The aim of the Evergreen Soaring Club is to provide the membership with the safest and most effective environment in which to pursue the sport of soaring. The club is a living entity, and as such requires energy in order to survive and grow.

There are few groups in the world who are as independent (and some might say hard-headed) as glider pilots. Historically, the club has always valued the individuality of its members. The aggregation of such disparate people into one organization gives the club much of its strength and character. Therefore, the club has always avoided creating iron-clad rules mandating strict behavior. We have survived successfully by the members themselves deciding much of what needs to be done on a day by day basis.  Within this framework, certain conventions and traditions of minimum behavior have evolved over time. It is expected that while at the airport a member will make it his or her business to keep safety and efficient operations in mind at all times. We all need to look out for each other to operate successfully. 

It is hoped that members will make themselves available for these tasks when asked and will even seek out the club president, maintenance director, newsletter editor, etc. to see what work needs to be done.  In a broader context it is expected that members aspire to positions of responsibility within the club, to take the burden off of those who have given so much to make the club the success it is today. 

The club has grown fairly quickly over the past few years and this has strained some of the customary ways we have done things. The membership needs to be responsive to the changing conditions within the organization so that if adaptations need to be made, they can be accomplished fairly efficiently. For example, it has proved difficult to achieve a quorum during the club meetings, making it almost impossible to resolve certain items of business which require immediate attention.

Finally, Evergreen members often want different things out of the club and while we can never be all things to all people, it is important that the club be responsive to everyone's needs. This requires a spirit of cooperation and vision on the part of each club member. It demands that each member communicates to the others what he or she wants out of the club both now and for the future, and he or she backs up his desire by taking on the work and responsibility necessary to do the job. 

A club can be many things. At its worst it can be a bickering, inefficient, politically ingrown, static organization. At its best it can be an friendly, pragmatic, growing, dynamic entity, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.