible for convening at least the first meeting of the group. They don't have to be the ongoing chair, but don't send a group