Villages Hiking Club Board Meeting Minutes
Thursday August 25, 2022, Forum Room, Cribari
- Call to Order- Bob called the Board Meeting to order at 9:30 am with the following
Board Members in attendance: President – Bob Bogdanoff, VP Social – Bernice Capitano,
VP Membership & Website – Jim Beyer, and Treasurer – Gordon Carbonetti. Absent were
Secretary – Cheryl Allmen, on vacation, and VP Trails – Gary Lohr, out of town. - Reports
Secretary – No report. Gordon took audio notes for this meeting and the General
membership meeting next week to support the minutes to be distributed and
approved in September. Copies of the June Board and General Membership
Meetings will be available on the back table at the August 29, 2022 General
Meeting. Gordon moved to approve the June Hiking Club Board and General
Meeting Minutes, seconded by Bob-passed.
Treasurer – Gordon. He presented the financial reports for the General Hiking
Club account and Hill Lands Project account covering June and July. The Hill Lands
account had a June starting and ending book balance of $2,215.89, which was
unchanged for July. The General Hiking Club account for June had a starting book
balance of $4,057.89 and an ending book balance of $4,085.89, after accounting for
dues received for four new members. There were zero expenses in June. The
General Hiking Club account for July had a starting book balance of $4,085.89 and
an ending book balance of $4,435.89, after accounting for dues received for two
new members plus $1,584.00 received from VGCC covering the proceeds for the
Chico Outing dinner, as well as expenses of $1,247.94. Expenses were $50.00 for a
VMA donation in memory of Cookie Hunley and $1,197.94 for summer BBQ
expenses. (Attached are the June and July Financial Reports.) Reports would be
sent to Jim for posting on the Club’s website. Gordon moved and Bob seconded a
motion to approve all four financial reports-passed.
VP Membership & Website – Jim. Membership now stands at 318. New
members in July include Norma Taylor, Chung Lui, Dana & Linda Arbaugh, and
Gary & Dawn Greenberg. New members for June include James Ware, Marjorie
Siegel, and Timothy & Debra Keyes. Jim advised the website is operating well and
said a bill will be coming to us (about $50/yr) for our share of the website.
VP Hiking & Trails – Bob and Bernice. Bob distributed an info sheet summarizing
the upcoming Cambria Outing (Oct. 25-27, 2022). Many attendees (34+) have
signed up. However, some have not yet booked rooms, or are staying elsewhere.
Bob will contact those people. There are still some rooms remaining at the Blue
Bird under our room block. Also, Bob will correct Bernice’s house number. Dinner
in Cambria Oct 26th and will be held at Linn’s, well-known locally for its baked
goods. Dinner will be a fixed menu and will include a salad, main dish, a side, and
non-alcoholic beverages. Price per person will be about $48 including tax and tip.
The first night, Oct 25th , a BYOB and snack gathering will be held at the hotel. Bob
and Gary will pre-hike the Cambria area on Sept 13-14. Bob plans to make
announcements at the August and September meetings and send out reminder
emails. Sign-up cutoff is the end of September.
VP Social – Bernice. Five more social events will round out the 2022. The
September 22nd End of Summer event will be a Potluck. Bernice would also like
more volunteers for the Holiday Dinner. She will make announcements at future
meetings and will solicit cookie volunteers as well.
President – Bob. He advised Annette Mach suddenly lost most of her vision which
is why she had the cancel her August Hiking Club speaking event. Annette plans to
issue an updated version of her Villages history book. Bob was appreciative Dan
Kato kindly agreed to fill-in for Annette as the speaker in August.
The September 26 th General Membership meeting will have Matt Kelly speak on
First Aid. His mother is Manoli.
Bob submitted the HC 2023 schedule to the Villages to start the iterative approval
process.
- No Old Business was discussed
. - New Business
2023 Officers – Bob asked about HC officers for 2023. Bernice is on the fence, and
would be open to having a co-chair for the VP Social. Bernice is the only officer
who still works full-time. Other attending Board members agreed to remain through -
Birding – Bob heard that Mary Fullerton is looking for Bird-Watching people to
primarily walk the Golf Course. Bob reached out to her via email to see if we could
coordinate some hike or speaking event with the Hiking Club. - Next Meetings
General Meeting: Monday, August 29, 2022 from 7:30pm-9:30pm, Foothill
General Meeting: Monday, September 26, 2022 from 7:30pm-9:30pm, Foothill
Board Meeting (Reschuled): Tuesday, Sept 20, 2022 from 9:30am-10:30am, @Gordon’s - Meeting was adjourned by Bob Bogdanoff at 10:31am.
Respectfully submitted,
Gordon Carbonetti on behalf of Cheryl Allmen, Secretary
Attachments – General Account and Hill Lands Project Fund Financial Reports:
The Villages Hiking Club
Hill Lands Project Fund – Financial Report
July 2022
July 1, 2022 Beginning Book Balance: $ 2,215.89
Income:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â –
Total Income:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â –
Expenses:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â –
Total Expenses:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $Â Â Â Â Â Â –
July 31, 2022Â Ending Book Balance:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $ 2,215.89
Submitted by:
Gordon Carbonetti
Treasurer
Hiking Club – The Villages Golf & Country Club
General Fund – Financial Report
July 2022
July 1, 2022Â Â Beginning Book Balance: $ 4,085.89
Income:
Two New Member Dues $ 14.00
Chico Outing Dinner Proceeds from VGCC $ 1,584.00
Total Income: $Â Â 1,598.00
Expenses:
VMA Donation for Cookie Hunley$Â Â Â Â ($ 50.00)
Summer BBQ Expenses ($ 1,197.94)
Total Expenses: ($Â 1,247.94)
July 31, 2022Â Â Ending Book Balance $ 4,423.95
Submitted by:
Gordon Carbonetti
Treasurer