District 16, Unit 207	Secretary's Report	January 8, 2003

Board Members Present:

Gene Cavanaugh, Mark McAllister, Kathy McCabe, Diana Rogers, Clint Schuhmacher, Jim Wueste.

Chairman Present:

Larry Davis, Laura Delfeld, Rosemary Kelley.

Mark McAllister graciously invited the board to his home for the meeting. Vice-President Gene Cavanaugh called the meeting to order at 3:25 PM.

Secretary's Report:

December's Minutes were unanimously approved.

Treasurer's Report:

Clint mentioned that the report did not include the January Sectional. All approved.

Membership:

Mark is keeping the Membership List up-to-date. Members of the board have had trouble receiving the last report on-line. Mark is looking into the problem.

Old Business

Schedule:

Larry checked the schedule for conflicts. Gene is working diligently on getting the games sanctioned (and numbered). The board carefully perused the schedule one by one for possible changes. 16 events are allowed per year and there are presently 13 scheduled.

Election:

Copies of the ballet were given to the board. There are 8 candidates but more may be added at the annual meeting on Saturday, February 1, 2003 at 12:30 PM. The ballots will be mailed out the next day and will be counted on Saturday, February 22. The results will be announced on Sunday, February 24 at the Dell Center game.

Thank You Notes:

Many people have graciously volunteered their time to Unit 207. The board wishes to thank them for their efforts and good will.

Mentoring Program:

Kathy announced that the program is under way and going well.

Old Business

Sectional Results

Larry and Jim announced that there were 100 more tables (466) at this tournament than at last year's. The Unit made $2,460 minus the $1,000 returned to District 16 for our losses at other tournaments making the total: $1,460. There were 400 total people at the tournament: 140 from Austin and the rest from out-of-town.

Pointers for the Board:

Rosemary made some suggestions regarding ways that the board might make our tournaments more user-friendly, more gracious and inviting, so that we might attract many more people. Enclosed is her list of topics which were discussed at length.

Boards, Bidding-Boxes, etc:

Rosemary volunteered her home so that the board and other volunteers may review our bridge equipment; sorting, consolidating, discarding and buying new. The date will be announced later.

Regional, July 2004:

Rosemary and Mary Anne have volunteered to chair the next regional. The board voted unanimously to accept this kind offer.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:10 PM. We all thank Janie and Mark for their wonderful hospitality.

Respectfully Submitted,
Diana Rogers, Secretary