SANDWICH BUSINESS GROUP

MINUTES

January 7, 2008

ATTENDING 

• Members:  Ben Adriance, Don Brown,  Susan Davies, Julie Deak,  Judy Dunlap, Diane Johnson, Betsy Leiper, Tony Leiper, Lisa Shambaugh, Sarah Zucarelli
• Guests:  Bob MacArthur, Tom Thiel

CALL TO ORDER

President Lisa Shambaugh called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 It was moved and seconded to accept the minutes of the meeting December 10, 2007.   Motion carried.

TREASURER’S REPORT

• Treasurer Julie Deak presented her report.  As of December 31, 2007 dues have been received from 59 members.   Three members have outstanding balances.
• Revenue    $6,621.27
• Expenses  $4,501.53
• Net gain for the year  $2,119.74
• It was moved and seconded to accept the Treasurer’s report.  Motion carried.

NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT

• Because there was not a quorum at the last meeting, we reaffirmed the decision made then to approve the recommendation of the Nominating Committee of Don Sutton, Lisa Shambaugh and Joyce Lund.  
• It was moved and seconded to bring the following slate of officers to the annual meeting in January for a vote.
• President: Don Brown
• Vice President: Patsy Carega
• Treasurer: Julie Deak
• Secretary: Bob MacArthur 
• Motion carried.

MARKETING COMMITTEE REPORT

• Don Brown reported on the December 12^th meeting of the Marketing Committee.
• Membership Fees for 2008
• The Marketing Committee’s recommendation is that the Membership Fee remains at $75.  The cost of an enhanced listing on the web site to include picture and expanded write up is an additional $50.
• Affinity Groups
• Additional ads or marketing projects may be undertaken by Affinity Groups with the costs born by those groups.  One such group, a Tour  Guide Committee, began forming during the meeting and includes Judy Dunlap, Susan Davies, Betsy Leiper, and Diane Johnson. 
• Brochure
• We engaged in a lively discussion of enhancements to the current brochure, including incorporating the new logo, using color(s), repositioning the heading and the overall feel of the current design. 
• Annual Meeting
• The Annual Meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 23^rd at 6:30 p.m. at the Corner House Inn.  A brief annual meeting will be followed by a light dinner and social hour.  The cost will be $15.00 per person, which includes food, non-alcoholic beverage, tax and gratuity.
• It was agreed that we should contact members and potential members to insure a good turn out.  Individuals volunteered to contact members by letter, a telephone call and an email reminder.

NEXT MEETING

• The next meeting will be February 4, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. at the Corner House Inn.

ADJOURNMENT

• The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Bob MacArthur

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