SLAGA Board Meeting

May 3, 2018

6:12 pm

Chemical Interchange

Attendees – Kathy DeWitt, Tony Colter, Bill Lange, Laura MacLeod, Patricia Hutchison, Dave Dewitt, John Elfrank

                The meeting was called to order at 6:12 pm.

                Motion to approve the March minutes was made by Tony, seconded by Laura. The minutes were unanimously approved.

                Motion to approve the March and April treasurer’s report was made by Patricia, seconded by Bill. The treasurer’s report was unanimously approved. Bill made a suggestion regarding the format of the treasurer’s report and while it was discussed, it was ultimately discarded.            

Old Business

• Newsletter – Newsletter was sent out in March.
• E-mail blast – Another email blast about the upcoming elections and SLAGA coins will go out in the next week.

• Upcoming Events:
  • Spring Picnic – 5/5/18, Spanish Lake. Shelter reservation made and paid for; Michael Rogers has volunteered to host. During the board meeting, we contacted Michael to ensure everything was on course with the hosting duties.
  • Summer Picnic – 7/21/18, St. Francois State Park. Mr. Boneparte will be hosting.
  • Fall Picnic – 9/22/18, Greensfelder Park, Dogwood Shelter. The shelter reservation has been made and is paid for, per Laura. Tony Colter will host.
  • 2019 Summer Picnic – Quailman2 has requested to host this picnic on their property.

• Geocaching 101 Classes – Class dates for Queeny Park have been confirmed by Laura and are listed below. There was some discussion about smart phone instruction, but SLAGA classes will likely be limited to GPS usage with mention of smart phone app availiability.
  • September 15, 2018.
  • December 1, 2018.
  • March 30, 2019.

• SLAGA Geocoin
  • Geocoin – SLAGA still has the new coins for sale and they will be available at the picnic.
  • Pathtags – The tags are currently backburnered.

• Diversion – At this point, we interrupted the agenda to acknowledge Dave’s birthday by playing a rendition of ‘happy birthday’ using the new SLAGA promotional whistles, expertly executed by Bill and Tony. Bundtinis fillowed.

• Adopt a Park – John brought up his ideas for future cleanup activities in Robert Winter Park and explained the reasons behind the motivation for continuing the efforts in this park. He is looking into the feasibility for obtaining ‘anytime’ access to the park for SLAGA to come in and CITO on a more informal basis and will let us know what he finds out after he takes his proposal to the park officials.

• SLAGA Promotional Materials – SLAGA SWAG has arrived and will be available at the next picnic.

• The SLAGA Trailer needs cleaning and organizing. Kathy asked John Elfrank to assist in this matter. Because several of the officers cannot attend or must leave early from the Spring Picnic, this effort is postponed. Tony motioned for us to get rid of the 10x10 canopy tent and Kathy seconded. Motion passed. The canopy will be offered to Mr. Boneparte at the Spring Picnic. The canopy will be disposed of, if there are no takers.

• SLAGA Website – Dave has agreed to continue working as the website administrator after the elections. John praised Dave’s efficiency and promptness with keeping the site up and running.

New Business

• Fundraiser – John requested that the board allow use of SLAGA communication channels to promote a GoFundMe-style fundraiser to benefit Glenn (*gln) and JoAnna Nash. The membership would be advised of the nature of the fundraiser and encouraged to lend their support to the effort as they see fit. The board is researching feasibility and cost factors of the fundraiser sites.

• Bellefontaine Cemetery – John reported to the board that Bellefontaine Cemetery officials had been in contact with him about a letter they had received from a visiting businessman and geocacher, who had gone to Bellefontaine Cemetery over the course of two days and obtained all the available smileys. The visitor thanked the cemetery for allowing geocaching on their grounds and praised the setups for these multi-tours. The cemetery officials are very pleased with this response and gave John an update as to the status of the last two spots open in the cemetery for additional multi-tours. After some discussion, two parties have stepped forward as ‘interested’ in potentially fulfilling these two tours. John will get some more information and report back.

• MOGA – John reported in detail about the creation and dissolution of MOGA Events, Inc. The bylaws of MOGA Events, Inc. stipulated in the event of dissolution, all funds and property would revert to SLAGA. John informed the board of the current whereabouts of the property, including ammo cans and computers. Funds will be released to SLAGA and placed in a separate account as soon as it has been determined that all financial obligations of MOGA have been met.

• MOGA 2019 – John requested SLAGA’s sponsorship of next year’s MOGA, to be held April 6 and 7, 2019, at Mark Twain Lake. It will not be a mega event, but will be a series of smaller events and will include competitions.

• Funds – Kathy requested a motion to withdraw funds from the SLAGA account to put in the money box to facilitate making change from the sale of coins during the picnic. Patricia motioned, Tony seconded and the motion passed.

Next Meeting

• The next meeting will be held June 7, 2018 at Chemical Interchange at 6:00 pm.

• Adjournment
  • Tony motioned for the meeting to be adjourned and it was seconded by Bill. Motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm.