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

General Meeting April 9, 2014

Welcome Club Members & Guests!

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

Minutes Approval • Kendra Michaud

Treasurer’s Report • Dirk Luxen

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

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

Membership Reports • Graham Hack – Membership now at 100 • Tara Leatherdale – 15 members pending from MeetUp

Newsletter Report • Heather Clark – Deadline for next Newsletter – April 16 – Still need articles for: • Vernon • Sylvan Lake • Heritage Park Breakfast • AFBS & CBA Meetings • April 1 st Night Flight

Old Business • Review any outstanding old business

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

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 1 st Night Flight – 4 balloons participated – Great turnout – Awesome Champagne brunch following flight

New Business • New Business

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

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) or 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?

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)

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

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

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.

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

Thank-you Cookie Monsters • Tonight’s Meeting: Jennifer & Norm • Next month – Tara & Sheila

Break & Guest Speaker • Del Michaud – Early Days of Ballooning in Calgary

The End Next Meeting May 14, 2014