Meeting Minutes

Durango RV Resort

Red Bluff, California

November 12, 2011

The Chardonnay Travelers Chapter Meeting was called to order at 10:01am by Mary Fowler, President. There were seventeen rigs at the park this weekend. It was determined by the President that we had a quorum for the meeting. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Scott Kenyon.

Secretary’s Report

Roll call was taken by Gloria Anderson, Secretary. It was noted that there was no quorum for the October chapter meeting. Neither Mary Fowler nor myself were present at that outing. Sue Chambers, Vice President, was present. There was an informal meeting and no minutes or roll call were taken. Minutes were read by Gloria for the September, 2011 outing. Art Schipper said in the September, 2011 minutes it was stated that the Silvas and Worleys were going to be wagon masters for the October, 2012 outing. Gloria checked the website and it correctly stated the Silvas and Worleys would be wagon masters for the September, 2012 outing. Some members requested in September for each partner to receive the meeting minutes. Gloria added email addresses to her contact list of those partners who wanted separate emails and when asked if this was working, the consensus was that it is. The September, 2011 minutes were approved by the members.

Treasurer’s Report

Rod Thomas, Treasurer, passed out copies and read the November, 2011 Treasurer’s report. The beginning balance was $4089.20 and ending balance was $4608.10. There was no Treasurer’s Report for October. $120 was collected from the September 50/50 and $60 was deposited to the Chardonnay Traveler’s account. The 50/50 has helped boost this account. $500 was deposited into the account that was received from the WIT National Membership Contest. There was discussion about money from this account going to help with food for the Thanksgiving and Christmas parties and Rod said this would occur. Art Schipper and Carol Kenyon will audit the 2011 books today. There were no questions and the report was filed for audit.

Old Business

Mary Fowler gave an update on the Christmas party. George Cloutier will not be supplying the wine for the party. Coffee, tea and juices would be included in the total price. Mary will confirm the corkage fees if we bring our own wine. Tom Balcer said he would bring some bottles of wine to share if the corkage fee is reasonable. The charge for the party is $27 per person and Mary Fowler requests the money by given to her by November 15^th. Checks should be made payable to Mary Fowler. Art Schipper requested that Mary keep track of the Christmas Party expenditures and give an account to the Treasurer.

Art Schipper, on the Nominating Committee, reviewed how nominations for 2012 Chardonnay Travelers officers would be held. He said the nominee names would be read, and then a request from the floor for any new nominations would be given three times. If a new name was nominated, there would be a secret ballot and Norm Silva and Tom Balcer would be the tellers. If there are no new nominations from the floor, the current nominees will automatically be nominated for their respective offices. All nominees must give prior approval. There were no new nominations so the nominations were closed. The 2012 Chardonnay Travelers officer nominees to be sworn to office at the December Christmas party are:

Sue Chambers, President

Johnnie Matranga, Vice President

Susan Winn, Secretary

Bob Jehle, Treasurer

New Business

Sandy Schipper said it is customary for a donation to be made at the Christmas Party to a charitable organization. Mary Fowler said she would research and decide on who to donate the money to. Art Schipper and Tom Balcer said that $300 was the usual donation in past years and it has been taken from our Treasury account. Art Schipper made a motion that $15 per rig be contributed and taken out of our Treasury account for this. This was seconded by Norm Silva. Mandel Berenberg made a motion to make an amendment stating that $300 per year be taken from our Treasury account for a charitable donation at Christmas as long as the amount in that account was at least $2500. This was seconded by Connie Golden. This was unanimously passed by the members.

Bill Worley gave a check to Rod Thomas for $30 from recycled bottles/cans.

Bob Carrell asked if part of the $500 from the WIT National Membership Contest could be used for a new Chardonnay Travelers Chapter banner. Lew Fowler said he has the WIT Chapter of Excellence metal plaque. This plaque has to be dug into the ground and some parks forbid this so it hasn’t been used. Mary Fowler suggested PVC pipes be used with a stand for our new banner so it could be taken apart and the banner folded for easier storage in our rigs. With a stand, the banner would not be dug into any ground. Art Schipper recommended a committee be formed to design and make the new banner. Johnnie Matranga, Bob Carrell and Margo Berenberg volunteered to be on the banner committee.

Birthdays / Anniversaries

There are no wedding anniversaries for November. We all wished Norm Silva a Happy Birthday for November 16^th .

Mary Fowler, President, adjourned the meeting at 10:45am.

Addendum to the minutes: Mary Fowler, President, reopened The Chardonnay Travelers Chapter meeting for the following agenda on November 12, 2011 at 6:40pm: A motion was made by Art Schipper and seconded by Carol Kenyon that the signature cards for the Chardonnay Travelers bank account at Bank of America be redone with Bob Jehle (Treasurer), Sue Chambers (President), and Johnnie Matranga (Vice President) as check signers. There was a vote on this and it passed unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 6:47pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Gloria Anderson, Secretary

Chardonnay Travelers