Draft Minutes of the 2005 Annual

Note: These minutes need to be approved at the 2006 Annual Meeting. In their present form, they do not constitute “approved” minutes and therefore cannot be relied upon for accuracy.

Introduction

The 2005 Annual Meeting for the ACA Atlantic Division was held on September 18, 2005 at the Pavilion at the Lake Sebago Camp. The meeting began about 1:00 PM.

Present were Scott Greifenberg, Ray Schneider, Sherrie Winkworth, Lenore Knudson, Mick Raffle, Ann Marie Mulholland and John Knudson.

Chairman’s Report

Scott Greifenberg reported on a number of issues:

First: Scotty announced that Sherrie Winkworth will be doing one newsletter covering the first quarter of 2006. This would substitute for newsletters that were not published during 2005. The goal of the kickoff newsletter will be to contain the schedule for all events to be held during the year 2006. It may possibly contain copies of all Camp forms (e.g. season pass, application for a facility, etc).

Second He emphasized the use of our chapter website (www.aca-atlanticdivision.net) as an important source of all chapter information. It will contain hyperlinks to the websites of various activities (e.g. Sailing Committee) and member clubs, so that the reader can find details of individual activities and clubs. Jim McLoone is the division Webmaster.

Third Scotty emphasized the need to train ACA Atlantic Division trainers to teach our division training courses.

Fourth Regarding Property and Casualty insurance, he reported that the Camp Committee needs to find a way to reduce the $10.00 per day insurance fees for non-ACA members while still raising sufficient funds to run the Camp.

Fifth Scotty announced the Mike Boxer will handle Conservation activities; Liz O’Connor will handle Safety and Educational Instruction activities; and Mr. Dayton will handle Coastal Kayaking activities.

Agenda Items

Scotty announced that he will be making a recommendation to the Camp Committee that all the Camp bring all the cabins up to a certain standard (i.e. containing a refrigerator, stove and propane heater) and that these items, once installed, would become the property of the Camp Committee. This would eliminate the need for prospective facility holders to purchase and install the above. Ray Schneider suggested that all present tent platforms be converted to semi-cabins, with a roof and waist-high walls around the perimeter. Scotty said that this would not be feasible, since the Park has a set of very detailed specifications that cabins built in the future would have to adhere to.

John Knudson reported that the Camp war canoe was in need of repair and that volunteers would be needed to complete this job.

The Annual Meeting ended at about 2 PM.