Secretary Report for December 5, 2006

Eric Wahlberg, Secretary

(Unofficial minutes—subject to E-Board additions and/or corrections and approval)

Opening: The meeting was called to order by President Steve Baun at 7:00 pm. A guest attending the meeting was Bill Yeager from ACAP Films, an advertiser in der Sprecher. Bill has owned Porsches in the past and may get a 911 in the future.

Minutes: Mark Bolt motioned that the minutes of the November 7, 2006 meeting should be accepted and it was seconded by Jerry Trone. The Board approved.



Treasurer: Barb Taggart was absent and sent reports to the meeting. A motion to accept the report was made by John Witmer and seconded by Jerry Trone. The Board approved.

Safety: Deny Gilbert did not have any safety issues to report at this meeting.

Membership: Rick Geiner reported that our membership is 383, with five new members, one transfer out and eleven nonrenewals. Most of the non-renewals were members who sold their Porsche within the last year. The club will have a membership recruitment poster at the Harrisburg Auto Show in January. Don Hollway will work with Bill Yeager on the sign.

Newsletter Report/Website: on Hollway is looking at doing a new design for the website, since the current one is five years old. He sent a preliminary home page of the new look to the Board members earlier in the day. Don explained that this will be a major undertaking and it will cost $500.00. A motion was made by Steve Baun and seconded by Deny Gilbert to approve this expenditure. The Board approved. The deadline for articles and submissions is December 12.

Social: Al Peinhardt reported that everything is on track for the Holiday Party and we will again have the complimentary wine bar and food stations as last year. Entertainment has been lined up and registration is running about the same as last year. Al will be meeting with the Liederkranz Trustees on December 6, regarding the increase in room rental rates for the Board meetings. He will negotiate the best rate for the room and food service.

Tech: Jon Yetter reported that the February 17 Tech Session at Steve LimbertÕs Aircooled Racing is in the works. Autocross: Deny Gilbert has volunteered to be the Autocross Chairman for 2007. Mark Bolt will help Deny with this transition. We have confirmed autocross dates at Hershey Park for 2007. These events will be April 29, May 13, June 10, September 23 and October 21.

Driver Ed: Justin Fried reported that there will be an ÒIntroduction to Driver EducationÓ session on March 17 from 8:00 to 10:00 am. It will be at The Gathering Place Restaurant in Mt. Joy. A participation fee of $15.00 per person includes the seminar and breakfast.

Vice President: Henry McQueen reported that 51 votes were cast for members of the 2007 Board. Steve Baun read the results as tabulated by Barb Taggart and delivered to the meeting by Ken Taggart. The 2007 Board will be:
President: Henry McQueen
Vice President : Eric Wahlberg
Secretary: Linda Horstick
Treasurer: Barb Taggart
Directors: Justin Fried, Al Peinhardt, John Witmer and Rick Geiner.

Mew Business: It was decided that the club will get a gift for Scott Newkam who is retiring as president of HERCO, for his years of support for club activities at various Hershey facilities. Jerry Trone brought up the subject of the recent PCA raffle and proposed that the club hold a raffle for a car to be drawn at the Swap Meet in April. Much discussion followed with most being in favor of the idea. A question regarding the clubs non-profit status was raised and John Witmer offered to look into this issue with non-profits he knows that hold raffles.

Next meeting: January 2, 2007 at the Lancaster Liederkranz, 6:30 pm for social (brats and beverages), meeting at 7:00pm. All members are welcome to attend.

Meeting Adjourned: 9:00pm.

Respectfully Submitted,
Eric Wahlberg, Secretary