Corvettes Limited of Central Georgia Business Meeting Minutes
July 17, 2010 – Museum of Aviation Third Floor Conference Room
The meeting was called to order by President David Hardy at 10:03 am.
Birthdays and anniversaries were recognized by David Hardy in the absence of Dave Sloan.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Barbara Kingry was not present and report was given by President David Hardy. Motion to accept report as given was made by Fred Horky with second by Jerry Hall. Motion carried. A copy of the report is in the password protected part of the club website.
David announced that the club now had a post office box at the Russell Parkway office. Cost is $37.00 for six months. Barbara Kingry will be the point of contact for P.O. Box.
State Bank has changed its routing number and the bank is furnishing new checks for the club. Two signatures are still required on all club checks.
Minutes of June meeting: Secretary Judy Hall announced that the minutes of the June meeting had been sent as an email attachment to all members as well as posted on the club website. Motion to accept as corrected was made by Karen Wallace with second by Fred Horky. Motion carried. (Correction is on page 3).
Activities Report: Chairman Dan Carter announced that the activities are posted on the website with updates to be sent to membership by email.
Dan announced the following:
Effective August 2010 the second dinner cruise will be removed. There will only be two cruises each month. Activity meeting is on first Thursday. Cruses are third or fourth Thursday.
An end of summer party is scheduled to be at the Sloan’s house.
Two new activity ideas have been suggested: Houseboat on the St. John’s River and bowling.
Tour of Homes in December has two homes so far; Taylor’s and Sloan’s. There was a discussion to pay the hosts for the refreshments at the homes with a limit on the price to be paid.
National Corvette Museum Report: Ambassador John Glover was not present. David announced that there were only six votes cast as to which date to set as an annual trip to the museum. Votes were three each for September and October. John would like to have more interest shown before planning an annual trip.
Club Shirts: Ron Dean had a display of possible shirts for the membership to see. Pricing was between $36 and $45. Bob Dubiel reminded the members that Joe Rutherford would do a shirt (with club logo) for about $31. All bids that Ron had were from local firms. The old shirt that the club selected the last time has been discontinued. All shirts displayed were available in both a man’s and a ladies shirt.
The membership was reminded that there had been a 5% surcharge above the cost of the shirt on previous club shirts. Motion was made by Allan Ritzer with a second by John Hoopes to drop this surcharge on upcoming club shirts. Motion carried. (22 for, 4 against)
The shirt style and color will be voted on at the next business meeting.
Announcements:
Chris Albritton’s brother died recently. The club made a donation to a suggested charity in his name. Allan Trumbull had surgery recently and is doing well. He is back at work already.
A motion was made by Allan Ritzer with second by Al Hemstreet that the club make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association in memory of former long time club member, Rhett Smith, who died recently. Rhett and his wife Lana, who died in 1995, were members for about 20 years. The amount of the donation was suggested to be $500. When there was some disagreement on the amount, it was agreed to table the motion to be voted on at a later meeting. The officers will confer and suggest an amount for the donation and the club will vote at the next meeting.
Members attending the Ritzer’s Pool Party should bring a side dish to the party. The meat will be provided by the Ritzers.
50/50 Drawing: Winner Al Hemstreet won $25 and $25 was added to the charity fund.
Next month’s meeting will be on August 21, 2010 at 10 am at the Museum of Aviation meeting room.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:05 am.
Respectfully submitted,
Judy
Judy Hall,
Secretary 2010
Enclosures noted in the minutes are only included with the original copy of the minutes. Copies are available upon request from the secretary.