August Board Meeting (ZOOM)

ZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89153578705

President: Mary Smith

Vice-President : Lori Wong

Secretary: Bobbie Berkman

Treasurer: Al Peters

Past President: Anne Squire

Amblers : Margaret Clark and Lena Birch

Ramblers: Lori Miller-Klein and Nancy Verner

Trekkers: Adrienne Roth and Jackie Batill

Scramblers: Slava Tetelbaum and Sue Margolis

• Call to Order: Mary Smith
• Roll call: Bobbie Berkman
• Minutes from May Board Meeting: any additions or corrections.
• • Motion to approve minutes from May Board meeting as corrected.

Reports:

• President’s Report: Mary
• • Room bookings for 2027 - updates and confirmation of contracts, so far.
  • • Two room reservations for this year were cancelled - July 8th and September 9th - because Harriet needed to change the training session from September to August. The July date was a ‘just in case’ for training and not needed.
    • Club check for $250.00 sent to Save Mt. Diablo. Thank you Adrienne for handling this and setting the date for our 2027 work day, which is May 5, 2027.
    • We worked at the Club Fair on June 4th., passing out information about membership and club activities. Helpers at our table were Kris Carey, Lori MK, Ellen, Mai Tran, Sadako Urabe, Lois Zell, Nancy Verner and Mary. Many thanks to all of you for getting the word out.
    • The Board voted to purchase a club tile for $500.00 to go in the new Ceramic Club mural. Lori Wong and Nancy Yu are following up on the design and Lori selected our tile’s location on the mural.
    • Follow up on our recognition of Mark Forrette’s work for the club. Thanks to Adrienne for sending our gift to Lynne in Mark’s memory. Lynne organized Mark’s memorial which was held August 6th.
    • Agenda items for our Annual meeting being prepared by Mary - so far:
    • • the slate of new Board members to be voted and approved.
      • Budget for 2027 to be voted on and approved.
      • 501 (c) (7) status of the club added to the By-laws.
• Vice-President’s Report: Lori Wong
• • Selection committee for Board positions for 2027.
  • Budget committee for 2027.
  • Update on Ceramic Club tile project
• Treasurer’s Report: Al Peters
• • Motion to approve report as presented.
  • Status of our club is now a 501(7) (c) Social Club. Thanks to Al for pursuing and completing all the paperwork.
• Group Rep reports:
• • Amblers -
  • Ramblers -
  • Trekkers -
  • Scramblers -
• Membership: Joanie Boyle

Total Active Members:  386

• Amblers:  157  (36%)
• Ramblers:  160  (36%)
• Trekkers:  47   (11%)
• Scramblers:  46   (10%)
• Monday Morning Walkers:  24   (5%)
• Social:  9   (2%)

Total 2026 Newbies:  80

• Amblers:  44
• Ramblers:  28
• Trekkers:  7
• Scramblers:  8
• MM Walkers:  6
• Social:  0

• New Member Training: Lori Miller-Klein
• Training and Safety: Harriet
• • Upcoming Hike Leader training and First Aid. training session
  • • August 18th, 4:00 pm - 7.00 pm in the Fairway Room
• Publicity: Ellen Gilman
• Website and Tech: Anne Squire
• • Fee for maintaining Wild Apricot texting capability ($6 per month)
  • GRF reached out to access new trail maps but current copy still says "Proposed"
  • Attended Activities Council meeting with GRF Communications staff to discuss what is and what isn't working with Rossmoor Communications channels
• Events: Kathy Devine and Molly Clopp 
• • Past events - June 2nd Picnic
  • • Many thanks for hosts and helpers - Kathy D., Carolyn W., Kickan, Albert, Betsy, Greg  Thrall for the music, Marcia Thrall for the table decorations, Ken Davis, Margaret Clark, John and Janine Walkinshaw, Rich Scheffer, Paula Kraus, Eliot Barenbaum and Brett Casper for monitoring the food.
  • Upcoming events
  • • August 20th:  Ice Cream Social
    • • Hosts are Linda Barth, Edie Hottinger and Phyllis Jacobs.
    • October 27th: Annual General Meeting
    • • Hosts - Mary and Lori W. 
      • • We will be sending out a request for helpers for table decorations, greeting, food organization, purchasing and serving the pies and any thing else Halloween themed.
    • November 12th: Notable volunteers 
    • • Hosts - Anne and Mary
    • December 10th: Holiday Party 
    • • Host - Shirley Wiegand
    • Note - cancellation of the Last Hike Picnic was approved by the Board. Mary sent thanks to Gloria and Dave Kern. They had been the hosts for this event for 10 years.

• Safaris - Anne
• • Up-coming Safaris proposals for Board approval
  • • Fort Bragg - 4 nights, late September to October?
    • Yosemite - 4 nights, mid-November to early December?
• Trails Steward - Jim Pearson
• Any other business?

Meeting close

Next Board meeting is Wednesday, November 11th at 4:00 pm in the Fairway room.