HEART OF AMERICA MODEL A FORD CLUB

Board Meeting

January 4, 2005

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

1.      Approval of the November minutes. There were no minutes from our December Board Meeting. Lance Burton made a motion the November meeting minutes be approved as written, George Deel seconded and the board approved the minutes as written.

  

STANDING REPORTS        

  1. Publications Director: Lynn Lackey reported the February issue is being printed and will be mailed out shortly. Costs are being held down and everything is on target for 2005.

 

 

2.      Membership Director:  Lance Burton said there were 76 paid members as of January 11, 2005.

 

 

  1. Activities Director: Discussion ensued regarding the points system that   will be used for this year’s Christmas Dinner. This was put to a later portion of the meeting since this was on the agenda already. Glen said he is excited about the volunteers wanting to hold tours for 2005. There are many things in the works and Calendars would be covered at the meeting of the members.

 

 

  1. Treasurer: The treasurer was absent from the board meeting but did send his report via e-mail to the board members. George Deel made a motion the budget be approved as presented and Lance Burton seconded the motion.  The motioned carried and budget was accepted as written. A copy is attached to the printed copies of the Minutes.

 

 

5.      Plain Old A’s: Nothing to report form the Plain Old A’s

 

 

6.       Other Reports Not Listed: Nothing new to report.

 

OLD BUSINESS

1.         Swap Meet: Larry Weigum has expressed interest in being the chairperson for the Swap Meet Committee. Terry Richardson has expressed interest in assisting on the committee. This will be firmed up. Meanwhile, anyone wanting to work on the committee needs to see Chris Launer.

 

 

 

2.        Reference Resource: Neil Isaacs wants to revisit our decision concerning creating a reference resource.  This issue was discussed once again and it is felt that our paying sponsors who advertise in our newsletter would be upset if we published a book of vendors who do Model A repairs and other modifications or installations to our cars. It was once again vetoed to have a club sponsored reference manual for vendors who do Model A work.

 

 

3.         Workshop: Some years ago we gave Milt Hessefort a scholarship. In return he was to give us a workshop on what he learned. This has not been done. Should we pursue this issue? If not, what should be done about the scholarship project? It was decided that we would try to get Milton to put on a seminar in the Spring. Lots of interest in what Milton learned from the scholarship. Lance Burton has a spare dash he would like to have woodgrained. Larry Sparks will talk to Milton about this seminar.

 

4.         Other items of old business agenda not listed. We need a chairperson for the Dog Food Committee and Poker Run for the Parkville event this year. This would help Jim Spawn and get the event going early-this is a good fund raiser for the club.

 

NEW BUSINESS

1.        Creative Ideas: George Deel and I spent some time with Jim Spawn. He has some exciting ideas. Unfortunately, Jim Spawn could not make the January meeting, but said he would send information on the Parkville event to Lynn Lackey for publication in the February newsletter.

The Model A Ford Foundation, Incis looking for a possible location to open a MAFFI museum for Model A Ford cars and other Model A memorabilia. Members have wanted to donate cars when spouses have passed away and they did not have anywhere to display those cars. The MAFFI organization has $100,000 to donate to the museum when a location is secured to defray the costs.

 

2.         Christmas Party: The Muelbach will once again the location of choice for the 2005 Christmas Dinner for the Club.  If there is majority interest in changing the location in 2006 it needs to be put in writing and submitted to a board member for discussion at a future board meeting. If there is enough interest a committee will be formed to look for a future location change.

 

The point system was the next item for discussion. It was felt members needed to be encouraged to participate in club functions to assist in fund raising and other club sponsored events. It was presented that to receive a free dinner for the Christmas Dinner the members need 9 points( Or another number approved by the board). Points would be awarded for attending the monthly member meetings-one point per each meeting attended. Also points will be awarded for going on the club tours and for volunteering to help at a club sponsored fund-raiser. Lance Burton made a motion that the point system as presented to the board be presented with full details in the February newsletter. George Deel seconded the motion and the motion carried after a discussion by the board. The second Christmas Dinner would be paid for by the member. Only one free dinner per member and then only if points accumulated equaled 9 or more points. If less than 9 points If this is the number decided on) then the member would have to pay for his Dinner and also for his significant other Christmas Dinner.

 

 

 

3.         Other items of new agenda not listed: A discussion was held that at the member meeting we should tell the members about the web site and let them know what all is on the site.

 

George Deel read a congratulatory letter from the Model A Restorers Club (MARC) to the Heart Of America Model A Ford Club for 25 years of dedicated membership in MARC.

 

ADJOURNAMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:35 PM.