November Meeting Minutes

EMU Minutes - Meeting

November 1,  2011

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by Harlan Hock, Pres.

33 people were in attendance

Old Minutes: The 10/4/11 minutes were masterfully read by Leo; Harlan Hock identified a correction I failed to note for these minutes. With the one correction, a motion was made by those still awake and  seconded to approve the supposedly amended minutes.

Treasurers Report: Mark Bosworth reported the following

Starting balance           $1,089.83

Shirts sold       $232.00

Dues                $   20.00

50/50   $   16.00         

Total Deposit $     268.00     

Final Balance   $$1,357.83

The actual total is slightly higher as some additional shirts were sold.

Membership Report: Mark Bosworth mentioned that there is one new member. Some discussion ensued that at the lunch ride, members spoke about the large number of members they have not seen take part. At the Gary Hollowich Garage event (of which, this writer received 1 day’s notice) it was mentioned that for some it is the issue of coming into THE CITY and that there is a fear factor. Frosty said “bunk” or some similar idea, that the club used to meet at the Missouri Grill and there wasn’t a problem with that. Dale suggested that this is just what occurs when the location is changed. Frosty volunteered  he would call some of those absent members and encourage their return.

Membership recruitment: Mark Bosworth shared a lovely recruitment counter display he made that will hold our club cards for display at willing cycle shops to give the club greater visibility.

The idea was put forth to approach dealers to give away EMU memberships to individuals buying new motorcycles. The membership would be free to the purchaser and the deal would chip in the discounted rate of $10.00. There was discussion, chaos ensued, and I didn’t quite get the drift of any final outcome. So I will presume there will be further discussion.

Shirt Order: Mark Bosworth chided and pestered our printer until he made good on our shirt order. As previously stated, the cost was $748.00 for the shirts. Mark took the time to bag each shirt, identify the purchaser and the amount to be paid. Mark’s hard work made the distribution of the shirts run smoothly. Extra shirts were ordered for new members and if members would like to purchase an additional shirt.

Monogrammed shirts and patches: (Carried forward from the October Minutes) Mark can have your shirt monogrammed with the EMU logo for $5.00. He recommended something like a golf shirt, bring the shirt plus $5.00 and when Mark has 5 or more he will take them to the service provider. Patches are $10.00 a piece. When the initial order has been sold we can poll the membership if there is enough interest for another order.

Old business:     

The EMU Christmas party will be on Sat, Dec 17^th, 2011 in the Moto Europa showroom. The dinner will be buffet style with a menu of fried chicken, roast beef, smashed potatoes, gravy, desert, sinner salad and dinner rolls and nonalcoholic beverages for $12.00 each. Doors open at 6:00, dinner served at 7:00. Unless I missed it, it has yet to be determined the amount the club treasury will underwrite the meals, if any, and what the cost will be for spouses and guests.

Vintage Bike Night at MotoEuropa will hold what may be the last Vintage Bike Night for the season on Monday, November 7^th.

Visitors/New Members:

If there were any, I didn’t record it.

Raffle

There was $46.00 in the pot for the 50/50 rally. $24.00 was won by Bill Wasko.

The meeting was adjourned promptly at 8:00pm

Program

Joe Brinkman provided us with a fascinating look into the dangerous and daredevil world of board track racers. Thank you Joe for a great program.

Submitted with minimal humility, Leo Weisman Secretary.