MAHA Board of Directors Meeting
Double Dream Arabians
January 8, 2005
Attending Officers and Board Members: Laura Mickelson, Anita Grant , Roberta Lembke, Sandy Feuling, Theresa LeFever, Robin Arbuckle, Doug Peterson, Les Crowl , Jane Boots,
Attending Delegates and Committee Chairpersons: Shirley Theede, Toni Marie O'Daniel, Jill Frieders , Lizzy Seward, Nancy Cowette Seward, Marilyn Murray , Diana Pierce Babcock, Larry Hoffman
Call to Order: Anita Grant called the meeting to order at 11:25am .
President's Report: Anita reported that 2004 was a great year. This is the 50 th Anniversary of the incorporation of MAHA.
Secretary's Report: Beth Leszczynski reported that there are several sets of minute to be approved. All minutes will be sent to the board for review prior to the February meeting. The back minutes will be approved at that meeting. The January meeting minutes will be published in the Leader. The back minutes will be available for review by members on request after approval.
Treasurer's Report: Jane Boots reported on the current MAHA assets. Jane is in the process of moving all MAHA accounts to one bank. Discussion regarding 2004 profit and loss followed.
Bylaws: Roberta and Laura presented the bylaws and proposed changes. IAHA need to become AHA. Additional language changes were proposed and discussed. It was decided that the Roberta and Laura would review the proposed changes and bring them to the February meeting.
Fall Show: Connie Robilliard was unable to attend, but sent a report. There are concerns about the facility rates and losing money on the Fall Show. She would like to see how this year goes, then review the options for the show.
Spring Show: Jill Frieders reported the Spring Show ( March 18-20, 2005 ) is going to a three day format. The show will run from 11am Friday through Sunday afternoon. There will not be any youth classes on Friday night.
Futurity: Donna Hentges was unable to attend. She sent a letter detailing the futurity program and the lack of activity within it. The future of the program was discussed. It was agreed that the futurity was great concept, but hard to carry out. There were to date only 4 entries. It was decided that the futurity program should be discontinued. Roberta Lembke made a motion to cancel the program. Sandy Feuling seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Website: Donna Hentges was unable to attend. She sent a letter discussing the website. Discussion followed regarding the underutilization of the site. There has been a lack of information provided. Discussion followed regarding the continuation of the site and who would design/maintain the site. Roberta is looking into quotes for maintaining the site.
Horse Expo: Diana Pierce Babcock discussed this year's Minnesota Horse Expo. The Expo is April 22-24, 2005 . We have more stalls this year. Additional curtains are needed. Discussed stall décor and possible videos to use. There is also a booth this year with a new location. The booth is now in the coliseum. The Expo advertisement was discussed regarding size, layout, design, and photograph to be used. Volunteers are needed.
Youth: Lizzie Seward reported on planned Youth meetings and activities. A monthly meeting is planned. The Youth plan to go to a trainer/have a clinic every other month, with other activities the other months. Attendance is to be tracked to ensure that those youth who attend the Youth Convention are active members. The Youth need a separate accounting to enable them to track their income and expenses. This will make them more accountable for what they spend and what they make. The possibility of a Judging team being formed was discussed. The Youth Horse show was discussed. The MAHA Youth Show will be at Cornerstone on July 17, 2005 . The MAHA WSCA Show is the day before it at the same facility.
Membership: Laura Ames was unable to attend. Jane Boots reported that a lot of renewals are being done through the AHA website. A separate list of associate members is needed.
Leader: Upcoming deadlines for the leader are 1/10/05 and 3/10/05 . Some members have not been receiving their issues.
Insurance: Laura Mickelson reported that the insurance (Equisure) comes up for renewal in April.
WSCA: The MAHA WSCA Show is July 16, 2005 . The champ show in 2004 had 4,000+ entries. Discussion regarding a WSCA Queen to represent MAHA followed.
Welcome Committee and Volunteer Committee: Sandy Feuling and Shirley Theede are putting together a letter for the Leader. They will also be contacting members who did not renew the MAHA.
Delegate Elections: Three delegates are to be elected for a two years term. The nominees were: Anita Grant , Larry Hoffman, Laura Mickelson, and Toni Marie O'Daniel. The results are as follow: 1. Larry Hoffman, 2. Laura Mickelson, 3. Toni Marie O'Daniel, Alternate - Anita Grant .
MAHA 50 Years: Different ideas to commemorate the 50 th Anniversary of the incorporation of MAHA were discussed.
MAHA bred/owned National Champions
Past Officers and Board Members.
New Business:
MAHA Calendar: Board of Directors Meetings on 2/8, 3/8 and 8/8, 2005 at House of Coates. April General Meeting 4/9/2005 .
Budget: Roberta asked that everyone come to the February meeting prepared to discuss the 2005 budget. Anyone with requests should forward them to Roberta so she can include them in the spreadsheet.
Publicity: Larry Hoffman discussed co-sponsoring a luncheon when AHA comes to Minnesota (Cedar Ridge Arabians). He will get more information and present it at the next meeting.
Anita reported that Connie Robilliard had asked about the possibility of refrigerator magnets with MAHA events. Discussion followed.
Jane discussed name tags for Board and Delegates for wearing at shows.
At 3:15 Roberta Lembke motioned to adjourn the meeting. Laura Mickelson seconded. Meeting adjourned.