DISTRICT 16 UNIT 207 SECRETARY’S REPORT JULY 11, 2007

Board Members Present: Linda Anthony, Charlie Aufill, Joe Black, Mary Anne Laier, Mark McAllister, Leonard McCormack, Diana Rogers and Phyllis Tate.

Board Members Absent: Pat Long.

Chairmen Present: Robert Donathan.

Mary Anne Laier, President opened the meeting at 2:50 pm and a quorum was established.

Secretary’s Report: A correction to June’s Minutes included added the date of 2008 to the raise in fees for the tournaments.

Treasurer’s Report: Robert went over the report in detail and he lead a discussion involving cost savings with hotel contracts for food, room, etc. The board will take it under advisement.

Business Manager’s Report: Joe presented the schedule for this year up to 2010. There was some discussion regarding adding another unit event, perhaps a Swiss game. The scheduling conflicts were resolved and 2008’s “Ice Cream Socials” were changed to “Summer Socials.”

Membership: Mark passed out a report from Larry Davis with a proposal about changing the day of Swiss teams from the traditional Sunday to Saturday in the Sectional Tournaments. It was a way to save money on the cost of providing food to all the players on Sunday Swiss. No decision was made. In addition, Larry reported on the District 16 Board Meeting and informed the board of membership growth in the District and in our Unit.

Hospitality: Phyllis got the hospitality duties up to date for the board for the rest of the year.

Old Business: NLM Tournament:

There was a discussion regarding the problems with the NLM tournaments. Joe will discuss these with the BCA and report to the board.

By-Laws:

Leonard changed some of the wording regarding Articles VII and Mark will re-write the proposal which will be presented to the membership for a vote.

New Business: Mentor Program:

Linda said she would find someone to head up the Mentor Program and proposed the following:

Limited to twice per month but suspended in December.

Start October 1 and end April 30.

Continue the special Mentor Game once per month.

The meeting adjourned at 5:30 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Diana Rogers, Secretary