2019 Annual Meeting
MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING ESCAPEE NORTHEAST CHAPTER 3
FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 2019
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 10:00 A.M. BY PRESIDENT, CHERYL PEASE AND CHERYL CALLED FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
A ROLL CALL SHOWED PRESIDENT, CHERYL PEASE, PRESENT
VICE PRESIDENT, PAUL QUALEY, PRESENT
TREASURER, MAUREEN DEROY, ABSENT DUE TO HER DEATH ON
JULY 21, 2019
SECRETARY, DONNA WARD, PRESENT
MEMBERS PRESENT: RICHARD AND MARY SORENSEN, JOHN AND SUE CAPRIO, JOE AND LYNN MCDONNELL, PETER WARD, SANDRA QUALEY, DOUGLAS PEASE AND 12 ESCAPEE GUESTS
THE PRESIDENT, CHERYL PEASE SAID WE ARE IN NEED OF A TREASURER TO COMPLETE OUR SLATE OF OFFICERS SO AS TO CONDUCT ANNUAL CHAPTER BUSINESS TODAY. A MEMBER HAD COME FORWARD TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE OFFICE OF TREASURER
JOHN CAPRIO SAID HE WOULD VOLUNTEER TO BE TREASURER. THE PRESIDENT ASKED IF ANYONE ELSE WAS INTERESTED. NO ONE ELSE VOLUNTEERED.
JOE MCDONNELL VOLUNTEERED TO BE JOHN CAPRIO'S ASSISTANT.
ELECTION BEFORE BUSINESS: A MOTION MADE BY DONNA WARD TO VOTE JOHN CAPRIO AS TREASURER, SECOND BY PAUL QUALEY. ALL PRESENT WERE IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.
MOTION MADE BY PETER WARD TO ACCEPT JOE MCDONNELL AS TREASURER ASSISTANT, SECOND BY DOUGLAS PEASE. ALL PRESENT IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.
SECRETARY WILL CAST ONE VOTE FOR JOHN CAPRIO, TREASURER.
JOHN WAS SWORN IN BY DONNA WARD AS TREASURER OF ESCAPEE NORTHEAST CHAPTER 3. WELCOME ABOARD JOHN!
PRESIDENT'S REPORT NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME
SECRETARY REPORT WAS READ, MOTION MADE BY JOHN CAPRIO TO ACCEPT AS READ, PETER WARD SECOND, MOTION PASSED.
NEW BUSINESS: OUR WEBPAGE WILL BE RESEARCHED BY RICHARD SORENSEN AS THE PRESENT PAGE CANNOT BE ACCESSED AS EITHER MAUREEN DEROY OR CYNTHIA DEVONSHIRE WERE THE ADMINISTRATORS AND BOTH HAVE PASSED. THANK YOU RICHARD FOR TAKING THIS TASK ON. DONNA WILL CALL PHIL DEVONSHIRE TO SEE IF HE CAN FIND CYNTHIA'S NOTES AND LICENSING ACCOUNT NUMBER WITH GO DADDY.
SUE CAPRIO VOLUNTEERED TO BE CHAIR FOR THE NEWSLETTER AS WE ARE IN NEED OF ONE TO LET THE MEMBERSHIP KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. THANK YOU SUE.
OLD BUSINESS: LOBSTER RALLY WAS A CHALLENGE AS RESERVATIONS WERE NEVER MADE AT PUMPKIN PATCH BY MAUREEN DEROY. THE WARDS CHECKED IN THE FIRST OF JULY ANDTHE OWNER INFORMED HER NO RESERVATIONS ON FILE. DONNA SAID WE ARE HAVING THE LOBSTERFEST RALLY AND IMMEDIATELY PHONED PRESIDENT CHERYL PEASE. SHE CONCURRED YES. WE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR A MONTH TO CONTACT MAUREEN BY PHONE, LEAVING MSGS, SENDING E-MAILS AND NO RESPONSE.
LOCKIE SAILOR THE ALL CHAPTERS DIRECTOR WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE TRIED AS WELL, THEN SHE MADE A CALL AND SAID SHE SPOKE WITH MAUREEN AND SHE WOULD CALL CHERYL THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. FINALLY WE SENT A REGISTERED LETTER AND A SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE RECEIPT WAS RECEIVED BY CHERYL PEASE AND SHE CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD BY JOHN DEROY THAT HIS WIFE HAD PASSED. SHE HAD BEEN SICK AND HE HAD TRIED TO HAVE HER RELINQUISH THE OFFICE BUT WAS ADAMANT SHE WOULD FINISH HER TERM. CHERYL CONTACTED LOCKIE SAILOR. SHE SAID THERE HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH IRS REPORTING AND CHAPTER 3 REVOKED. IT IS A CHAPTER PROBLEM!! EMAILS FROM LOCKIE SAILOR AND TERESA MOORE, COO OF ESCAPEE, ARE ON FILE. WHO WAS NOTIFIED???
WE GOT A LIST FROM PUMPKIN PATCH OFFICE FOR REGISTERED RALLY MEMBERS. THE PRESIDENT CONTACTED THESE PEOPLE AS WE DID NOT KNOW WHO HAD SENT REGISTRATION PAYMENTS TO MAUREEN. THIS WAS SORTED OUT AFTER A FASHION.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT ALL TOGETHER SO AS TO HAVE THE RALLY. DONNA WAS ABLE TO GET SOME PREP WORK DONE AND THE RALLY WENT ON AS PLANNED.
THERE WAS A HANGOUT RALLY IN MAINE AT THE SAME TIME AS CHAPTER 3, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US. OUR RALLIES WERE REPORTED TO ESCAPEE MAGAZINE BY THE SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 DEADLINE TO BE PUBLISHED IN NOV/DEC 2018 DEADLNE ISSUE WHICH THEY WEWRE. WHO ARE THESE HANGOUT?? DONNA WAS ASKED BY THE MEMBERSHIP TO DRAFT A LETTER TO ESCAPEE PRESIDENT TRAVIS CARR, VICE PRESDENT, MELANIE CARR AND SHAWN LORING, CEO OF ESCAPEE. A DRAFT WILL BE SENT TO CHERYL PEASE, PRES., PAUL QUALEY, VP.; AND JOHN CAPRIO, TREASURER.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11:15 A.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DONNA WARD, CHAPTER 3 SECRETARY
2019 OFFICERS MEETING, AUGUST 18, 2019, 9:00 A.M.
PRESIDENT CHERYL PEASE CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AS WE HAVE A FULL SLATE OF OFFICERS.
VICE PRESIDEN PAUL QUALEY
TREASURER JOHN CAPRIO
WE HAVE 2 NEW MEMBERSHIPS: PEG SHAFER AND RICHARD WOOD, DOUG AND LINDA STRAHM.
NO ADOPTIONS THIS TIME AS MEMBERSHIPS WERE PAID AFTER RALLY ENDED
DONNA REPORTED INCOME FOR RALLY WAS: $1,229.91 Lobsters, Clams, Registrations, Dues,Membership
AS SOON AS A NEW ACCOUNT IS OPENED BY TREASURER HE WILL WRITE A CHECK OUT TO CARE (CARING AFORDABLE RESPITE EXPERIENCE) ADULT DAY CARE IN THE AMOUNT OF $157.00.
THE BOARD AND MEMBERS AGREED THAT WE WILL NOW HAVE 3 SIGNATURES ON THE BANK SIGNATURE CARD: THE PRESIDENT, CHERYL PEASE, TREASURER, JOHN CAPRIO, AND ASSISTANT TO TREASURER, JOE MCDONNELL.
WE CELEBRATED PAUL AND SANDRA QUALEY'S 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT OUR POTLUCK DINNER. A TOUR OF THE STRAHMS COACH TOOK PLACE VISITED BY ALL THE LADIES. THERE WAS AMPLE TIME FOR ATTENDEES TO VISIT THE LOCAL AREAS.
THE MERCHANTS WERE VERY GENEROUS WITH OUR DOOR PRIZES ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS, FROM DININNG CARDS, ICE CREAM CARDS, PEDICURES, HAIRCUTS GARDEN POLE AND SPINNNER, CAMPING BLANKET, AND COOKBOOK.
A RAFFLE OF A HOME MADE SOLAR YARD LAMP AND A 50/50 SHARE.
WE WILL HAVE THE LOBSTER FEST RALLY AT PUMPKIN PATCH FROM AUGUST 12 THRU THE 16TH WHICH IS HITCH DAY IN 2020. EARLY ARRIVALS WILL GET TOGETHER ON AUGUST 11 AND WE WILL GO TO DINNER AT ANGLER'S RESTAURANT AT 6:30 P.M. IN HAMPDEN.
DONNA HAS RESERVED 15 SITES WITH PUMPKIN PATCH, AUGUST 12-16, 2020.
IT WAS ALSO DISCUSSED WE WOULD TRY TO HAVE AN EARLY 2020 RALLY IN FLORIDA AS SEVERAL MEMBERS WINTER IN FLORIDA. DONNA WILL CHECK FOR AVAILABILITY IN JANUARY. SUE CAPRIO WILL ADVISE THE MEMBERSHIP THROUGH THE NEWSLETTER.
IT WAS DECIDED WE WOULD HAVE REGISTRATION AT 9 A.M. ON THE 12TH SO AS TO GIVE ATTENDEES THE ENTIRE DAY TO EXPLORE, LATE REGISTRATIONS WOULD TAKE PLACE AFTER CHECK-IN TO CAMPGROUND ON AUGUST 12TH.
MEMBERS FROM THE NORTHEAST STATES WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE RICK AND MARY SORENSEN WITH 2020 STATE CAMPING GUIDE, STATE MAP AND ADVERTISING. MAINE WILL PUT TOGETHER A DISPLAY AS WELL INCLUDING INFORMATION OF THE ANNUAL LOBSTERFEST RALLY. MATERIALS WILL BE SENT TO RICK AND MARY SORENSEN TO TAKE TO ROW JUNE 21-26, 2020 AT ESPCAPADE IN ROCK SPRINGS, WY FOR DISPLAY.
AS SOON AS A FLORIDA RALLY DATE IS CONFIRMED DONNA WILL SUBMIT INFORMATION ON OUR NEWLY ELECTED TREASURER, JOHN CAPRIO AND DATES OF BOTH RALLIES FOR THE ESCAPEE MAGAZINE.
NO OTHER DISCUSSION. A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL WHO ATTENDED, AND MANY NEW FRIENDSHIPS MADE. LOTS OF HUGS AT HITCH UP!!! MEETING ENDED AT 10:30 A.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DONNA WARD, CHAPTER 3 SECRETARY
MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING ESCAPEE NORTHEAST CHAPTER 3
FRIDAY AUGUST 16, 2019
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 10:00 A.M. BY PRESIDENT, CHERYL PEASE AND CHERYL CALLED FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
A ROLL CALL SHOWED PRESIDENT, CHERYL PEASE, PRESENT
VICE PRESIDENT, PAUL QUALEY, PRESENT
TREASURER, MAUREEN DEROY, ABSENT DUE TO HER DEATH ON
JULY 21, 2019
SECRETARY, DONNA WARD, PRESENT
MEMBERS PRESENT: RICHARD AND MARY SORENSEN, JOHN AND SUE CAPRIO, JOE AND LYNN MCDONNELL, PETER WARD, SANDRA QUALEY, DOUGLAS PEASE AND 12 ESCAPEE GUESTS
THE PRESIDENT, CHERYL PEASE SAID WE ARE IN NEED OF A TREASURER TO COMPLETE OUR SLATE OF OFFICERS SO AS TO CONDUCT ANNUAL CHAPTER BUSINESS TODAY. A MEMBER HAD COME FORWARD TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE OFFICE OF TREASURER
JOHN CAPRIO SAID HE WOULD VOLUNTEER TO BE TREASURER. THE PRESIDENT ASKED IF ANYONE ELSE WAS INTERESTED. NO ONE ELSE VOLUNTEERED.
JOE MCDONNELL VOLUNTEERED TO BE JOHN CAPRIO'S ASSISTANT.
ELECTION BEFORE BUSINESS: A MOTION MADE BY DONNA WARD TO VOTE JOHN CAPRIO AS TREASURER, SECOND BY PAUL QUALEY. ALL PRESENT WERE IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.
MOTION MADE BY PETER WARD TO ACCEPT JOE MCDONNELL AS TREASURER ASSISTANT, SECOND BY DOUGLAS PEASE. ALL PRESENT IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.
SECRETARY WILL CAST ONE VOTE FOR JOHN CAPRIO, TREASURER.
JOHN WAS SWORN IN BY DONNA WARD AS TREASURER OF ESCAPEE NORTHEAST CHAPTER 3. WELCOME ABOARD JOHN!
PRESIDENT'S REPORT NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME
SECRETARY REPORT WAS READ, MOTION MADE BY JOHN CAPRIO TO ACCEPT AS READ, PETER WARD SECOND, MOTION PASSED.
NEW BUSINESS: OUR WEBPAGE WILL BE RESEARCHED BY RICHARD SORENSEN AS THE PRESENT PAGE CANNOT BE ACCESSED AS EITHER MAUREEN DEROY OR CYNTHIA DEVONSHIRE WERE THE ADMINISTRATORS AND BOTH HAVE PASSED. THANK YOU RICHARD FOR TAKING THIS TASK ON. DONNA WILL CALL PHIL DEVONSHIRE TO SEE IF HE CAN FIND CYNTHIA'S NOTES AND LICENSING ACCOUNT NUMBER WITH GO DADDY.
SUE CAPRIO VOLUNTEERED TO BE CHAIR FOR THE NEWSLETTER AS WE ARE IN NEED OF ONE TO LET THE MEMBERSHIP KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. THANK YOU SUE.
OLD BUSINESS: LOBSTER RALLY WAS A CHALLENGE AS RESERVATIONS WERE NEVER MADE AT PUMPKIN PATCH BY MAUREEN DEROY. THE WARDS CHECKED IN THE FIRST OF JULY ANDTHE OWNER INFORMED HER NO RESERVATIONS ON FILE. DONNA SAID WE ARE HAVING THE LOBSTERFEST RALLY AND IMMEDIATELY PHONED PRESIDENT CHERYL PEASE. SHE CONCURRED YES. WE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY FOR A MONTH TO CONTACT MAUREEN BY PHONE, LEAVING MSGS, SENDING E-MAILS AND NO RESPONSE.
LOCKIE SAILOR THE ALL CHAPTERS DIRECTOR WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE TRIED AS WELL, THEN SHE MADE A CALL AND SAID SHE SPOKE WITH MAUREEN AND SHE WOULD CALL CHERYL THE NEXT DAY OR TWO, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. FINALLY WE SENT A REGISTERED LETTER AND A SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE RECEIPT WAS RECEIVED BY CHERYL PEASE AND SHE CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER AND WAS TOLD BY JOHN DEROY THAT HIS WIFE HAD PASSED. SHE HAD BEEN SICK AND HE HAD TRIED TO HAVE HER RELINQUISH THE OFFICE BUT WAS ADAMANT SHE WOULD FINISH HER TERM. CHERYL CONTACTED LOCKIE SAILOR. SHE SAID THERE HAD BEEN A PROBLEM WITH IRS REPORTING AND CHAPTER 3 REVOKED. IT IS A CHAPTER PROBLEM!! EMAILS FROM LOCKIE SAILOR AND TERESA MOORE, COO OF ESCAPEE, ARE ON FILE. WHO WAS NOTIFIED???
WE GOT A LIST FROM PUMPKIN PATCH OFFICE FOR REGISTERED RALLY MEMBERS. THE PRESIDENT CONTACTED THESE PEOPLE AS WE DID NOT KNOW WHO HAD SENT REGISTRATION PAYMENTS TO MAUREEN. THIS WAS SORTED OUT AFTER A FASHION.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT ALL TOGETHER SO AS TO HAVE THE RALLY. DONNA WAS ABLE TO GET SOME PREP WORK DONE AND THE RALLY WENT ON AS PLANNED.
THERE WAS A HANGOUT RALLY IN MAINE AT THE SAME TIME AS CHAPTER 3, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US. OUR RALLIES WERE REPORTED TO ESCAPEE MAGAZINE BY THE SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 DEADLINE TO BE PUBLISHED IN NOV/DEC 2018 DEADLNE ISSUE WHICH THEY WEWRE. WHO ARE THESE HANGOUT?? DONNA WAS ASKED BY THE MEMBERSHIP TO DRAFT A LETTER TO ESCAPEE PRESIDENT TRAVIS CARR, VICE PRESDENT, MELANIE CARR AND SHAWN LORING, CEO OF ESCAPEE. A DRAFT WILL BE SENT TO CHERYL PEASE, PRES., PAUL QUALEY, VP.; AND JOHN CAPRIO, TREASURER.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11:15 A.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DONNA WARD, CHAPTER 3 SECRETARY
2019 OFFICERS MEETING, AUGUST 18, 2019, 9:00 A.M.
PRESIDENT CHERYL PEASE CALLED MEETING TO ORDER AS WE HAVE A FULL SLATE OF OFFICERS.
VICE PRESIDEN PAUL QUALEY
TREASURER JOHN CAPRIO
WE HAVE 2 NEW MEMBERSHIPS: PEG SHAFER AND RICHARD WOOD, DOUG AND LINDA STRAHM.
NO ADOPTIONS THIS TIME AS MEMBERSHIPS WERE PAID AFTER RALLY ENDED
DONNA REPORTED INCOME FOR RALLY WAS: $1,229.91 Lobsters, Clams, Registrations, Dues,Membership
- - 850.91 Receipts in Money Bag
AS SOON AS A NEW ACCOUNT IS OPENED BY TREASURER HE WILL WRITE A CHECK OUT TO CARE (CARING AFORDABLE RESPITE EXPERIENCE) ADULT DAY CARE IN THE AMOUNT OF $157.00.
THE BOARD AND MEMBERS AGREED THAT WE WILL NOW HAVE 3 SIGNATURES ON THE BANK SIGNATURE CARD: THE PRESIDENT, CHERYL PEASE, TREASURER, JOHN CAPRIO, AND ASSISTANT TO TREASURER, JOE MCDONNELL.
WE CELEBRATED PAUL AND SANDRA QUALEY'S 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AT OUR POTLUCK DINNER. A TOUR OF THE STRAHMS COACH TOOK PLACE VISITED BY ALL THE LADIES. THERE WAS AMPLE TIME FOR ATTENDEES TO VISIT THE LOCAL AREAS.
THE MERCHANTS WERE VERY GENEROUS WITH OUR DOOR PRIZES ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS, FROM DININNG CARDS, ICE CREAM CARDS, PEDICURES, HAIRCUTS GARDEN POLE AND SPINNNER, CAMPING BLANKET, AND COOKBOOK.
A RAFFLE OF A HOME MADE SOLAR YARD LAMP AND A 50/50 SHARE.
WE WILL HAVE THE LOBSTER FEST RALLY AT PUMPKIN PATCH FROM AUGUST 12 THRU THE 16TH WHICH IS HITCH DAY IN 2020. EARLY ARRIVALS WILL GET TOGETHER ON AUGUST 11 AND WE WILL GO TO DINNER AT ANGLER'S RESTAURANT AT 6:30 P.M. IN HAMPDEN.
DONNA HAS RESERVED 15 SITES WITH PUMPKIN PATCH, AUGUST 12-16, 2020.
IT WAS ALSO DISCUSSED WE WOULD TRY TO HAVE AN EARLY 2020 RALLY IN FLORIDA AS SEVERAL MEMBERS WINTER IN FLORIDA. DONNA WILL CHECK FOR AVAILABILITY IN JANUARY. SUE CAPRIO WILL ADVISE THE MEMBERSHIP THROUGH THE NEWSLETTER.
IT WAS DECIDED WE WOULD HAVE REGISTRATION AT 9 A.M. ON THE 12TH SO AS TO GIVE ATTENDEES THE ENTIRE DAY TO EXPLORE, LATE REGISTRATIONS WOULD TAKE PLACE AFTER CHECK-IN TO CAMPGROUND ON AUGUST 12TH.
MEMBERS FROM THE NORTHEAST STATES WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE RICK AND MARY SORENSEN WITH 2020 STATE CAMPING GUIDE, STATE MAP AND ADVERTISING. MAINE WILL PUT TOGETHER A DISPLAY AS WELL INCLUDING INFORMATION OF THE ANNUAL LOBSTERFEST RALLY. MATERIALS WILL BE SENT TO RICK AND MARY SORENSEN TO TAKE TO ROW JUNE 21-26, 2020 AT ESPCAPADE IN ROCK SPRINGS, WY FOR DISPLAY.
AS SOON AS A FLORIDA RALLY DATE IS CONFIRMED DONNA WILL SUBMIT INFORMATION ON OUR NEWLY ELECTED TREASURER, JOHN CAPRIO AND DATES OF BOTH RALLIES FOR THE ESCAPEE MAGAZINE.
NO OTHER DISCUSSION. A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL WHO ATTENDED, AND MANY NEW FRIENDSHIPS MADE. LOTS OF HUGS AT HITCH UP!!! MEETING ENDED AT 10:30 A.M.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
DONNA WARD, CHAPTER 3 SECRETARY
