LA Council Ski – March 3, 2014
Century City
Mammoth Trips – Dec 13, Jan 10, Feb 7, March 14, April 11 MM INN
Installation at Embassy Suites at LAX in the spring - $49
Service auction in April
TGIT this Thursday (instead of Friday)
Conejo - ABSENT
Mammoth Trips – Jan 23-26, Feb 20-24, March 20-23
Members of other LA Council clubs are welcome at Conejo activities
Edelweiss
MM bus trips, 4 in January – April 4-6
April 26 is a save the date for a special surprise activity –
Hiking group continues
Executive Board – Southwest College - Absent
4 Seasons -
Week trips planned to Park City Mar 22-27 $1369 this month
4 Mammoth trips FAMILY TRIP April 25-27 - using vans due to lack of participants
Local mt day ski trips have had the most participants
Grindelwald
Upcoming St Patrick’s day party
Meetings are twice a month in Pasadena
Installation lunch May 28 at San Antonio Winery
Hughes
Trip to Getty Museum
Cross Country Hiking trip to Yosemite because of lack of snow for skiing
Concert at Disney Hall
Installation activity come up
Kronenstadt - Absent
Mammoth drive up trips for this year – 6 weekends & 3 midweek
Long Beach -Absent
5 trips are planned to Mammoth
Los Padres
Scheduled 4 trips to Mammoth – all drive ups
Over the Hill Gang -
Midweek drive up trips to Mammoth planned – 1 per month – 4 total all drive ups – Sunday through Friday, staying at Sierra Nevada Lodge. Next trip March 9-14
They are combining with other clubs for Europe ski trips
Investigating combining social activities with other clubs
Annenberg trip this month
Activity called Just Social – at members homes to mingle – first was very successful
Whale watching trip March 22
Sailing starts in April
Santa Barbara
Bike and Brunch on 2 Sundays
Whitefish week long trip this month
Cabaret night at March club meeting; April club meeting is Joke Night
Tennis weekly
Mammoth bus trip March 21-24
Elections will be held next month by email
May 3 is spring dinner dance
Using Facebook to access information regarding club activities
Singles-
No bus ski trips planned this year
Election will be held in March
Installation April 26
Meetings are once a month
Movie nights are popular with members
Tri Valley -Absent
Unrecables
Mammoth Trips Nov 15-17, Dec 13-15, Jan 10-12, Feb 7-0, Mar 14-15, April 11-13, May 2-4 – all drive ups Looking into vans to assist with transportation to Mammoth–
Wailers -
Mammoth Trips – Jan 10, Jan 31, Feb 21, March 7 and 28
Snow Day at Snow Valley – fundraiser for ski patrol
Paella Dinner
Elections April 8
Installation banquet May 10
Drag Queen Bingo is very popular with members
Summer hiking begins soon
Next meeting – APRIL 7, 2014 at IHOP Restaurant, 8600 S Sepulveda, Westchester
President – Sandra Knapp –
Called the meeting to order at 7:15
Convention is coming in June – Karen James is the register
Ski a thon this weekend at Big Bear Lake – Bear Mt
Website needs to be revised and updated
FWSA Snowbasin trip
Possible snow shoeing trip
March 20 applications deadline for club awards for charity, safety, history of club, communications
Need help reading applications – Let Sigrid or Sandra know if interested in assisting
Treasurer – Karen James
Distributed Profit and Loss Statement
Reviewed Report
Beaver Creek trip charges still coming
Website paid monthly
FWSA convention – Bend, Oregon June 2014
Secretary – Pam Worden
COME TO THE NEXT MEETING WITH INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR CLUB:
1. How is your club recruiting new members?
2. Where are you considering for week long trips next year?
3. What are possible dates for Mammoth trips?
With this information, clubs could join together for better pricing and filling buses!
Here is a summary of the Mammoth Bus Trips that have been mentioned at meetings
Mammoth / 12/13-15/13 / Century/ 4 Seasons/Mammoth - 3 day / 1/3-6/14 / Santa Barbara
Mammoth / 1/10-12/14 / Century/Wailers/ 4 Seasons
Mammoth - 3 day / 1/23-26/14 / Conejo
Mammoth / 1/31-2/2/14 / Wailers
Mammoth / 2/7-9/14 / Century/ 4 Seasons
Mammoth - 3 day / 2/20-23/14 / Santa Barbara/Conejo
Mammoth / 2/21-23/14 / Wailers
Mammoth / 3/7-9/14 / Wailers
Mammoth / 3/14-16/14 / Century
Mammoth / 3/20-23/14 / Conejo
Mammoth - 3 day / 3/21-24/14 / Santa Barbara
Mammoth / 3/28-30/14 / Wailers
Mammoth / 4/11-13/14 / Century
Here is a summary of week long trips that clubs have mentioned at meetings
Beaver Creek,CO / 1/25-2/1/14 / LA Council/FWSAWhistler BC / 1/31-2/7/14 / FWSA
Whistler, BC / 2/1-2/8/14 / Santa Barbara/Conejo
Park City/Deer Valley / 2/1-2/8/14 / Century City/Long Beach
Park City / 2/1-2/8/14 / Grindelwald
Snowbasin,Ut / 2/22-2/27/14 / FWSA
So Lake Tahoe / 3/1-3/8/14 / Conejo
Zermat & Spain / 3/6-3/26/14 / FWSA
Whitefish, Montana / 3/8-3/15/14 / Santa Barbara
Whitefish,Montana / 3/30-4/4/14 / FWSA
Sun Valley, Idaho / 3/22-27/14 / 4 Seasons
Park City / 2/22-3/1/14 / 4 Seasons
VP Travel – Sandy Blackwell -
VP Programs – Paula Hazzard
.Snow Gala Discussion – October 25 or November 1 – dinner
Locations could be Embassy Suites by LAX
Hilton in Woodland Hills - $50/pp including parking
Sportsman’s Lodge
Ca del Sol at Universal
Casa Banquet?? In San Fernando
Downtown hotels have parking costs
BJ in Woodland Hills but no band allowed
Possible other entertaining – comedian, hypnosis
Maximum cost should be $70 including food and entertainment
Discussion of website
Membership- Jim Robertson - Absent
Our mailing address is difficult to find on the website but is on the application. It is:
P O Box 83338
Los Angeles, Ca 90083
Reminder of dues increase to $40 due in May 2014 DUE JUNE 1
FWSA Report - Jane Wycoff
JUNE 12-15, 2014 convention- Bend, Oregon – for every 6 reps a club sends, one is free
2015 convention is in San Diego
2016 convention is Arizona
2017 convention is Idaho
2015 FWSA ski trip is Whistler and Whitefish, Mt
2015 FWSA ski trip Europe is Val d’Isere
Past President – Norbert Knapp
Need people to run for offices
Sandy Blackwell agreed to continue at VP travel
Membership is open – Jim is very busy with his business – 2 possible candidates indicated interest