HAWKEYE BRIDGE ASSOCIATION

Unapproved minutes of April 10, 2010 meeting　

The Board of Directors of Hawkeye Bridge Association, Unit 216, met on Saturday, April 10, 2010 at noon. The meeting was called to order by President, Dee Wilson and those present were Stan Gustafson, Margie Brennan, Mary Lou Agocs, Rod Burnett, Harry Swanson, Peter Wityk, Richard Newell, Charlene Hendryx and Kathi Kellen. Absent were Bob Smith and John Gustafson (he is going to resign).

The minutes from the previous meeting were reviewed and a motion was made by Rod Burnett, seconded by Peter Wityk and approved by all to accept the minutes as written.

Margie Brennan distributed copies of the treasurer’s report and discussion was held about Margie compiling a report on income/cash just once per year and reporting on the financials of each tournament as they occur. A motion was made by Stan Gustafson, seconded by Rod Burnett and approved by all to accept the treasurer’s report as stated and to report on tournaments as they occur. Kathi Kellen said that her niece could possibly help us out with the income tax reporting.

OLD BUSINESS:

Telephone Directory: Kathi Kellen, Marge Burnett, Harry Swanson and Lee Slorah will work on the data base for the directory. They will distribute a list and each person will have an opportunity to correct or add any information that will appear in the directory.

Bidding Boxes: The newly ordered boxes are in as well as the additional 1 Club and 1 Diamond cards that were ordered.

NEW BUSINESS:

John Gustafson is resigning from the Board. A motion was made by Stan Gustafson, seconded by Peter Wityk and approved by all to make him an Honorary Member of the Board. Terry Swanson will write a formal announcement in the next Hawkeyer.

GNT Unit Final: Dee Wilson informed the Board that players do not have to qualify in a unit final in order to play in the district final. But, should we have a unit final? After discussion, it was decided to have a unit final early in May (first or second week) and to make it a two session even on Sunday, charging $8.00/session and separating the A’s, B’s and C’s. The Board thought this would be good for the Unit, since Des Moines is being considered for the District finals next year. It was decided that we would have a local director and that all fees would be waived. Rod Burnett made a motion, seconded by Rich Newell that the proceeds would go to those who qualify to go to the District finals. Dee Wilson said that he would appoint someone to promote this and then advised Margie that we would need a sanction number also.

Bridge Pad/Bridge Mate: It was proposed that the Unit would purchase electronic units if DMBHC would not raise our rent for the tournaments for the next two years, but this was rejected. The units are approximately $120.00 each and a bridge player is willing to donate $1000.00 now to help purchase said units. It is determined that we would need to purchase 40-45 units for our bridge center. Rod Burnett made a motion, seconded by Kathi Kellen and approved by all, that the executive committee gather all pertinent information and submit it to the Board. These units would be used only in the pairs events at the regional tournament.

Rod Burnett announced that Harriet Byers had been nominated for Teacher of the Year and that the results would be announced in July at the National’s in New Orleans. Regardless of the outcome, Rod and his wife, Marge, would like to have a party at the Bridge Center to honor Harriet. The Board approved of this and agreed to provide the meat for the party.

Margie Brennan made a motion, seconded by Rich Newell and approved by all to adjourn the meeting at 12:47 p.m.

Mary Lou Agocs

Secretary, Unit 216