Attendees: Cheryl Edman, Dorene Thomas, Judy Polenske, Lynda Byrd, Linda Clark, Linda James, Mary Nebel, Sue Ellen Johnson

The meeting was called to order by President Cheryl Edman at 11:30 a.m. at Canyon’s Restaurant in Redmond, Washington.

Minutes: A correction to the minutes of the Fall General meeting was made. There are 169 members instead of 174. The minutes were approved as corrected.

Treasurer’s Report: Lynda Byrd reported that there is a balance in the general fund as of December 31, 2006, of $989.97. Of this amount, a portion is 2007 dues and donations for the operating year 2007.

President’s Report: Cheryl informed us that Kathleen Devin, the woman who taught us CPR, was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. The Sunshine Committee will send her a card.

Registrar’s Report: Linda Clark reminded members to pay their $5 dues for 2007 and to register for the March event at Fidalgo. We have 41 sites, and the deadline for registration is February 8^th. For those who want to come early or stay an extra day, they are required to call the park directly. However, they must also notify Linda in order to get two nights for the price of one. A letter will be posted on the Web site and mailed to those who don’t have e-mail clearly stating that all reservations for every event must go through the Registrar.

Linda stated we would be returning to Fidalgo for our October event. Fidalgo has changed management, so the October event will be 30% off the regular price instead of the 50% we are getting for the March event.

Event Coordinator’s Report: Linda James reported that we will have teams in place this year to plan events. So far the teams are:

March (Fidalgo) – Mary Schoenfeldt, Team Lead

April (Cashmere) – not yet determined

May (Mossyrock) – Sue Ellen & Norma, Linda & Mary

June (Pt. Townsend) –Jan & Gayle, Gery & Lynne

July (Ft. Langley) – Bonnie Blossom, Coordinating Team Development

August (Tokeland) – Elaine & Marne, Diane & Nancy

September (Leavenworth) – not yet determined

October (Fidalgo) – Linda & Mary, Lynda & Linda

Cheryl suggested theme dinners.

When an event is a group thing (example: raft trip), each participant will pay their own way.

OLD BUSINESS:

Dues Increase: Discussion will be moved to New Business.

2006 Budget Review: The Board reviewed the itemized categories of income and expenses for 2006. The balance on January 1, 2006 was $1,752.41, and we closed out the year with a balance of $989.97. There was considerable discussion on scaling back expenses and raising dues. Another way to raise money is a large-scale auction.

Web Site: Currently Kit Adams runs the Web site from her server at her place on Hood Canal, and she is not there all the time. She is also paying the $20/month fee, plus a GoToMyPC yearly charge of $179.40, with the next payment due April 9, 2007.

2007 Proposed Budget: The Board reviewed the summary of 2006 Income and Expenses. Income for 2006 was $1,628.00. Expenses were $2,243.38, leaving a deficit of ($615.38). We were able to cover the expenses due to a large carry-over from the previous year. Dorene presented the following proposed budget:

  Total Expenditures for the year                 1,565.57

Dorene reviewed the proposed 2007 budget that was previously sent to the Board. Discussion followed. The Board decided not to pass the 2007 budget until we find out costs of maintaining the Web site.

Vitae Sheets: An idea was presented to have vitae sheets for each member. Dorene will create a form, Lynda will print the forms and they will be available at Fidalgo in March. The form will also be available on the Web site. Judy will coordinate the forms once they are filled out. Sue Ellen will do mentoring on whom to match people up with.

Good of the Order: Sue Ellen suggested the idea of new member packets. Included in the packets would be a Welcome/History, Member List, Events, Web Site, National Membership Form, Registration Process (How To). Sue Ellen offered to put the packets together.

Respectfully submitted,