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| Minutes of January 13, 2007 meeting
Meeting was called to order at l:05 p.m. by President Mitch Bowman. Jim Bretes introduced his guest, Curtis Rubenstein and introductions were made of new member, Gloria Moshier. Welcome! Officers Reports President's Report: "We have undergone a period of rough times during the past 2 years. During this time, accusations have been leveled against members, past and present. We have a protocol in our bylaws for handling such problems. In the future, I would like this to be strictly adhered to. Bring it to the attention of the person you have a problem with promptly. If this doesn't resolve the problem, then take it to our Liaison, Lenore Semposki. I won't allow any open accusations at our meetings." Vice President's Report: Dan Hovater informed us that he would be Flint Knapping on April 1st at the Chelsea Gun Club. Secretary's Report: Sec. Jeanne B. informed the club of a correction to last month's minutes; i.e. the Show dates were incorrect. Mike Hoover made a motion to approve the Secretary's report as amended; Lenore Semposki seconded. Motion carried. Treasurer's Report: Lori Tsutsui was absent due to illness but reported via Mike Hoover that there has been no activity since she has taken office. Standing Committee Reports Show Chairman: Jim Bretes brought in one of the shopping baskets he purchased for clubs use. They are BRIGHT yellow and he would like the MGMS initials to be placed on the ends. Thank you Jim! Liaison: Lenore Semposki has sent out 25 Show packets (10 flyers each) to various clubs both in & outside of Michigan. She has asked all of us to distribute flyers everywhere i.e. Chili cook-off night, Bingo, bulletin boards when shopping, craft stores, Beading groups, etc. Editor/Publisher: The '07 Show flyer has been added to our web site. I will endeavor to place a .jpeg or .tif picture on our site so that copies of the flyer can be made. Raffle: Betty Heath was absent attending a family wedding. Linda Rutan reported that the raffle license has been received and tickets will be ordered this week. Betty & Lenore NEED DONATIONS FOR RAFFLE PRIZES! Betty has also requested a "Raffle" banner be made for the show. Jeanne B. will make up the banner. Displays/Demonstrators: Bev Baldwin asked who would like to set up 4-foot displays. Mike Hoover will set up 2 displays Hank & Debbie Hoppe will set up 1 display Mitch & Jeanne Bowman will set up 1 display Bev will organize the demonstrators and noted that this year she will not be using the microscope at her demonstration booth. Dan H. will demonstrate Flint Knapping & his daughter, corn husk dolls. It was suggested we use our TV/VCR to show club tapes from our library. Security: Mike Hoover will handle building security. He needs volunteers to sleep over. Thursday Night: _______________ Friday Night: Ron Schumacher & Mike Hoover Saturday Night: ________________ Show Signs: Jerry Morris will handle show signs. Door: Lenore Semposki will organize volunteers to tend the door and door prizes. Scholarships & JTV & Jackson Cit. Pat: Mike Hoover volunteered to handle scholarships this year as well as training Dan Hovater on JTV/Jack. Cit. Pat advertising. Silent Auction: Mitch & Jeanne Bowman, Linda Henline and Jerry & Rose Morris volunteered to help Diane Good in organizing pre-show auction specimens. Sat. Jan. 20th & (Feb 3rd tentative) at 10 a.m. we'll meet. Mitch B. reminded everyone that we still needed to move the last of our property from the large shed. We decided to combine both activities. Sat. Jan. 20th @ 10 a.m. we will meet at Masonic Lodge then on to clubhouse to move balance from shed to the Baldwins. At the Baldwins, we will start organizing show specimens for the Silent Auction. Sat. Feb. 3rd @ 10 a.m. (pending weather conditions), we will meet at the Baldwins. Bring small boxes & small bags on January 20th. New member, Gloria Moshier, brought in a bag of Silent Auction specimens and Raffle items. Thank you Gloria! Bring donations for Silent Auction & Raffle to next meeting! At this time (1:40 p.m.) V-Pres. Dan asked to be excused as he had another meeting to attend. Fieldtrips: Michelle Schumacher was absent. Jim Bretes passed around the itinerary for the Franklin, N.C. trip (June 8th - 13th) which included trips to the Rose Creek Mine, Cowee Mtn. Mine, Mason Mine, Cherokee Ruby Mine & the Crabtree Emerald Mine. If interested, call Jim Toll Free at 877-872-8471 by no later than our March show. Unfinished Business: Jerry Morris obtained dimensions of the back room (24 x 30). Approx. 1/3 of the back room will be used by the Masonic Lodge for storage. They also requested that runners or floor coverings be used over the carpet in the back room. A meeting date of the "back room committee" will be set up soon. Rental cost: $165.00 Audit Committee: An audit was conducted on Dec. 29th of the 2006 account books and all was deemed in order. All materials relating to the function of the Treasure were handed over to Lori Tsutsui. Mary kept very good records, which made the audit very easy. Mary Carrier is to be commended for the duties she preformed while fulfilling her term in office. THANK YOU! Sunshine Report: Orville Gose has been ill & has undergone testing at the Veterans Hospital. Cancer has been ruled out & further testing is needed. Ron Roberts continues to heal from his cancer. The aneurysm continues to grow & Ron has decided on no more surgery. Jim B. brought in the pottery that was made during our Sept. meeting. We'll meet at Jim's to finish our projects. Time & date TBA. New Business Mitch Bowman brought up the differences between the 501C7 Non-Profit license we have and the 501C3 Non-Profit license. We would like others to look for information regarding these. Further discussion was tabled. Having no further business to discuss, meeting was adjourned at 2:07 p.m. Secretary's report as submitted by Sec. Jeanne Bowman ********************************************* Post Note: Beading Babes will meet January 17th at 1:00 p.m. at the Baldwins. Next Meeting Sat., February 10th, 1:00 p.m. Leoni Twp. Hall March meeting is Thursday, March 8th, 7:30p.m. At the Leoni Twp. Hall |
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