International Satin Gavel Angie White 4430N. Holland Sylvania Rd. #4346 Toledo Ohio, 43623 2015 FALL International Satin Gavel SATIN SHEETS Newsletter
2 2015 Officers & Board President Donna Payne FYC 313.505.0517 DAdmiral64@comcast.net 1 st Vice P/P Betty DuPre 419.726.5999 Missi5020@aol.com 2 nd Vice ** Recording Secretary Nancy Thomas FYC 734.676.7202 thomas25940@sbcglobal.net Corresponding Anne Kubik CRYC 440.951.3797 anneakubik@gmail.com Secretary Treasurer Linda Zmek LCYC 440.543.5008 tabrsheidi@aol.com Financial Secretary Denise Zawodni 419.460.3901 deezawodni@bex.net Parliamentarian P/P Carole Lee ORYC 419.841.2818 carolelee3838@gmail.com 1-yr board Connie Wlodarczyk Pam Andrykovitch CRYC 419.729.2200 440.517.1900 Conallyn@aol.com pandrykovitch@yahoo.com 2-yr board P/P Sarah Schuman Arlene LaFehr WYC 419.726.0139 810.459.2589 Sarah42@bex.com alafehr@charter.net Supply Officer Connie Wlodarczyk 419.729.2200 conallyn@aol.com News editor/ Historian/Facebook P/P Sandi Kosinski Angie White 419.250.0245 419.376.1765 Danceaway2010@hotmail.com ascarpini@aol.com Chaplains P/P Sharon Huffman P/P Carol Smith MBC 419.729.5359 734.241.6099 huff2a@toast.net casmith@12241@yahoo.com Membership P/P Betty DuPre 419.726.5999 Missi5020@aol.com Grievance Committee P/P Jean Smalley P/P Mary Lichtenwald P/P Marie Cousino P/P Sarah Schuman P/P Sandi Kosinski CCYC HVYC 419.255.1020 419.472.6529 419.450.4650 419.726.0139 419.250.0245 maryliz630@bex.net mjcousino@sbcglobal.com sarah42@bex.com danceaway2010@hotmail.com Website Donna Payne FYC 313.505.0517 DAdmiral64@comcast.net Audit Committee** Finance Committee Linda Zmek LCYC 440.543.5008 tabrsheidi@aol.com Nominating ** Committee Chair Sarah Schuman Pam Andrykovitch Arlene LaFehr Sharon Harper CRYC WYC FYC 419.726.0139 440.517.1900 810.459.2589 734.753.4984 sarah42@bex.com pandrykovitch@yahoo.com alafehr@charter.net sharon@harper.bz By-Laws Committee P/P Carole Lee ORYC 419.841.2818 carolelee3838@gmail.com ** Need new people for 2015-2016
3 From the President Donna Payne The Year of the Red Rose Continues: Thank you to Harbor View Yacht Club for the great hospitality and also to the Maritime Academy for our October meeting. Friday evening we played Left, Right, Center, which turned out to be a lucky night for Denise Zawodni. She won all the games. Then it was on to a new card game introduced by Past President Sandi. This game is similar to the kids game Apples to Apples, but definitely an adult version. There were several interesting answers to fill in the blanks of the sentences and/or questions. All in all lots of laughs. Oh, yes, I must mention the food was wonderful and plenty of it. Many different kinds of beverages complimented the food, too. Another big thank you to all members who attended our meeting on Saturday. I feel it was a very productive and thought provoking experience. We have a lot of good suggestions and ideas to build on for the future. Again, thank you to many of the Harbor View members for bringing all the topics to the forefront for our officers, board members and committee people to clarify for the membership. I hope we will have all those items completed very soon. Nominations, nominations and again, nominations! We need members to volunteer for officer and board member positions. Please contact any of our nominating committee for your interest in any of the open positions. Past President Sarah Schuman is chairperson and her committee is Pam Andrykovitch, CRYC; Sharon Harper, FYC; and Arlene LaFehr, WYC. They will be glad to answer any questions about each open position. The duties are very easy and all are important to the future of our organization especially First and Second Vice Presidents. The time devoted to the positions is very little and so rewarding and most of all fun! Ottawa River Yacht Club once again put on a fabulous Christmas in November event. The food was outstanding, the games better and better, and of course the gifts. Santa s elves were very busy! I m so glad the attendance was good and all seemed to enjoy the day! I know I certainly did. Our January meeting will be hosted by Monroe Boat Club. See the flyer in this newsletter and also on our website for more details. Friday evening we will be doing the painting event I mentioned earlier in my year. Some of the details are still in the planning stages so stay tuned. Looking forward to seeing you all in January! Have a wonderful holiday season and take time to be thankful for our blessings of family, friends and health. President, Donna Payne
4 Vice President Betty DuPre Hello and Happy Holidays to Everyone First and foremost, A big THANK YOU to HVYC for hosting the October meeting. It was and is appreciated. Also, thank you to all who attended, be it Fri. evening for fun and social or Sat. for the meeting. Each one you are an important part of this organization and it is so important to have your input for us to continue as a club. I feel we have done and are doing many good deeds in the almost 30 years since we started. As P/Presidents, I m sure we all realize how important it is to have team work to be successful, if it be our home club or any other organization we may be a part of. Now, a big Thank You to ORYC for hosting Christmas in November, another job well done. For anyone who missed it, you missed a fun afternoon with good friends. Good job girls! Looking forward to seeing everyone at Monroe Boat Club in January. So happy to see them getting involved once again. A great club who was very important in getting us formed at the beginning. Great going ladies. Now last, but most important, if someone from the nominating committee calls you, please give consideration to serve in an office. I think we are doing fairly well, but I know we need both a 1 st and 2 nd. Vice President. Please give this your consideration. 1st.V.President Betty DuPre Happy Thanksgiving and A Very Merry Christmas to each of you and your families
5 INTERNATIONAL SATIN GAVEL *** REMINDER*** Financial Secretary Denise Zawodni THIS IS A REMINDER THAT ALL DUES ARE TO BE PAID BY THE END OF DECEMBER, 2015 DUES ARE STILL $20.00 PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO YOUR SATIN GAVEL CHAPTER Your Satin Gavel Treasurer will mail one check to Financial Secretary Denise Zawodni. Also, if you would like to have your name on the Patron s List in our newsletter, Cost is $5.00 Please make these checks payable to International Satin Gavel Please mail checks for Patron s List or Advertising to: Financial Secretary Denise Zawodni 3335 School Road Temperance, MI 48182 ADVERTISING SPACE IS AVAILABLE IN OUR NEWSLETTERS AT THE FOLLOWING RATES: One Time Only (1/8page)..$5.00 Annual (1/2 page)..$50.00 Annual (1/8 page). $15.00 Annual (1/4 page)..$25.00 Annual (full page).. $100.00
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7 Treasurer Linda Zmek Financial Report on File Corresponding Secretary Anne Kubik *no report
8 Recording Secretary Nancy Thomas INTERNATIONAL SATIN GAVEL BOARD MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 24, 2015 MARITIME ACADEMY Toledo, Ohio HVYC CHAPTER - HOST President Donna Payne called the meeting to order at 10:05 AM. Roll call reported 8 board members present. Nancy Thomas, Arlene LaFehr, Pam Andrykovitch, Angie White, excused. Minutes from the summer board meeting at FYC were read. Betty DuPre made the motion to accept, Denise Zawodni second. Motion carried. The minutes of the General meeting were read and Denise Zawodni made a motion to approve them as published, Sarah Schuman second. Motion carried. President s report: President Donna reported that she had sent letters to each chapter president with a request to find volunteers for the nominating committee. This letter also included information on the update for the website and included the user name and password needed to access the members only section where the roster and later, the By- Laws can be found. The user name is: ISGmember and the password is: Auxiliary2015. You must enter them as they are here. The website can be accessed at internationalsatingavel.org. With regards to the nominating committee she received no responses. At this time Sharon Harper from FYC has offered to be on the committee. Donna would like to see participation from various chapters. She then assigned the duties of the nominating committee to the 1 and 2 year board members. There was discussion on this proposal. Parliamentarian Carole Lee clarified that our By-laws state that these board members shall also do any jobs that are assigned to them by the President. Therefore Sarah Schuman, Arlene LaFehr, Pam Andrykovitch, and Sharon Harper will be the nominating committee. Connie Wlodarczyk was excused from this because she is also Supply Officer. Donna also sent a letter to all Past Presidents of ISG requesting they send her any information that can give a look at the highlights of their year in office. She would like to use this to help create a history of the organization. First Vice President: Betty DuPre reported that the date for the Annual Meeting and her Ball in April will be April 23 and 24 at the Holiday Inn French Quarter in Perrysburg, Ohio. More information to follow. Treasurer: Linda Zmek passed copies of her report and went through it. There was a correction noted. She needs to change under Membership dues FYC to MBC. Change was made. A motion to accept the Treasurer s report was made by Connie Wlodarczyk, second by Sarah Schuman. Motion carried. Financial Secretary: Denise Zawodni reported that she will have all pertinent dues information out in the newsletter. They are due by December 31 st.
9 1 Year Board Member: Connie Wlodarczyk no report. 2 Year Board Member: Sarah Schuman reported that after further thought and discussion, she will not pursue the change to 2 meetings per year. Supply Officer: Connie Wlodarczyk reported that she has no new items at this time. Please buy what is available so she can restock. Newsletter: Sandi Kosinski reported that the deadline for all articles will be November 14 th. Parliamentarian: Carole Lee gave everyone an explanation of the By-Law revision process. Will also go over it at the general meeting. Audit: President Donna will appoint a committee in January. We need to have accurate and proper reporting in case there would ever be an audit by IRS. Finance: Linda Zmek talked about formatting all requests for payment from officers and members. Right now it is a little haphazard. Denise Zawodni and Linda compared forms. Charities: Discussion was opened regarding charitable contributions for the year. It was recommended to donate $1000 to the Maritime Academy to fund 2 $500 scholarships. Betty DuPre made the motion to do this, Sarah Schuman second. Motion carried. Betty also said she would look into the way Blue Gavel, District 7 does their fundraiser for charity to see how it works. Carole Lee will look into JRSC as we have assisted them in the past with their Junior Sailors. We will also look into the Junior Power component of I-LYA and the Yachtsmen Fund. Linda Zmek suggested looking into the LCYC support of the rehab center for their boating day. After further discussion regarding these charities and looking to name some in the event we would dissolve the organization, Sandi Kosinski volunteered to write and submit a By-Law to cover this. Unfinished Business: none New Business: There will be a copy of the financial form on the website in the member s only section. Members who need to turn in bills can copy it from there to turn in with their receipts. Treasurer Linda Zmek and Financial Secretary will work out the details. Good of the Order: Linda Zmek brought information on a possible Second Hand Shopping Tour. Read information from an article on it and asked if there was interest. President Donna told Linda to go ahead and get more information. A motion to adjourn was made by Betty Dupre and second by Denise Zawodni. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 10:57 AM. Respectfully submitted, PP Sandi Kosinski, acting Secretary.
10 INTERNATIONAL SATIN GAVEL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES MARITIME ACADEMY TOLEDO, OHIO OCTOBER 24, 2015 HVYC CHAPTER HOST The meeting was called to order at 1:02 PM by President Donna Payne. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. She welcomed everyone to Maritime Academy and thanked Harbor View Yacht Club for hosting. Roll call of officers reported 8 officers present and Nancy Thomas, Arlene LaFehr, Angie White, and Anne Kubik excused. Acting secretary Sandi Kosinski read the board meeting minutes from this morning. A correction was noted. Betty DuPre made a motion to accept the minutes as corrected, Denise Zawodni second. Motion was carried to accept the minutes as corrected. The general meeting minutes from July were read. Jean McKee made a motion to approve, Kimmie Berger second. Motion carried. President s report: President Donna reported on the letter sent out to all Chapter Presidents. She requested that they look for a volunteer for the nominating committee from their members. She has not heard from any of them. Sharon Harper of FYC has volunteered. She has asked the 1 and 2 year board members to fill the other vacancies on the committee. Connie Wlodarczyk was excused as she already handles Supply Officer duties. She also sent a letter to all ISG Past Presidents asking for information, events, or special memories from their in office. She would like to make this historical information available on the web site. 1 st Vice: Betty DuPre told everyone her ball will be on April 24, 2016 at the Holiday Inn French Quarter. Her goal is to bring more involvement. Treasurer s report: Linda Zmek read her report. She listed all bills received and their amounts. She asked for a motion to pay the bills. Kimmie Berger made a motion to pay the bills, PP Marie Cousino second. Motion carried. We need to start being more aware of when we turn in bills for payment that she is not always sure whether she is reimbursing a vendor or the member. Asked that everyone turning in bills use a Request for Payment form and itemize and attach bills so all information is clear. This will help to make the audit easier. Please be specific. There was discussion on how would meetings be paid for. By-Laws/Standing Rules allot $300 for the chapter that is hosting. The liquor bill is a separate bill because it travels. Beer, pop, miscellaneous, room cost, etc are things that can come out of the $300. Jean McKee reported the beverage bill will be submitted today. Financial Secretary: Denise Zawodni reported that she will have all relevant materials in the newsletter. She asked the Chapters to please highlight any changes to member s information so she can easily see it. Remember your dues must be in before December 31, 2015. 1 Year Board Member: Connie Wlodarczyk, no report. 2 year Board Member: Sarah Schuman will serve on the nominating committee. Asked everyone to consider an office. Parliamentarian: Carole Lee quoted Article 11 Section 1 of the By-Laws on how to submit a By-Law change. Said we once had a by-law regarding disbanding the organization and distributing remaining funds. We need to re visit this and put one in place. PP Sandi Kosinski said she would write one and submit it to the By-Law
11 committee before the January meeting. Any changes to the By-Laws need to be presented to the body before the annual meeting. They also need to be approved by the board. Then the process goes to the body for final approval at the Annual meeting. Supply Officer: Connie Wlodarczyk reported that she has $397.00 to turn in. She still has $370.00 from the last appropriation left to spend from the last $500.00. Newsletter: All articles and submissions must be in to Angie White by November 14 th. Chaplain: Sharon Huffman, no report. By-Law: PP Carole Lee took comments from the body. President Donna broke away from her agenda to introduce Kathy Powers from MBC. Kathy is helping to revitalize the MBC Chapter. They are hosting the January, 2016 meeting. She brought flyers and was available to answer questions. Feel free to contact her at the number on the flyer. Nominating Committee: President Donna named the 4 people on the committee and explained its function with help from Carole Lee. Betty DuPre would very much like to see participation from more clubs with better representation. Kimmie Berger would like to have available a better description of the offices and their duties. Discussion followed. These are available in the By-Laws but not too many people actually read them. This way it would also be easier for new members to know what is going on. There was further discussion. Good of the Order: Carole Lee and Diane Ehrsham reminded everyone of the Christmas in November at ORYC. This will be on November 8 th. Lunch will be provided. There will be new games. A $15 gift item is recommended for the gift exchange. Jean McKee announced that Indian Hills Boat Club is interested in joining ISG. Contact Pat Johnson. She also asked if we could donate $100 to Maritime Academy for the use of their facility. She made this into a motion, Marie Cousino second. Motion carried. Linda Ginter asked if HVYC is going to be stuck for the 7 no shows for the luncheon. This is a large amount of money to absorb. She was told by President Donna that the people who no showed are responsible for payment. However it is up to HVYC to collect. There was discussion on Friday night hospitality. Cost factors, light attendance, amount of work involved were cited as reasons for discontinuing this as we no longer have the board meeting on Friday night. Carole Lee said if we choose to pursue this a by-law change would be necessary. After further discussion it was recommended that a short report be prepared and passed to the next host so that people know how much to plan for. Linda Zmek went over the details of a possible Second Hand Store bus trip and will bring more information to the January meeting. A motion to adjourn was made by Kathy Powers, second by Sue Jones. Meeting adjourned at 2:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, PP Sandi Kosinski, acting Secretary
12 Friday January 22 nd - Saturday January 23 rd, 2016 MONROE BOAT CLUB MBC is hosting the ISG January Meeting 7932 N. Harbor Drive Monroe, MI 48161 (734) 243-8935 Baymont Inn & Suites 14774 LaPlaisance Rd. Monroe, MI 48161 Contact Baymont Front Desk (734) 384-1600 Request reservation with the group International Order of the Satin Gavel Room (king or double) rate is $69.99 RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY JANUARY 1 ST, 2016 OR If you have any trouble making a reservation contact Kathy Powers (734)546-2362 Agenda-Friday - Hospitality Room Baymont Inn & Suites Painting Event 6:30p til approx 8:30p More details to follow! Watch your email and ISG Website! Reservations a must!!
13 Saturday, January 23 rd,2016 Agenda Monroe Boat Club 7932 N. Harbor Drive Monroe, MI 48161 (734) 243-8935 Saturday- 10:00 am Board Meeting 11:00 am registration 12 noon Lunch 1:00 pm Meeting Lunch is $15.00 - Make check payable to ISG by January 11, 2016 Mail to: Kathy Powers 303 E. 5 th Street Monroe, MI 48161 (734)546-2362
14 2015 ISG PATRONS FYC Donna Payne & P/C Ed Sharon Harper & Kim HVYC Jennifer Pastorek & P/C Chip Angie Thomas & P/C Frank Chris Harrigan & PC Bob Pam Marter & P/C Larry Jean McKee & P/C Bob ORYC P/P Carole Lee & Bob Pietkowski P/P Betty DuPre & P/C Jim P/P Carol Ghareeb & Sam Sue Grubb & Dennis P/P Sharon Huffman & VJ Sue Jones & Ken P/P Sandi Kosinski P/P Mary Lichtenwald & Kent Lafontaine Judy Priest & P/C Herb Kathryn Runkle & Russ Sarah Schuman & Bob Barb Smith & Bob Rebecca Walsh & P/C Michael Joann White Connie Wlodarczyk & Woody WYANDOTTE Arlene LaFehr & PC Greg Lowe PC Bonnie Morton & PC Mike Morton
15 Information for the newsletter must be in by deadlines otherwise it will not be published! E-mail reports and articles to ascarpini@aol.com Thanx, Angie Newsletter editor Visit our website @ internationalsatingavel.org and like on Facebook