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Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Mary Biller, who ran the meeting in Jann Bowne’s absence.

Attendance: Joanne Austin, Paula Hook, Connie Copeland, Janet Barnard, Marjorie Anderson, Jo-Ann Prater, Myra Jamison, Meredith Frederick, Dawn Valasco, Paula Rumbaugh, Marilynn Miller, Mary Biller, and Lori Robishaw.

Minutes of Previous Meeting: The minutes of the July meeting were approved as distributed.

Treasurer’s Report:   The treasurer’s report was presented by Paula Hook.

Report of Standing Committees: 

• Airmarking:
  •  No updates.
• Scholarship:
  •  No updates. The committee will look at how much money we currently have for scholarships and how much we need to raise for future awards.
• Right Seat Companion:
  •  Paula Rumbaugh reported that we had secured seven instructors so far, but no students as of yet. We also have one ground school instructor in addition to Amy Yersavich.
  •  Meredith Frederick was going to help publicize the seminar in the OSU Airport newsletter and on their website.
  •  We have received our certificate of insurance from 99s headquarters. There was a question about allowing a 15-year-old to participate, and Lori Robishaw said she would contact The 99s legal counsel to find out if we could do so.

Old Business:

• International Conference:
  •  Paula H. attended the conference and reported that there had been a quorum at the business meeting. The meeting went over the four hours allotted due to much discussion and had to reconvene to get through the agenda.
  •  By-Law #2 caused the most discussion, and the proposed changes were passed, except that the academic member category was retained.
  •  By-Law #1 regarding the expulsion of members was also passed, as were all the rest of the standing rules, which was in keeping with how the chapter voted.
  •  Paula said there were door prizes for all attendees and they visited the Drake Hotel, which was the site of the first 99s conference. We sold four aprons at the Fly Mart, and she attended a workshop on fundraising and got good ideas about projects that might be less labor intensive but bring in more money. She also noted that two members from the North Central Section received AE Scholarships and that section member Ellen Herring was elected to the AE Scholarship Board.
  •  Next year’s conference is in Hawaii!

New Business: (none)

Announcements:

• Dawn Valasco soloed on August 29. Congratulations Dawn!! We’re all proud of your accomplishment!
• The Mid Eastern Regional Fly-In will be held in Urbana Ohio at Grimes on Saturday September 12 through Sunday, September 13. Admission tickets can be purchased on site: $6 per adult, kids 12 and under free. Camping is available for those who want to stay both days and want to save on hotel costs. For more information on what looks to be a wonderful fly-in and forum, go to the MERFI Website at www.MERFI.com.
• Jo-Ann noted that the new film entitled Amelia, starring Hilary Swank, was opening some time this fall, and we should consider doing something around the film’s opening weekend. Lori said she would find out the actual date and report back at the next meeting.
• Chapter members were reminded that our future meetings will be held at the OSU Airport in the Administration Building either in the classroom or conference room, which are next to each other. Hostesses were reminded that pre-meeting dining options will need to be altered since we’re now on the other side of the airport from where we had previously been meeting. It was thought that those restaurants in the Bethel/Sawmill area will probably be good choices.

Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,
Lori Robishaw, Secretary

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