Absent Officers and Directors: Jordan Edwards, Danielle Hanifin, and Ashley Streeter
Committee Reports:
Treasury Report:: $11,112.04
Budget: Ed Brenkus discussed the finances and the proposed cuts to this year?s budget due to the financial state of the club. This year the stipends for the world show and Congress teams will be reduced and the team members will have to purchase their own uniforms. Another suggested reduction would be for the club to only pay for the adult traveling with the youth to the Y.E.S. Convention.
Committee Assignments:
Budget Committee: Amanda Wendt
World Show Committee: Kristen Williams
Public Relations: Erica Wilson
Judging Committee: Amanda Wendt, Danielle Hanifin
Fundraising Committee: Kristen Williams, Erica Wilson
Congress Committee: Hilary Huttleston, Amanda Wendt
Community Service: Lauren Tousley
Awards Committee: Rebecca Allen, Megan Hunsinger, Nicole Thomas, Jeni Nagel
New Business:
Adjourn: A motion was made Hilary Huttleston and seconded by Nicole Thomas to adjourn the meeting at 3:38 p.m.
Rebecca Allen made a motion to have Bonnie's Delites do the food booth for the youth shows and it was seconded by Megan Hunsinger. Lisa Williams will contact Bonnie.
Horseshow: This year is a rollover year, so the horseshow dates have been changed from the last few years.
The ESQHA Spring Show and the ESQHYA July Show are two consecutive weekends. The two clubs are looking into combining the shows with clinics and special events during the week so that the exhibitors will be encouraged to stay the entire week. There was a general discussion regarding the shavings at the horseshow. The youth are considering selling the shavings for both shows. Lisa Williams and Linda Wendt are looking into getting truckload prices. More discussion will be needed because we will need committed youth to help.
The Kind of Klassic show has been discontinued. There will be a new show in Saugerties under new management pending AQHA approval. A motion was made by Kristen Williams to remove the Kind Of A Klassic as a qualifier for the world show and Congress since the Klassic has been discontinued. It was seconded by Rebecca Allen.
A motion was made by Erica Wilson and seconded by Nicole Thomas to change the by-laws for state qualifying shows to the first and second Spring Fling Shows (Lehman Farms), Saugerties, Cobleskill Spring Show, Breeders, and the ESQHYA Spring Show as our pointed world show qualifying shows.
Amanda Wendt is going to ask Jeff Steer if he is interested in doing the trail courses again for the youth club and what he would charge.
Amanda Wendt made a motion stating that in order to receive a year end award, you must work a total of two hours ESQHYA sponsored shows. It was seconded by Rebecca Allen.
Jeni Nagel made a motion to ask Regina Kernin to keep our points. It was seconded by Nicole Thomas.