Grand Haven Croquet Club Board of Directors Meeting January 20, 2014 Attending: Cass Gaisor, Tony DosSantos,

Bill Todd, George Betz, Rich Burns, Annemarie Schutz Absent: Lindsey Brown, Elaine Worsfold President Cass Gaisor called the board meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. She asked for approval of the December 9, 2013 minutes. Motion was made, seconded and approved to accept the minutes as read. Cass Gaisor - President The Bylaws Committee presented the proposed changes to the bylaws to the board on January 13, 2014. A blast will be sent out to members that the Bylaws will be posted on the website for review, comments and suggestions by the GHCC Membership. The original and the newest version, will be side by side for comparison purposes. Guide lines for submitting questions will also be posted on the website. There are on-going problems with the black croquet balls. They have exploded and need to be replaced. Cost: about $70 each. Our supplier has already replaced one at no cost and will be replacing the second. Tony Dos Santos - Vice President The Nominating Committee, which consists of Tony Dos Santos, Dave Yurk, and Wes Rice, sent out an e-mail, to the membership, asking that if anyone is interested in serving as elected officers, President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, they need to respond by January 24, 2014. The Nominating Committee has to provide written notification of its candidates to Club members 60 days before the election at the April 15, 2014 Annual Meeting. Pizza and soda were provided for the maintenance crew on December 12, 2013. The board authorized a $50 gift certificate for Barry, $25, in cash for John and Travis, and chocolates for Victoria and Ashley.

Treasurer's Report - Bill Todd Total Income $13,529.00 527.00 membership dues $14,056.00 Expenses 165.00 115.71 116.33 111.19 49.49 19.70 (577.42) Balance $13,478.58 USCA dues Christmas dinner Memorial plaque & blank plates gifts to CDD staff pizza party for workers Dec. Sat morning social

Tony Dos Santos - Grounds & Equipment The croquet courts appear in relatively good condition. The court at Creekside has been rotated, and Barry will automatically have them rotated once a month. Lindsey Brown - Membership She had a meeting with Play Pals. They were interested in participating in the program but she has not yet connected Play Pals to the new members. Welcome new members: Maria Vogel, Mark Vogel, Kathryn Theroux, Patricia Malak, Dale Curran, and Gloria Canino New members are not yet registered with USCA George Betz - Social Committee No plans for a social as yet, but these were the suggestions for another event: A social event at the club house or Grand Haven room. A social at someone's home; consider buying trays of food from Publix rather than having everyone bring food. Have a professional caterer.

Rich Burns - Tournament Director Discussed the Club Championship and the Invitational. Rich will be e-mailing members with information about the tournaments. Rich will speak to Patrick at the Grand Haven Club about having one of the tournament events there. Club Championship - March 6-7 Rich will be setting up a committee this week. Need more members to sign up so the tournament can be structured properly. Grand Haven Invitational - April 2-5 Letters were sent out to people who have competed in the past, and to all clubs in Florida. Had a good response from out-of-area players. So far 8 "away" players have signed up. Linda dos Santos, Logo Wear Coordinator Received an order last week. As soon as she receives tax and shipping information, she will deliver the Logo Wear. Sunshine Committee - Janet Carlsen A get well card was sent to Betty Fitterman. Bylaws Committee Minor changes were made to the Bylaws Amendments for clarification. They will now be posted on line for member comments and/or suggestions. Old Business Spring beginner classes will be sometime in May . New Business Ron Huxtable is running for Regional VP of USCA . The Executive Board discussed the need to appoint an auditor for protection of the outgoing treasurer as well as the incoming treasurer. A non-board member will be selected and voted on at the next board meeting.

Discussed the need of a couple of new ball sets. Will request at least one set from the CDD. Cost: $250 a set. An additional set will come from club funds. Cass discussed monthly (other than Tournament months) no-frills sanctioned matches. No lunches or trophies, just handicap adjustments. There being no further business, a motion was made, seconded and approved to adjourn the meeting at 4:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Annemarie Schutz Recording Secretary