Western Mass Parrothead Club Meeting Minutes Tuesday January
21, 2008
Holyoke
Holiday Inn,
Attendees:
See the Points spreadsheet column for January 2008
Agenda:
Chairperson Allison Pratte Not in attendance but gave write-up to Karen. 9 Members in Attendance Sold $227 worth of
merchandise
Chairperson Nancy & Frank Not in attendance but Maryann had the information club
supported 19 children with stockings and gifts and each family got a bag full
of food. Maryann passed around a nice
letter from the Ronald McDonald House thanking our club for their generosity
and for their friendship to the house.
If you would like to review this letter, I have it with the club
records.
a) Each
Quarterly Meeting get points for bringing
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§ BOD Elections 1/15/08 Karen-
2008 Board of
Directors Is:
President: Keith & Maryann Watson
Vice-President:
Karen & Richard Feldeisen
Secretary:
Karen Feldeisen
Treasurer:
Maryann Watson
Social
Director: Barbara Simpson
Membership
Director: Scott Simpson
Web
Administrator: Richard Feldeisen
§ Club Meeting 1/21/08 - Maryann & Keith
11
Attendees
Donations
collected for the convention basket (Karen), the baseball fundraising basket
(Maryann & Keith) and tabs for Ronald McDonald House (Julie & Josh)
& food for the local food bank (Julie & Josh)
§ Dues are due! 1/31/08 - Maryann
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N.E. Parrot Head Convention:
February 29 March 2, 2008
Chairpersons: Karen & Richard
Attached spreadsheet shows what
we have so far thanks to everyone who donated. There is still time to give us items, if you
need me to pick them up, please let me know no later than the weekend before
which is the 23rd-25th so that I can make arrangements to
get it.
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Local fundraising basket for baseball team.
Maryann collected donations for basket to be donated
to a fundraiser for the Westfield Wizards.
Wine tasting is Feb 2nd at Westwood Inn in
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Springfield Falcons
game against
Tickets
will cost $10 each as long as we can guarantee 10 tickets sold. We met the
goal of 10 tickets. There are still tickets available get the money to Maryann
as soon as you can. They will set-up a table for us to recruit members out by
concessions. We will have a box of the plastic
leis to give away and a drawing of one year free membership pulled from those
that sign up. We will open it up to Chip to try and help them also
recruit new members. Maryann heard from Chip
and he referred it to their membership director. She will touch base again with
them to see if they want to join us.
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WMPHC Anniversary Party? On the shelf
and we may not have one.
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Aquafina Pitch-Hit and Run Sunday
4/13/08 with a raindate of 4/20/08 at Papermill Playground which has 2 baseball
fields that we can use. This has already been cleared with the Parks and
Recreation Department. It is open to boys
& girls ages 7-14. Wed like to run
a concession stand where the money raised we will take our 15% for
administrative fees and the rest will be donated to the sports scholarship
fund.
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Club Meeting: Scott & Barbara
Will give us a date, time and place.
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05/03/08 Special Olympics@
Holyoke HS: Claire Bailey Unable to attend the meeting
will look for report separately.
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Summer Social @ Scott &
Barbs house 6/28/08 4pm-?
To benefit the Childrens Miracle
Network for Sarah
They are trying to get good
music. May need tents/tables, etc.
Planning is going well need to
correct the website it has information listed wrong.
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OPEN
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Club Meeting: TBD
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August 23,2008 Party at Marks
in
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Big E Float: Doug & Kathy
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Alzheimers Walk 9/21/08: Mike
Gagne
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Autism Walk: Keith & Maryann
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Harvest Party: Barbara &
Scott Chairpersons Some Saturday in October
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MOTM October 30-November 2, 2008
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Club Meeting: TBD Combine with
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Brightside Angels: Allison Pratte
Did not attend need date.
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RMH Gift Wrapping Party: Some Saturday
in December
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Karen to collect nominations and send out ballots
for voting.
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Voting will be held at Club Meeting Jan 21, 2008
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Announcement of 2008 BOD will be distributed Jan 22,
2008
Sorry late on sending out
announcement needed to verify active members against voting slips.