General Meeting April 9, 2014 Welcome Club Members & Guests! - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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General Meeting April 9, 2014 Welcome Club Members & Guests! Tonights Agenda Review Minutes From March 12, 2014 AGM Financial Report Committee Reports Review of Outstanding Old Business New Business Upcoming Events


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General Meeting April 9, 2014

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Welcome Club Members & Guests!

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Tonight’s Agenda

  • Review Minutes From March 12, 2014 AGM
  • Financial Report
  • Committee Reports
  • Review of Outstanding Old Business
  • New Business
  • Upcoming Events
  • Cookie Monsters for May Meeting
  • Adjournment
  • Break
  • Guest Speaker – Del Michaud
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Minutes Approval

  • Kendra Michaud
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Treasurer’s Report

  • Dirk Luxen
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The Calgary Balloon Club – YTD – Mar. 31,2014

INCOME EXPENSES

Activities $ 1,991.59 Activities $ 1,856.01 Bank Interest $ 6.65 Bank Fees $ 12.50 Flight Income $ 376.50 Flight Costs $ 175.00 Donations $ 0 Maintenance $ 1,079.44 Member Fees $ 3,300.00 Member Costs $ 2,105.85

Total = $ 5,674.74 Total = $ 5,228.80

Net Income YTD = $ 445.94

Cash in the Bank = $ 19,743.56

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Chief Pilot Report

  • Linda Then

– Maintenance day

  • Deferred until May
  • Location to be determined

– Insurance has been paid for 2014 – Met with Lenora Crane from TC

  • SFOC, Special Events certificates not needed for Tethers
  • Club will be able to provide PSTAR testing for any new

pilots

  • Del Michaud set up as Chief Flying Instructor
  • Air worthiness for Ice Cube filed
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Membership Reports

  • Graham Hack

– Membership now at 100

  • Tara Leatherdale

– 15 members pending from MeetUp

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Newsletter Report

  • Heather Clark

– Deadline for next Newsletter – April 16 – Still need articles for:

  • Vernon
  • Sylvan Lake
  • Heritage Park Breakfast
  • AFBS & CBA Meetings
  • April 1st Night Flight
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Old Business

  • Review any outstanding old business
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Past Events

  • AFBS AGM

– Executive

  • President – Garry Lockyer
  • Vice President – Lory Desrosiers
  • Treasurer – Cliff Skocdopole
  • Secretary – Searle Sheldon
  • Director South – Del Michaud
  • Director North – Stan Wereschuk
  • Director Grande Prairie – Linda Then
  • Director at Large – Debbie Sobb

– AFBS Equipment to be stored by Cliff Skocdopole

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Past Events

  • CBA AGM

– Executive – no change – Director at Large – Garry Lockyer – Asked for 2015 Canadian Championship to be held in High River

  • Annual April 1st Night Flight

– 4 balloons participated – Great turnout – Awesome Champagne brunch following flight

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New Business

  • New Business
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Upcoming Flights/Events

  • Garage Sale
  • Should we have one this year?
  • If so – where & when?
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Upcoming Flights/Events

  • Drumheller Spring Weekend – April 25-27
  • Remember to book you hotel room ASAP
  • Call Travel Lodge - 1 877 464 0646 (toll free)
  • r 1-403-823-5302 (direct)
  • Ask for Balloon Club rates – talk to Susan
  • Friday night – Dinner at Bernie’s
  • BBQ on Saturday afternoon
  • Sunday brunch at Nacmine or East Coulee
  • Who is available to crew for weekend?
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Upcoming Flights/Events

  • Father’s Day at Aerospace Museum –

June 15 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

  • Need volunteers for:
  • Inside Display (4)
  • Balloon Display outside (4)
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Upcoming Flights/Events

  • Carseland Aggie Days – June 21 (tentative)
  • Billings – July 24-27
  • Annual Summer BBQ – August 7
  • Hespero – August 29 – September 1
  • Drumheller – September 12-14
  • High River Competition – September 24-28
  • Albuquerque Balloon Festival – October 4-12
  • Raven – October 17-19
  • Leon Balloon Festival – November 14-17
  • CBC Annual Christmas Party – December 4
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Flight Coordinators

  • April – Brant Leatherdale
  • May – Cat Tanton
  • June – Jody Herrewynen
  • July – Bert Freund
  • August –Searle Sheldon
  • September – Brant Leatherdale
  • October – Norm Gold
  • November – Jody
  • December – Searle Sheldon
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Interested in Becoming a Pilot?

  • Interested in finding out what it takes to

become a balloon pilot?

  • Contact Del Michaud for more information
  • If sufficient interest is indicated Del will hold

an information session at a later date.

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Calgaryballoonclub.ca

  • Check out our new website
  • List of upcoming events
  • Back issues of Newsletters (electronic only)
  • Flight Coordinators/Balloon Bookings
  • Copies of past meeting presentations
  • Post your photos
  • List of volunteer crew members
  • Membership roster
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Thank-you Cookie Monsters

  • Tonight’s Meeting: Jennifer & Norm
  • Next month – Tara & Sheila
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Break & Guest Speaker

  • Del Michaud

– Early Days of Ballooning in Calgary

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The End

Next Meeting May 14, 2014