Winter Board meeting, Centralia, WA February 5, 2005
Present: Peterson, McGinnis, Sherry, Heermann, Rivenburgh, Ross, Miller a quorum
Show Committee report
- The committee recommends that L.Read be given the authority to order the 2005 ribbons from Hodges by March 1, 2005 to take advantage of the 10% discount. She will order full sets and fill sets for the first four shows at $.90 a ribbon, $5.50 for grands and $6 for supremes. Passed
- Rivenburgh moves and McGinnis seconds that the AMHR show will have ribbons only. Passed
- Committee recommendation: Can Am raises RV fee from $15 to $18. Passed
- Committee recommendation: We accept advertising for any auction/sale with no reference to the NWMHC events. Ross amended & Hermann seconded the motion that “ with a non-affiliation disclaimer to be noted on any advertising in the NWMHC news” Passed as amended
- Committee recommendation: The fees for the Central Point AMHR and AMHA shows to be $21-open classes, $18 -Amateur classes $12 – youth classes. Passed
- Committee recommendation: W purchase a portable tent type structure for the club’s use not to exceed $200. The tent will be housed in the Club Trailer. Passed
- Committee recommendation: The request from the BC AMHA club to have their show count as an approved show for our year end high point awards. Passed
- Committee recommendation: We decrease the Canadian discount for show entries to 15%. Passed
- Committee recommendation: Approve a budget of $200 for the production of four books to be used in the displays at shows. Passed
- Committee recommendation: Accept Tiffany Porters proposal as presented for the Supreme Halter and Grand Champion Halter horses. Passed
- Committee recommendation: year-end awards of $20 for High Point and $15 for Reserve High Point be given along with a printed certificates. Passed
- Committee recommendation: The creation of the Awesome Gelding Award to be drawn from nominations at each NWMHC show. A budget of $100 be allocated for the total project. A gelding may win only once each show season. The winner be publicized on the GIF donors page. Passed
- Rivenburgh moves and McGinnis seconded a motion that the GIF be given a second page in the newsletter to feature these geldings. Passed
- Sharon Dickens is donating a handmade quilt to be raffled at the Year End Awards Banquet. Tickets will be available at all NWMHC events. Proceeds will benefit the GIF fund
- Barbara Ashby is donating old issues of the MH World to be offered at a silent auction at all NWMHC events with the proceeds benefiting the GIF fund.
- Committee recommendation: That we accept the concept proposed by Miller to have a NWMHC trainer sale with proceeds to benefit the GIF fund. The amounts the trainers are sold for will be listed in the NWMHC Gelding Incentive Fund donors list. Passed
- Committee recommendation: As requested by Slape advertisements be placed in the Nickel Ads for the Schooling Clinic Passed
- Ross moved and McGinnis seconded that NWMHC have an Education Committee to arrange for educational opportunities at our winter meeting and other events and that it be chaired by Margaret Slape for 2005 and a criteria job description be written for the committee by Ross. Passed
- Peterson moved and Rivenburgh seconded that we accept proposals for new locations for the winter meeting that would also address staffing concerns and these proposals be brought to the board. Passed
- The website is being resolved of multiple pages. Miller will see that the hotline on the website includes the city and phone number of the volunteers and direct John Sayles to use the title of officers and delete the Board of Director page. The only persons with links from the site are the Breeders and Vendors who pay the “Breeders List Fee.
- Rivenburgh asked Peterson to inquire of the AMHA if the Ashby History of the AMHA can be reproduced for sale.
- Treasurer report Heermann, will report to committees with specialty funds on a quarterly basis the balances in their individual funds.
- Peterson moves and Brostad seconds that the youth be given $1300 to start their funds since there is no record of how much they had. Passed
- Heermann moved and Peterson seconded that the excess money from the Winter Meeting Raffle be split between the youth and GIF fund. Passed
- Increased pay proposal for our show officials was discussed andpassed starting with the 2005 shows.
- Ross moved and Rivenburgh seconded that the additional $250 be paid to Peterson for director expenses at the June 2004 meeting. Passed
- Closed Session Meeting adjourned
Respectfully submitted by Joanne Ross, Secretary