History of the Coldwater Club

1st Annual General Meeting of Coldwater Shuffleboard Club September 14, 2006 .

The final day of shuffling for the season at Coldwater Shuffleboard Club was held one hour later than usual and ended with pot luck dinner enjoyed by all.

The annual General Meeting was held before dinner.

President Gary Pipher called the meeting to order at 4:25 P.M. Gary thanked everyone for being present and for all of their help to make this club possible. We had 44 people present.

Special thanks went to Barb Pipher for her work looking after registration, paying the bills and making sure we had all of those delicious treats after shuffling. Thanks also to all of those who brought treats.

Thanks to our roving reporter Stan McCormack for all of the kind things he writes about our club on the web-site.

Barbara Pipher read the financial report.
Income $2,177.00 Expenses 1,930.38 Balance 246.62 Bal. – refreshment fund- 486.64 Total balance on hand $ 733.26 Motion by Doreen McGrath and seconded by George O’Reilly to accept report. Carried

Election of Officers

- President – Gary Pipher – Motion by Bill Pollock and seconded by Bev Duncan. Carried
- Vice President - Ross Matthews – Motion by Doris Bumstead and seconded by Lotti Bell. Carried
- Secretary – Lorraine Pollock – Motion by pat Niepage and seconded by Ed McGrath. Carried
- Treasurer – Barb Pipher – Motion by Ed Mcgrath and seconded by Peter Berg. Carried.
- Directors – Joe Morefitt- Motion by Ed McGrath and seconded by Doug Bell. Carried
- Doris Bumstead - Motion by Doreen Mcgrath and seconded by Eleanor Simmons
- Grace Pipher – Motion by Joe Morefitt and seconded by Jim Maw. Carried.

New Business

President Pipher said he had a couple of items he wanted us to be aware of

a) We are now officially registered with the Minister of Consumers and Business Services as a not for profit Shuffleboard club or a Corporation Without Share Capital and have the letters of Patents registered as of July 19, 2006 .

b) We have also been assigned a business number by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency as apart of the Provincial Govt. affiliation with the Federal Government.

c) Now that we have our new slate of officers they must be shown on the records for the Minister of Consumers and Business Services and must be filed each time a new slate of officers are elected.

d) We have a constitution drafted which is now part of the Coldwater Shuffleboard Club’s charter.

e) The name “COLDWATER SHUFFLEBOARD CLUB” is an officially registered name and the name search was completed by the Law offices of Lewis Downey Tornosky and Lassaline.

f) We have applied for a grant of $1,000.00 from the Township of Severn and will be reviewed later this year.

g) We have applied for a Grant of $3,000.00 from The Community Foundation of Orillia and Area / and one of their stipulations was that we must be registered as a not for profit organization.

h) We will also apply to the Lions Club of Coldwater for $1.000.00 / The Legion in Coldwater $500.00 / Casino Rama $500.00 / and if all goes well I will apply to the Trillium Foundation of Ontario.

i) We need 16 sets of matching discs / at least a doz. more shuffle cues, 16 score boards. This cost is in the neighborhood of $6.000.00.

j) We will be hosting the Canadian Doubles Tournament here next year on June 26, 27 and 28th – and we will need sponsors and prizes etc. / so please keep it in mind over the winter. We will be calling on you for help. We need help in the areas such as food preparation / cleaning discs or just being here for a good time of shuffleboard.

Stan McCormack, representing the CNSA thanked Gary for all of his hard work over the last two years to get this club operating. Gary thanked Stan and the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted Lorraine Pollock Secretary Minutes prepared and submitted by: Lorraine Pollock

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