Corvette Memphis
Meeting Minutes
April 14, 2009

Start Time:          6:30 p.m.

End Time:            7:45 p.m.

Gordon Dodge called the meeting of the Corvette Club to order.  The meeting was held at Sunrise Chevrolet (formerly Bill Heard) in Collierville. 

Dinner

The meeting place for dinner was Johnny Frisco’s in Collierville. 

Treasurer’s Report

Susan Allen gave the treasurer’s report.  The checking account balance as of March 31, 2009 was $3,668.10.  The charity savings account balance as of March 31, 2009 was $156.65. 

Membership

Susan Allen filled in for Deirdre Baker and introduced a group of visitors from a Corvette club in Marion Arkansas, one local couple and one local individual.  Susan introduced a new member, Rodney Klutz.

Newsletter

No report was made.

Secretary’s Report

Debbie Hochstein reported that the February meeting minutes with corrections has been posted on the club’s website.  She distributed a draft of the March meeting minutes and asked for corrections. 

Corvette Memphis Website

No report was made.

New Business

Gordon announced that he is looking for someone to volunteer to make the dinner reservations for the monthly meetings for May, June and July.  Len agreed to make the arrangements for April and July.  Craig agreed to make the reservation for the June meeting.  The rest of the year is still open.

Kathy reported that the Corvette Memphis brick is in place at the National Corvette Museum, section 29.  She thanked everyone who worked to make this happen.

The next Board meeting will be Thursday, May 16th at 6:45 p.m. at the Dodges home.  The main agenda item will be a review of the draft of the revised bylaws.  This meeting is open to any club members who want to participate in this review.  The draft that results from this meeting will be sent via email to all the members to review before the May meeting.  Members may discuss the proposed revision at the May meeting.  A vote will be taken to accept a final version of the revised set of bylaws at the June meeting.

Old Business

Holiday Party

Gordon led a discussion about the Holiday party.  The location will be the National Country Club.  The date will be Saturday, December 5th .  The band is booked.  Their cost will be $900, and will play from 7:00 – 11:00 p.m.  Beef tenderloin will be on the menu.  We still need a person willing to chair this event.

Tina’s Memorial Fund

Jim Willis reported that all the money has been raised for Tina’s memorial fund.  Gary has the information he needs to proceed with the design.

Revision of club’s By-laws

Jim Willis reported that the By-laws committee met and have a 2nd draft of the revision.  They are close to sending a final version to Gordon for review by the Board.

Club Events

Day Trip to Little Rock

This trip is planned for May 7, 8, 9. No additional details were provided. 

Day Trip to Brownsville

A day trip to Brownsville is being planned by Sherrey Willis.  It will be on Saturday, April 18th.  We will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Willis’ home.  She announced that the sign-up closed at the end of this meeting.

Poker Run

A poker run is planned for April 25th.  It will start at 10:00 a.m. at the Sears at Wolf Chase.  The admission fee is $10 per car.

Cruise

Shirley Jones is organizing another cruise out of New Orleans for October 3-8th .  The cost is $279 per person.  Day trip will be at Cozymell and Progresso.  Any questions contact Shirley.

Progressive Dinner

The next progressive dinner is planned for May 16th.  Ann Abbadessa and Sandra Hudson have agreed to host the event.  It will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the Abbadessa’s home.

Mystery Cruise

The next mystery cruise is scheduled for May 6th .  Everyone will meet at the Agri-center at 6;30 p.m.  A short drive is planned.  If you are running late, you can contact Sandra Hudson to find out where the restaurant is.

Garage Day

This Garage Day was held on March 22nd at Joe Underwood’s.  He reported that there was plenty to eat and drink and several cars were worked on. 

Bowling for Charity

Barb Kaferle is planning a bowling activity to be held on May 3rd at 2:00 p.m. at Billy Hardwick’s All Star Lanes on White Station.  The cost will be $12 per person and the proceeds will go to support the Baptist Children’s Home.  We will eat at the American Café in Germantown after bowling.

The 50/50 raffle was conducted.

Respectfully submitted by:

Debbie Hochstein, Secretary

The executive board for 2009 is:

President – Gordon Dodge

Vice President – David Freeman

Secretary – Debbie Hochstein

Treasurer – Susan Allen

Membership – Deirdre Baker

Officer at Large – Sherrye Willis

 

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