WAI Washington State Chapter 10/30/04 Tue 11:00am

Museum of flight café (meadows room)

 

Members in attendance:

James Smithhart

Sissi Smithhart

Patty Steffen (new member)

Laina Reeves

Jayne Mickas

Anna Bernhardt

Linda Russell

Leslie Barstow

Trish Beckman

Jana Young

 

Guests:

Jim Young

Charlie Young

Tony Mickas

 

Introduction round robin and Happy Bucks

 

Minutes from September were read and approved.  Minutes were approved for posting on our web site by the executive committee.

 

Treasurer’s report was given by Laina Reeves.  Her current report states that we have $3624.50 in our account.  This was from fundraising of chocolate airplanes, jewelry, happy bucks and conference rebates.

 

Years-end account is due soon (for the period 7/1/04-12/31/04) since we have changed our chapter yearly calendar.  Since the book keeping of jewelry and other items is difficult to track financially and inventory wise it was suggested that we have several receipt booklets that have carbon copy’s in them so we can keep better track as items are donated.

 

Bylaw changes

Jana Young has reviewed our bylaws and handed out suggested changes.  Changes were minor and after review the motion was passed to approve the changes.

 

Leslie Barstow to hand out our flyers to give out as well as printing more membership applications and distributing them. Also, distribute fly quiet flyer for our November meeting.

 

Outreach

Women Fly at museum of flight did not change the program date that conflicts with our WIA Conference.  We need to coordinate with them in 2005 to avoid this in the future.

NW Aviation trade show this year's theme is education.  A suggestion was made that perhaps we could do a presentation.  No final decisions were made for our presentation.

Tricia Beckman mentioned that we need to list one outreach program on our year end chapter report and it was decided that the Bremerton Black Berry festival was the only potential qualifier for our short yearly report.

 

Request was made to at least inform members of our meeting schedules two months in advance. Currently we are scheduled through December with dates and times to be posted on our web site.

Our current program for fly quite in November is to be held at Museum of flight after our executive meeting.  We need all our members to advertise this so as to have a good turn out for our speaker.  Possible suggestions were to contact WPA WSDOT and Scott gardener from the FAA to pass the word around.  In addition we can email many of the Ninety Nines.

 

Correspondence Sec Sissi Smithhart reported that to date we have 38 members from our distribution list that have joined our new yahoo web based message board. We will be requesting a current WA State members list from international and will be sending out post cards to ask folks to update their information and to join our new group email list.

 

Discussion for December party was brought up and suggestions were pizza and aviation monopoly, a hanger party.  Laina Reeves graciously offered her house for this year’s holiday party.  The get together is scheduled for December 11 2004.  BYOB, appetizers, prizes for aviation trivia knowledge.  Spouses and friends are welcome.  Directions to be sent out at a later date.

 

Fundraising

Jayne Mickas reported Mt Baker High School is also looking for mentors.  This school is located in the Bellingham area - contact Jayne for more information.

 

Jayne is also looking to Alaska Airlines to donate tickets for our fundraising.  We will raffle them off at for a specific time period for a currently undetermined amount. Jayne will up date us at a future date weather this is a viable possibility.  Also an aviation gift basket could be raffled off at the NW aviation trade show.

Another option is to send out a donation invitations to all our WA WIA members.

We are also checking with Rochelle Oslick about hosting another Pampered Chef event.

 

November’s meeting date is: November 20, 2004 at 11:00am, 2nd floor Board Room at the Museum of Flight.

 

December meeting/social date is: December 11, 2004 at Laina Reeve’s house, details TBA.

 

Need elections for absent Recording Secretary.

 

Meeting adjourned 12:30pm

Minutes submitted by Sissi Smithhart.