DISTRICT 6 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
25 August 2001
The District 6 Board of Directors meeting was called to order by the President at 5:20 PM at Hunt Valley. MD.
Present:
President:
James Hooven
Vice President: Bill
Cole
Treasurer:
Steve Robinson
Secretary:
Bette Dudka
Unit
Presidents: Lynn Rattinger (231),
Jim Callas (135),
Bruce Culmer (218), Barbara Doran (147), Mike Fine (109)
(proxy Ed Kinlaw), Juanita Strawn (110) (proxy Wyatt Mapp)
Representatives: Patricia
Wilson (135), Darwin & Kay Afdahl
(146),
Rae Dethlefsen, Michael
Carroad, Jim Allen (147), Margot
Hennings, Cecily Kohler,
Andre L’Heureux, Past
President
(218), Geoff Mallette (231), Dianne Morton (110)
District 6 Rep to National Board: Nadine Wood
District 6 Coordinator: Millard Nachtwey
1. Minutes: The minutes of 7 July 2001 were approved as presented.
2. Treasurer’s Report: Mr. Robinson distributed a written report to the Board indicating a checking account balance of $7,464.81. However, he has not received a bill from the Alexandria tournament yet. We broke even on the GNTeams. We’re doing okay and next year, we’ll make money
3. District Coordinator’s Report: Millard Nachtwey reported we were set for calendar year 2002 as far as Sectional tournaments and Grand National dates. The only decision that we have yet to make is our Charity game and Mr. Nachtwey recommended Wed AM, May 1 and Thurs PM, May 2. Lynn Rattinger so moved, Andre L’Heureux seconded. Motion passed.
4. Finance Committee Report: Andre L’Heureux said he would have a report after the Atlanta Regional.
5. NAPairs Coordinator’s Report:. Barbara Doran said the NAP District 6 Finals were about a week away and to check our web side for clubs holding games if you are still interested in qualifying.
6. GNTeams Coordinator’s Report: Rae Dethlefsen said she needed approval of the Conditions of Contest from the Board today so she could send them to Memphis next week. They are about the same as last years – no radical changes -- only we needed a bonus scale for Flight X because we didn’t have any previous performance to base anything on. We know the dates for the District finals (see 7 July 01 Minutes) but we haven’t gotten the sites in stone yet. We expect to have that done in the next couple of weeks. We previously said we were going to hold the qualifying period from mid-October to mid-April, Ms. Dethlefsen said she would like that codified as October 15 to April 15. She will send out letters to all the club managers over the Labor Day weekend. Ms. Dethlefsen said she needed to know the names of the Unit Coordinators. Andre L’Heureux made a motion that the GNT Conditions of Contest be approved. Barbara Doran seconded. Motion carried.
7. District Director’s Report: Nadine Wood said the short version of her report from Toronto was in the September supplement. Re the Alert Chart, it states what we are currently doing and what the proposed changes are to see what feed-back we get. Another thing in the September Bulletin is an article about what we’re doing with our youth after-school program. It tells about it and what we’re looking for in the way of qualifications and job description for the person we are going to hire to start our research and development of the after-school program. We want to do interviews in October so we can get the program underway. We’re also looking for a new CEO.
8. Charity Report: Gloria Brown was not at the meeting, but the dates approved by the Board at this meeting are Wed 1 May 2002 AM and Thurs 2 May 2002 PM..
OLD_BUSINESS:
Hall of Fame: Jim Allen distributed information regarding the District 6 Hall of Fame and his ideas on ways to accomplish it -- funding for pens, pictures, etc. He suggested the month of November as a kick-off month for the clubs. After considerable discussion, Andre L’Heureux made a motion to table this subject until Virginia Beach to give the Committee time to meet and help clarify the issues. Bette Dudka seconded the motion. Motion carried.
College Competition: The President announced that our college competition foundation is underway. We have received 25 pages of forms to fill out for IRS approval and Steve Robinson hopes to have them completed by Va Beach. The foundation will provide money to encourage college competition at the college level. The winners will compete at the Nationals. He has appointed all Unit Presidents of District 6 to be ambassadors to that fund and to ask their clubs to hold games to support it. He also appointed Kay Afdahl to head the fund.
The President thanked and congratulated Patricia Wilson and her staff for hosting another successful Hunt Valley Regional.
Date of Next District 6 Meeting: The next meeting will be a breakfast meeting at the Virginia Beach, VA Regional on Saturday, 10 November 2001, at 10:30 AM.
There being no further business, Steve Robinson moved that the meeting be adjourned. Bette Dudka seconded. The meeting stood adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
BETTE DUDKA
District 6 Secretary
New Unit President:
Maryland Bridge Assn – Unit 135
Ethel Klavens
3418 Deep Willow Ave
Pikesville, MD 21208-3115
Ph: 410-486-1417