Tuesday, January 10, 2017

December 8, 2016 Meeting Minutes

The Meeting – was held at the Mayfield Twp. Hall

Networking – 5:00 PM, setup refreshments, decorate for Christmas party.

Refreshments – the meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by President Glen Pace.  Everyone enjoyed the lovely Christmas potluck and ham dinner.

Business Meeting – the meeting was called back to order at 7:05 PM by President Glen Pace he gave thanks to the board members, Jan and Ken Zawisa, and the membership for all the hard work that goes into making our club a success. Mark Hanner wanted to also thank Glen Pace, Marlene Daniels, and Barb Hunter for all they do for the club.

Approval of Minutes – there were no corrections to the minutes from the September 8, 2016 minutes.  Motion to accept the minutes was made by Teresa Dillon, and seconded by Pam Malow-Isham.  The membership voted to accept the September minutes.

Treasurer’s Report – Barb Hunter, treasurer, November 2016 beginning balance was $XXX.xx, total income of $5.00 and no expenditures leaving the club with an ending balance of $XXX.xx.  Paulette Johnson made a motion to accept the November 2016 treasurer report and Mark Hanner seconded it.  The membership voted to accept the November 2016 treasurer report.

Upcoming dates for 2017 meetings-Glen Pace went over the dates for 2017 meetings, also the club needs members to volunteer their gardens for summer meetings.  Glen asked the membership to please let the board know if there were any topics they would like the club to have in upcoming meetings at the hall.

Board Meeting-the board met on November 10, 2016 for the annual board meeting.  It was decided that there needed to be some election changes.  Glen Pace made the proposal that the President and treasurer will be elected on even years, and the Vice President and secretary will be elected on odd years.  This will be voted on by the membership at the February 2017 meeting.

T-Shirts-the membership has 2 XL t-shirts left, which we will donate to Hosta College if no one buys them by March 2017.

Plant Exchange-The board voted that Cathy Hodgson will now be in charge of the $5.00 table.

Announcements-Michigan Hosta society gave 4 paid memberships as door prizes. Members were asked to sign up and numbers were drawn for the winners. Bruce Pollard gave an update on Hosta Hillside and explained what Michigan Hosta Society’s involvement is at Hosta Hillside. Rob Trott asked if the membership would join him in singing happy birthday to Mick Hodgson which the membership all did happily. There were no other announcements.

Break-the club took a break at 7:30 and resumed at 7:40.

Gift Exchange-Participation was for those that brought a gift to exchange.

Next Meeting-February 9, 2017 will be our next meeting at the Mayfield Twp. Hall.

Adjourned-7:55

Respectfully submitted

Marlene Daniels

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