February 9, 2011 Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER / INTRODUCTIONS / APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm at Hawk’s Prairie Inn Restaurant in Lacey. The January meeting minutes were approved after we completed introductions.
TREASURER’S REPORT – Larry Weniger
Larry presented the report, which is available each month on the Web site.
There was a question about the $46.00 in miscellaneous income. Larry said he would research the issue and report back to the club.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
MEMBERSHIP – Art Carter
Art reported that the membership lists are up to date.
WEBSITE – Art Carter
Our club web page is: www.corvettesdeolympia.org
The Web Site Committee met the week prior to the February meeting. The group discussed the idea of producing the newsletter in an electronic format instead of printing, amongst other topics.
Art delivered a presentation on web site usage. There were 9,507 visits to the site last year. There was a suggestion that we add a “How did you learn about CdeO?” to the application form for new members so we can see if people learned about the club via the Web site. Betsy also suggested that we look at how we can use the Web site to recruit new members and learn about who visits the site.
There was a question about how far in advance of the March 1st deadline the web site should prompt members to pay dues. Members discussed changing the site to give a reminder at 30 days before and another 15 days before.
Jon reported that the concern he raised last month about the newsletters on the Web site, was, in fact, his own “reading error”, and not a Web site error.
Meagan asked the Club to send any issues with the web site to her, and she will forward them to the Web site Committee. She emphasized that we want to be proactive in resolving issues.
NWACC – Jon Cox
Jon stated that there was nothing new to report since our last meeting.
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM – George Schwartz
George was not present to give a report.
Jon reported that Comcast was blocking National Corvette Museum newsletters, but the issue has been resolved. He reminded us that anyone can subscribe to receive the museum’s newsletter. You don’t have to be a museum member.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND – Karen Johnson & Mark Twardzicki.
Mark reported that scholarships were granted. Now we need to earn money for next year’s scholarships. Flyers are available for the upcoming rally, scheduled for May 1st.
HISTORIAN – Marilyn Trogden
Marilyn did not have anything new to report.
SPONSORSHIP – Peggy Rogers
Peggy was not present to deliver a report.
SUNSHINE – Maggie Weniger
Jim Rogers had surgery. Larry will ask Maggie will send a card to Jim on behalf of the club.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES – Josette Miller
Josette had a few quick announcements. The club is gearing up for the new season that starts in March. See the club Web site for details.
Corvette and High Performance Meet (Feb 12, 13)
Puyallup Fair & Events Center
Jon and others encouraged attendance at the event.
Larry and Karen are now grandparents to a new baby boy, Arlo. Maggie will send a card to Larry and Karen on behalf of the club.
Red Wine and Chocolate Winery Tour (Feb 12,13, 19, 20 , 21)
Tour of Olympic Peninsula Wineries.
Tacoma Corvette Club Open House (Feb 19)
At Corvettes of Auburn, 12 – 3 pm, includes a great lunch hosted by TCC.
Lacey Lions Pancake Breakfast and Car Show (March 5)
The Lions Club really appreciates our participation in the People’s Choice car show. It is a highlight of the event. We will depart from Chinook Middle School at 8:45 to drive to the North Thurston high school and park together.
Go Karts
The club voted to support a winter Go Kart event. It will be on a Sunday afternoon, with dinner afterward. The Grand Prix Raceway in Tacoma has new Italian racing carts. Josette will add a link to the Web site.
CdeO Rally Sunday May 1
The planning is underway, and Meagan is working on a route. The rally will start at Gould Chiropractic.
Classical Glass 5 Star Classic, (August 12 – 14)
Classical Glass will also sponsor an All Car and Truck car show in DuPont July 16th.
Sleeping Lady Wine Festival, Leavenworth
The festival will be held Saturday and Sunday August 20 – 21. Mark announced that he and Kathy will drive to Leavenworth on Friday, and they are willing to lead a beautiful country ride home on Sunday for anyone who would like to attend.
He encouraged folks to attend, and said that this a well organized festival that includes wine tastings at 20-24 wineries, plus 6 – 8 breweries.
Capital City Vette Fest VIII, September 17
Meagan will send an electronic flyer to the club. We will have flyers at the CHP Open House.
OLD BUSINESS
Reopened Nominations for Officers?At the start of the meeting, we had the following nominations:
President – Meagan Renick
Vice President – Art Carter
Treasurer – Larry Weniger
There were several nominations of people who had already declined. Randy motioned to close nominations. Lee seconded. Jon moved to dispense with the vote since we have only one nominee for each office. Lee seconded, and the club approved.
Meagan stated that we would reopen nominations for Secretary in March, but that will not be necessary. Before the meeting ended, Doug Rogers volunteered to fill the Secretary position, and was approved by the club.
Our New Officers are:
President – Meagan Renick
Vice President – Art Carter
Treasurer – Larry Weniger
Secretary – Doug Rogers
NEW BUSINESS
Larry Johnson was not present, however he asked the club to announce HB1134.
This is a proposal to add a renewal fee for collector car and horseless carriage plates. If you want to tell your representative that you oppose this bill, Meagan’s facebook page has information.
Anne and Lee brought forward a bylaw change to have the immediate past president be a Board member.
The club encouraged Anne to rework the wording so that it was clear that this only applied if there is a change of president.
Raffle – Larry Weniger
1st prize – Doug Rogers
2nd prize – Will Trogden
50-50 ($26) – Meagan Renick
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00pm.
The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 9th, at 7:00 pm at Hawk’s Prairie Inn.
Meeting minutes taken and submitted by Anne Wax, member.