Current Minutes:
SHOREWOOD MEN’S CLUB BOARD MEETING
Monday, November 27, 2006
7:00 pm
, Basement, Shorewood Village Hall
The meeting was called to order at
7:10
by President John Hickman. A quorum
was present.
1. The minutes of the meeting of
10/30/06
were approved.
2. Treasurer’s report.
Henry Gottschlich
distributed copies of the report. Current
balances of Account #1, Account #2 and the M/M account are $12,314.47, 1961.61
and 28,328.65. Margaret has not yet
billed us for meals for June, September, October, and November, 2006.
3. Uneaten meals report (Bob Schumacher).
At the meeting of 11/8 there were 7 uneaten meals resulting in a loss of
about $100. On Steak Night in
September, only 21 men attended. The
9 uneaten meals were sold for $7 each, resulting in a net loss of $108.
The net loss of about $208 is less than in recent past years.
Quality and cost of the meals, along with interest in the program were
noted as factors. There were some
complaints about the Turkey Raffle dinner: sauce too spicy, corn cob difficult
for some, dull color, slow distribution of salads (why not have them set out
before seating?) – but is was hot!
4. Membership Committee (
Bob Fuller
). a. Paid memberships to date are
103, exceeding the total for last year. The
question was raised of reduced dues for members joining later in the year.
It was agreed that the regular dues level should be maintained until
spring (March?). b. Membership
directories should be ready by the 2nd or 3rd week of
December. A proof copy was
circulated. Final copies will
probably be spiral bound, with a heavier cover – probably plastic.
Members of the board were asked to volunteer to distribute personally
about 5-6 copies each instead of mailing. It
was suggested that copies be distributed at one or more meetings to those
present, and Bob Schumacher indicated that would be feasible.
Henry Paque volunteered to provide some envelopes.
c. Board members were urged to work at encouraging members to attend the
weekly meetings. d. Efforts at
recruitment were encouraged. e. Some
e-mail addresses are in need of updating. The
e-mail data base is not part of the directory.
The data base, including e-mail addresses (where available) and US
mailing address list for newsletters, will
be given only to the president, secretary, membership committee chairman, and 2nd
vice president, to help avoid the possibility of outside use.
5. Special events (
Richard Champion
- reported in absentia). a. The
Turkey
Raffle produced a record $3132 of income. Effectiveness
of the auction was a major factor. b.
The menu for the 50th Anniversary Christmas Party on 12/20 was
circulated (salmon, NY strip steak and chicken
Marsala
, with chocolate turtle cheesecake for dessert).
Singers from the Shorewood Players will entertain. $100 was allocated for
centerpieces for 12-14 tables. c. The
Lakefront Brewery tour will be
1/10/07
. We will gather in the
Hubbard
Park
parking lot, drive to the brewery and to dinner at the North Star American
Bistro, and then back to the lot to pick up cars.
d. Advance planning for the 2007 Chicken BBQ (
6/9/07
). Sponsors for the bands were
discussed.
Dan Kleaveland-Kupczak
will provide $500 toward a band sponsorship.
6. Programs (
Dan Kleaveland-Kupczak
). Upcoming programs were reviewed.
(see latest Newsletter).
7. Grants Committee (Tim Schoewe - reported in absentia).
No recent requests have been received.
There was some discussion of seeking grant ideas.
The idea of the High School sign is not dead – depending on the village
master plan.
8. Old Business.
a. Stainless steel travel
mugs (similar in decor to the current coffee mugs) will be purchased for use as
speaker gifts, etc. b. SMC caps: It
was moved, seconded and passed to approve the red caps with SMC on the front and
the SMC web site over the gap in the back. A
maximum order of 50 was suggested. Ken
Zemlicka will be instructed to place orders for mugs and caps.
c. Dave Banaszynski is pricing plaques to list presidents and Man of the
Year awardees.
9. New Business.
a.
Dave Haglund
recommended considering exceptions from the grant criterion of Village
connection in instances of speakers from certain organizations (and specifically
in the case of the Center for Teaching Entrepreneurship).
No action was taken, as it was pointed out that the president has
authority to make small outlays up to $100.
b. Key policy was discussed.
It was moved and passed that keys should be transferred from outgoing
officers to their successors (including from president to new 1st
vice president), and that this transfer should be recorded in the minutes.
Six sets of keys will be entrusted to the president, 1st and 2nd
vice presidents, secretary, quartermaster, and sergeant-at-arms.
c. The policy of distribution
of e-mail newsletters to non-members was discussed.
It was decided that such distribution should be at the president’s
option, and that it should reasonably include those interested in receiving the
newsletters from the groups: widows of members, donors to the turkey Raffle,
speakers who live or work in the village, members who have moved away, village
trustees and school board members, and copies for posting at the police and fire
departments. It was noted that the
newsletters can be sent as blind copies to avoid open distribution of addresses.
d. At the Showcase Shorewood
event in September, the health inspector noted our need for hand-washing
facility and an insulated container for storage of uncooked meat.
Henry Gottschlich
has obtained a sink and is in the process of fitting it up for us.
Henry Paque will look into the purchase of a cooler.
e. Bob Schumacher will buy more
badge holders.
Meeting adjourned
8:20
.
There will be no meeting in December; the next meeting will be in January.
The question was raised of
Thursday vs. Monday meetings.
