Pacific Northwest Bigfoot Brigade Pacific Northwest District

Past Lieutenant Governors Association 5427 Glen Echo Ave., Gladstone, OR 97027-2627

http://bigfootbrigade.org (503) 305-7635, www.kiwanispnw.org

2016-2017 OFFICIAL MINUTES

District Convention PNW BB Board of Directors Meeting followed by the Annual Meeting

2017 Aug 25, Friday

Meeting held 9:00 – 11:00 AM at Great Hall B, Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, WA and called to order by Chair Ron George.

1. Attendance:

a. BOD Quorum: Established 14 of 19 on Board of Directors.

i. Officers:

1. 2016-2017: Chair Ron George, Chair Elect Matt Gregory, Vice Chair David Watts, and Immediate Past Chair Margie Wilson.

2. 2016-2018: Secretary Gini Dryer-Dow, and Treasurer Darlene Smith.

ii. Directors by Region, Name, and Term:

1. Pam DeMeritt 2016-18

2. Barry Dodd 2016-18 & Elizabeth Bennett 2016-18

3. Donna Kelso 2015-17 & Vicki Frucci 2016-18

4. Ferrin Lauve 2016-18 & Harry Dingwall 2016-18

5. Rodney Page 2015-17 & Sandy Hensley 2016-18

6. Val Schaffroth 2015-17 & Don Boyce 2016-18

At-Large. Mike Wilson 2016-18 and Ken Brink 2016-18.

b. Annual Quorum: Established PLGA Members 52 of total list, see Attachment B attendance sheets.

c. Guests: Undetermined.

Board of Directors Meeting

2. Officer Reports:

a. Secretary

i. Recording: R George – Appointed M Gregory to be acting Secretary for G Dryer-Dow, not in attendance due to illness.

ii. Minutes: M Gregory - Presented for approval 2016 Feb 17 with corrections; MSP - B Dodd moved, Mike Wilson seconded, and motion passed unanimously.

iii. Correspond.: B Lane - Recent death not the in DCON program pages 44-46.

b. Treasurer

i. Reports: D Smith - Presented 2016 Jul 30 balance of $6,221.75; accepted, MSP.

ii. Memberships: D Smith - Processed new applications and payments.

3. Guest Speakers:

a. Gov. Ron Myers 2016-17,

i. Asked for help last years in filling Lt. Governor positions and providing financial support, yet some remained open in 2016-17 and others are unfilled for 2017-18, so feels Bigfoot Brigade is not fulfilling its mission.

ii. Thanked PLGA for the support of his Governor’s Project.

b. Gov-Elect Roger Bell 2016-17,

i. Needs support of his new committee to review, adjust and update required duties and responsibilities for current and future Lt. Gov’s.

ii. Starting year short 7 Lt. Gov’s (5, 13, 20, 20M, 30 & 74) and will consider having the District Board fill (see PNWDK Bylaws Art. VIII Sec 4).

c. Gov-Elect Candidates Gregory, Deas, and Richardson given 2 minutes to each speak briefly.

d. Finance Chair Laurie Tufford, PNWDK, CKI, Key Club, DCON and Bldg. are all in the black.

4. Reports of Standing and Special Committees:

a. Administrative: M Gregory – Attended and aided the Incoming Lt. Gov’s Learning Tract with Sue McFarlin led by Past Gov. Bob Munger using an online computer.

b. Membership: D Smith - Took in new applications.

c. Assoc. Purposes: V Schaffroth reviewed the email report to the Officers, see Attachment A.

5. Unfinished Business:

a. District Building: J Bailey, Sec PNW Found. - Reported the Bigfoot Brigade plaque needs to have recent member of year names added.

b. KI Trustee: S Emhoff, Past Gov. and Lt. Gov. – Reported he intends to be a candidate for KI Trustee but cannot formally announce or post on social outside the district prior to Oct. 1.

c. Scholarships: Margie Wilson – Proposed a fund raiser at Mid-Winter Conf. and/or DCON whereby the Bigfoot Brigade sponsor a paid breakfast on the day none is provided in the registration that will raise funds to provide scholarships to Lt. Gov. and KI Trustee candidates (subcommittee established with S Hensley, P DeMeritt, J Drenguis, M McKay, V Schafferoth, G Garcia, R Johnson and D Smith).

d. Div. Vacancies: R George appointed Lt. Gov. Openings Committee with himself, M Wilson, R Johnson, R Vroman, K Brink, and P DeMeritt.

e. Website: R George – Currently have a PDF link to the district website but are looking to use PNWK Foundation Website person to assist, Alga Vantino with McKeltie.

6. New Business:

a. Governor’s Proj. J Bailey reported within $175 goal of another scholarship; MSP $175 - K Brink moved, S Hensley seconded, and motioned passed unanimously.

7. Attachments:

a. A - Association Purposes Committee Report.

b. B - Attendance Sign-in Sheet.

c. C - 2017-18 Board of Directors Directory.

8. Next Regular BOD Meeting: Fri 2018 Feb 23 @ Mid-Winter Board Meeting, Yakima, WA.

a. Proposed Agenda:

i. Association Purposes Committee Report.

ii. Scholarships Committee Report.

iii. Lt. Governor Vacancies and Training.

iv. Alternating Terms Director Reg. 2 and 4.

Annual Meeting

9. Officer Reports:

a. Secretary

i. Recording: R George – Appointed M Gregory to be acting Secretary for G Dryer-Dow, not in attendance due to illness.

ii. Minutes: M Gregory - Presented for approval 2016 Aug 26 without corrections; MSP - B Dodd moved, Mike Wilson seconded, and motion passed unanimously.

b. Treasurer

i. Reports: D Smith – Financially sound, see BOD reports.

10. Nominating & Elections: After thanking those going off the BOD for their service, the following open positions were nominated by succession of office or by volunteering to serve which were then followed by an election on a unanimous ballot moved by K Brink and seconded by R Vroman.

i. Officers: 2017- 2018, one-year term,

1. Chair Matt Gregory,

2. Chair Elect David Watts,

3. Vice Chair Val Schaffroth,

4. Past Chair Ron George.

ii. Directors: 2017-2019, two-year term,

1. Reg 3 Mitch Cunningham,

2. Reg 5 Jewell Bailey,

3. Reg 6 Alicia Spooner,

4. At Large Mike Wilson.

11. Awards:

a. Bigfoot Brigade Member of the Year – Chair Ron George named Margie Wilson for her support this year (she is incoming chair of the PNWK Foundation).

12. Next Annual Meeting: 18 Aug 2018 TBD @ Mid-Winter Board Meeting, Spokane, WA.

a. Proposed Agenda:

i. Officer Reports

ii. Nominations & Elections

iii. Awards

Respectfully Submitted: Matt Gregory

Matt Gregory, Acting Secretary