Location: The Nations
Capitol Bass Federation Executive Board meeting was held at Galyans in
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at
Roll Call: Board members in attendance: Chuck Walker, Bo Curry, Jim Kline, Chuck Hartzman and others as listed on the sign-in sheet.
Treasurer’s Report: Jim Kline reports that the current balance is $16,490.81. All expenses have been paid to date. Effective immediately, all money for membership and tournaments, along with the applications will be mailed to the Treasurer. Upon receipt the applications will be noted for date/time received. The Treasurer will forward a report to the 1st Vice President prior to the tournament draw deadline date. If the pairings are not evenly matched, last in will be dropped unless a match can be made before the draw. The draw will terminate at the close of the pairings that evening.
Tournaments:
Bo Curry reported on the results of the first tournament of
2004 held on the 28th of March. Overall the tournament went very well
with only a few minor problems that have been ironed out for the next tournament
at
2004
State Team Issues: Changes
have been made to the 2004 State Team resulting in a boater dropping, which
opened up a slot for another boater to move up. The next boater who was fully
qualified to move up is Danny Shanz.
Associate
Membership: Larry Yates has
drafted a change to the By-laws for review by the Executive Board concerning
Associate Membership.
NEW
PROGRAM Announcement: Chuck
Walker discussed an opportunity that will allow the NCBF to work toward getting
contributions to be applied toward the goals of the Federation. The membership
in attendance agreed to proceed and further information will be put out as it
happens.
Donations:
Chuck Walker reported that he
has received several donated products from some of our sponsors that are listed
below:
- Pennzoil donated 7 cases of 2-cycle oil (28 gallons) and 300 T-Shirts.
- Yamaha Oil Company has donated 2 cases (8 gallons) of 2-cycle oil.
- (5) Dog tethers were donated by Flowmaster Muffler company.
- NCBF expects to receive batteries in the very near future from Douglas Batteries.
- Zebco is sending rod and reel combos.
- Galyan's is donating several rods (and possibly reels too).
Boy Scout Troop: Richard
Branscome, one of the Upper Montgomery County Boy Scout Troop leaders has been
advised that members of the NCBF will be there. The event is scheduled for
State Casting Kids Contest-
Jim Kline and Debbie Muth held a CastingKids contest at the
Events Roster: The
Executive Board will work to put together an “official events list”
Grand
Nationals: The Grand Nationals will be held in
Boy
Scouts Fishing
NCBF Tournament Schedule- 16 May, 20 June, 15 August, and 2 October (Open Team Tournament).
Website Changes: Chuck Walker will be meeting with Dave Hamrick on 12 April to go over the website and make changes/adjustments/updates.
2004 Web Calendar of Events: Larry Yates has agreed to continue producing and updating the NCBF Calendar. Please keep Larry informed if you become aware of events that should be on the calendar or events impacting NCBF scheduled events. His email is lyates@trucking.org.
NCBF
Apparel: Chuck Hartzman will work with
Becky Sisson on getting various apparel items (hats, shirts, etc.) She suggests
we stock some items for purchase as a cost savings method for new and old
members. Currently it takes weeks to get shirts because we are only ordering a
few at a time.
Next Meeting: The next
regularly scheduled NCBF Executive Board meeting is scheduled for
Adjourned: The meeting
was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Chuck Hartzman
Secretary
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