BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES
February 1, 2006

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS February 1st  MEETING MINUTES                                                  February 1, 2006

President Jack Feagin called the meeting to order.  Present:  Jack Feagin, Susan Wolfe, Josie Mitchell, Beatrice Kemp, Marty Nathan, Kevin Collins, and Carolyn Eckert.  

Items headlined in blue need future discussion and follow up.

 

1. Minutes:  January 11th, 2006 minutes were approved with changes. 

 

2. Financial:   No report submitted.  Bill Burks was requested to give a summary report on the past two years so we can compare finances and table count for these games.

 

3. Special Games:

March 1      Charity: benefit Atlanta Junior Bridge, Inc

March 8      Jr. Fund

March 15     Int’l Fund

March 22     Club Championship

March 29     Charity: benefit Atlanta Junior Bridge, Inc.

 

4. Old Business:

 

Phone Book:  Jan will be asked to get a starting source of names to each of the clubs for additions and corrections and from these corrections, compile a semi-final source ready for final additions and corrections at the Spring Sectional in Roswell in March.

 

Regional Schedule : Jack submitted to MABC a new schedule of events  for accommodating  two major groups of players: 1) Atlanta residents who like the daytime events of 10:30 and 3:00; and 2) Players who prefer the traditional time of 1:00 and 7:30 pm events.  The schedule is subject to changes from the MABC and the tournament directors.  The MABC committee changed the 10:30 and 3:00 events to Compact KO’s.  The rule is that new KO’s cannot be started until the beginning of the 3rd session of the previous KO’s.  The attendance at the Atlanta Regional during the past Christmas Holiday was down to 2000 tables and may be due to the change of times to 10 – 3 – 8 events.  Committee endorses the 1 & 7:30 timing of events for fall schedule. 

 

Junior Games are now a scheduled event at all sectionals and regionals. 

 

Social Bridge Game:  Patty has been talking with Linda Grannell, Publicity Director of ACBL, with ACBL in discussions with AARP about getting AARP involved in ACBL membership. 

 

5. New Business:

 

Atlanta Junior Bridge: Patty reported that AJB is a now a registered not for profit organization in full operation.  The first meeting was held on Jan 30, 2005; web site: www.atlantajuniorbridge.org is up and running; brochures will be mailed to the Atlanta community soon asking for teachers, funding, classes, and other volunteer efforts. Request for funding was made to DBAA by Patty for either direct contribution or funding of specific items such as supplies, salaries, web page costs, etc.  DBAA will review at the next board meeting either to make a direct donation as seed money for the project or support a specific objective such as supplies. 

 

Resignation:  Marty Nathan is currently a representative to Unit 114 and recently became secretary.  Therefore, Marty is requesting resignation from the position of unit 114 rep so that another individual can be appointed for that position.  Jack will review the resignation and appointment (Note: Nicholas Hammond has since been appointed).

 

Financial Review: Marty Nathan noted the prudent thing for any organization is to exercise fiduciary responsibility with periodic financial reviews and suggested that a committee be designated to exercise that responsibility.  Marty Nathan was appointed as a committee of one.

 

Meeting adjourned 7:30PM.  Nextmeeting:  Wednesday March 1, 2006 @ 6:15pm

Respectfully submitted,

Carolyn Eckert

Carolyn Eckert, Secretary

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