President's Report July 19th

Posted by Geoff Hamilton on Jul 19, 2016
 
Just when you thought I had moved on......
President Geoff was attending to important aviation business today and asked me to run the Board and weekly meeting (together with my feather duster).  Geoff is picking up his new aircraft - a Beechcraft Bonanza.
We had the first Board meeting for the year this week and several important matters were discussed.
  • Jim Gibson (on behalf of Treasurer David Pyke) pointed out clearly that without successful monthly markets our Community income is 'lumpy' which could impact on regular donations.  On the positive side we have pre-registrations for Gears & Beers of around $700 pw at present which helps.
  • We received two resignations from the Club - Richard Braid and Josh Walsh - both have found that work commitments prevent them giving 100% to the club and have felt it better to re-join when time permits.  We wish them both well for the future and thank them for their contribution to the Club.
  • Youth- our RYPEN activity is going well thanks to Darren Wallace and Daniel Burns.  And our Noel Barnes Scholarship is to be 're-awarded' as Wagga High School principal, Mick Powell has felt the original recipient has not kept up her side of the requirement for this Scholarship.
  • There are new Guidelines for running the BBQ at the Sprout & About market - see below for details.
  • All Committee Chairs are urged to upload to Club Runner any Manuals and Documents relevant to their committee - we need to capture the relevant information in a central location for future reference - as we don't want the situation where a member might do 'a runner' and leave us without relevant procedures for vital Club activities.
  • Markets - the Board have agreed to continue supporting the Sprout & About market (and Special markets) on the current basis.  Although many markets are suffering at present we believe we may well be the last group standing' and should continue to operate when others commercial operations have to close down.
  • We have chosen not to register the business name "Wagga Wagga Sunday Markets"
  • And the Board is in discussions with the City Council regarding the possible purchase of the land in North Wagga where our trailers are housed.  This may provide us with more control over this important Community Asset.
  • Finally Travis Downie and his AED project team have decided on the successful applications for a defibrillator.  We have allocated funds to 9 organisations from 35 applications - see the report from Peter Crozier below.
And finally a date for your Calender - our Christmas Party will be held on Sunday 4th December at the Murray's home.  Paul and Carolyn have kindly offered to host the Club event this year.  They have a lovely home at Gelston Park - overlooking Wagga.  The views are stunning and certainly well worth the trip out of town. 
 
Geoff Hamilton (feather duster).