Meeting Minutes for July 5th, 2014
\nCALL TO ORDER
\nThe meeting was called to order at 10:15am on the Christmas field by President Raed Elazzawi. Six
\nmembers were present.
\nThe minutes of the June meeting were read and approved.
\nLewis Gray gave the Treasure\u2019s Report. Lewis reported that we gained one new member during the report period and that we currently have 31 members in the club.
\nOLD BUSINESS
\nRaed reported that he is still looking for a shipping container to locate on the field for storage of
\nlaunching and mowing equipment. Containers are proving to be more expensive than anticipated and
\nRaed is looking for a deal.
\nLewis and Raed reported on the installation of the pig barriers around and on the runway area. Initial
\nindications seem to be that they are having the desired effect but further observations will be needed.
\nThere was some discussion about the best arrangement of the barriers to allow mowing and continuing
\nupkeep.
\nRaed reported that the college field mowing has been scheduled for the rest of the year. The schedule
\nshould keep that field in good shape for weekday and Saturday fliers.
\nIt was noted that or F3J team members are scheduled to depart for Slovakia on July 6th or 7th. The pre-
\ncontest warm-ups will lead up to the July 14th thru July 19th World Championship. Anyone looking to
\nfollow the action should sign-on to RC Groups and check out the Soaring-F3X section.
\nRaed reported that the Summer Solstice HLG contest was a success with 16 pilots participating. This was
\n(and will continue to be) a sanctioned Buzzard\u2019s contest. Because of the late arrangements for the
\ncontest it was not quite as well attended as anticipated. The attendee from the greatest distance (and a
\nmajor supporter) was Oleg Golovodov from North Carolina. It is anticipated that the event will grow
\nnext year as more pilots become aware of the event.
\nSome discussion was held about the application for tax exempt status for the corporation. Exactly how
\nthis will be undertaken will be discussed by the Board at a future meeting. Lewis indicated that to meet
\nrequirements of one type of tax exempt will require differentiating income from members vs. non-
\nmembers.
\nNEW BUSINESS
\nTwo new members, Charlie Monroe and Dave Henderson, were voted into the club.
\nThere was no further new business
\nADJOURNMENT
\nThe meeting was adjourned at 11:15 am.
\nRespectfully submitted:
\nRick Eckel \u2013 Vice President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Meeting Minutes for July 5th, 2014 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 10:15am on the Christmas field by President Raed Elazzawi. Six members were present. The minutes of the June meeting were read and approved. Lewis Gray gave the Treasure\u2019s Report. Lewis reported that we gained \u2026 Continue reading