Villages Hiking Club – General Meeting MINUTES
Monday, October 31, 2022, Foothill Center
- Call to Order-Bob called the meeting to order at 7:36pm with the following Board Members in attendance: President – Bob Bogdanoff; VP Membership & Website – Jim Beyer; Treasurer – Gordon Carbonetti; Secretary – Cheryl Allmen; and VP Hiking &Trails – Gary Lohr. Absent: VP Social – Bernice Capitano. Members and guests in attendance: 31 attendees.
- Reports:
VP Membership & Website – Jim introduced tonight’s newest member, Robert Lovin, indicating the current membership is 317 members with 6 members dropping during the last month. He reminded the membership to check out the website which features pictures from the hiking, outings, social events as well as minutes and fiscal reports.
Secretary – Cheryl indicated copies of the last general meeting are already on the club’s website and a hard copy was on the back table for review. A motion to accept the September 26, 2022 General Club Minutes was raised by Lucy McProud and seconded by Wate Bakker. Motion carried.
Treasurer – Gordon shared the fiscal reports on the board including Hill Lands Project Funds that remains unchanged at $2,215.89. The new balance of our General Fund is $5,561.95. Motion to accept September Financial Reports was raised by Lucy McProud and seconded by Al Girolami. Motion carried.
VP Hiking & Trails – Gary reported 37 attendees at last week’s Cambria outing and an enjoyable time was had by all. He announced by January 1, 2023, one new writer is needed to replace Katie Peretti to be responsible for reaching out, writing and submitting write ups for inclusion of Villages hikes and their leaders for the email announcements to the members and inclusion of information to The Villager. Bob next reminded the membership of this Wednesday’s invitation to the Seascape condo potluck and hike lead by Jane Ruona, our hostess. He indicated Jim’s most recent email presented all the details.
VP Social – As a substitute for Bernice, Bob shared that on Thursday, 11/10/22 will be our Club’s Game Night from 6-9pm at Foothill. Attendees are asked to bring board or card game, appetizer or dessert, their own beverages. The Saturday, 11/26/22 Hidden Path Walk has been canceled since these paths are included in some of the Rambler Lite walks. The Thursday, 12/8/22 Holiday Party from 5:30pm-9:00pm will be a Hybrid event in which the Hiking Club will provide the main course and attendees will bring sides, appetizers and the desserts. He passed out a signup sheet encouraging a few individuals to volunteer their help to plan, shop and help coordinate the event with Bernice. On Thursday 12/22/22 Michele volunteered to lead the Holiday Lights Hike which involves brining your own BYOB and holiday cookies, 6:00pm -9pm, to enjoy after the hike at Vineyard.
President – Bob reminded the members of the New Villages Alcohol Policy (detailed recently in The Villager) in addition to nominations for next year’s officers including a new VP for Hiking & Trails (John Petrin agreed to run ) and new VP of Social or Co-Coordinating VP’s of Social partnering with Bernice. The following current officers (President, Treasure, Secretary and VP Membership & Website) have agreed to continue their leadership roles. Bob also indicated a 2023 Club Calendar will be handed out at the next general meeting, scheduled for November 28, 2022 with program by Wate Bakker as the presenter on the topic of Chihuly, the famous glass artist.
Break – Before breaking for refreshments, the following were thanked for their support of refreshments including Susan Brown for organizing the refreshments, President Bob who brought candy & leftover snacks from the Cambria tour, Johanna & Wendy Werner and Cheryl Allmen who decorated the refreshment table “Halloween Style” and also prepared the hot chocolate, tea and coffee.
Speaker: In honor of Veteran’s Day on November 11th, Al Girolami, Immediate past president of the Hiking Club and a valuable support of this year’s President, presented a most informative and very interesting program on Iwo Jima complete with photos from WWII and the recent anniversary celebration recalling the battle, famous photo of the US victory and the military involvement. Al’s background includes his wife of many years, Vera and growing up in San Jose not far from Jim Lohr. He went to Bellarmine High School in San Jose and is the former Judge from the Central Valley before moving to The Villages.
- Motion to Adjourn-The Club meeting adjourned at 9:10pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Cheryl A. Allmen
Cheryl A. Allmen, Secretary
Hiking Club – The Villages Golf & Country Club
General Fund – Financial Report
September 2022
September 1, 2022
Beginning Book Balance:
$ 5,658.95
Income:
New Member Dues – Norma Brown
New Member Dues – Stephanie Torres & James Halliwell
New Member Dues – Greg Schultz
$ 7.00
$ 14.00
$ 7.00
Total Income:
$ 28.00
Expenses:
Ed Knott – End of Summer Pot Luck Entertainment
$ (125.00)
Total Expenses:
$ (125.00)
September 30, 2022 Ending Book Balance:
$ 5,561.95
Submitted by:
Gordon Carbonetti
Treasurer