Minutes – 6/23/03 Board Mtg.
Hickory VFW / Hickory Pa.

• Watershed Questionaire / Buzz Hadzor – Aaron will send him an e-mail to clarify want he is looking for as information from our chapter
• National TU Request for Donation / Charles Gauvin – See Treasurer’s Report section
• Letter of Thanks for Fly Fish Camp / Zach Livingood

• Made 2 additions to the Opening Comments section

• Jeff reviewed the Chapter’s financial status for the period ending May 2003
• Discussion on Donations for 2003:
  1. Nick proposed donating to Big Oak Ranch in Alabama; it is run by John Croyle and is for Boys and Girls who need assistance. Nick will gather more information for the next board meeting.
  2. Pete suggested a scholarship donation for a Environmental Science Major
  3. Jeff put in a plug for PATU; $250 goes to the magazine, and the balance will go to State Council
  4. Jim Mondok recommended a donation to the new Mercer County Chapter of Pa Cleanways
  5. Bill Fay made a motion to donate $1000 to National TU, $250 to Shenango River Watchers, $250 to Lawrence County Pa Cleanways, and to reserve $250 for Mercer County Pa Cleanways when they get established. Nick Loprire second / Motion passes.

• No Report

B. Nursery – Pete Anthony/Jim Rafferty

• Last year the nursery spent $1300 and had $300 left over because they did not construct the bulletin board outside the Nursery. Pete reviewed the budget for the coming “June to May” Trout raising time period, and said they would spend about $950, and they are not applying for any grants. Bill Fay made a motion to grant $1000 for the Nursery, it was second by Jim Mondok, and the Motion passed.
• Jim Mondok will submit a Pa Conservation Fund Grant Request to get money to build a storage shed between the Nursery, and the Girl Scouts Garden area. The shed could be shared between our chapter and the Girl Scouts.

C. Banquet / Newsletter - Nick Loprire

• Nick would like to improve the “turnaround time” to get the Newsletter published and distributed. The May Newsletter took 5 weeks. One thing that would help is to move the Bulk Mailing permit to the Mercer Post Office, the cost would be $300 total; $150 to check our credentials, and $150 for the permit.
• Either Jeff, Jim, or Pete could see that the Newsletter gets picked up at the Printer’s, and delivered to the Post Office.

D. Membership – Tom Jochman – No Report – Tom was absent

E. Youth Coordinator – Jim Rafferty – No Report – Jim was absent

F. Wolf Creek Project – Dick Natoli / Jeff Kremis / Joe Morris

• Dick reviewed Joe Morris’s notes from the May 27th meeting in Grove City. There is a July 9th meeting at the Creek with Dave Keller to mark the location of the deflectors and handicapped deck.
• There is a meeting of the Project Planners on July 17th at the Borough Building in Grove City to review the working weekend of August 22, 23, and 24th.
• Work Days – August 22, 23, and 24th - TU needs to bring drill bits, mechanical extension, and our gas powered impact drill. Do we need to purchase re-bar?

• Reviewed the “Pete Anthony Jobs List” and revised number 17, Stoneboro Fair Display, to be the responsibility of Jim Williams and Jim Noble. The revised copy of the list is attached here.

• Jeff Kremis scheduled a workday for Saturday, July 19th at Coolspring Creek. He wants to anchor some trees in the water at the Swinging Bridge, and at the Crossover Hole. Meet at 9:00 AM at the Lower Parking Lot.