SLAGA Board Meeting Minutes
Meeting date: November 3, 2010.
Present: John and Laurie Elfrank, Mike Henthorn, Sarah Chisolm, Jim Greene, Rich Sheffold, Yvonne Von Der Ahe, Tom Wolpert
Mike Henthorn reviewed the minutes from the meeting on October 6, 2010. No open items remain.
Sarah Chisolm reported that the SLAGA pathtag backs are complete and available for purchase. The Board expressed its appreciation for Sarah’s work on the design and excellent results.
Mike Henthorn reported that he updated the GC 101 PowerPoint presentation on Google Docs and sent it to Terra Jones as requested.
John Elfrank reported that no one showed up for BruceS’ St. Charles training class on Waymarking. It will not be rescheduled. Mike Henthorn has conveyed our apologies to BruceS.
John Elfrank solicited suggestions for future training class topics, as well as discussion on the subject of training classes in general. Discussion points included the following.
* Solicit suggestions from members at large via the newsletter. Laurie Elfrank to include this in the next newsletter.
* Post a similar request on the SLAGA forums. Not assigned. Tom Wolpert will handle if no one else does.
* New members are the most likely to benefit from/have an interest in classes. Is it possible to target new members in the last 3-6 months for an e-mail blast? Tom Wolpert sent an e-mail to Steve Bromley to see what’s possible.
* Should the robo-mail welcome letter sent to new members be updated to include more information on premium member benefits, particularly training classes?
* Should classes be open to all members, not just to premium members?
* Should we consider eliminating St. Charles classes in view of declining attendance?
John Efrank noted that the reservation deadline for County Library facilities was November 1. There is no training class in December. February and April dates will need to be selected and reserved if South County classes are to continue. No decision.
Sarah Chisolm volunteered to teach “Pimp My Cache Page” again if there is interest. Regardless, she will update her notes and Jim Greene will post them on a public access area on the SLAGA web site.
Mike Henthorn received an e-mail from Mike Griffin. Brawny Bear and JC_Geo will host the Christmas party on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Incredible Pizza Company in St. Peters. Time not yet determined. Event page not yet submitted.
Mike Henthorn reported that he responded to the interview request from Noah Readhead at SIUE. Noah has been in contact with Mike. The interview will take place sometime this week.
Dates for 2011 Geocaching 101 classes are Saturday, April 23 and Saturday, October 8. Dates for 2011 Complete GPS classes are Saturday, March 19 and Saturday, September 17. After discussion, the consensus was that classes should be held at Queeny Park because of its central location. Rich Sheffold will confirm the dates and location with County Parks.
John Elfrank reported that the SLAGA website currently has 349 registered members, of whom 173 are premium members. Future e-mail blasts will use this information as planned.
There are 35 SLAGA path tags on hand. An additional order was discussed. Sarah Chisolm volunteered to look at a design. No decision was made on the reorder.
An event is planned for January 1, 2011. Laurie Elfrank will ask for suggestions for the group caching outing in the next newsletter.
John Elfrank reported that we cannot apply for a repeated display at the Tesson Ferry library until October, 2011. Decision deferred to the new board. In the past, we have also had a display at Oak Bend branch. Anyone who wants to organize a display at any library is welcome to do so.
Yvonne Von Der Ahe presented the treasurer’s report, including details for income and expenses for the fall picnic. The fall picnic did not lose money.
Meeting adjourned.