Business Meeting
March 10, 2008
Tony & Penny’s Restaurant
Present:
Liz Reeves, Debbie Wood, Marge Cavanaugh, Carol Bardon, Deb Allen, Janet
DaSilva, Mary Ann Rubis, Chris Gerl, Louise Laroque, Kris Goold, BJ Bourdon.
Absent:
Kathy Hood, Dot Lafratta, Julie Bowder, Judy Van de Geer, Mary Knight, Joanne
Turner-Chiacchi, Ann Cormier, Dianne Kidd.
Guests:
Kathy Picard.
Minutes:
The minutes
were accepted as written.
Treasurer’s Report:
Our
yearly dues are due by the May meeting. They will be $124 instead of $106. Our
donations to the International Zisvaw and Amelia Earhart will be taken out of
our service funds. Starting in the Fall our monthly meeting dinner will only
be the cost of the meal. The report was filed for audit.
Committee Reports
Scholarship:
The YWPA applications went out the end of January. We have not received any
yet. They are due March 15. The Jane Klausman applications have been sent out
and they are due the end of April.
Golf:
Raffle tickets will
be $2 each and 3 for $5. The raffle items are two RED SOX tickets with
transportation to and from the game, A chair from Dream Catchers and a quilt
that Marge made. There was some discussion about whether we should put the
value of each item on the raffle tickets. The committee has not heard if they
will be getting the Saratoga tickets yet. We will be getting the raffle
tickets at our April meeting so we can sell, sell, sell!!! Sponsor letters are
being mailed out. All members are encouraged to add to that list. Marge will
handle the registration and Debbie will do the sponsors.
The TFL raffle
basket list of items will be due on March 31. Please get items to Marge asap.
Finance:
Deb went over the meeting minutes that she had previously emailed to the
membership.
Nominating:
The slate of officers was presented and accepted. The slate is:
Mary Knight President
Janet Dasilva Vice President
Julie Bowder Treasurer
Carol Bardon Secretary
Joanne Turner-Chiacchi, Board Member
Louise Laroque Board Member
Chris Gerl Board Member
Program:
Janet will be in touch with Senator Brewer for our April meeting program.
BJ Bourdon was
nominated to be the Delegate at the International Convention and has accepted.
Mary Ann Rubis will be the alternate. We may also be carrying a proxy to
International from the Northampton club.
Announcements
Athena Kalita from the Springfield club has passed away. She was one of the
first women architects.
Mary Ann shared the book that will be available at our Fall Domestic Violence
conference.
Chris has been in contact with Habitat about any interested members working
on a house. Anyone interested ? 4/19 and 4/26.
The report for District is due by the beginning of May. Please submit any
hours, number of people involved and monetary value.
Mary Ann went over some of the details about the Area 2 Workshop. It will be
held at the Clarion Hotel in Northampton on May 3. The cost will be $30. It
will also be opened up to ZClub and GoldenZ member and members should feel
free to invite potential members. Books can be purchased at Borders for
members to brig along to Workshop. Sounds like a great day!
Chris provided a
copy of ZQV bylaws for each member to go over to refamiliarize or familiarize
yourself with.
Kathy Picard was
our program speaker sharing her experience of sexual abuse. She left her
literature and some of the whistles she was talking about so we can share with
the absent membership at the April meeting. She mentioned that she will be
involved in our October Conference.
Meeting Adjourned
7:35
Respectfully Submitted,
Liz Reeves, Secretary
hat if you do not let us know by the
designated date that you will not attend a meeting , you will be responsible to
pay for the extra meal . If you do let us know you will only be responsible for
the $3 operating expense.
We will have exact times and/or changes to dates as time draws closer - but
wanted to let people know in order to plan their calendars.
District
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