Minutes Board of Directors Meeting

American Contract Bridge League Of Santa Cruz Unit 550, Inc.

February 6, 2009

 

Call to Order: President Hal Rodgers called the meeting to order at 2:32 pm at the Santa Cruz Bridge Center.

 

Present:  Hal Rodgers, John Hadley, Pam Benz, Jeanne Boss, Wayne Boss, Bruce Dau, Joanne Nelson. Absent: Ken Llacera and Barry Samuel 

Also attending: Nancy Wainer, Teri Handzel

 

Approval of Minutes – Moved by Pam Benz, seconded by John Hadley to approve the minutes of the January 2, 2009 meeting.  Approved unanimously.

Treasurer’s Report  Moved by Joanne Nelson, seconded by John Hadley to accept the Treasurer’s report for January 2009.  Accepted unanimously.

Old Business

Town Hall Meeting   It was noted that the town hall meeting is set on the Saturday of the Regional tournament in San Francisco; however, that issue was discussed when the date was originally selected, therefore, it was decided that the meeting will proceed as scheduled. Wayne Boss reviewed the handouts that will be distributed at the meeting.  If it should happen that closure is not reached in the allotted time on the 14th, the meeting will be continued on Saturday, February 28, 2009, 10:30 am. Bruce Dau will assist as scribe for the discussion.  All board members are encouraged to attend.  Nancy Wainer will put an invitation on her website and send an email to all of her Bridge Camp participants encouraging them to attend the town hall meeting.

Extended Team Knockouts  Hal was unable to get the rules of contest for extended team games from ACBL.  He will contact Virginia Calhoun to see if she has a copy of the rules that were used in a previous game.  If not, Nancy Wainer will work with Wayne Boss to develop rules.

Unit Games  Further discussion confirmed that unit members will be asked to bring finger foods and desserts to the unit games.  Pam will develop a template for a unit game sign-up sheet that includes the request.  John will use that template to prepare the sign-up sheet for unit games that will be posted on the unit’s bulletin board.

 New Business

Teri Handzel   Ms Handzel (an SCBC member) addressed the board regarding marketing and fundraising ideas.  She explained that she has been very successful in raising money for non-profits and shared some of her experiences with the board.  The board may wish to pursue some of these suggestions and invited Ms. Handzel to attend the town hall meeting on the 14th.

In Memoriam  It was moved by Wayne Boss, seconded by Joanne Nelson to establish a policy that would honor unit members when they have passed away by having a memorial announcement on the website.  Approved unanimously.

Committees Reports: 

299’r Coordinator – Nancy Wainer has started a 299’r masterpoint race.  The standings are posted on the 299’r bulletin board

Education Liaison – Nancy Wainer   The beginner class is in it’s fifth week, with 36 participants.  If enough of the students want to continue when the lessons are completed, Nancy may have a 49’r game on Wednesday nights.

Surf’s Up Sectional – Pam Benz and Wayne Boss   A deposit has been placed to hold the site at Harbor High School for the October Surf’s Up Sectional

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:30 PM.       Next Meeting:  Friday, March 6, 2009, at 2:30 pm

Respectfully submitted,

 

Jeanne Boss

Recording Secretary