JULY MINUTES:
 

The July 9,2007 meeting of the OVAHC Club was opened by Jon Andorn, president, by thanking Mark and Tammy Neumann for hosting.

A past member (now a current member) of the club was introduced, Judy Law, and was welcomed by all.

About 50% of national members renewed on line. Officers will required to belong to the AHCA in the future.

There will be changes in the insurance to $1,000,000 umbrella coverage.

V.P. Tom Hall  All systems are go for Hoxworth to come to BCD.

Treasurer  Dale Ballinger  Financial report given. All members who helped and participated in the last Auto Cross were thanked. Two Rib City coupons were returned to Dale. A vote was taken to include them in the BCD door prizes. An extra $5 was put into the general fund.

The Kreuter's name was picked for the attendance prize, but they were absent. The prize money will roll over to the next meeting.

Secretary  Nancy Hall  There were 18 club members and 4 children plus 3 associates who attended the Vermont Conclave. A very good number considering the distance and the size of our club.

Nancy thanked Bill Ebersol in person at the Vermont Conclave for the gift their club gave us for helping and attending last year's conclave in Akron.

Hazel won top prize in the adult arts and crafts division on the conclave and brought the quilt that won to the meeting.

2 lights. (kind of a family thing this year, eh)

Please see the posting from Vermont on all the other prizes and honors from our club and Vermont participants  on the web.

Editor  Mary Ann  Everyone seems to like the new Newsleak paper and color pictures. Doug Menkhaus is printing it. Mary Ann and Doug are doing a great job.

Before going on with the meeting, Julie and Dennis Buchanan were introduced as new members. Clap, Clap, Clap.

Activity   On August 25, Saturday, an ice cream social will take place after viewing and getting our pictures taken with the new barn quilt square.  It is close to Dale and Sandy's house in Kentucky. A picture is posted on the web and a picture was passed around.

Other venues were discussed including Shipschwana, Bear Creek, and Hocking Hills. A hand vote was taken and Hocking Hills won. This outing was regarding the Columbus Day holiday.

Tech Support  Bernie Grabow  No report.  Tom Osborne would like to have an "Assembly" tech session at his house on Aug. 11 at 10:00 am. Directions to his house will follow.

Delegate  Don Klein  Don reported that there were 400 registrants for the Vermont Conclave and 350 Healeys.

The national bylaws will be getting a makeover.

The conclave hotel apologized for the paving inconvenience.

We, as a club, are going to donate to the Make a Wish Foundation and our money will stay locally.

The next Conclave will be in San Diego.

The 2009 Conclave will be in Kingston, S. Ontario.

The National Healey Club has 3427 members.

There is conflict with 2008 Spring Thing and the Sprite Spree in Harrisburg, Pa.

Archivist  Judy Chamberlain   Judy has some new DVDs that were $230 and much better than the old ones.

Don said the next delegates meeting will be Nov. 9,10 and 11 in Louisville, Ky.

Bernie took about 100 pictures at Conclave and will be available at a future date.

Next gymkhana will be Aug. 5, Sunday.

Mary Ann suggested having weekend club meetings during January and February. Most were in agreement. More discussion to follow.

A sign-up sheet was passed around for food contributions to the August picnic at the Halls. Please call Nancy at 812-637-2468 for a salad, dessert or side dish.

The meeting was adjourned with thanks to Mark and Tammy Neumann.

Respectfully submitted, Nancy Hall, secretary