BOARD
MEETING, UNIT 125,
Present: Barb Bacon , Bev Carter Susan Stark,
Peter Miller, Wayne Ward, Cathy Wolford
and Kermit Wolford
Absent: Eva Lefton,
Geraldean Jones, Gary Montain, Sue Pisanelli, Ken Resnick, Gary Sikon, Helene Weiss, and Ginny Young
Guests: Sharon Fairchild
Meeting was called to order
at
Minutes of the December
meeting were read. No corrections.
Treasurer’s Report:
Cathy presented an updated treasurer’s report stating we
were “pretty much” on
target with the budget.
President’s Report:
Barb
stated that due to employment restraints she would not be able to continue as
Tournament Coordinator and asked for volunteers to take over this
position. She said that she could
continue if someone took over part of the
responsibilities
She asked outgoing board members to submit names
for the upcoming election. Bev will check with Donna Largent
and Gary Montain to see if they would run. Andy Halpern and
Ellen Miles were also suggested as candidates.
We need to locate the ballot box and prepare ballots. 4 to 6 people will be needed on Sunday to
count ballots. Profiles of those
running need to be done. Barb will check
with Sue Pisanelli to see if she can do them.
Barb asked for suggestions for the
incoming/outgoing board dinner. Wayne
Ward suggested the Blue Fig. He will
talk with them about holding it there.
Committee Reports:
None given
Old Business:
Kermit is to order
the labels from ACBL to redo the board cases.
He and Bev Carter will be in charge of
completing this.
New Business:
The
Mayfield Sandridge Club has requested permission to
hold the ACBL Wide International Fund Game on May 13th. This was OK’d by Barb Bacon as there was no
quorum.
Cathy Wolford said Chantel
Whitney suggested we hold a New Partner Game and an Individual Game at the
Whist Club to help build attendance. No
action was taken.
Barb Bacon stated that Pete (the manager of
A letter was received from Paul Facinelli
regarding the structure of the Sunday team games at our Sectionals, suggesting
we go to a stratified format instead of strata-flighted. Barb stated this is a choice made by the
Tournament Chairs and should be decided by them. It was referred to the November chairpersons
to see if they wanted to schedule this on a trial basis. The Board-a-Match event cannot be changed as
it is in our By-Laws.
Meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Beverly Carter
Secretary
The
next meeting will be Wednesday, March 4th at
Hospitality
by: Wayne Ward