March Board Meeting Minutes

HCRA Board meeting 3/5/2013

Official minutes

7:20pm

Vice President report -KB1NWH
KX3 Raffle won by K1MA
234 tickets sold
$1300 net profit

7:30pm
Treasurer Report – AA1YW

Income
silent auction – $40.00
KX3 raffle – $1630.00
membership – $105.00
party – $731.67
50/50 raffle – $34.50

Expenses
p.o. box -$86.00
FD deposit -$50.00

Total income – $2541.17
Total expenses – $136.00
Starting balance -$5804.69
Ending balance – $8209.86

7:45pm
Secretary report – N1MFL
p.o. box paid
mail gathered

7:50pm
Director Reports
Technical – W1MSW
9 entries show/tell
next year limit times for show/tell
no snacks at meetings for lack of donations

8:00pm
zero beat – N1FJ
zb cutoff 4/25
discuused ways to get articles

Membership – N1KXR
Name badge/membership cards to be ready for sept meeting

At Large – W1MJB
nothing to report

Program – KX1X
April meeting – WRTC
$25 visa card and meal for presenters

8:30pm
Old business
Dunkin Donut cards for 10 meter contest winners for next meeting

New business
Foxhunts progress
Discussed Dufresne park new alcohol policies
June elections discussed

Board Meeting Minutes 9/18/2012

Hampden County Radio Association

Board of Directors Meeting 9/18/2012, Holyoke Hospital Boardroom

Officer Reports
Vice President – 35 Raffle Tickets Sold for KX3 Raffle

Treasurer’s Report – AA1YW

Current Financial report – Income From Meeting

KX3 Raffle – $310.00
Membership – $615.00
Donation – $110.00

Income Total – $1035.00

Expenses – $120.00 (Welcome Back Refreshments)

Starting Balance – $6017.81
Ending Balance – $6932.81

Technical Report – W1MSW

Help Dave Cayen and Dave Henderson K3 Setup

Zero Beat Update – N1FJ
Cutoff Date for October ZB is Sept. 27th.
Discussion of future of Zero Beat

Membership report -

Renewals – 41
Donations – $110.00

New Membership Rule proposed extending New Memberships March 1st or later until the following
August 31st. Seconded by N1KXR and all in favor.

Discussed Free Memberships given at VE Sessions.

At Large – W1MJB

Nothing to report

Program report – KX1X – absent

Discussed Encouraging participation in the meetings and for content on website
Discussed Future Programming
Discussed Joint HCRA/MTARA Holiday Party. Marty, W1MJB volunteered to coordinate

Old Business

Motion to suspend November Auctions, seconded and approved
Discussed the parsing of duties for the holiday party planning.
Decided to drop putting letters on the club trailer.

New Business

Publishing of Articles to website
January 8th will be the first date of a trial of teleconferencing for the board meetings.

Club Meeting minutes respectively submitted by Dave Scarpa, club Secretary.