SCCLA Leather Schmooze Minutes

Date: January 5, 2006
Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location: BDF

Meeting Moderator (Jan - Mar): Dave C.
Meeting Scribe (Jan - Mar): The Marine

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CLUB REPORTS

• Membership committee reports that thaere are 34 members.

• Treasury report:

  • General Fund $493.04

  • Operating Fund 777.41

  • Leather WE 1486.86 (BDF rent will come from this number)

  • BDF Charity 633.36

  • Travel Fund 263.85

  • Other Charity 280.00

• Agreement was reached concerning monies from the following events and their direction:

  • LW Eggs and Raffle 100% Katrina

  • LW Saturday 50% BDF, 50% SCCLA

  • Donations from our Boot Blackers from KOC 100% General Fund

  • Donations to BDF will be earmarked for the "Roof Fund."

  • It was brought to our attention that BDF rent is due. Answers to serveral questions are being sought out from the BDF concerning BDF POCs, advance payment, and benefits for such.

• Anniversary Party

  • It was agreed on that we would seek BDF as the venue, limit invites to 125 persons, and primary date attempt will be May 13 (#2- May 12, #3- May 6). Two drink (alcoholic) tickets and wrist bands will be issue to persons of legal age. Sodas , coffee, and water will be available for all others.

  • Volunteers were as follows:

    • Food prep Bobbie

    • Setup/ Teardown Roger

    • Food Service Tina

    • Awards Committee: Dave C, Sage, Lance

    • Bartender Rod (and /or Allen)

    • Door Sage

    • Lance will head formation of a list of names and addresses of other groups.

    • A question was raised if there was going to be a pin for the occasion.

OLD BUSINESS

• IRLM Coronation will be march 10,11, and 12 at the BDF. It has been requested that SCCLA handle security and Colors. POC for SCCLA will be Lori.

• Wyatt passed that the Santa Cruz train ride was a success-- everyone enjoyed the fellowship and the dinner.

• Lance brought up that more people need to use the database.

• In the area of business cards, there was a question wondering if SCCLA wanted to to order generic cards for distribution at evnts. The common answer was yes. After some communication, Wyatt said that he would modify the standard cards.

• Dave C. asked for a vote on the proposed Sponsorship options. The persons in attendance voted for option #1.

NEW BUSINESS

• Title and theme for LW '06 will be voted on at the next Schmooze.

• Dave C. asked for thoughts and ideas for activities to raise membership numbers.

• There will be a Human Pet show on March 17 and it will fall under Tina.

• Sage is in the process of submitting Pride paperwork. An attempt to have Gary attend the next Schmooze for question and concerns.

• Laurie will be the scribe next month.