Berks County Parrot Head Club Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Third & Spruce

Phounding Phather and President “Denny Lorah” welcomed all members to the meeting. Sign-in sheets and name tags were available at the door. Denny reminded everyone to sign in.

Denny saluted Nadirah Shakoor for the amazing show she put on at the Caribbean Christmas show.
We also saluted Howard Livingston of the Mile Marker 24 band in Summerland Key, FL. His grandson won the “White Christmas” contest on the Weather Channel and had snow on Christmas day in the Keys. Check out how cool it was! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikDmNVvFNrs

The president asked if everyone received the minutes; everyone did. The president asked for a motion to approve the minutes. Kris Johnson made the motion, Kathey Cahill seconded it, and a vote was taken to approve the minutes.

The Treasurer’s report was given by Tim Kraft. He said we’ll have a total for the money raised at the Caribbean Christmas show for the next meeting. We’re still trying to figure out where the $13,000 we raised for Safe Haven will go. Denny said we’re working on setting up a BCPHC Angel Fund, which would give us the opportunity to help lots of individuals. We’ll share more info as we have it.
A motion was made by Jodi Blatt to accept the Treasurer's report and a second was made by Deb Motika. A vote was taken and the report was approved.

OLD BUSINESS:

MOTM – Kris announced that it’s only 301 days til MOTM 2010. Denny got an email about the t-shirt logo design contest; the theme is Gypsies in the Palace. Email Denny if you want more info on participating.
BCPHC cookbooks are still available.
Reading Phillies – will have a sign-up sheet at the next meeting.
The next general meeting will be Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 7 PM at Third & Spruce.

NEW BUSINESS:


PARROT SCOOP:

Pam Smith shared Jack Frost Happy Hour news. Jimmy & the Parrots will play an afternoon show t the upstairs bar at Jack Frost ski area from 3-6pm, *this Saturday*, Jan 9th, and also on Feb 6th.
Birthdays:
Jan 7 – Deb Motika
Jan 7 – Bryan Gentry
Jan 14 – Kristen Davies
Jan 15 – Tracy Davidheiser
Eileen did some fun raffles, and the prizes included some Wine Down gear.


COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Remember, all of the committee heads (and board members) can be contacted via the website.

Newsletter Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Duane Cahill
Duane said you don’t have to be on the committee in order to contribute – just email him. They’d love any and all submissions.
All events, including parade dates and events for next year, are listed on the site, through December 2010!!
Next meeting is at the Spruce on Jan 20th.
We’ll add a tab to the website for MOTM info, and Duane will set up a Twitter account for the club, so we can broadcast plans while everyone is in Key West.
As always, they are looking for content for both the site and the newsletter.

Membership Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Shawn Guevin
Membership renewals for 2010 are available. Please fill out the forms completely, including email addresses, since that will be our primary method of communication. Newsletters will be electronic going forward.
The committee designed and began printing new membership cards last month. About 140 have been completed. The new membership badges are larger (to make it easy to read people’s names) and will be updated with yearly stickers, rather than replaced each year (to eliminate the need to create brand new cards every year).
If anyone wants to join the committee, please let Shawn know. We always meet the second Monday of the month at Denny and Tina’s house.

Charity Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Gary Kraft
Gary recapped the winter party charities. Berks Visiting Nurse Children’s Immunizations vaccinates children without health insurance. The money we raise will go toward the purchase of vaccines and related supplies. The Children’s Alopecia Project (CAP) organization was started by Jeff Woytovich when his daughter lost 75% of her hair in kindergarten. Alopecia is an auto-immune disease, which is not contagious and not painful. CAP was created to provide a way to build the self-esteem of children with the disease. The organization has spread across the country and gone international.
Contact Gary or a committee member to suggest a charity to be considered for future events.

Volunteer Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Scott Kaufmann
Kris Johnson gave the report. He said that he’ll be sending an email to get a feel for who wants tickets for the summer Buffett concerts.
Thanks to all the volunteers who helped at the Caribbean Christmas.
Next meeting is Jan 13 at Scott’s house.
If anyone wants to join the committee, just let Scott know.




Merchandise Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Tina Shenk
The committee has been preparing for the upcoming Cabin Fever Festival. They are looking for donations for the silent and Chinese auctions.
If anyone is interested in joining the committee, just see Tina. The committee always meets the second Monday of each month at Denny & Tina’s. There will also be another meeting on Jan 25 to get ready for the winter party.
If you want to donate something, let Tina know. Things like items for the baskets are welcome…if you have any gifts from the holidays that you want to re-gift, let the committee know. Items can be dropped off at Tina’s Salon, or a committee member can pick them up.

Events Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Jodi Blatt
We had a happy hour at On the Border in December, and the restaurant donated $90 (10% of our checks) to Toys for Tots!!
January 31st – Cabin Fever winter party. Jodi has tickets – cost is $15 in advance or $20 at the door. If anyone wants to take a batch of tickets to sell, please see Jodi.
Pub crawl in West Reading, maybe in March? Details to come...
The 2010 golf outing will be Willow Hollow on May 14th.
Next Events committee meeting will be Jan 12 at Jeff and Jodi’s house at 7pm.

Sponsorship Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Sam Beam
Sam said there are still openings for a Gold and Silver level sponsors. Bronze Berkshire Bank and the Railroad House. On the Border will also be a sponsor.
Major sponsor for the Cabin Fever Festival is Pollack Furs, and the Plumbing Works will sponsor the band.
If you have any companies you think the committee should ask, just let Sam or Sharon know and they’ll reach out.

Other Info for Good of Club:

Denny said there are some very cool auction items for the winter party.

The President asked for a motion for the meeting to adjourn. A motion was made by Gary Kraft to adjourn the meeting, with a second by Cheri Guevin; a vote was taken and the meeting was adjourned.