Meeting Minutes September 10th, 2015

Club Meeting  9/10/15

Present at the meetings were Chuck, John, Ed, Roger, Paul and Dave.  Bruce was visiting and has interest in joining our club.

The treasurer’s report indicates there is $1,977.25 in the checking account.  Cash on hand is $105.00.

There are 73 paid members in the club.  If you are a member and have not paid up for the coming year we would appreciate you doing so.  There seems to be a fall out on those members who are interested in RC cars and trucks so our membership may drop some next year.

We discussed the upcoming elections to be held in October.  No nominations were presented that changed our present board leadership.  Brian See is up for re-election as one of the directors.  Darrell Davis is another director who will be moving so this may affect his position and involvement.  The board members at present are:

         President : Dave Walter

         Vice President : Roger Erridge

         Secretary Treasurer : Paul Gess

         Directors : John Schneider, Darrell Davis and Brian See.

         Communications Officer : Chuck Rencurrel

(Later)  The Swap Meet on the 13^th was one of the best our club has held in regards to vendors but those interested in buying were few.  This response will need to be reviewed but some who did come came from as far as Kalamazoo and even showed interest in our club.  Dave was not able to be there some of the time because of their son’s health needs but Roger was on board to take his place.  Thanks so much, Roger.

Remember guys that Thursday evening we have our Fun Fly and a great time to get personally acquainted with other members of our club.  I have found it a great time to learn from others.  It won’t be long before it is too cold to fly so take advantage of this time. We also discussed a 50-50 raffle and would appreciate your input.

Next weekend is a BIG ONE!  The Regional IMAC Competition will be slicing the skies again.  Friday the 13^th will be practice.  ( For those of you how are superstitious you need to be careful because there may be some pieces to pick up.)  The following two days are dedicated completely to winning the trophy.

TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH!  One of the main reasons you and I are part of the club is to benefit from the facility itself.  Without question we have one of the nicest places around to fly our planes.  It is not just a small strip surrounded by tall weeds,  thanks to Dave and Alice.  What I see is a weak link in our club is the lack of help received from the 73 or more members especially when we hold special events.  I trust that we are in the club for not just what we can get but what we can give.  Think about it!

Paul  Gess – Secretary Treasure.