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VOLUME 7, NO.  4

TRANSITIONS

PAGE 5

TDC Minutes

Board Meeting
February 4, 2002
Home of Julie DiNatale

Present were board members Jennifer Parker, Holly Small, Iréna Callahan, Julie DiNatale, Lynn Boice, Robin Ritter, Shelley Rosenberg and Michelle Mans-hardt. Also present were Terri Wayne and Anna Calek. Necessarily absent were Ellie Stine-Masek and Beth High. President Jennifer Parker called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M.

Minutes: Minutes from the previous meeting were motioned for approval by L. Boice seconded by M. Mans-hardt and the motion passed with minor corrections being made by I. Callahan.

Treasurer's Report: The Treasurer's report was approved as submitted by L Boice. M.Manshardt motioned S. Rosenberg seconded and the motion passed. The organization is in fine financial shape.

Membership Report: There are 120 paid memberships. Six joined utilizing the 15-month first time membership. B. High is responsible for sending new members packets.

OLD BUSINESS
November Show
1. The finances for the show have not been closed according to D. Seabury.
2. J. DiNatale will have the thank-you notes to volunteers out by the end of the week.

Schooling Shows
S. Rosenberg is the new schooling show coordinator.

The following is the schedule for the schooling shows:
Feb   10 La Mariposa/Desert Dove, Sheila Strickler
Mar 10 Oasis, Sandra Meissner
April 20 Aim High, J. Parker
May 4 TDC hosted
Nov  2 TDC Hosted

L Judges Program
1. The following is a list of possible

judges and dates that need to be finalized:
L. Searle  A  10/5-6 or 12/13  Biomechanics
J. Brown  B  11/30-12/1  Gaits & Paces
S. Howard C    2/1-2   Collective Marks
J. Brown    Final
2. M. Manshardt and A Calek will draw up a list of judges' names for the program spots.

University Credit Program
Following is the list for the Program:
1. M. Manshardt   2/9 AIM HIGH Maj. Lindgren changing patterns
2.  S. Rosenberg  3/30 DCofOV  American Dressage Flying Changes
3.  C. Schreiber  4/21 Milagro  Peggy Cummings
4.  J. Parker  5/18 AIM HIGH Dressage with Kyra
5. E. S.-Masek   Marana

Memorial Sportsmanship Award in Honor of Noel Hansen
1. M. Manshardt made a motion that the Volunteer of the Year Award be named in honor of Noel. The motion was seconded by L. Boice and passed.
2. J. Parker will talk to E. S.-Masek who will contact her mom about the criteria for this award.
3. Nominations will come from the members and is not based on riding but on why are you nominating this person.
4. Nominations must be postmarked Sept. 15th.
5. R. Ritter will research and price a trophy and report to the Board at the next meeting.
6. T. Wayne will research information about the foundation that N. Hansen was involved with and relay that information to J. Parker.
7. No decision was reached on a selection committee.
8. Next month an article will appear about Noel in
Transitions.
 
New Business
1. L. Boice motioned, M. Manshardt seconded that a letter be sent to Oasis that a $50 refund be given for a

late entry form. The motion passed. L. Boice will draft a letter and email to the Board as a formal apology and reducing the fee to $50.
2. S. Rosenberg will write a policy statement for the newsletter as to how entry forms will be handled.
3. Bids for Show Mgr. and Show Sec. for the November and May shows will appear in
Transitions.
4. May Show
a. Barn Mgr will be Alan Leacy and is a paid position of $150.
b. S. Rosenberg will assist whoever is the Volunteer Coordinator
c. E. S.-Masek will renegotiate the arenas for the May show and will negotiate for the outside arena.
5. A discussion about TDC sponsoring the Walter Zettl clinic with Katie Reynolds at G. Toll's on April 12th was not well received and was left that J. Parker would talk to K. Reynolds about the issue of pre-booking the clinic.
6. Website will be activated as soon as the password is retrieved. Suggestions as to what should be on the website are the calendar, show scores and USDF news.
7. Newsletter policy for submission relating to editor discretion will be copied by L. Boice and given to D. Legner.
8. Ad rates are for stated ads. The same one-half page ad is $53 for one month and $41 for six months.
9. Debbie should get a set-up fee for ad changes of up to $25. They should contact D. Legner.
10. J. DiNatale updated us on the banquet, which is the 2nd Friday in October at La Mariposa. The charge is $25. There is a $250 linen charge and $200 for music, which R. Tanenbaum will trade for the bar tender.

The next Board meeting will be March 4, 2002 at J. Parker at 6:45 P.M.

L. Boice motioned the meeting adjourned seconded by M. Manshardt and passed. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 P.M.