February 12, 2012 Executive Committee Meeting

The Executive Committee Meeting was held at Tom Cowan’s home and opened at 6:30 PM by club President Kevin Deuermeyer. Those in attendance are as followed:

Kevin Deuermeyer-President

Bob Addington-Treasurer

Karen Browning-Vice President

Vince Zaccardi- Past President

Tom Cowan

Dick Wollam

Doyle McConnell

Dan Maher

Treasurer’s Report- for FY 2012 was presented by Bob Addington in the form of a spreadsheet listing:

Beginning Balance of- $4,493.51

Funds Collected were-$2,300.29

Total Expenses were- $2,405.38

Ending Balance was- $4,388.42

Storage Building- Renting a Storage facility for the clubs assets was discussed and it was decided that this was not needed at the present time. A listing of the club assets and location are as follows:

Tent- Carvers store the tent at Phil Bishop’s shop.

Chairs and Chair Rack- Stored at UTSI.

Box of Misc Electronics- Stored at Kevin Deuermeyer Shop.

Video Camcorder- Stored at Loyd Ackerman’s Shop.

Sound Equipment- Stored at Henry Davis’s Shop.

Tripod- Stored at Chuck Taylor’s Shop.

Wood Lathe & Accessories- Stored at Larry Wendland’s Shop.

Forum – Comments – It was decided that no changes be made at this time other than to encourage additional club members to use the Forum.

Meeting Time Change- It was discussed to change the meeting time from 7:00PM/9:00PM to 6:30PM/8:30PM due to some members and or program presenters, who live a long distance from the meeting place, arriving back home late at night. It was decided to sample the membership at the February 19th meeting for additional input.

Events/Programs- This is a list of the events/Programs established for this year:

Date Event Location Contact Person

April 22-24 Panoply Huntsville, ALA Greg Meyers

April 27-28 Cornbread Festival South Pittsburg, TN Carvers Group

May 3-5 Dogwood Festival Winchester, TN Carvers Group

May 11 or 18 Club Picnic/Auction Falls Mill, Belvidere, TN Need a Chairperson

June 1 Turning Bee Larry Wendland’s Shop Need a Chairperson

Sept 16-21 Coffee Co Fair Manchester, TN Doyle McConnell

Sept. Polly Crockett Cowan, TN Carvers Group

Sept 8-15 Club Exhibit Sewanee, TN Dan Maher

Seminars- it was decided due to the time constraints that a Spring Seminar would not be held. The Fall Seminar would be held in the fall with a date and subject TBA at a later date.

Workshops- will be planned in the near future with input from the membership as to what type of programs is wanted. Inlaying, Spindle Turning and Tool Sharpening were a few of the subjects that were discussed.

Shop Tours-shop tours are to be continued and a list will be passed around at the meetings for shops to be toured.

Carver’s Activities-Dick Wollam was asked if the Carver’s needed any additional support and he stated everything was fine at the time. He did state that the general club membership was more than welcome to join the carvers at the Dogwood Festival in Winchester, TN.

Sewanee Exhibit- Dan Maher, Chair person for the Exhibit at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN, explained why there was date change in when the exhibit would be held. He had listed additional locations and dates of when and where the Exhibit could be held. It was decided by the Executive Committee to have the Exhibit at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN on September 8 thru September 15, 2013.

Bob Addington nominated that that date and location be accepted and Karen Browning 2nd it. It was approved unanimously by the Executive Committee members.

The Executive Committee Meeting adjourned at 8:30PM.