Minutes
of Annual Meeting
ACBL District 1
May
17, 2009
Present:
Leo Weniger, District
President (leowen@primus.ca)
George Retek, District
Director (bridgeretek@earthlink.net)
Heather Peckett, District
Secretary (bridgecat@rogers.com)
Gilbert April, Unit
152 (gapril@mediom.com)
Lise Langlois, Unit 152 (lise_langlois@videotron.ca)
Peter Clark, District
Treasurer (pcreeve@rogers.com)
Luc Tremblay, Unit
151 (luke_tremblay@yahoo.com)
Mike Hartop, Unit
230 ( mikehartop@rogers.com)
Jean Castonguay, Unit 151 (jean.cas@sympatico.ca)
Alain Turcotte Unit 152 (a.turcotte1@videotron.ca)
Hélène
Fournier Unit 199
(fournier_hel@hotmail.com)
Gérard Coté Unit 199 (plumex@videotron.ca)
Jean LaTraverse District Charity (jlatraverse@videotron.ca)
1. Call to Order
The District President, Leo Weniger, welcomed everyone to the meeting. He announced that he will not be standing for
reelection as President. He expressed his appreciation for the support
given to him over the years, especially by the District Director and
Secretary. It was moved by George Retek and
seconded by Alain Turcotte that the District purchase
a plaque to recognize Leo`s years of dedicated service.
Carried.
The Secretary will check her records to determine the number of years
that Leo has been our President. The plaque will be presented to Leo at a
regional of his choice.
Action: H. Peckett
2. Minutes
Minutes of the 2008 meeting were reviewed. Moved by Mike Hartop
and seconded by Jean Castonguay that the Minutes be
approved. Carried. In response to a question,
Kingston has paid its levy to the District. It appears as though the CBF
will not be able to hold a regional in Unit 192 in 2011 as there is no
appropriate date for one.
3. Treasurer's Report
Peter Clark provided a verbal report for 2008. All units paid their
levies and the District had a net income of $1970. Once it is typed,
Peter will send it to the Secretary, who will forward it to the members. (has been done) Peter recommended that we continue with
the collection of the levy from each Unit. It was moved by Peter Clark and
seconded by Mike Hartop that the 2008 financial report be approved. Carried. The report will be sent to the webmaster in
order that it be placed on the District website.
Action: P. Clark, H. Peckett
4. District Director's
Report
George Retek noted that although his report is on the District website,
he wanted to highlight a couple of important points.
The auditors reported that the ACBL pension fund was severely under
funded resulting in a charge of $1 million to the financial statement.
For people attending the Washington Nationals, one can get 2 weeks of
parking free at the Sheraton airport by paying for only one night`s
room charge.
The 2010 World championships originally scheduled for Russia will be
held in the USA, likely in Philadelphia the first 2 weeks of October.
May 28th
The ACBL informed the
Secretary that there must be at least 3 members of an original GN team in order
for that team to play in the National Finals.
5. NAOP
Mike Hartop reported that the 2008 winning pair from Montreal had not
qualified at the club level. Care should be taken to ensure that such
ineligible players are not allowed to participate. For 2009, the
Maritimes (eastern) will be awarded ``first`` place. “2nd``
will come from the western area. The ACBL pays $700 for the winning pair
and $300 to the 2nd place pair. There are no card fees to play
in the National finals. The third place pair eligible to represent our
District will come from the “Area” having the greatest participation in the
event. The 3rd place pair may participate but will get no
subsidy. In the East, the B final will be held in Halifax and the A and C
events will be held in Moncton. Dates have not been set. J. Castonguay and Kathie Macnab are looking for dates for the
Eastern and Western finals respectively. They will notify M. Hartop in
order to get the sanctions.
Action: J. Castonguay, K. Macnab, M. Hartop
6. GNTs
They will take place at the Kingston Regional in May 2010, the Super
Flight and the B flight will be held on Monday and Flights A and C on Sunday.
7. Doug Heron Award
Congratulations to Unit 194 for winning the award for largest increase
(12.5%) in membership. Unit 152 was 2nd with a 6%
increase. It was confirmed by the members present that in view of Doug Heron`s past contribution to the District, the District
would pay ACBL membership fees should the ACBL decide not to waive them.
8. District Charity Game
The District-Wide Charity Game will be held Monday November 2,
2009. A total of 37.5 tables participated in the 2008 game, resulting in
$203 being raised for the Charitable Fund
9. Sanctions
Mike Hartop reported that the sanction process is working better. He
noted that there is a problem with so many STACs
being sanctioned. He wanted some guidelines as to how many should be
allowed. After some discussion, it was moved by Jean Castonguay and seconded by Luc Tremblay that no STAC be
sanctioned at the same time for neighboring Units. Carried
It was moved by Mike Hartop and seconded by Heather Peckett that no
special club game be sanctioned at any site within 25 miles (40 KMs) of the GNT or NAP Finals. Carried.
10.
Election and Appointment of Officers
President Peter
Clark
Past President Leo
Weniger
Vice-President Bill
Halliday
Secretary Heather
Peckett
Treasurer Greg
Middleton
Education Nick
Lécuyer
Charity Jean
LaTraverse
Discipline Martial
Chagnon
Recorder Heather
Peckett
Appeals Zygmunt Marcinski
New Members and
membership Retention Kathie
Macnab
GNT Coordinator Ed O’Reilly (TBC)
Special Events /
Tournament Coordinator Mike
Hartop
Website Coordinator Bill Halliday
Website Content Coordinator Peter Clark
11.
2010 Annual Meeting
In Montreal, the Saturday night of the CANAM.
12.
Meeting was adjourned
Leo Weniger