December 2016
General Meeting: December 1st, Chas. R. Gailey VFW 8:00 PM
Board Meeting: December 8th, Chas. R. Gailey 7:30 PM
Pres.Thomas Scherz, VP Ralph Sparks Treas. Mike Behr, Sr., Sec. Brian Moeves, Sgt @ Arms Robert Rudy, Board Members: Denny Huxel 14, Brad Scott 14 Tim Burke 15, Ren Large 16, Tony Glaser 16
On the web at: www.goodtimersac.com – 1636
Saints of the Month: We wanted to thank all the volunteers who help pack and ship boxes overseas this time of year.
2016 Goodtimer Bowling: Congratulations to Adam Ashpaw (High Game) and Marc Singleton (High Series). Thank you to Heid’s lanes for donating back to the Support our Troops fund.
2016 Support our Troops Thanksgiving Fundraiser: Turkey Bowling, DJ, and Woman’s Volleyball!
2016 Day After Thanksgiving Golf: Hoppy’s team won. Cooper carried them. Good time had by all.
2016 Family Christmas Party: Date: December 10th Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Where: Knights of Columbus (KoC) Pizza, Salad, Beer, and Pop provided. A – F : Snacks, G – M : Desserts, N -S : Side Dish, T – Z : Appetizers. Bring a gift from Santa. We are also helping Dave Lodder with his toy drive this year, so bring an extra wrapped gift to donate at the door. Sponsor: Sarge Shearer
2016 Adult Christmas Dinner: Date: December 15th Where: Winton Wood Mill Race Banquet Center Time: 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM. Cocktails 6 to 7 followed by dinner. Bar closes at 10:30. Live DJ. $46 / person. Menu includes: Prime Rib and Chicken Pecan, vegetable medley, garlic mashed potatoes, salad, rolls, coffee, tea etc. Confirm sign up at the December meeting. Sponsor : Mike Behr
2017 34th Seven Springs Ski Trip: Date: January 15th – 18th Where: Seven Springs, PA
G/T Member Price – $400* Regular Room – Slope View $440*
Non Members – $410* Regular Room – Slope View $450*
Package includes lodging, 3 nights, 1 dinner, 3 buffet breakfast, cocktail hour, overnight ski check and lift tickets.
Balance Due at the meeting! Make check payable to Robert Rudy.
2017 Special Olympics: Date: January Time: Where: Perfect North Slopes Sign up to help out.
2017 Celebrity Bartender: Date: February? Time: Where: Tyme Out Sponsor: Ren Large
2017 Curling: Date: March 4th Time: 6:00 PM Where: Indian Hill Winter Club Curling is back! Looking forward to a night on the rocks. Sign up at the meeting. Sponsor: Steve Hamm
2017 Spiral Stakes: Date: March Where: Turfway Race Track Sponsor: Tom Scherz
2017 Keeneland: Date: April 15th Where: Keeneland We have the bus organized and now we need 50 couples to fill it. There will be a sign up at the meeting. The cost is: $130 / couple. Price includes bus, beer, pop, wine, water, food at tailgate, and Reserved seating inside. Food and drinks inside Keeneland on your own. Then food and drinks back at tailgate after racing. Sponsor: Jason Wullenweber
2017 Derby Days (Blue – Grey Game) : Date: May Time: Where: Soccer City Sponsor: Thomas Scherz
2017 Rolling Thunder : Date: May Where: Washington DC Sponsor: Jim Wray
2017 White Water Rafting and Zip Line: Date: June 14th – 18th The Motorcycle club will be leading us into West Virginia. We will be staying in Beckley, WV on Wednesday and Thursday ($101 / night) and at Adventures on the Gorge on Friday and Saturday night. ($180 / person). White water rafting ($164) or Zip Line on Saturday. ($99). Cabins have hot tubs and Adventures on the Gorge has restaurants, bars, and live music each night. Sign up.
2018 Australia / New Zealand: Thinking January 2018 at least 2 weeks Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand. Anyone interested can email Theresa Blaylock at blaylock@fuse.net. Meeting for anyone interested sometime after the holidays. Sponsor: Kenny Blaylock
Committee Reports:
- Scholarship
- Next Planning Meeting: The planning committee is going to meet at 6:30 PM (before the General Meeting) on December 1st, 2016. We will need to quickly revisit the application form and make any revisions before publishing.
- 911Steel.com
- Considering events for 2017. Share ideas.
- Bryan Hadley and Thomas Scherz are looking into setting up a Paypal account for donations.
- Next Planning Meeting: Scheduled for March
- Support our Troops
- Packing boxes for local soldiers on Monday, December 12th at Elis Sports Bar in Ross, beginning about 7:30.
- Foundation
- Don’t forget to select the Goodtimers Foundation as your Amazon Smiles Charity.
- Don’t forget to select the Goodtimers Foundation as your Krogers Community Rewards.
New Business:
- Membership Drive! Push for new members to start in January. 2017 dues are due.
- Super Bowl squares are for sale at the meeting.
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Bring a toy to the meeting!
For the last several years we go out Christmas morning to homeless in the area for food and clothes. Through their information where to find others we came across a couple homeless shelters with children not even considering they were out there and many of them. Now on Christmas morning we go to emergency/homeless shelters that take in families with children, most very young and the homeless. This year we’re hoping to add 6 more places with over 200 more people, 3/4 children, than we’ve done in the past, this year could be upwards of 250 to 300 children. 4 in Hamilton area and 4 in Cincinnati. Please help us with new and gently used toys, board games, soccer balls, footballs, puzzles, dolls, stuffed animals, card games, etc or cash to buy toys. We make up a bag with a board game like Monopoly, card game like Uno, puzzle and other small toys that we give to the mother as a family present and then each kid gets a toy. You can drop them off at Happy Hour House on Millville Ave at Lodder’s Plaza, Eli’s Sports bar and Grill in Ross, Dinks Bar in Millville. Or contact Dave Lodder 513-678-1103 davlodder@hotmail.com
- The Board is proposing the following Bylaw Revisions. Final notice. The entire Bylaws can be viewed here.
- NAME – Change Name: Mt. Airy Goodtimers Athletic and Social -> Goodtimers Athletic and Social
- ARTICLE III – All members are Voting members: Remove non-voting member statutes.
- ARTICLE III – No Application Fee: Remove Application Fee
- ARTICLE IV – Consolidate Secretaries: No longer have a recording and corresponding secretary and just have a secretary
- ARTICLE V – Board of Directors: Adjust offices held on the board.
- ARTICLE VI – Elections: Adjust months to be more in sync with our modern calendar.
- ARTICLE VII – Order of Business: Remove Sign Up sheet and change reading of minutes to reading of newsletter.
- ARTICLE XII – Change the committee structure to make it more current.
- ARTICLE XIV – We need to remove voting shares, mandatory requirements for voting, and need to include information on how a proposal travels from BOD to General Vote.
- ARTICLE XV – Remove probationary period.