Rhode Island Bridge Association,
Inc
Minutes of Unit 145 Board Meeting
February 27, 2008
Present: Joe Brouillard, Bill Niemi, Bill Lang, Bob
Erwin, Lois DeBlois, Nancy O’Donnell, Brenda Iemma, Judy Biegner, Sue Erwin,
Dave Prentiss, Chris DelSesto
Excused: Lou D’Orio
President Joe Brouillard
called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m.
Secretary’s Report:
Sue
Erwin’s report was not presented in hardcopy, but is available on the
website. Hardcopy will be available at
future BOD meetings.
Treasurer’s Report:
Brenda
Iemma presented the 2007 Annual Treasurer’s
Report which was reviewed and accepted by the BOD. She also brought the unit up to date on
current expenditures.
Tournament Manager’s report:
January Tournament:
·
There were 39 tables on Saturday, a 30% increase from the
October sectional, and five extra tables at the Sunday game. It was the largest January RIBA sectional for
the last ten years.
·
We needed a second director on Saturday for this number of
tables.
·
The I/N game is growing.
·
There were only seven tables in the A/X game, which is too
few for a good game. There were comments
and complaints from the participants.
For March the points for playing have been lowered from 2500 to 2000
with the hope of increasing participation.
We are required by the ACBL rules to run this game regardless of the
number of tables. The game cannot be
combined and stratified with the other B / C game if there are too few tables.
·
Special thanks to Lois (and all those who helped) for her
efforts and leadership on hospitality.
March Tournament:
There are five categories in which we could use
some assistance: Sandwich orders,
beverages, trash collection, hospitality, and cleanup. (Of course, general help is also appreciated.) Joe asked for assistance from members of the
BOD to share the workload.
Old Business:
IRS Annual Report:
All non-profits now must file an IRS annual
report. Since receipts are less than
$25000, we have a simpler filing. Brenda
and Joe will file this report.
State of Rhode Island Registered
Agent:
Currently the Registered Agent for the RIBA is Bob
Erwin. The RIBA Constitution requires
the President act as the Registered Agent.
The unit BOD must approve changing the Registered Agent to Joe
Brouillard, the current Unit president.
A motion was so proposed, seconded and unanimously passed.
Annual Report for Non-Profits for
the State of Rhode Island:
The secretary must file an Annual Report for
Non-Profits for the State of Rhode Island between June 1 and June 30. The fee is $20.00. The secretary will take action on this.
Knights of Columbus Deposit:
The K of C deposit of $100.00 for the October 2007
sectional has been returned. Their
facility had another activity pick up the date.
Charities:
Two charities have been tentatively accepted for
our charitable donation: The Community
Food Bank and The Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Judy Biegner has agreed to investigate these
charities to ensure that both use most of the monies for the actual
charity. The Unit voted to donate
$400.00 to each of these charities, contingent on a positive outcome from
Judy’s inquiries.
New Business:
Email Software:
Joe returned the email software that we had been
using because after the free trail period was over the product key would not
unlock the software. Joe proposed
another software package that should support our unit for the foreseeable
future. A motion was made to purchase
this software, seconded and carried.
Teaching Mileage Reimbursement:
Sue Erwin, an ACBL Certified Bridge Teacher, has
been asked to teach beginner level bridge classes at the Cranston Senior
Center. The classes will begin on
Thursday, March 20th, and run for eight weeks. Because of the minimal compensation for the
teaching and the distance from Sue’s home, she has requested mileage
reimbursement from the unit, since this activity is sponsored by the BOD, and
the unit will gain attendance and memberships from this group. A motion was made, discussed, and
passed.
The meeting was adjourned
at 6:40.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Erwin,
Secretary