Chester Valley Women’s Golf Association
Board Meeting Minutes
May 4, 2016
Attendees: Amy Smith-Moniz, Bonnie Peters, Joni Gowdy, Debbie Wolk,
Carolyn Henry
Call to Order: Amy Smith-Moniz
The meeting was called to order at 3:02 pm by Amy Smith-Moniz.
Secretary report: Carolyn Henry
House Committee: C. Henry: no report
Treasurer’s Report: Deb Wolk
Deb attended the CV Finance Committee on April 21, 2016. Major discussion items included a review of the Q1 2016 financial position of the Club, the bank refinancing and the capital contributions (bonds) update. Of some concern are membership levels which at the end of the quarter were below budget. It is hoped that membership levels will improve by the end of the second quarter. A positive was the number of golf rounds, both cart rounds and guest rounds, in the first quarter which were up significantly due to the mild weather.
The debt refinancing ballot item passed overwhelmingly at the Annual Meeting. The Club is targeting mid- May to finalize the transaction with the lender.
The Club paid off 10 resigned member bonds in April.
The CVWGA checking account has a balance of $4,441.18 as of 5/2/2016 and the CD balance is $2,183.17. Since the last Board meeting, $18.00 has been spent (for Spring Meeting decorations).
Tournament expenses are under budget so far this year by $93.50. The Tee to Green tournament was rained out so nothing was paid out for that ($136.00), however the April 19 Low Net in Classes tournament achieved maximum payout status so this payout was $42.50 over budget.
Trophy: D. Kolodziejski and L. Kennedy
Amy and Diane have finishing photo documenting the Men’s Locker Room trophies and plaques. All that remains are the 19th hole trophies and a few in the bar area.
Sunshine: S. Paff: no report
Vice President Report: Bonnie Peters
Golf Chicks: M. deSante and S. Palmer
Ten ladies attended the first Golf Chicks session of the 2016 golf season.
Weekly Golf Chicks with a golf lesson and 3-5 holes will run from now through the end of August alternating Wednesday and Thursday evenings (same evenings as 9, Wine & Dine).
Handicaps: J. Ball
Julie hopes to have a Handicap seminar scheduled soon.
Lockers: B.Peters
The following membership classifications include eligibility of a locker:
Proprietary Family, Proprietary Wait Family, Proprietary Senior Family, Proprietary Senior Weekday Family, Young Executive Family, Special Individual Golf, and Lifetime members.
Several full lockers are available and will be assigned as new members join and as current members upgrade to a golf membership.
Membership Committee: B.Peters
Proprietary membership is currently at 292. Total membership in all categories is 490. Membership classifications have been revised with a reduced number of membership categories.
A Prospective Member Day was held on April 20 with another scheduled for May 11. Please encourage friends who might be interested in joining the club to attend.
The next membership committee meeting is scheduled for June 9.
Rules: D. Mooney
Diane hopes to have a Rules seminar scheduled soon.
If you need a USGA Rules of Golf book which took effect January 2016, please contact Diane.
Tournament Report: Joni Gowdy
There have been no Men’s Tournament Committee Meetings and there are none on the calendar. Gavin Grimes is the new Tournament Chair.
Women’s Tournament Committee Meeting has been rescheduled for 5/19 at 10 am in the Ladies Card Room. Members include: Joni Gowdy, Cindy Jennings, Ginny Palmer, Sue Kotalik, Cathy Zurka, Diane Kolo, Sue Scartozzi, Jen Rosenberg and Janice Shreffler
Tuesday Tournaments: So far there have been a couple of rainouts—Low Net in Classes on 4/19 was the only Tuesday tournament held so far.
Mixed and Major Tournaments: The Riddell Cup was a success. There were many compliments on the food with 48 participants. No gross prize was awarded but it was listed on the flyer. Joni completely overlooked this detail since there was no gross prize awarded last year.
Jane Siegel—5/17 Diane Kolo, Deb Havrilla and Lauri Aylward are running this tournament. So far 37 are registered.
Mixed Anniversary Bowl—5/29 Carole and Jim Mackrell are running this tournament.
Nine Holers Update :S. Scartozzi and J. Rosenberg
The 9- Hole Invitational with St. David’s to be held on 5/25 will include Hershey’s Mill, as well. Jonathan reached out to them and their 9 hole rep got back to Sue. They are very excited to participate. The theme is “Safari Party” with a shamble format.
Publicity: L. Aylward and C. Zurka:no report.
Ringers: C. Cappelletti, M. Bender, and T. Chawaga: noreport.
WGAP Tournaments: J. Breisch: no report
TwilightGolf: L.Grimesand T. Rolfe
Lori has set the Twilight Golf schedule and had Beth Garner add a link on the CV Website under Women’s Tournaments. The first event is scheduled for 5/20—Couples Scramble. As of now there are 24 signed up to play.
Lori reached out to me and Jonathan to clarify whether Pool & Racquets members can play Twilight Golf even though the Bylaws state that they cannot play in tournaments. Jonathan responded that Twilight Golf is considered a social event and not an official tournament. Pool & Racquets, as well as Social, are eligible. Beth Garner confirmed for Lori that for Associate and Pool & Racquets members the Twilight Golf rounds do not count toward their six rounds permitted for the year and that there are no greens fees for these classifications as well. Lori inquired about the possibility of offering babysitting at the club on Twilight Golf nights and Beth suggested that she speak to Paul about coordinating a Kids Club night with Twilight.
President’s Report: Amy Smith-Moniz
Chester County Days: C. Mackrell and J. Shreffler: no report
WGAP Teams: G. Palmer and M. Pollard:no report
9, Wine & Dine: J. Fisher and A. Keenan: no report
Greens : C. Mackrell: no report
Old Business:
CVWGA Board meeting dates for the rest of the season were verified and are as follow: 6/8, 7/20, 8/10, 9/21 and 10/12. Wednesday, November 9th is the tentative date of the Fall Season Spectacular.
New Business:
The proposed updated changes of the ByLaws were discussed and will now be handed back to the ByLaws committee to be further reviewed.
Discussion about who pays the entry fee for the PSWGA for Chester Valley, whether it is the club or CVWGA, to be eligible to play in the Pennsylvania State Women’s Golf Association tournaments. The Proshop is looking into whose responsibility it is to pay for this. In the past, CVWGA has not paid this fee.
Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was made by BonniePeters and seconded by JoniGowdy. The meeting was adjourned at4:46 pm.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Carolyn Henry, Secretary