ARMY/NAVY/AIRFORCE CLUB
317 GORE ROAD, KINGSTON, ONTARIO
1. Call to order:
The meeting was called to order at9:55 am.The
president welcomed the newly elected directors to the meeting and thanked the
VP Admin for looking after things so well and conducting the AGM in his brief
absence.
2. Roll Call of officers:
In attendance:
President:
Ron Henderson Past President: Ron Aquino Vice President Admin: Barbara Fagg Vice president Ops: Vacant Treasurer:
Doris Potter Membership Director: Donna Henderson Health & Benefits: Arliss Berry Communications Director: Luc Bujold Phone Committee: George and Annie Healey Director at Large: Marlyn Convery Director at Large: Peter Convery Director at Large: James Spencer Director at Large: Real Prefontaine Director at Large: Noel Coward Director at Large: Walter Veley Secretary:
Bill
Wormes
3. Approval of the agenda:
Approved as presented.
4. Minutes of the last meeting:
(a) Omissions and
errors: Para 8(g) 27
March v 28 March. Move Para 10(b) BBQ and fall outreach to Para 10 (c) 90 days
and beyond. (b) Discussion: Nil
(c) Motion: Minutes approved with corrections.
5. Business arising from the minutes:
(a) There
will be an ad in the Brockville Recorder and Times and Kingston Whig Standard
“Salute to Volunteers” supplements at next publication.
(b) Changes
to the By-laws reference guidelines for membership categories will be tabled
for the next meeting.
6. Treasurers report:
The
financial Report as of 26 March 2008 shows a balance of $27,475.18 with
unallocated funds equaling $7,877.28. Proposed by Marlyn Convery and seconded
by Jim Spencer that the report be adopted as presentedCARRIED
7. Communications and Bills:
Nil
8. Reports of officers and committees:
President:He
is actively looking for alternative accommodation for our meetings and storage
space.As of January 2009, we will be
meeting in the C&E Museum meeting room on the third Thursday of each
month.The president was very pleased
to announce that Doris Potter has agreed to take the position as Treasurer
Vice president, Admin:She expressed her
great thanks to Annie Healy and Marlyn Convery for
looking after guest registration at the door for the AGM.They kept everything organized and gave a
warm greeting to people
Vice president, Ops: Nil report.
Past President: Nil report.
Treasurer: See para 6. above
Membership:No change since AGM report.
Health and benefits:Quite
a few calls, nothing that couldn’t be handled and Arliss is feeling quite
comfortable in the position.
Directors and committees:
Telephone committee:They
are still growing with a net gain of two.
Recruiting:They
had a successful retirement seminar on 22 March and have been invited to attend
the next two seminars.Thanks to Ron
Henderson.
Communications: There
is a new Help Wanted page on the web site and he asked that new directors give
him their email and phone numbers.
Directors at Large:Jim
Spencer: Nil. Peter Convery: Nil. Marlyn Convery: Doris needs a computer, can
we assist her in getting a computer for the treasurer’s position.(Answer) There is a laptop computer already
purchased by the branch and will be made available to Doris along with any
software required for her to do the job.
Secretary: Nil report.
9. Unfinished business:
Nil
10. New Business:
(a) 30 day plan:The
informal regional get-together will be held 6 May at the C&E museum with attendance
at 10:30 for 11:00.
(b) 60 day plan:Nil. (c) 90 days and beyond: BBQ ’08, 12 Aug; National
Congress 8/9 Jul in Ottawa, Fall outreach 28 Oct. in Westport.
11. Next meeting:
The next board meeting will be 10:00am, 15 May 2008 at the ANAF Club.
12. Adjournment:
Moved by Ron
Aquino that the meeting be adjourned. CARRIED
