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MEETING MINUTES


November 18, 2007

MEETING STARTED ---3:05PM

ATTENDANCE TAKEN THRU SIGN-IN SHEET

PLEDGE OF ALLIEGANCE

READ PREVIOUS MINUTES---MINUTES APPROVED BRYON COX, 2ND BY SUE COX, ALL MEMBERS AGREED


FINANCIAL:

NO FINANCIAL REPORT GIVEN, TOM CALLED KEVIN AND SAID THERE WAS NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM LAST MEETING

REPORT OF OFFICERS:


KEVIN TALKED TO JIM BLAIR AND JIM SAID HE HAS BEEN BUSY BUT HE WILL GET TO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SUE WAITING ON RECEIPTS FROM TOM

TONY HAS PRESENTED OLD DEED THAT WE NEED TO GO GET PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED. TONY IS TRYING TO GET SOME AIR TIME WITH NEWS BUT THEY ARE BOOKED UP UNTIL JANUARY 2008. SO WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET ON ABOUT CONTEST. WE CAN PUT IN LIMA NEWS ABOUT CONTEST FOR ABOUT $100 BRYON MADE MOTION, 2ND BY SUE COX. TONY WILL TRY TO GET TO NEWSPAPER BEFORE THANKSGIVING AND GET IT IN.

BOB PHILLIPS ASKED KEVIN IF HE CAN MAKE A DESIGNATED LOCATION AT THEIR FARM FOR NEWSLETTER HANDOUT.

SUE IS GIVING TOM $50 FOR BOB & RUTH BURGESS FOR CHARTER MEMBERSHIP.

KEVIN WAS GOING TO CHECK WITH MOTORCYLCE CLUB TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A KEY TO CLUB. GUY DID NOT CALL KEVIN BACK YET. WE NEED TO GET IN TO SEE HOW WE ARE GOING TO DISPLAY ITEMS. TONY CALLED AND TALKED TO GRANT WRITERS BUT THEY DON’T WANT TO TALK TO US UNTIL WE HAVE CLUB IN OUR NAME. TONY STILL WORKING ON. THE GRANT WRITER WE ARE USING IS THE SAME ONE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT USES WITH A LOT OF SUCCESS.

CHARTER DRIVE IS DECEMBER 1, 2007. SHOULD WE EXTEND THAT? WE SHOULD DO IT FOUNDERS DAY. MOTION BY BRYON, 2ND BY TONY. AGREED BY ALL.

ONCE WE GET BUILDING IN OUR NAME. MIKE WILL COME BACK OUT AND WRITE ANOTHER ARTICLE FOR MORE PUBLICITY.

FOUNDERS DAY IS FIRST MONDAY IN APRIL AND WANT TO DO SOMETHING THE SATURDAY BEFORE.

NEW BUSINESS.


ON FOUNDERS DAY SUE THINKS WE SHOULD START A TIME CAPSULE ON OUR FIRST FOUNDERS DAY. SUE MOTIONED, 2ND BY MICHELLE, AGREED BY ALL.

MARTY PERKINS CAME AND BROUGHT SOME PICTURES FOR US TO SHARE. SHE IS RELATED TO THE MCDONNELS. IT WAS MCDONNELS HOMESTEAD SHE IS SHOWING TWO ITEMS USED FOR COMMUNION AT GARFIELD CHURCH ON THE CORNER OF HANTHORN AND SCHOOLER. SHE HAS SEVERAL PICTURES SHOWING THE FIRST YEAR OF PERRY SCHOOL AND FAIRVIEW SCHOOL.

TOM NEEDS KEVIN TO STOP BY AND SIGN SOME CHECKS


ADJOURNED 4:00PM