Minutes of April 9, 2002 Meeting

Minutes of Mens Club Meeting
Tuesday, April 9, 2002

Eight members were present: President Buzz Butler, Bob Folsom, Secretary; Carl Smith, Ken Freye, Roger Smith, Terry McGovern, Henri Silz, and John Miller. Our guest for the evening was the Sherry Rogers.

President Butler said the grace before a meal. Buzz Butler was the meal host for the evening. He offered a hearty bowl of Swedish meatballs in a white sauce, garden salad, fresh bread, coffee, tea, and a dessert of marble sponge cake.


Business Meeting:
1. Minutes of our last meeting were read by Secretary Folsom and were accepted by vote.
2. Treasurers report was accepted. Our checkbook balance is $415.92. The Savings account balance is $1674.98. The Food Bank account has $2,561.83. Bob Folsom announced that we had paid for two camp scholarships of $285. each to Zachery Elwell and Ben Doughty. The report was accepted by vote.
3. New Business:
a. On May 21 we shall attend a Portland Sea Dogs baseball game. Bob Folsom requested that members who want to attend the Sea Dogs game pay the $5.00 cost in advance as he has received 12 tickets to sell.
b. The Heritage days Sweet Sausage & Peppers sale will be combined with the St. Andrews Summer Fair which will be moved to the 2nd Saturday in August (August 10). This will be the same day as Heritage days and we hope to get a better audience for the fair as well as the sweet sausage booth. Obviously, we will not offer the chicken barbecue as in the past.
c. There was concern that we not grow our savings but rather that we continue outreach efforts. It was determined that our bank balance has remained at a steady level and that we were extending our financial assistance whenever appropriate. Henri Silz said that he considered the Food Bank account to be a safety net for the program and that we had tapped that account whenever emergencies arose.
d. Officers: Vice President Bob Peterson will be our President for 2002-03 and Gerry Hartz (who was absent) was elected Vice President contingent upon his acceptance.
e. It was voted to donate $150. To the Readfield Fire Department to pay for EMT training for Beth Pritchard.
4. Program: Sherry Rogers very aptly reviewed her book entitled Sarah Josepha Hale, A New England Primer. This was an extremely interesting program about a woman who is little known but promoted the effort of women to contribute to society in the days when women were not usually involved in civic matters.
5. Next Meeting May 21 at the Sea Dogs game.
6. Adjournment at 8:20 PM
Respectfully submitted,
Bob Folsom, Secretary/Treasurer