The board meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm. Board members present were Bert Onstott,
President,
Eric reported to the board the changes that were announced at their District 16 board meeting which was held on Saturday morning of the Regional.
· Larry Davis is the new President of District 16.
· Ira Hessell is the First Vice President.
· Tom Hughes is the Second Vice President.
· Donna Compton resigned as Secretary.
· Maryann Lair is the new Secretary.
· Joyce Ryan was elected as the I/N Coordinator for the district.
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A new publicity committee has been formed for the NABC but there is no chairman as of yet.
Around $9000.00 was raised in the silent auction. It was a huge success.
The minutes were approved by electronic poll.
2007 Financial Statements
Jim passed out copies of the December 31, 2007 balance sheet. MOTION: to approve the balance sheets as presented.
January 2008 Financial Statements
Jim also presented the January transactions and a balance sheet as of February 11, 2008.
MOTION: to approve the January financial statements as presented. It was seconded and approved.
Lauri reported the Mini McKinney awards are in. She also reported more flyers are needed for the April Sectional and Bert volunteered to print them.
There was no news to report.
There was no news to report.
Bert reported membership is up 22 from 2323 to 2345. We had 27 new members and if the trend continues, we’ll reach 2400 by the end of the year.
Jolie reported she received a check for $39.14 from Safeway (Randall’s). She recommended we try and get players signed up for the Randall’s program since we can no longer participate in the Kroger plan.
Joyce reported she sold 12 old books at the Regional. She sold a total of 116 books to Laura Lee Jones, Lynne Graham and Dave Glandorf.
Seventeen people attended the TAP class which was offered at the Regional.
Regarding I/N, Joyce reported the new Mentor/Mentee game on Wednesday at the Studio is a big hit and she is expecting close to 40 tables this month. The Monday evening beginner game had 9 tables last week and Pat Levy is sending out another e-mail notice. The I/N table count was up during the Regional but only a few joined ACBL. There were a number of renewals.
Ed reported there are 5 pairs from
· Flight A Second are John Zilic and Tom Peters
· Flight A Third are Georgiana Gates & Kerr Godfrey
· Flight B Third are James Breihan & Mike Doyle
· Flight C First are George Keiller & John Heath
· Flight C Second are Dan O’Malley & Nancy Crabtree
The Unit GNT qualifying for flights B and C will be held Sunday, February 17th at The Houston Bridge Studio.
Karen reported all the numbers are in and the unit made a profit of $1236.08. She said she put her report up on Box.net.
No cards were sent out last month for Goodwill.
John reported one case of boards is missing from the Regional.
Pat reported everything is in order for the April Sectional. She said she received a call from the ACBL telling her the August schedule is needed.
Karen said The Hornberger Center will want $200.00 a day for someone selling food and drinks during the tournament. The board decided the members are used to having food during the tournaments so we will not change the format. She said Gulf Coast Catering is available and will look into Oasis Catering as another possibility.
In addition, The Hornberger Center requests a certain percentage of our proceeds go to a Medical organization and the board recommended MD Anderson.
Lauri said she will organize getting volunteers for set-up and break-down of the tables and having the ACBL send out e-mails to all the members advertising the tournament.
There was no report as JoDene was absent.
Bert passed around the proposed schedule for the board to review. MOTION: to approve the schedule for the August Sectional. It was seconded and approved.
Bert reported the table count was 2769, down 88 ½ tables from last year. I/N was the only area where attendance was up, which should bode well for the future. The late night ZIP KO’s were down by about half. The evening Swiss was a popular event, as were the KO’s. Bert summarized the survey results and noted the changes proved to be popular. He doesn’t see anything in the results of the survey that warrants future changes.
No news.
The board reviewed and discussed Bert’s LSR schedule and suggested a few changes. MOTION: to approve the 2009 LSR Schedule as revised. It was seconded and approved.
This was postponed until next month.
The board met in executive session for five minutes.
The board adjourned at 10:00 pm. MOTION: Was made to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded and approved.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Nimmons, Secretary