Minutes

 

WBL Board Meeting

 

October 14, 2007

 

The meeting was held at Fred King’s home.

 

In attendance: Don Berman, Ellen Cherniavsky,  Jim Geist, Fred King, Clyde Kruskal, Linda Marshall, Steve Robinson, Ellen Rosenthal, and non-voting members Donna Rogall and Nadine Wood. 

 

President King called the meeting to order at 8:15 PM. 

 

Secretary’s Report

 

The Board approved the minutes from the September 2007 WBL Board meeting, without objection.

 

Treasurer’s Report

 

Steve Robinson reported a balance of $13,762 in the WBL’s checking account.  The WBL has $36,833.30 in a money market account, as of June 30.  The Board approved the Treasurer’s report, without objection.

 

 Sectionals

 

The Board discussed the events for Sundays of Sectionals.  It was decided that we would wait for the reaction to the bracketed teams in January before deciding if we would have this event twice a year.  In March a regular Swiss is planned, while in August there will be a Board-A-Match.  The food theme in March will be Italian.

 

Cheer & Sympathy

 

Jim Geist and Linda Marshall presented a proposed alternative to the current policy, which is:

            “Seriously ill member should be sent a card.  The Chairperson is responsible for mailing such cards.  In the case of the death of an active WBL member or anyone deemed appropriate by the Chairperson or the Board, the choice of a tribute not to exceed $50.00 should be left to the discretion of the Chairperson.  Congratulatory cards arL members or anyone deemed appropriate when brought to the attention of the Chairperson, i.e., weddings, new arrivals, etc.”

 

Suggestions were made for revisions to the proposed alternative, and Jim Geist and Linda Marshall agreed to present a revised version for consideration at the next meeting.

 

Bridge & Bowling

 

Richard Veach volunteered to coordinate the alley for 2008 but will not attend.  The event will be held February 2nd and Laurel Lanes will be the bowling site.  Don Berman will coordinate the dinner.

 

Bulletin

 

We will be holding a joint game with the ABA at the January 5 sectional.  Carole Banks will supply information for the ad.  Fred will supply information on the 0-20 game.

 

There was some discussion on including material such as limericks in the It Takes a Village column.

 

Unit Game

 

The new clock has been received and was used at the last Unit game.  Cards will be replaced.  Boards will be repainted: Barbara Shaw has volunteered to do this.  Replacement cards for the 1C card in the bidding boxes will be ordered; this will be coordinated with Don Berman.  Steve Robinson and Alan Crank will coordinate to get the dealing machine to Lee Jensen for cleaning. 

 

The Christmas Party will be the 13th of December.  Millard, Nadine and Kitty will be in charge.

 

Bridge in Schools

 

Ellen Rosenthal said that it is hard to know how things are going, as different schools have different start dates for after-school programs.  She will report more next time.  Nadine said that the ACBL’s Bridge at Schools has about $12,000 earmarked for District 6.  Volunteers should write down how much they paid and for what, e.g. fingerprinting and bid boxes, and they can be reimbursed from this fund. 

 

Next Meeting

 

The next WBL Board meeting will be held November 14 at Linda Marshall’s house.  The December meeting will be held on either the 12th or 19th, location TBD.

 

The Board thanked Fred King for his hospitality.

 

Whereupon, the meeting adjourned at 9:48 PM.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Ellen Cherniavsky, for Richard Ferrin, Secretary

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