Unit 143 Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
A meeting of the Unit 143 Board was held at 7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at the Olivette Community Center
. In attendance were Board members Cheryl Davis, Mary Hruby,
Bob Janis, Bill Kauffman, Don Kerry, Jennifer Luner, Doug
Moore, Tom Oppenheimer, John Samsel, and Suzi Shymanski-Moore,
with Rod Van Wyk presiding.
The November Minutes were approved as written.
Rod has scheduled Board meetings at the Olivette Community
Center every 2 nd Wednesday except in August.
I. Corresponding Secretary's Report (distributed by
Rod)
- • Obituary notices were sent to ACBL for Gloria
Browning, Gloria Heinemann, Lucille Novoson, and Elizabeth
Van Patten.
- • Sanctions for 2004 Unit 143 games were mailed
to ACBL on December 3.
II. Treasurer's Report (Tom Oppenheimer)
- Tom reviewed the P & L which shows a loss of $3,068
to date not including the trophy expenses.
- Rod read a letter from Rich Haacke saying that we appeared
to be complying with all proper auditing procedures. Tom
will check on the CDs and get a signature card for Mary
Hruby as VP. He will also begin bringing the current bank
statement for our review each month.
III. Tournaments/Events
January Sectional:
- • Hospitality: Suzi proposed a full buffet
by Big Boy at $6.50 each for Swiss Team day (we were paying
@$5.75 for Amighetti's). Attendance was 220 in October so
the expenses would be @$150 more. Suzi also is planning
to have cookies homemade by unit members throughout the
weekend.
- • Directors: Bill read Rick Beye's response
to his Board query about the number of directors required
and their qualifications. Mike says he reports on the directors
after each Sectional and is happy to report any comments,
pro or con. Mike says we have lost Chris for both the January
and May Sectionals; he is highly sought after and ACBL is
using him for regionals. Rod will write a letter to the
ACBL about trying to assign Chris to St. Louis in the future.
- • Women's Restrooms: Mike will talk to the
manager at St. Charles about cleanliness. Suzi will furnish
paper towels as part of hospitality.
Fall 199er Tournament:
Mary reported that the tournament had 29 tables in the day
plus some turned away and 17 tables at night for a profit
of around $390. At issue is the size of the space. The nursing
home only holds 29 tables but charges just $50 rental. She
has investigated many other places, all of which would significantly
increase the costs. We can increase the table number by substituting
smaller card tables. There was a recommendation to buy some
card tables. Mary will return to the January meeting with
a proposal for such.
Regional Schedule:
Jennifer will check with Ed and Beth to see if they quizzed
the Pros in New Orleans about the preferred schedule. We have
two issues to consider: how to get more players in from out
of town and how to get more locals to book hotel rooms. It
was concluded that we do not have enough information to make
schedule changes.
IV. Committees
- Directory: Phone calls are almost completed. Ad solicitation
forms have been distributed. Board members recommended getting
printing bids from Minuteman, NJC and Kinko's. Mary said
the ACBL had changed its policy for discounts on the use
of its logo.
- Website: There are plans to have the Directory with change
of data forms on site. Bill is working on developing the
ability to post game scores. User education is needed for
message boards.
V. Old Business
- National 2007: The Renaissance and the Convention Center
have been approved as sites. The Finkenstadts have recommended
getting an online domain for National now. Jennifer will
check with ACBL.
- Insurance: Don and Tom checked on D & O. ACBL recommends
having it as most volunteers expressed a desire for it.
- Mentoring: Grants are available from ACBL for education.
A college competition was mentioned as a possible focus
issue for the year.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at
8:50 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Cheryl
Davis
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