Berks County Parrot Head Club Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Third & Spruce
Phounding Phather and President “Denny Lorah” welcomed all members to the meeting. He mentioned that the sign in
sheets have been made even more user-friendly, and encouraged everyone to use them. He also welcomed back Brenda Beissel!
We saluted the new Land Shark Stadium in Miami, re-named in May as a result of Jimmy Buffett’s new partnership with the Miami
Dolphins football team. Bob and Marilyn Baertschy attended the free kick-off concert. We also saluted JR Koch and the Family
Guidance Center, for making the golf outing such a huge success!
The president asked if all members had received a copy of May’s minutes; Brenda Beissel did not.
The president asked for a motion from the floor to approve the minutes. A motion was made by Shawn Guevin to accept the
minutes of our last meeting and a second by Janice Kraft; a vote was taken and the minutes were approved.
The Treasurer’s report was given by Tim Kraft. Tim said we had some recent expenses, but that our checking and savings accounts
have about $10.5K each right now.
OLD BUSINESS:
Cookbooks – Brenda Beissel had cookbooks at the meeting. They are still available, for $10 each.
Float – Marilyn Baertschy said that the float is named the “Leaky Tiki”. She also confirmed that the float will be in the King Frost
parade in Hamburg this fall.
Summer Parrot Daze is July 11th. The evening band will be Jimmy and the Parrots. Also, Jim and Jimmy will play together in the
afternoon.
Tuesday, August 26th is the Buffett night at the Reading Phillies. The interest in tickets has been fair so far, but we still have a
bunch to sell. Jimmy Budda will be playing and we’ll be hanging out in the pool area – it should be another fun BCPHC night!
Tickets are $26 each.
Kris talked about summer concert tickets for Camden and Atlantic City, and encouraged everyone to pick up their tickets
in advance.
The golf outing on May 15th was a great success; there were 25 foursomes and we helped to raise $7,800 for the Family
Guidance Center!
The Caribbean Christmas show will be Saturday, December 5th at the Scottish Rite. Nadirah Shakoor will headline the
show!
The next general meeting will be Tuesday, July 7th, 2009 at 7 PM at Third & Spruce.
A follow-up board meeting with committee heads will be held on June 29th at Denny and Tina’s house.
NEW BUSINESS:
PARROT SCOOP:
Happy birthday to…
June 6 – Michael Gaetani
June 13 – Gene Blimline
The mother of Ken Hill (Jimmy Budda’s bandmate) passed away recently. If you see him out and about, please offer your
condolences.
Sunday, September 27 is the Holly Heilman Cancer Fund event, from 1-9pm. Tickets are $75 per person and include beer,
food, etc.
The June Happy Hour was June 11th at the Railroad House from 7-10pm.
The club made a $500 donation to the Vandenberg Reef Project in Key West. They recently sank the ship, making it the
second largest man-made reef project! Donation plaques were attached, so divers will be able to see our club name while
exploring the wreck.
Denny mentioned that Rich Leiby has volunteered to be our Club Archivist, so we need his input and assistance. We should
send any relevant club-related documents and photos to him.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Newsletter Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Open position
Membership Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Cheryl Bean
Nick Blatt spoke on behalf of Joe and Cheryl. He said the committee is always looking for new members; right now, we especially
need interim help with the website.
Charity Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Gary Kraft
Gary thanked everyone for all the great donations we received for the golf outing!
Gary said we’re starting to look for new charities for 2010. If you have a charity in mind, please send the name to Gary (contact info
is also appreciated).
Volunteer Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Duane Cahill
Kris Johnson thanked all the volunteers from the golf outing.
Kris announced there were only 153 days til MOTM.
He also thanked Dot Imbody for our first-place newsletter award!
There is a sign-up sheet by the door for the Summer Daze party. If you can help, please let Duane know. Tina Shenk schedules
volunteers for the merchandise tables.
Merchandise Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Tina Shenk
If you like to make a donation or have new ideas, please let Tina know. She shared a list of suggested donations items (items for
theme baskets, artwork, jewelry, handcrafted items, vacation getaways, etc.). These are just general suggestions, and any items
would be appreciated! Also, donors will receive parrot points!
Tina brought a selection of merchandise to the meeting and gave away more pieces of merchandise in a drawing. Kris Johnson
and JP Stevenson were the winners!
Meetings are usually on the second Monday of the month and Tina said the committee is always ready to welcome new volunteers.
Email Tina at tinashenk@aol.com if you’d like to join the committee.
Events Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Jodi Blatt
The next few Happy Hours will be at the Railroad House and Jimmy Budda will play
June 11th and July 30th.
Jodi thanked everyone who helped with the golf event, especially JR Koch, who runs the event almost single-handedly!
Parrot Daze tickets are selling fast - $10 for members through end of June, then $15 for everyone in July, then $20 at the gate.
Our major sponsor will be United Documents and Destruction. Get your tickets now, before the event is sold out!
The club birthday party and the next highway clean-up will be scheduled for the fall.
The Caribbean Christmas show will be Saturday, December 5th at the Scottish Rite.
**Jodi also reminded everyone that the money we raise at the summer event comes in three chunks – about 1/3 from tickets sales,
1/3 from sponsorship, and 1/3 from auctions. If you can’t sponsor or donate to the auction, please help sell tickets!**
Sponsorship Committee Meeting Minutes
Guest Chairperson: Sherrie and Dave Hallowell
Dave said the sponsorship group is struggling to raise money right now, and asked for help from the general membership. The
committee is working hard in preparation for the summer party!
We have patron ads available in the event book, as well as $10 business card ads!
Other Info for Good of Club:
Tina Shenk shared information on how to donate your old cell phone, to provide calling cards for our soldiers. There were prepaid
envelopes for the Cell Phones for Soldiers program at the meeting.
The President asked for a motion for the meeting to adjourn. A motion was made by Bob Rhode, with a second by Jeff Blatt; a
vote was taken and the meeting was adjourned.