[Foundation-l] Candidacy to the board of WMF

[Jan-Bart de Vreede]

Dear Florence (& All)

Although the other posts in this thread really say it all, I want to add 
my 2 cents :)

After having served on the Wikimedia board for the past 18 months it is 
clear to me that your energy and dedication to the projects and 
community of the organisation is incredible. Even during my relatively 
short period on the board we have had our ups and downs, but your 
continued energy always made it clear that this was a cause worth 
fighting for. You taught me a lot about looking "through the eyes of a 
community member" and about the core values which all of our projects 
stand for.

I hope that the newly elected board member has a similar positive 
attitude towards the efforts of the foundation and all that comes with 
it :) And I also hope that our new chair(wo)man is as dedicated as you, 
although as they say: that is a tough act to follow ;)

Thank you, thank you and thank you !

Jan-Bart

PS: We will of course find a time and place to thank you properly :)