MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 5, 2001 MEETING

OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OF THE NEW JERSEY COMPUTER CLUB

Present: Doug Beck, John Beck, Terry Beck, John Biegel, Rich Byrne, Phil Corbo, Stephen Emde, Tom Kehoe, Lenny Laich, John O’Neill, Jim Russ, Fred Sabin, and Doris Smith.

The meeting was called to order at the North Branch Reformed Church by Fred Sabin.

• Rich Byrne discussed who is receiving our NJCC emails.

• John O'Neill sought and received approval for paying $120 to WebCircle for hosting services for our "NJCC.ORG" website.

• Stephen Emde presented sample NJCC Stationery. After discussion, some revisions were suggested. 

• Doris Smith presented a detailed report on fund-raising activities for the NJCC "Founders' Memorial Award." The Computer Yard Sale of August 18, 2001 was a great success. The Club received $2676.95 from the sale and donations. A few expenses remain to be paid. A general discussion of how to use these funds ensued. Two motions were made and approved by the Executive Committee:

1. Approval of the general membership will be sought to use $500 of the new memorial funds for the previously awarded 2001 scholarship at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC). This amount will then be returned to general Club funds from which it was drawn.

 

2. Approval of the general membership will be sought to donate $500 to the non-profit Cooperative Housing Corporation. Without the use of storage space at Cooperative Housing Corporation sites, it would not have been possible to continue the NJCC charitable computer refurbishment program or hold the yard sale.

• The meeting on October 17th at Raritan Valley Community College, at which Microsoft's WindowsXP will be demoed, was discussed. Fred Sabin will provide coordination with RVCC. John Beck will provide coordination with Microsoft. Publicity and other needs were discussed. Fred Sabin was authorized to spend up to $300 for refreshments for that night. Fred explained that part of the reason for this imposing amount was that at RVCC affairs one has to use an official food vendor.

• It was agreed that Club dues of $36 annually should remain the same for 2002. Discussion of perks or compensation for officers and volunteers, if any, was deferred to another date.

• Nominations for 2002 Officers will be made at the November general meeting. Rich Giorgi has resigned as Membership Chairperson. Rich was praised for his devoted service. Discussion on filling that post ensued. Terry Beck, after making a presentation on what she would do as Membership Chairperson, was appointed by Fred Sabin per the NJCC Constitution and By-Laws and unanimously approved by the Executive Committee as the new Membership Chairperson. Priority will be given to updating the membership list in an Excel or Access format.

• Phil Corbo led a discussion of future NJCC charitable work. He sought the appointment of a committee to recommend funding for purchase of parts for refurbishing computers and for other needs. Stephen Emde was appointed to head such a  committee, with Phil Corbo and John Biegel as other committee members.

• Tom Kehoe mentioned material he was developing in html format that might be useful in workshops for new computer users. Tom will distribute the URL (http://home.earthlink.net/~tjkehoe/) for members of the Executive Committee to examine.

        Respectfully Submitted,

        Tom Kehoe, Secretary