April 13, 2005 Meeting of Friends Of Schoodic

Present at the meeting: Garry & Rosemary Levin, Fran Rhodes, Gay Lynn & Mel Jackson, John Kelly (NPS), Dennis O'Brien (Acadia Partners), Jim McKenna (NPS), Bob Babcock, Dirk Faegre, Tom Mayer, Jeanie Wilson, Marla Stellpflug O'Byrne, Ruth Sargent, Jay & Nancy Horschak, Bill Stone, Jim Wagner, Margaret Grammar, Vicki Rhea

Dirk opened the meeting and asked for a volunteer to take notes in Bill's absence and Garry reluctantly volunteered.

The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted.

Newsletter

Dirk began by updating us on the newsletter -- said he had gotten some input but not all.  There was some material that he had just received and hadn't had a chance to edit yet.

Gatehouse

Tom gave an update on the Gatehouse program -- all is pretty well set, he has 24 volunteers, 9 of whom are new -- he reminded everyone of the training dates (May 14 for Veterans, June 17 for new people) and that the gatehouse would open on June 23. He sought volunteers for the Memorial Day weekend and told us he had bought a new coffee maker for the gatehouse.

Business and Planning

Tom suggested that we establish a petty cash fund and everyone agreed that it was a good idea -- people that need to spend some money can get reimbursed more easily and more quickly and we won't have to go to FOA for every small receipt -- Marla said she thought this could be worked out and also suggested setting up accounts at some key stores -- Dirk and Marla will work the details of these two options out and let us know

Dirk (or someone else) reminded us that the Picnic date is July 30.

Garry gave an update about the cleanup scheduled for April 30 -- passed out posters to be hung in local businesses.

Nancy talked about John & Carol's (gatehouse volunteers) wedding which was held at Schoodic Point and how nice it was.

SEA

Fran gave an update on SEA and the Jackson Lab meeting to gather donations -- said she was writing an article for the newsletter and that the next step would be a meeting in early May with Kate (NPS).

Architectural Drawing Catalog

Ruth gave an update on the cataloguing of the architectural drawings -- she and Pauline Angione have put in over 40 hours organizing, sorting and identifying so far.

Other Updates

Garry gave a brief up date on Artist's in Residence -- no real new news.

Garry gave an update on the FOA Journal article -- done and submitted to Marla.

Marla talked about the FOA gala Saturday Aug 13 -- has received a donation of a rug from Rosemary -- Terry Begley, the coordinator of the event, is planning "a Day at Schoodic" -- seeks some input on what it should be -- Jay mentioned ride over on the Ferry and picnic lunch from Schoodic Salmon -- other ideas call Terry at 288-3340.

John Kelly gave an update -- is working on a brochure that explains SERC and will be available at the Gatehouse -- is seeking a volunteer to take, collect and organize photos of activities

Jim and Denny gave an update on what they have been doing -- meetings, status of buildings, marketing of program.

Vicki passed out information on Lyme Disease from Bureau of Health.

Nominations

Dirk brought up officership of organization and after a short discussion of by-laws and what we need, Jay volunteered to head a nomination committee to present a slate for Chairman, co-chairman and recorder -- Tom and Rosemary also volunteered to serve on the committee -- will present a slate at the next meeting.

The meeting ended and everyone had a good time.