BOARD & DINNER MEETING MINUTES

12 January 2012

Board Members present: Rodger Eddy, Jeremy Wilson, Larry Cox, Howard Freedman, Bob Earls, Daryl Campbell,

Robert Douglas, Quentin Robbins and John Mitchell.

Members and Guests present: Bev Smith, Gene Bradshaw and Lois Lane, Jan Eddy, Frankie Douglas, Evelyn Freedman, Georgia Mitchell, Pat Cox and Bill Jabs.

Director Rodger Eddy called the meeting to order at 7:20 pm.

Secretary’s Report: Secretary Larry Cox did not have a copy of Bobby Shaw’s 11/10/2011 board & planning meeting minutes to report. A motion was made and seconded to dispense with reading of the minutes.

Treasurer’s Report: Due to a change in board positions, Treasurer Howard Freedman did not have an exact balance to report. Howard has been working on having club bank account signature names changed.

Newsletter Editor’s Report: Jeremy Wilson agreed (during the meeting) to be our new editor of the Hood Release. Jeremy is encouraging club members to actively support his efforts by submitting articles and items of interest for publication. Deadlines for Spring, Summer and Fall issues are March 1^st, June 1^st and September 1^st respectively.

A word of thanks to Bob Earls for doing a first class job as Editor for the past year.

Membership Report: Membership Chairman Bob Earls reported that we have a new member, Brett Haberman.

Ø Bob Earls and Howard Freedman will be updating our membership roster as needed on an ongoing basis.

Ø Rodger Eddy and Jeremy Wilson suggested that membership renewal reminders be sent out to all club members that have not yet renewed.

Ø Membership dues are now payable to National and will no longer be collected by Regional chapters. National’s portion of the $100 total yearly dues is $60 which pays for (8) bulletins, (4) magazines and insurance on club sponsored events. National returns $40 of each dues payment to the Regional chapter.

Social Activities Report: Activities Chairman Daryl Campbell reported that the Valentine Brunch & Tour will be on February 12^th at Multnomah Falls. Larry Cox will produce and mail out flyers for this event.

Ø Georgia Mitchell suggested going to the “On Golden Pond” play at the Lakewood Theatre in Lake Oswego sometime in March. Date and time TBD at February membership meeting.

Ø Bob Earls suggested a Bogart movie matinee in February at Howard’s garage. Date and time TBD.

Sunshine Report: Evelyn Freedman had nothing new to report. There was discussion about Steve Sauer but no one seemed to know how he was doing.

Tours/Events Report: Tour Director Bob Douglas reviewed the following tours:

Ø Valentine Brunch & Tour on February 12. Meet at Lewis & Clark State Park parking lot at 9:00 am.

Ø Strawberry Social to be on June 24. Place and time TBD.

Ø Cascade Mountain tour July 20 thru 22. Meeting place and time TBD.

Ø An Oregon Adventure National CARavan September 7 thru 15.

Ø Pumpkin Tour with Packard Club October 15.

Ø Astoria Music Festival Tour. Dates and lodging TBD at February membership meeting.

Ø Forest Grove Concours July 15.

Ø Discussion about possible involvement with Buick, Cadillac and Packard clubs on future events.

(Buick club has national meet here in 2013)

Old Business: None

New Business: Howard Freedman reported on several issues and events relating to his involvement at the National CCCA level:

Howard has been elected president of the CCCA Museum at the Gilmore Museum complex in Michigan.

He gave an informative review of the museum complex and the various car clubs that occupy buildings on site.

George Potter was presented a trophy at a recent National CCCA meeting for his achievement in developing and maintaining the best of all regional websites. Congratulations George!
Howard reported that our Oregon region has been performing well as compared to the other (28) regions.
There will be a Grand Classic event on July 6^th and 7^th at the LeMay car museum in Tacoma. Howard is encouraging our members to consider entering their cars for showing and/or judging.

Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm.