Unit 114 Board Meeting Minutes

The Unit 114 meeting held at the PeachtreeCity sectional, Sept. 18, 2004, was called to order at 5:15 pm by vice-president Nancy Hetsko. Members in attendance: Harpe Suggs, Ann Hedden, Gabriel Fadel, Josie Mitchell, Barbara Heller, Bob Heller, Janet Sherwood, Joe Sherwood, Kevin Collins, Beatrice Kemp, Mary Ann Bateman, Betty Myers, Dick Myers, Nancy Hetsko, Larry Rich and Steve Meadows, Guru Shysamsundar, Pat Clemens and Susan Wolfe.

Susan Wolfe moved and Kevin Collins seconded that we approve the minutes. Motion accepted.

Treasurer's report – Larry Rich moved and Harpe Suggs seconded for the report to be accepted. The report was accepted and a copy is attached at the end of these minutes.

Our tournament coordinator, Bob Heller passed out the 2005 Unit sectional calendar. We have signed a contract with the Roswell Recreation and PartsDepartmentAdultRecreationCenter for the dates of March 4-6 for the Unit sponsored sectional. This will be a 3-day, 9 session tournament that will host the Unit 114 Knockout Championship which will start on Friday night. A vote was taken to determine the starting times. An 8:00 pm start on Friday and Saturday will be used.

If anyone is interested in obtaining the district-wide calendar please send Bob an email. He reported on the District STAC policy that was established. There will be only 3 STACs a year for the whole district. One will be a District 10 fundraiser for the NABCs, Secondly, there will be a District 7 wide STAC benefiting each unit based upon participation and third will be the MABC STAC. Larry Rich made the motion and Joe Sherwood seconded it that the money that is returned from the District 7 STAC be passed back to the clubs in our unit that participated based upon table count. This motion was amended by Barbara Heller to apply to the 2005 STAC only and to be revisited before this determination is made for future years. The amendment was accepted and the motion passed unanimously.

Dick Myers gave a trophy report. The complete report is included as an attachment to these minutes at the bottom. Barbara Heller moved that we give the top Unit 114 finishing pair or individual in the NAP District 7 final the NAP trophy that had been established. Gabriel Fadel seconded. Two opposed and the motion passed.

North American Pairs -Ann Hedden reported that our district final is in Augusta. The results from today’s NAP game determine who will represent our Unit there. This is the last year the Unit will be running this NAP qualifying game. In the future, the District 7 board has decided to eliminate the unit final stage AFTER this year.

Grand National Teams -There are five district semifinal sites this year. Alpharetta is holding a Flight B event on Saturday, March 26, and a Flight C event on Saturday, April 2. Please encourage all clubs to run the GNT qualifiers. Anyone can play in the Championship and A flights upon qualification at the club level. The District has lowered its charge to the clubs, so the fee for the game should not be as large as in years past.

Barbara Heller reported that the Fitzgerald DBC is closing. Betty Manning has resigned as Eatonton contact and the new contact is:

Jane Kimbell

1040 Bartrams Bluff

Greensboro, GA30642-3476

Phone 706-467-9197

Pips ‘n Tips- Barbara Heller moved that we authorize Bob Heller to proceed with securing the pages for the March District 7 insert. Dick Myers seconded. Motion passed. We ask each club to submit information for these pages. They will also include the notification of the annual meeting at the Roswell sectional on Saturday and we ask that the notification of the annual meeting be placed on the Roswell sectional flyer as well.

Barbara Heller reported that the District has established a Goodwill District member of the year award based upon the membership of each unit. Our unit will have to establish its own policy as to how its members to this committee are to selected. More details are to follow from the district, but we need to formulate our plan at the January Macon meeting so please ask for suggestions from your clubs. Anyone who is on the National Goodwill Committee at present automatically will be on the District Committee so they will not have to be considered by the unit.

Harpe Suggs reported that the Warner Robins game has moved across the street to 151 Maple Street. They are asking that the unit grant permission for them to become an open club instead of an invitational one. Janet Sherwood moved, Mary Ann Bateman seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

Nancy Hetsko reported as our unit education liaison that she is coordinating the dates for a Club Manager meeting at one our upcoming sectionals. It cannot be done in Atlanta during the November sectional and clubs will be notified as the date and details when all arrangements have been made. Please encourage your clubs to participate.

The unit board's next meeting will be between sessions Saturday, January 15, 2005 at the Macon sectional. Make your plans now to attend, and be sure to notify Barbara Heller at hellerb@mindspring.com to ensure a meal.

Respectfully submitted,
Barbara M. Heller Secretary Unit 114

Please note: At the next meeting we will be discussing how the unit will be handling the District 7 Goodwill Committee Appointments. It is up to each Unit to decide how their appointments are to be chosen. We will need to have 4 this year and 3 each year after this. Please be thinking about this before the meeting.

GEORGIA UNIT 114

TREASURER’S REPORT—SEPTEMBER 2004

SunTrust beginning balance: $4,920.50

Income: 1,506.46

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Total: $6,426.96

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Expenses:

06/09/2004 – 615 Papouli’s –food for growth Seminar 131.74

06/09/2004 – 616 Sandy Barrow –food for Seminar 9.52

06/30/2004 – 617 Larry Rich—web page 2nd Q 100.00

07/13/2004 – 618 RBC Dain—money back to M. Mkt 3,000.00

07/25/2004 - 619 Mary Bateman – For copies Bd mtg 7.03

08/06/2004 – 620 Bob Heller – Reimbursement for food

July Board meeting 360.00

08/15/2004 – 621 Nancy Hetsko—new member packets 110.30

08/31/2004 - SunTrust—maintenance Fee 11.00

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Total checks: $3,729.59

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RBC Dain Money Market: 08/31/2004 $145,013.15

SunTrust account: 08/31/2004 2,697.37

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Total of both accounts: $147,710.52

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Total of both accounts: 05/31/2004 $144,624.70

Gain: $ 3,085.82

Mary Ann Bateman, Treasurer

(478) 731-0741 or (478) 477-4277

mabateman@cox.net

Unit 114 Sectional Tournaments

2005

Jan. 14-16 Macon

Jan. 31-Feb. 6 District-wide STAC

March 4-6 Roswell

March 11-13 Eatonton/Greensboro

April 1-3 Marietta Non-LM

April 22-24 Macon Non-LM

May 26-30 Atlanta

June 13-19 District-wide STAC (Unit profit-share with clubs sharing proportionately as voted on at meeting)

Aug. 26-28 Macon

~~Sept. 16-18~~ ~~Peachtree~~~~City~~ (this has been canceled since the meeting)

Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Valdosta

Nov. 9-13 Atlanta

Dec. 12-18 District-wide STAC

2006

Jan. 20-22 Macon

Jan. 30-Feb. 5 District-wide STAC

March 3-5 TBA

March 24-26 Eatonton/Greensboro

April 29-30 Macon Non LM

June 12-18 District-wide STAC (Unit profit share)

June 30-July 4Atlanta

Aug. 11-13 Macon

~~Sept. 15-17-Peachtree City~~ (canceled since meeting)

Oct. 6-8 Valdosta

Nov. 1-5 Atlanta (tentative)

Dec. 11-17 District-wide STAC

Trophy Report


2005 TROPHY TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE - FINAL PER MEETING 9/18/2004

EVENT	SESSIONS	TOURNAMENT LOCATION	DATE

UNIT K.O.	4	ROSWELL SECTIONAL	3/6/05
MIXED PAIRS	1	EATONTON / GREENSBORO SECTIONAL	3/13/05
NLM PAIRS	1	MACON NLM	4/24/05
SPORTSMANSHIP	N/A	ATLANTA SECTIONAL	5/29/05
OPEN PAIRS	2	MACON SECTIONAL	8/28/05
OPEN SWISS	1	PEACHTREECITY SECTIONAL ??	9/18/05
~~N.A. PAIRS~~	2	Now only a District Event