BARRIE BRIDGE ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 6:00 p.m. 54 Ross Street
Present: President Marc Brenner
Voting Members: Elizabeth Leclair, Pat Powell, Evelyn Caroline, Jayde Gibbs, Phyllis Chenoweth
Absent: Melissa Crossland
Call to Order: Meeting commenced at 6:04 p.m.
Review of Minutes for March 30, 2016 meeting:
Moved by Phyllis Chenoweth, seconded by Jayde Gibbs the Minutes be accepted as read. Carried.
Reports:
President:
a) The move went well.
b) Relations with VV and the church are great. Marc is dealing with Fred Clark the Operations Manager. Trudy is the church liaison. Marc has sent out dates to VV and they have informed Trudy about these dates. Evelyn Caroline suggested we also give the dates to Trudy.
c) Parking issues are no longer a problem because Maggie has changed her section to Tuesday mornings.
d) Marc spoke with Dennis Bertrand. We can accommodate his physical needs but Dennis has decided to not come to bridge for the present time. He appreciated our help in dealing with his concerns.
Longest Day: The committee of Jayde Gibbs, Phyllis Chenoweth and Paul Campbell met for breakfast last week to plan for this June 20th event.
- Food: Paul Campbell wants to have all the food for the day donated. Dominos has agreed to help. Both Paul and Jayde Gibbs will solicit for prizes for the raffle.
- Games: Elizabeth would like to have no sit outs. We will need 10 volunteers who will play or not play depending on our numbers. They will agree not to be paid. 299ers will play at 1:00 p.m. and play 16 boards only. All other games will be open to everyone. There will be a poster that will acknowledge the businesses and volunteers who have helped. The money for the day will be divide equally between the local and Canadian Alzheimer’s Societies. June 6, 2016 is the due date for the raffle prizes. Jayde Gibbs and Marc Brenner will look after the 50/50 draw. Elizabeth Leclair will direct the first 2 games and the Leigh Ives will be her playing partner and help direct the rest of the games. Elizabeth has generously donated her director fees for the day to the society.
- Alzheimer’s presentation: Dana from the society will give information about the disease to our members on Monday June 6 and Tuesday June 14 at 12:45 p.m. At the Tuesday presentation the press will be invited. John Montgomery will approach the Examiner and Jayde Gibbs will look after the Advance.
- Coffee: Volunteers will be needed.
Bridge Mates: Elizabeth Leclair will have these ready to go by the end of June. She will teach the executive on their use within the next 5 weeks.
There was not time for the treasurer’s report. This will be dealt with at our next meeting. We will have to start earlier to complete all our business.
Moved Marc Brenner, seconded by Phyllis Chenoweth, the meeting adjourn. Carried. Our next meeting will be on June 8, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.
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