Up, Up, and Away:
The December Up, Up, and Away stories will appear in next month's newsletter.

Meeting Minutes

The meeting was called to order by a hoarse Jann Bowne while the others were collecting cookies for the tins to go to towers and FBOs.

Attendance: Marjorie Anderson and Jack, Fleda Anderson, Paula Hook, Jann Bowne and George, Amy Yersavich, Paula Rumbaugh and Hal, JoAnn Prater and Jim, Mary Biller, Christine Mortine, Connie Copeland and Ray.

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

Treasurer’s Report:   Paula reported that there was not activity since last month. She sold an apron and mug for cash but has not deposited the money yet. She is accepting checks made out to “Scioto Valley 99s” for our donation to INH. She will accept donations thru the January meeting, then write one check for the total to this charity.

Report of Standing Committees: 

• Airmarking:
  •  No report.
• Scholarship:
  •  Fleda spoke to the group and said that due to family and personal obligations she would not be able to complete her flight training within the time proposed by the scholarship so she is forfeiting her portion of the scholarship so someone else might use it.
• Right Seat Companion:
  •  No report.
• Membership:
  •  No report.
• Scrapbook:
  •  Amy had put together some pages for the scrapbook and showed them to the members – nice job, Amy! Thanks!

Old Business:

• Nominating Committee:
  •  Paula Rumbaugh and Amy Yersavich volunteered to be on the norminating committee
• Nomination for George Palmer Award:
  •  As discussed last month, the group would like to nominate Ray Copeland for this award since he has done so much for us over the years. Jann had printed out the process for nominating someone for this award and Marjorie Anderson volunteered to write it up, if Connie would assist her. Anyone with information they think should be included should call or email Marjorie. Application deadline is January 15

New Business:

• Cookie Tins:
  •  After the cans were filed with cookies, Jann went through the list of places we take them and gals volunteered to bring them to the various locations

Announcements:

• Our Chapter Chairman, Jann Bowne, became a grandma again this month! On January 4, 2010, grandson Gabriel was born. Jann is watching her granddaughter until mom and baby return from the hospital. Be sure to congratulate Jann when you see her!
• January 15 is the deadline for the Alice Jackson Scholarship application. Details and the application form can be found on our website.
• Paula Hook is accepting checks made out to “Scioto Valley 99s” for our donation to INH (the medical charity JoAnn and Jim Prater volunteer for in Central America). Paula will accept donations thru the January meeting, then write one check for the total to this charity.

Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned. Christine Mortine told us about her experiences at Flight Safety getting her commercial and multi-engine ratings.

Respectfully submitted by Jann Bowne, standing in for Lori Robishaw, Secretary

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