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Chapter Minutes

Officers Attending:

• President: Deano Meehan
• Vice President: Rodney King
• Secretary: Vonnie Smith filling in for Spoon
• Treasurer: Todd Lund
• State Rep: Brandon Nelson
• Sergeant @ Arms:
  
• Bob Sturges
• Joey Lahr
• Mark Mertens                                   

Members Present: 44

Guests Present: 0

Meeting called to order at 6:05pm

Secretaries report read by Vonnie.  

Motion to accept made by Mark, seconded by Vonnie, and passed by oral vote.

Treasurers Report~ Todd:

General account: $ as of February 28th

Gambling account: $ as of February 28th

• ~Pope County Hospice is June 16th and 17th. Do we want to make a donation? Discussion will be tabled until next meeting to see where funds are at.
• ~Will send a card to Jon who is at the U of M Riverside East Hospital.
• Motion to accept treasurers report made by Boyd, seconded by Becky, and passed by oral vote.

State Reps Report Chuckles:

• ~Need to turn in ABATE U raffle tickets or sell them.
• ~Need money NOW for advanced state rally tickets.
• ~Have Glacial Ridge Pins if anyone would like to purchase one.
• ~Next District meeting will be June 9th at 2pm but no place has been set yet.
• ~USA Today article on helmet law push.
• ~Dial A Ride info.

 Vice Presidents Report Rodney:

• ~Not able to make it to rally meeting. Read the Road Noise for any information.

Government Relations Liaison Snap:

• Failure to yield bill is still in committee as they are still working on the wording.
• The smoking ban has passed go through in 2009.

Public Relations/Historian~ Vonnie:

• ~Scrap Books are updated and here.

Events Committee~ Craig:

• ~Bus run went well.
• ~Looking into a bike run for the summer.

Website Warren:

• Nothing new

Old Business:

• ~3 by 5 flags with chapter logo will be available for chapter members.

New Business:

• ~Sedan Daze will be August 18th
• ~Motion made by Craig to work security for Sedan Daze, seconded by Vonnie, and passed by oral vote.
• ~Wash out~ no new info.
• ~Fundraiser for the summer due to blizzard on Blizzard Bash~ possible to do a run.
• ~Howie mentioned that he is working with Pete's County Market on setting up a run for the 1st annual cancer run which will be July 14th. 
• ~Boyd sent a card to Paul Hedine.
• ~Ideas from Sand Dunes Chapter.
•    ~Chapter stickers for cars
•    ~Give new members their state and chapter patches at their first meeting.
• ~Mark made a motion to give new members their state and chapter patches if they attend the first meeting after they join, seconded by Tanya, and passed by oral vote.
• ~Shannon Swenson mentioned the Lakes Area Humane Society is having their 4th Annual Iron Horse Animal Ride on July 28th. Leaves from Alexandria Humane Society at 1 pm, registration begins at noon.

Open Discussion:

• ~Saturday June 16th there is a ride at Forada Fire department.
• ~Vonnie will be taking minutes at next meeting, May 5th.

~Motion to adjourn made by Mark, seconded by Julie, and passed by oral vote.

Meeting adjourned at 7:03pm.