Sh'liach K'hilah continuation?

Last summer (2005, I mean) I completed the Reform movement's para-rabbinic program, called Sh'liach K'hilah. The main part of the program is two summer sessions (not in the same year). At the end of last year's session, a bunch of us asked for a third year of the program because we felt there was still a lot to learn that would work well in that format. The organizer said something to the effect of "every clss asks for that; we're not going to run it".

I went home and said "I can do that (with help)", and sent off mail to the organizer a week later. She said "please wait until after the [fall] holidays", which I did, and then she left HUC, pretty much putting an end to that at the time. Further, the program was not held in 2006 (and the first year was not offered in 2005), so they could rethink the program. It's coming back in revised form next summer, though not in Cincinnati.

There is a mailing list for all participants in the program (in any year). In the last week or so, the list has gotten several posts saying "what about a third year?" and "hey, I'd go!". So last night I posted to the list:

( my email )

This morning I already had half a dozen messages saying variants on "you go, girl", and even a couple offers of unspecified help. It seems quite likely that there's sufficient interest. (I wouldn't want to go over about 20 people, but a key question is whether that's enough for financial viability. It was for the SK classes, but was that subsidized?)

I strongly suspect that the organizers lurk on the mailing list. If so, I think having them see this discussion before we go to them formally will help; it'll show that we aren't just whining and asking them to do something for us, but that we're ready to do the parts that we can ourselves.

I don't know if this will actually go anywhere; I think having access to the HUC campus in Cincinnati is key. But who knows -- I might be running a follow-on program next summer.