Raven’s Roost #4

General Meeting

March 26, 2007 – Judge’s Bench

 

Call to order – Frosty

 

Pledge – Sergeant at arms - Missy

 

Minutes – Last month’s minutes were accepted.  We are still in need of a recording secretary.

 

President’s Report - Council report – Frosty

 

  • The council meeting had 20 to 25 members of The Baltimore Burn.  In Frosty’s words they were big….BIG women who were representing the Baltimore Burn.  Please visit www.baltimoreburn.com  Tickets to the games are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

 

  • There is a new roost.  Roost 95.  Their home base is the former Crofton Cantina [I don’t know what it’s called now. ed] in Gambrills.

 

  • The Council bull roast made $26,000 in profits..

 

  • Roost 66 is having a Cajun Cinco de Mayo.  More details later.

 

  • Roost 44 will hold a golf tournament when we’re down in OC for the convention.  More details later. 

 

  • Roost 7’s EE banquet is April 21st.  $25 per person.

 

Chairman of the Board – Ken

 

  • We had a board meeting last Monday to tally questionnaire feedback.  Mitch has sent out the responses electronically.  We received 41 responses out of 76 active members.  [For those of you with snail mail only, I will include a copy of the results in your newsletter.  ed].

 

Membership Report – Mitch was not present, being out of town [which is better than being out of his mind J] but according to records we still have 76 members and no new member joined at the meeting.

 

Treasurer’s Report – Mandy was not present but she had given Frosty the information.

 

  • Scholarship fund - $3777.42.  Operations fund - $4480.04.

 

Vice President’s Report – Bob (who just returned from the Philippines!) 

 

  • Convention tickets are $50 each.  Bob has tickets.  We also have a council shirt but it didn’t seem like it was generating a lot of interest.  Need forms?  See Bob.  Convention on 31st.  Thursday there will be a welcome social from 7-11 (no food).  There will be an open mike night contest, a scavenger hunt, punt and pass, tug of war, and new this year, a new this year… a dunk tank.  And of course our float and the big beach party.  Sunday will be the big presidents meeting that no one attends.

 

  • Frosty had flyers up front for the scavenger hunt.  For everything that’s going on there is a registration form, all which will most likely have to be turned in by our next meeting. 

 

  • Roost 4 will be running the dunk tank for about 2-3 hours.  There will be a charity assigned to the dunk tank where the money people will have to pay will go.  There was a suggestion that we should put Cindy up there just to harass the hell out of people and generate more funds.  The council is bringing the tank.  We are just in charge of running it.  More details next month.

 

Director of Ways and Means – Beth.  We will have a table at the bull and oyster roast for general sale of the scholarship tickets.  For those of you who have not yet received your allotment of 5 scholarship tickets to sell, those tickets will be going out in the mail soon.

 

Committee reports

 

Bullroast – Pat.  Tickets are out.  List is here to sign up for wheels.  Everyone will have to work all night because we don’t have enough volunteers.  We need volunteers!  We need ninety balloons and we don’t want to pay $50 dollars for a helium tank from Party City.  The Bullroast is this Saturday.  We need a volunteer to help Patty.  She wants Party City to blow up the balloons for free and she needs help transporting the balloons to the hall.  Missy has volunteered but she could use more help.  Contact Patty of you can help out.  Shorty is thinking about it.  Karen has the sign up sheets for the wheels.  If you have money to turn in for the tickets please give it to Patty tonight.  We need that money in the bank so we can cover the checks that we will write on Saturday.  We need help at the wheels!

 

Plush                                                                            Money 

 

7:30 – 8:15 –    Karen Suter                                          Bob Caldwell

                        Gary E.                                                Joe Marciano

                                                                                    Shorty Miller

 

           

8:30 – 9:30 -    _________                                          Missy

                        _________                                          Barry

                                                                                    Buzz

 

 

9:30 – 10:30 -  Pat                                                       Ken

                        Jocelyn                                     Gary E.

                                                                                    __________

 

10:30 – 11:30 -_________                                          __________

                        _________                                          __________

                                                                                    __________

 

 

Roost #4 Golf outing – July 7th.  Auto Creek more at next months meeting

 

Director of Charitable Contributions – Joel was absent

 

Director of Social Activities – Jocelyn – Roost picnic at Cedar Lane Park.  More next month’s meeting.

 

Good and Welfare – Karen

 

  • Ken and Jocelyn’s daughter has been ill with a rare autoimmune disease which has caused partial paralysis.  But she’s doing fine now.  She’s in Mt. Washington pediatric.  Karen sent a basket and Jocelyn said she loves it. 

 

  • Suzanne DiMarino’s father passed away after a very trying recovery after hip replacement surgery.  We sent a Raven’s theme basket.  It was beautiful and Suzanne was very appreciative. 

 

  • Dickie is not pregnant.   

 

  • Shorty showed us a very nicely framed certificate the Roost received from our donations to the sheriffs department. He also had a picture of Chuck giving Shorty the certificate. 

 

New business – Frosty

 

  • Last month Frosty mentioned about the upcoming MS walk on 4/14 at Harpers Choice.  Frosty’s best friend was found to have MS and Frosty will be walking for Scott Miller.  He’s doing fine on an experimental drug program.  Feel free to throw a couple bucks in that direction.  

 

  • Oriole game outing.  Third Saturday in June.  Sign up at next meeting.

 

Old business -

 

  • Meeting place – Buzzy - Jaybird and Buzzy have been diligently researching the county for potential meeting places for Roost 4.  Lots of places would love to have us.  Jillys in Enchanted Forest printed up a flyer.  They have a private room that holds 80 people,  27 televisions including 5 big screens,  they will give us 10% off all tabs with our Ravens Roost card.  Blue Pointe Grill would love to have us too.  Sarifino’s at the corner of Plum Tree drive directly across the street from The Crab Shanty would like to have us too.  They have a nice room and a big screen TV.  The Phoenix would like to have us too.  The Trolley stop is not in Ellicott City.  We are waiting for the new owner of the Bench to take over to talk to us about what they will do for us here.  Jaybird and Buzzy have spent ‘thousands of dollars’ in these places doing their research.  They are encouraging members to visit these places and see for yourselves.  It will be a vote of the membership.  Not just what Buzzy and Jaybird have logged on their report.  Go check ‘em out.  The copy of the tally sheet will be given over to the board of directors and it will be discussed at the next board meeting.  [If I can get this newsletter and the questionnaire printed and still be under 4 sheets I’ll include a copy of Buzzy’s report.  Otherwise it will be available at the next meeting.  ed]

 

Ravens report – Scott

  • Quiet couple weeks.  Teaser.  Prime time Monday night in Cinn.  Opener.  Colts are playing Thursday night against the saints.  Redmond is being picked up in Atlanta. Don’t try to follow the blackbirds.  It’s too hard.  They just lost 80-20.  But the first three teams they’ve played have a combined record that places them at slots 1 and 2 so it’s hard to judge.  Baltimore Burn start their season in two weeks. 

 

50-50 – 34.50$ - xxx834 – Buzzy wins!

Adjournment.