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Refreshments will be provided by
Ann & Mike Morano
Danny Govina
Ann Geschwandtner
Fern Fernandez
Gail Yamanaka
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Mahalo to members for refreshments at our September
meeting:
Inez Brunson
Tara Patel
Mike & Ann Morano
Chita Stewart
Danny Govina
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Cultural awards for August:
Ann Geschwandtner:
Epi Prismapocarpum
and Mike & Ann Morano: Burr. Kilauea ‘Volcano Queen’
Cultural awards for September: Henry Hattal: LC
Dinard Blue Heaven and
Amy Teves: LC Golden Tang
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HOS Orchid Show:
Oct 10-12, 2008
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Since we have no speaker for October, a “Members
Only Sale” will be held after our meeting. Members are invited to
bring plants and plant supplies to sell and there will be a 10% commission
on sales for the club. Note: members who own nurseries are
welcomed to bring their plants/supplies to this sale. Here are a
few guidelines for the sale: a)
For sellers: please keep your goods in a separate place on the table
from another seller and bring a placard with your name so members will
know who to go to when they want to buy something.
b) Please tag your products with prices or list them on a sheet of
paper to make buying easier for all.
c) Our treasurer, Bob Lee, will not be in attendance so all sellers
will need to calculate their 10% of their profits on an honor system and
give it to Amy or Gail for collection at the end of the sale.
Minutes of the August 4, 2008
MeetingCall to order: President Amy Teves called
the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
Introduction of guest: none
Correspondence: received the following in our mailbox:
orchid magazine.
Treasurer’s Report: Bob Lee gave a report
for the projected 2009 budget which showed that our 2009 projected expenses
of $4,700 will far exceed our 2009 projected income of $2,650. The
club’s treasury as of 9/8/08: Savings: $2,797.68 CD:
$1,109.92 and checking: $329.53 with a total balance of $4,239.13
Treasurer’s report was approved as read, subject to audit.
Minutes of 8/4/08 Meeting: After a correction
was made to the spelling of “Tara Patel”, the minutes were approved as
distributed.
Old Business:
a) Signing of checks: the bank only requires one
signature but they will accept two signatures. For accountability,
the membership had voted at the August meeting to keep the By-Laws which
states that any two officers are required to sign checks. The Board
met to review the By-Laws for other changes; no changes were required.
Copies of the By-Laws were distributed to the members.
b) Christmas event: Amy said Board members contacted
four restaurants for our Christmas party for prices, menu and dates available:
Halemano Plantation, Ola Loa (Mililani Mauka), Jade Garden, and the Palace
Buffet (by Safeway). Since the club hasn’t gone to the Palace
Buffet, it was moved and seconded that we pick this restaurant for our
Christmas party. There were no objections so Chita will make reservations
for December 6 and the cost per member will be about $15.00.
c) Officers for 2009: the President position is
still open and needs to be filled first before soliciting for the other
officers. Bob Lee was asked if he would be treasurer again and he
agreed.
d) Discussion on club revenue: 1) Chita suggested
we have a country store at our Mother’s Day event. 2) Dorothy
recommended that the sellers’ commission to the club for the Mother’s Day
event be raised from 15% to 20%. 3) Charijean said we should
sell McDonald’s coupons again but it was said that the trend today is to
stay away from fast foods. 4) To ease the club’s cost
for the Christmas party, Chita made a motion that each member should pay
the full cost of the Christmas dinner and the club should not subsidize
for the Christmas dinner as it has been done in the past. The motion
was carried and it was approved that the members will pay the full cost
of the Christmas dinner. 5) The Board recommended that we increase
the club dues from $12 to $15 for members and from $4 to $5 for associates.
A motion was made and carried to increase the club dues to become effective
in 2009. 6) Charijean proposed that we also start charging members
for the monthly plant giveaways at $1.00 per plant and if you don’t want
a plant, you don’t need to pay. These issues will be taken up with
the Board to discuss.
e) 2009 Budget: Bob Lee restated that the expenses
as shown on the projected 2009 budget will be $2,000+ more than our income.
He asked the membership to accept the projected 2009 budget report for
the records. Chita moved to accept the 2009 budget report and the
motion was carried. Mike Morano suggested that we decrease the amount
we spend for the raffle during Christmas. Amy said that the club
pays for about half the raffle cost while the members subsidize the cost
by buying the raffle tickets. Mike also mentioned that we could raise
the cost of raffle tickets. These issues were tabled for the Board
to discuss.
New Business:
a) Speaker: We will be having a speaker from the Department
of Agriculture so we need one more speaker for the year.
b) Field trips: Charijean asked why we’re not having orchid
field trips lately. Amy explained that times have changed and growers
now go out to open markets, craft shows and other places instead of opening
their nurseries to the clubs and public. In arranging a field trip,
several nurseries are visited at one time and now it’s difficult to make
these arrangements.
Announcements: The Honolulu Orchid Society annual
show will be held on Oct 10-12 at the Lanikila Elementary School.
Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
The next meeting will be held on October 6, 2008 at Mililani Uka Elementary
School.
Respectfully submitted,
Gail Yamanaka
Secretary
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