OSC Board Meeting
January 4, 2005
Happy New Year
The meeting was called to order by President Scott Severance at 7:02 PM.
Present- Scott Severance, Jan Carr, Kay Kotwas, Tom Button, Anne Sonne, Jane McCarthy, Bill Beaudin, Christa Foster, Terry Avery, Jack Lancette, Arley Morey, Leo Naylor, Judy Swanson, Joe Cali, Marv Patnode, Karen Whedon, Mary Clay
Secretary’s report- Accepted
Treasurer’s Report- Accepted
Membership- Jack reported that presently there are 479 regular members, 8 junior members, 25 past presidents, and 32 commercial members. Jack sent out reminders last month to approximately 185 members that had not renewed. From that mailing he received about 50 renewals making the current total membership 544. Jack is also looking to put Boomers in various locations to stimulate more memberships.
Outings- Terry reported that there are no events presently planned. Jane and Jack still plan to implement some sort of cross-country introductory information. They are waiting for Mother Nature to cooperate.
Communications-The Boomer has been well received. There has been an increase in both advertisements and informative articles.
Lodge- Bill Beaudin will be out of town for 2 months. Therefore Diane Emmick will be taking over Lodge reservations in January and Dick Butler will be in charge for February. In order to avoid confusion, Bill will continue to use his number in the Boomer and callers will be referred to either Diane or Dick. There was a motion made to promote family weekends periodically at the Lodge. Arley seconded the motion. This will be passed on to the Lodge Committee who will report back in February as to the feasibility of this motion.
Trips- Leo reported that the trip to Mt. Tremblant is full except for space for one female (March 4-7). There are 8-10 people on the waiting list.
The younger crowd- Scott reported the CNY Edge and Spark- an organization of younger professionals in the area- are in the process of planning an outing to the Lodge. This weekend will be provided at no cost to them and hopefully will encourage a nucleus of younger members to join the club.
Long Term Planning- Marv reported that the committee is
-also working with CNY Edge to promote club activities
-coordinating activities with the Ski Hawks with the help of Tom Button
-working on providing “sponsors” for new members to help them get acquainted at meetings and other activities.
-working on the development of an E-Boomer
-looking into dues issues with the Finance Committee
-promoting ski interest
-reevaluating how to accommodate different levels of sports abilities so that members are comfortable in participating in our activities.
The next meeting will be at Scott’s office on January 18 at 7PM. All input is welcome.
Website- Arley reported that we need to replace some of the space taken up by the Ski Sale and the Cruise. He also suggested using the website as a venue to report ski bargains and discounts that could be available to members. Judy Swanson noted that the website is a great success as she has gotten calls from as far away as North Carolina requesting information.
Social- Mary Clay who is organizing the Happy Hours reported that the next two will be January 26 and February 23 at Colorado Mining from 5:30-7. The board discussed ways that we could be identified at these Happy Hours for those who are not familiar with club members. Night out will be 1/14 at Gentiles Restaurant. Call Norm for reservations. We are still looking for a social chairperson. Tom Button is working on a social evening to be held at “The Last Run” (formerly the Puffin Bird) at Lab on January 19. This is for Wednesday PM skiers and Lab will provide pizza.
Ski movie- Joe Cali reported that he is continuing to look into ski movies. It was suggested that he have a date set by the next meeting so we can start to work on publicity with the long range planning committee. The date will probably be set for mid October.
Wine Tasting- Paul Martin of the Red Wine House is very interested in providing wine tastings for our general meetings. Judy Swanson suggested that we institute at our next meeting January 11. Members will be charged $1.00 for the tasting. Paul in turn will help promote the club. In the meantime we will continue to look for other vendors to set up tables at meetings.
Nominating Committee-The board approved the members of the nominating committee- Marion LaPierre, Norm Pyzynski, Marilyn McCabe, Mike McCabe and Diane Clark. These members will be put before the membership for approval the January meeting. The nominating committee was held at Kay’s house on January 6. The notice regarding the nominating committee will be in the February Boomer. Deadline for written petitions is March 28. There are 4 board openings and a 5th position that was created when Scott became president. This position will be filled at the discretion of the board.
Capitol District Ski Council- Leo is going to Albany to that the OSC can become part of the Capital Ski District. The cost of joining is $10.00 for the entire club. This entitles the OSC to ski at various areas throughout the Northeast at a reduced cost. These areas will be available for viewing on the website by way of a link. Membership cards and photo ID must be available for this special
Insurance- Karen reported that the 3 insurance companies that she contacted have not responded.
Onondaga Cup- Arley made a motion to have the Onondaga Ski Cup Race on Saturday, February 26 at Labrador. Terry seconded and the motion was passed. We are looking for sponsors to help reduce costs.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Anne Sonne – Recording Secretary