May 6th meeting minutes for KMHC
Opening:
Ken Mott
called the meeting to order at 1:15 PM.
Kathy LaFrana
read the March 11th meeting minutes.
A motion was
made by Linda Mott to accept the March meeting minutes as read.
The motion
was seconded by Kathy LaFrana, motion carried.
Treasurer's
Report:
Kathy LaFrana
read the Treasurer's report. A copy of the treasurer's report is available upon
request to members in good standing.
KMHC currently
has 54 paid members.
A motion was
made by Sandy Lapp to accept the treasurer's report as read.
Linda Mott
seconded the motion, motion carried.
Old
Business:
Fun
Show
Kelly Anderson reported on the fun show. There
were 38 participants and 35 horses. Two new members joined KMHC when registering
for the Fun Show.
A
conversation ensued about the “barn kids” at Hickory Valley that participated in the Fun Show with member’s
horses, but were not registered to do so. (This included about 15 kids.) We are thrilled that the kids showed interest and wanted to show. However, we agreed that they should be registered for the show because of insurance reasons. We set a new “barn kid” rate of $10.00 for registration for the next show.
A
suggestion was made to have driving classes earlier in the day. With so many
participants, the show went later this year, and many people had to leave before the driving classes. The driving classes are always fun to watch, so these classes may
be moved to an earlier time in the show.
The
potluck lunch was discussed. People were taking food from the buffet table before
lunch time. We discussed moving the breakfast and coffee to a separate location
to discourage this. We also suggested that the lunch time be announced to reinforce
that people shouldn’t be eating early.
Kelly
estimated that 2/3 of the people at the show were non-members. What a great turnout! Besides the many participants, there were many spectators there.
The
Fall Fun Show will be at the same location, which worked out really well for both halter and driving classes. The proposed date is Sunday, October 28th. Kelly
will check on the availability of the facility and a judge.
Driving
Clinic
The driving clinic was a great success. Jaye
Ventresca did a fabulous job and the attendees all really enjoyed it. We had
a slight profit from the clinic. The meeting attendees voted unanimously to send
Jaye a check to not only cover her booklet costs, but also any profit from the clinic for her time and services. We really appreciate it Jaye!
Name
tags were used at the clinic and they really helped everyone to put names to faces.
A side benefit was that they identified anyone who hadn’t paid their clinic fee.
We agreed that we should use name tags for future events.
Some
ideas were discussed for future clinics, such as additional driving clinics, equine dentist, barefoot farrier, and showmanship.
Keystone
Classic
Our Show Manager,
Donna Julius, was absent, so a report was not available.
Kelly Anderson
created the show bill and sent them out the last week of April. She distributed
copies to everyone at the meeting. They look great!
Kelly will
schedule a final show committee meeting sometime before the show to make sure that all of our bases are covered.
Kelly mailed
the showbills in 2 batches. The Post Office charged different rates each time. The first mailing was $.63 and the second mailing was $.39. Our member postal worker, (Art), suggested that Kelly take both receipts back to the Post Office and request
a refund for the overcharge on the 1st mailing.
Kathy LaFrana
had the April issue of The Journal available for everyone to see. KMHC was mentioned
three times. We were mentioned in the Area One Club News article (p. 22). Our very first ever club ad appeared in this edition on page 231. And Sandy Lapp submitted an article about our club in the Club News section (p. 226). If you are an AMHR member, make sure you look for us in The Journal!
Macy’s
Thanksgiving Parade
Kathy Ballentine
was absent, so there was no report.
Rail
to Trails Drive
Although a
drive was scheduled, the weather did not cooperate, so the drive was canceled due to snow.
Hambletonian
Parade
The Hambletonian
Parade in Rutherford NJ is scheduled for 10:00am on Saturday, July 28th.
A group of members have responded that they are interested in participating in this parade. We will have both walkers and drivers. Linda also suggested
that we have a booth and promote our club. Sandy Lapp will follow up and register
us for this parade.
New
Business:
Vinyl
Banners
Kathy LaFrana
read a letter that she received from Hodges Badge Company offering a new service. They
now offer custom vinyl banners that we can hang up wherever we want to display our club logo, such as at our shows and any
events like the Farm Expo. They are offering a 50% discount for the banners until
July 1st. An small artwork setup fee will also be required. We decided to order 4 3’ x 3’ banners.
Polo
Shirts
Sandy suggested
the idea of purchasing polo shirts embroidered with our club logo. She found
a local business that does this work and received catalogs from them showing different styles of polo shirts from various
manufacturers. The cost is a $35.00 setup fee, approximately $5.25 per shirt
for the embroidery, plus the cost of the shirts that we choose. (Or we can supply
our own shirts.) The attendees felt that the charges were very reasonable and
decided to go ahead with offering shirts for purchase to our members. Sandy said
she would email the information to members, since we have to place an order soon to get the shirts in time for the Keystone
Classic. These shirts can be used for various club events, such as the Keystone
Classic, warm weather parades, the Farm Expo in Sept. etc.
Ken asked
Sandy to get a quote on doing embroidery on baseball jackets, for wearing in colder weather.
Ken and Linda would like to purchase jackets for themselves. Maybe others
would like to also.
Closing
Ken thanked
Art & Kathy for graciously hosting the May meeting.
A motion was
made by Kelly Anderson to adjourn the meeting at 4:15pm.
Kathy LaFrana
seconded the motion, motion carried.
Respectfully
submitted by
Sandy Lapp
