Berks County Parrot Head Club Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2009
Third & Spruce

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

The president noted that there was no meeting in August, but reminded everyone to contact Brandy Lorah (brandylorah@gmail.com) if they don’t receive email communication from the club.

The Treasurer’s report was given by Nick Blatt, in place of Tim Kraft. Please contact Nick for copies of the report. A motion was made by Scott Kissinger to accept the Treasurer's report and a second was made by Jodi Blatt. A vote was taken and the report was approved.


OLD BUSINESS:

≈ Website Update –Denny told everyone to check out the new site, if you haven’t already – it looks amazing! Duane Cahill is also working on a slideshow of pictures to run during the meeting. Diane Renninger mentioned that she’s heard from several people that the new site is fantastic!
≈ Cookbooks – still on sale.
≈ Summer Parrot Daze – was a great success, as we’ll hear from all of the committees. Next year will be July 17th.
≈ Parade update –
 Temple -- Oct. 3rd - 6:00 pm; raindate, Oct.4th- 4:00 pm
 Mohnton - Oct. 10th - 7:00 pm; (Shuttle available to staging area)
 Boyertown - Oct. 24th - 7:00 pm; raindate, Oct. 25th - 2:00 pm
 Hamburg - Oct. 31st - 7:00 pm; line-up begins at 5:00 pm, (must be in town by 4:00 pm)
≈ The next general meeting will be Tuesday October 6th, 2009 at 7 PM at Third & Spruce.

NEW BUSINESS:

≈ We saluted Michele Moccio from JDRF.
≈ There will be a Crime Alert awards dinner at Victor Emmanuel’s on Wednesday, September 16th, with an AYCE buffet. Everyone’s welcome. Also, Victor’s will be a major sponsor for the Caribbean Christmas show.

PARROT SCOOP:

≈ Paula Kershner and Cliff Klein will be married on September 12 in Ocean City, Maryland.
≈ The club received a thank you note from Immaculate Conception church.
≈ Birthdays:
September 3 – Scott Kissinger
September 5 – Cindy Kauffman
September 8 – Nick Blatt
September 27 – Kris Johnson
≈ Our club will be seven years old on October 1, 2009!!

≈ We presented a check to JDRF for $13,500 from Summer Parrot Daze. Michele, Beverly Szymborski, and Alex Musseman accepted the check on behalf of JDRF. Michele thanked the club for all the hard work and also mentioned how much fun they all had at the party.
≈ Michele also talked about the JDRF walk at Gring’s Mill on Oct 18 at noon, and announced that JDRF chose BCPHC as an honoree for their upcoming gala at the Crowne Plaza on April 10 (a Saturday night). They’re having a Beach Party theme!
≈ Mark your calendars! Just Gorgeous’s annual sale is Friday, September 18th. 50-75% off everything! Meet Tina in the parking lot at 404 Penn Avenue in West Reading.

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 asked if everyone received the latest newsletter. If not, please email berkscountyphc@gmail.com with your current address.
≈ Going forward, Newsletter committee meetings will be the third Wednesday of each month; please contact Duane if you’re interested in joining the committee.
≈ Duane announced that there will be a new three-month rotation plan for the newsletter every quarter, which should help them meet their new quarterly newsletter goal.
≈ Also, this will be the last month for separate website and newsletter updates. The committee is looking for any web design/graphics/creative talent to help with the site.

Membership Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Shawn Guevin
≈ Shawn announced that we had 224 members as of July 31st, including 12 ‘keets.
≈ 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
≈ The committee has met several times to consider ten nominated charities. There were lots of great ones, but some of them are not compatible with the way we raise money.
≈ For January’s Cabin Fever party, we’ll focus on children’s charities. We have two worthy organizations, but couldn’t make them work separately, so we’ll have two charities for the winter party. Both charities will speak at meetings in the future.
≈ Contact Gary or a committee member to suggest a charity to be considered for future events.

Volunteer Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: was Duane Cahill, now Scott Kaufmann
≈ Thanks to everyone who volunteered at Summer Daze. Special thanks to Gene and Judi Blimline, who worked almost the entire day on the grill and in the food tent!
≈ If anyone wants to join the committee, just let Scott know.


Merchandise Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Tina Shenk
≈ Tina thanked everyone who helped at Summer Daze, donated items, bought tickets, or bid on the auctions! She also recognized all the hard work done by her committee members. They all stood to be recognized.
≈ 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.
≈ Donations are always accepted!


Events Committee Meeting Minutes
Chairperson: Jodi Blatt
≈ Next Happy Hour is Sept 24 at the Railroad House, with Havana Budda.
≈ Oct 4th from noon-4pm is the club’s birthday party (we’re 7!!). at the Third & Spruce. The party includes a great buffet plus one drink for $10 per member. You MUST make reservations in advance by calling the Spruce.
≈ Highway clean-up is Oct 25 – please sign up or email brandylorah@gmail.com for more details
≈ Dec 5th – Caribbean Christmas show at the Scottish Rite, featuring Nadirah Shakoor and Jimmy & the Parrots. Tickets on sale soon!
≈ Dec 11th – Toys for Tots at the Spruce, must bring a toy to get in
≈ Jan 31 – Cabin Fever winter party


Sponsorship Committee Meeting Minutes
Guest Chairperson: Sherrie Hallowell
There was no report (and no blonde joke!).

Other Info for Good of Club:

Denny said he was apprehensive about having two charities for the winter party, but the committee and board have worked through most of the concerns. He’s sure it will be a success, just because of the way we drive events.

Marilyn had a joke about Alaska. She also mentioned the upcoming parades.

Brian Gentry thanked the Fischer family for all their help in getting the float ready for the July 4th parade, and all the volunteers who participated. He talked about how incredibly fun it is to hand out beads to kids along the parade route. Because of that, he’s ordered a full container of beads, currently on a ship from China. When it arrives, we’ll have 38,000 pounds of beads!!
Also, we’ll participate in a parade on Nov 28 Myerstown, where we’re storing float in a great safe/dry facility.

The President asked for a motion for the meeting to adjourn. A motion was made by Kris Johnson to adjourn the meeting; a vote was taken and the meeting was adjourned.