February 22nd 2012 Meeting Minutes

The Over the Hill Gang Volkssport Club
Minutes of the January 25, 2012 meeting
Round Table Pizza, 34410 16th Ave. Ct., Federal Way, WA

Call to Order  Club president, Diane Wagner, called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m.  Fourteen members were present.

Minutes of the October 26, 2011 meeting  Motion was made, seconded and passed to accept the minutes as submitted.

Treasurer’s Report  No report.  Club treasurer, Ken Grieser, was ill.

Committee Reports
Year Round Events
(number of participants YTD)
Auburn/White River Trail – 1
Maple Valley – 8
Membership 
There are 36 members (paid, honorary and lifetime).
Sales
  Alicia Maxcy will be ordering new walker packets for DuPont event.
Sickness/Sympathy
  Ken Grieser has been ill.  Everyone deserves sympathy and congratulations on surviving the winter storm.

ESVA
November 5 meeting – Storage unit discussion was tabled until the 1/1/12 meeting.
Clubs will still get 25 copies of the Pathfinder.
January 1 meeting – Storage unit size reduced to smaller size at reduced rate.  Next meeting in May will be election of officers.

Old Business
Christmas Party
was a success.  Thank you to all who came and donated so generously to the Federal Way Food Bank.  A bigger thank you goes to Joan Grieser and Alicia Maxcy for their hard work.  You made the party special for all of us.
DuPont
  The event will be held on March 31.  Worker’s list was circulated at the meeting.  Diane Wagner will go to DuPont next week to check on downed trees and trail conditions.
Starting Points
  This publication is now here and ready to be picked up.

Break for Drawing  $13.00 was collected.  Dorothy Bahr won $6.50, the club received $6.50.

New Business  Round Table Pizza has changed their policy for meeting times.  Available times are 6-7:30 p.m. or 7:45-9:15 p.m.  Motion was made, seconded and passed to change the meeting time to 6:30-7:30 p.m.

NW Trek will be closed until March due to storm damage.  The event originally scheduled for Feb 4/5 will be rescheduled.

Meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted
Marianne Bastin, secretary

Future dates

Feb. 22            The Over The Hill Gang Club Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 25            Woodinville/Interlaken event