Pat Kelly
CCA Member
Minutes of the CCA Board Meeting, August 13th, 2005
Pat and Tracey Kelly hosted meeting
The Meeting was called to order at approximately 1:30 p.m. after enjoying a great cookout lunch.
Attendees:
Francine Bethea, President
Daniel Cohen, Vice President
John Kim, Treasurer
Tracey Kelly, Secretary
Marya Diedericks, Corresponding Secretary
Pat Kelly, Ways & Means Chair
Steve Lofgren
Michelle McCoy
Cristy Keister
Bob Pilato
Ron Nielson
Donna Corradi
Jo Powers
Alysoun Blumhagen
Andrew Blumhagen
The CCA welcomed two new members - Donna Corradi and Jo Powers. This brings membership to 47.
1. Ron offered to check into PayPal for paying membership dues.
2. CCA's Future: The meeting opened with great discussion on where everyone felt the club should go. The choices were whether the club should attempt to obtain status as a large club with a huge coffer, attempt to try to host annual major auctions and annual shows; or to maintain itself as a small club with good programs. After much discussion, it was decided that CCA should continue as a small social club; however, to strongly solicit participation from all CCA members in order to supply the membership with quality meetings.
3. Board Members Nominations for 2006:
President: Pat Kelly
Vice President: Daniel Cohen
Treasurer: John Kim
Secretary: Tracey Kelly
Corresponding Secretary: Marya Diedericks
Anyone else wishing to run for a position should contact the board.
Voting for nominees will be available at September’s meeting and on forum by poll.
All Current Chairs agreed to continue to maintain their positions and agreed to draw assistance from membership when needed to carry out their assigned tasks.
4. CCA Schedule for the Remainder of 2005:
September - Bill McReynolds on his Collecting Trip to Honduras
October - TBA
November - TBA
December - Holiday Party @ _________'s house
(Will need a volunteer to host the Holiday Party)
5. Program Director:
Donna Corradi was nominated for this position and she accepted. Donna will be in charge of setting up the CCA schedule for the year. Once the annual schedule has been filled, she will send it to Marya who will continue to design the ‘Next Meeting’ flyers for posting on the website.
6. Ways & Means: Pat will continue as Chair. Ron Neilson, John Kim, and Donna Corradi volunteered as assistants in case of Pat’s inability to attend meeting.
7.Meeting Location: There was discussion about whether to go back to holding the CCA meetings at members' homes. It was decided to hold nine meetings (January thru June and September thru November) at Layhill and conduct Fishroom/Tank tours at members' homes in July and August. A list of volunteers willing to participate will be asked for and posted.
8. Refreshments: Pat & Tracey will continue to provide the refreshments for CCA meetings. John & Michelle will assist if Pat and Tracey are unable to attend.
9. Non-Profit Status: After discussion, it was decided to incorporate the CCA instead and acquire liability insurance.
10. Website: Cristy Keister has admin responsibility and Ron will assist Pat with keeping members privileges and registrations current. Cristy added the companies who've donated goods to the CCA for raffles at the meetings.
11. The Biotope: It was decided that publication of the club newsletter was vital. Francine Bethea will produce the Biotope and needs one more article in order to publish the Biotope. Bob Pilato volunteered to assist Francine as editor. It will be mailed as well as available for all Members at the monthly meetings. Members will be strongly encouraged to submit articles for publication in the Biotope.
12. Breeders Award Program (BAP): Steve Lofgren is in charge of the BAP. Cristy volunteered to assist him with collection of points and posting standings on website.
13. Other Topics:
a. Daniel is interested in offering discounts for CCA members for books, posters, etc., if there is an interest.
b. New headers will be added to forum to address interest of members.
c. Treasurer was asked to obtain Check Card.
Secretary, CCA
Tracey Kelly
Pat and Tracey Kelly hosted meeting
The Meeting was called to order at approximately 1:30 p.m. after enjoying a great cookout lunch.
Attendees:
Francine Bethea, President
Daniel Cohen, Vice President
John Kim, Treasurer
Tracey Kelly, Secretary
Marya Diedericks, Corresponding Secretary
Pat Kelly, Ways & Means Chair
Steve Lofgren
Michelle McCoy
Cristy Keister
Bob Pilato
Ron Nielson
Donna Corradi
Jo Powers
Alysoun Blumhagen
Andrew Blumhagen
The CCA welcomed two new members - Donna Corradi and Jo Powers. This brings membership to 47.
1. Ron offered to check into PayPal for paying membership dues.
2. CCA's Future: The meeting opened with great discussion on where everyone felt the club should go. The choices were whether the club should attempt to obtain status as a large club with a huge coffer, attempt to try to host annual major auctions and annual shows; or to maintain itself as a small club with good programs. After much discussion, it was decided that CCA should continue as a small social club; however, to strongly solicit participation from all CCA members in order to supply the membership with quality meetings.
3. Board Members Nominations for 2006:
President: Pat Kelly
Vice President: Daniel Cohen
Treasurer: John Kim
Secretary: Tracey Kelly
Corresponding Secretary: Marya Diedericks
Anyone else wishing to run for a position should contact the board.
Voting for nominees will be available at September’s meeting and on forum by poll.
All Current Chairs agreed to continue to maintain their positions and agreed to draw assistance from membership when needed to carry out their assigned tasks.
4. CCA Schedule for the Remainder of 2005:
September - Bill McReynolds on his Collecting Trip to Honduras
October - TBA
November - TBA
December - Holiday Party @ _________'s house
(Will need a volunteer to host the Holiday Party)
5. Program Director:
Donna Corradi was nominated for this position and she accepted. Donna will be in charge of setting up the CCA schedule for the year. Once the annual schedule has been filled, she will send it to Marya who will continue to design the ‘Next Meeting’ flyers for posting on the website.
6. Ways & Means: Pat will continue as Chair. Ron Neilson, John Kim, and Donna Corradi volunteered as assistants in case of Pat’s inability to attend meeting.
7.Meeting Location: There was discussion about whether to go back to holding the CCA meetings at members' homes. It was decided to hold nine meetings (January thru June and September thru November) at Layhill and conduct Fishroom/Tank tours at members' homes in July and August. A list of volunteers willing to participate will be asked for and posted.
8. Refreshments: Pat & Tracey will continue to provide the refreshments for CCA meetings. John & Michelle will assist if Pat and Tracey are unable to attend.
9. Non-Profit Status: After discussion, it was decided to incorporate the CCA instead and acquire liability insurance.
10. Website: Cristy Keister has admin responsibility and Ron will assist Pat with keeping members privileges and registrations current. Cristy added the companies who've donated goods to the CCA for raffles at the meetings.
11. The Biotope: It was decided that publication of the club newsletter was vital. Francine Bethea will produce the Biotope and needs one more article in order to publish the Biotope. Bob Pilato volunteered to assist Francine as editor. It will be mailed as well as available for all Members at the monthly meetings. Members will be strongly encouraged to submit articles for publication in the Biotope.
12. Breeders Award Program (BAP): Steve Lofgren is in charge of the BAP. Cristy volunteered to assist him with collection of points and posting standings on website.
13. Other Topics:
a. Daniel is interested in offering discounts for CCA members for books, posters, etc., if there is an interest.
b. New headers will be added to forum to address interest of members.
c. Treasurer was asked to obtain Check Card.
Secretary, CCA
Tracey Kelly
