Minnesota MUFON Status
In response to some concerns raised about MUFON and MUFON Minnesota in particular, let the following be known about MUFON Minnesota : 1) We are currently in the process of incorporating into a Minnesota non-profit. When this is finalized, information on this and the bylaws will be posted here on this website. (We are, due to our affiliation with the MUFON National Org., technically already a non-profit org.) 2) We are in the process of developing clear rules and policies for the group. Some have been approved, others in the process. We try to keep in line with National MUFON, but we don't want to "put the blinders on" like some other groups do. We consider it necessary to be a little skeptical, but open minded, and pay attention to detail in the investigative process. We want our reports to be as useful and valid as possible, otherwise we would be wasting our time and effort. We sometimes have questionable material presented at the meetings, but this is done with the clear attitude that the individual must decide for him/her self what they wish to accept as valid. (We as a group do not sanction or necessarily agree with the content). We believe it is important to let everyone or idea have a chance to be presented even if chuckles are generated. 3) We have a free online locally produced newsletter in .PDF form (The Minnesota MUFON Journal). Click here for the MMJ. We do not charge a membership fee. We ask for a $2/person donation at meetings to help cover room rental costs. We may, on occasion, ask for a voluntary donation to help with expenses for a special speaker (optional). All expenses we incur as individuals are out of our own pockets. 4) Minnesota MUFON has a good group of investigators to engage in local sighting , etc. investigations and are recruiting more with a lot of motivation and competence. We already have many good reports and some in the works and try to keep people informed via the Website, Journal, and meetings. 5) Our leaders have been with MUFON a while and know the ropes, but you can only do what you have the capacity to do with the current membership involved. We are happy to say we are proud of what we're doing and how we're doing it. We also have a healthy number of skeptics to keep the group centered. 6) Accusations of poor focus or becoming new-age groupies do not apply to us. We observe what goes on around us, including the new-age stuff. That doesn't make us groupies. It makes us open-minded and observant. We don't want to be limited to a "hardware" only type of investigative organization. We do the best we can for a group of unpaid highly interested but not professional investigators. We are always open to criticism and suggestions for improvement. Joel Henry Minnesota MUFON Webmaster