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Derry Pathfinders Unapproved
February 9, 2010
Attendence – 15

Presidents Welcome
Correspondence read
Minutes from 1-12-10 accepted.
Treasurers Report was accepted at BOD meeting on 2-4-10
Fremont Open House – Feb. 27th (9-2) – Welch Raffle Table
County Meeting – Feb. 22 – hosted by Fremont Station Group
     Please come and bring a dessert to share.
     We will ride if conditions permit
County Maps – Jim motions to give maps to members that want one.
                              Sue seconds – passes
                             Advertising to sell – Phil to Go Go Mart, Bensons, and Steve N’ James
                                                                   Tom to Park Place Bowling in Salem
Ride-In Report – excellent riding. Gave donations.
                               Phil talked with Tim Acerno about Safety Course and CO.
                               He explained CO was new and it would not happen again.
Frost Festival Snowmobile Rides have been cancelled.
Nominating Committee – Phil, Neil, and Kathy
Welch Raffle – Drawing at next meeting. Push tickets
                            Phil sent email to Terry Callum for NHSA donation.
Memberships - #414 !!!!!
Trail Administrator – Put up gate in Webber
                                       Paint Derry gates in spring
                                       Meet with Rail Trail about Petition
                                       Make cross over trail from Sheldon to Jackman
Adjourn

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Derry Pathfinders
Jan. 12, 2010
Attendance - 19

Presidents Welcome – new faces, new members, introductions
Correspondence read
Minutes – Dec. 8, 2009 accepted and approved
Memberships – Kathy reports #311 total members.

Informed members of merchandise page on website
County map update - will go to print
Freemont Open House – Jan. 16 (10-2) We will have a raffle table for Paige
Northwood Club Ride – Jan. 30 – leave Ryan’s Hill parking lot at 8 am
     It is a 4-5 hour ride. Radar run. Dinner dance.
     Some can return home late – others to do overnight.
Frost Festival – Feb.14 (12-4)
     Bring table, donation bucket, helmets, hold tights, etc.
Plow schedule- went over volunteers and dates
Trail Committee – Brief conversation about a new committee
    Administrator vs. Master etc.
Received 100% of our summer grant money.
Yearly Donations to send –
    Timberwolves - $500.00
    Easter Seals - $250.00
    County Basket – up to $100.00
Held Ride-In room raffle – Voted on 2 winners – passes
    Carol Higgins
    Jim Degnan
Adjourn
Respectfully submitted,

Susan Bruno
Secretary

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Derry Pathfinders
December 8, 2009
Attendance – 17

Presidents Welcome
     Safety Course – Thank you to all volunteers and instructors
                                    New sign-ups for instructors – Kathy Messana, Sue Bruno,

                                                   Neil and Diane Croteau.
                                    Tom has the tapes to return to Fish and Game
                                    Sue to send in paperwork.
                                    Letter to discuss the no show of the CO?
      Parade- Thank you again. All went well. Crowd cheered us.
      Trail issues or complaints must follow chain of command. Trail Administrator, President of club,

              VP of club, then BOT
      Tell ER you have been injured doing volunteer work for a non-profit. NHSA will handle the claim.
      Freemont Meeting – 4 clubs belong. We should be more active. Need a Liaison.
                                              Heat Donation - $100.00 (Ron Preble to bring check)
                                              Open House – Donation $50.00 (Ron to bring check) Jan. 16th
                                             County Maps – Kathy motions to purchase 20 maps at $8.00 each

                                                                           when ready. Passes.
     Club rides – Open House Freemont – 1/16
                            Northwood radar run – 1/30
                            Tentative Date – 2/27 Ideas are Bristol, Clough, Bear Brook, Pawtuckaway
                            Tentative Date – 3/?

Secretary - Accept minutes from Nov. 14, 2009 – passes
                      BOD voted $100.00 donation to Santa Fund
                      BOD voted $100.00 to Sonshine Food Pantry
                      Went over the profit page from the Flea Market.
                      Asked members to check Attendance list for Ride-In Drawing.

VP- Jim updated merchandise and Welch Raffle.

TA-Dick will have groomer done in a week or so.
      Plow truck also next week.
      Handed out volunteer schedules for both grooming and plowing.

Adjourn to have Holiday Party !!!

Respectfully submitted
Sue Bruno

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Derry Pathfinders -

Nov. 14, 2009
Attendance – 11

Presidents Welcome – Great Pot Luck Dinner

Correspondence read

Approved minutes from October 13, 2009

Trail masters Meeting – No members to go this year.

We need to donate to the heat at Freemont Station this year.

Treasurers report – accepted.

Holiday Parade - talked over ideas. Will try to get military men to walk with us.
Will use Phil’s trailer. Sled and sleigh full of gifts. Red, white and blue. Stars. Support our troops.
Tom motions $150.00 for parade float. Neil seconds. Passes.

Safety course. Have 10 volunteers/ instructors. Received paperwork from Fish and Game.
Conservation Officer to come at 10:00 and paramedics at 1:30.
Jim to bring his sled. Will bring snacks & drinks.

Dick reports we have completed trail work. Bowers to Windham Depot to Rte. 28.
Grading, brush hog, and tree trimming.
We will help the town put up signs from Kendall Pond to Windham Depot.
We have replaced the tools that were stolen from the groomer.

Next month we will have the plowing and grooming schedule.

Our next meeting is December 8th. We will meet at 7:00
Linda & Dick will run the yankee swap.
Bring a gift if you would like to participate. $15.00 limit.
Bring a desert to share and most importantly
Bring canned goods for the Food Pantry.

Respectfully submitted,
Susan Bruno

 

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Derry Pathfinders 
October 13, 2009
Attendance – 16

Presidents Welcome -

Approval of Minutes –
       April 14, 2009 – passes
       Sept. 8, 2009 – passes

We had a sign-up sheet for Holiday Parade with 10 volunteers. Phil will pull 4-place trailer with his truck. Theme- Star-Spangled Holiday. Need ideas for decoration.

Vote to skip Monarchs Night as it falls on our flea market date.

County meeting is on Oct. 26th . Sign-up sheet for desserts. We will meet one hour earlier to finalize flea market schedule.

Trailmasters Meeting – asked who would like to go.

Karen Shea is our new Chairperson for BOD meetings. Vote to cancel Nov. 5th meeting passes.

Jim talked about merchandise. Vote to order 6 baseball caps, and 6 stocking caps. He also has an order for sweatshirts, ect. Will bring to Flea Market.

Jim talked about Welch Raffle. Tickets, Prizes, Time-Line, ect. Will bring to Flea Market.

Reimbursement to Jim Degnan for lunch on trail Day $18.96 –passes

Work Day on Sat. Oct. 31srt – meet at Windham Depot at 1:00 to finish Derry Rec Trail to Bowers Rd.

Dick reported break in to toolbox on groomer. Chainsaw and tools were stolen. Dick to replace up to $500.00 – passes.

Painting of gates – TBA

Plow truck work – TBA

Groomer – work, extended cab, ect.

Brush Hog done Bowers Rd. to Windham Depot to Rte. 28 (Over the Rainbow)

Bulldoze – Depot to Rte. 28, fill in ditch line at trailer park – to be done this week.

Next Meeting – November 14, 2009 Saturday – Pot Luck Dinner

Respectfully submitted,

Sue Bruno
Secretary

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Derry Pathfinders
September 8, 2009
Attendance – 12

Presidents Welcome

Correspondence – Grass Drags info, Murray Site Solutions, Special Olympic Opening Ceremonies,
Sonshine Soup Kitchen Open House, NH SFI, Southeast Land Trust, and Ski-doo
Club Support Program.

Weber Forest Trail Work Day – sign-up to work with Conservation Commission on Sept. 12 at 9am.

Kathy Messana is our new Membership Director. Please sign up with her for club membership.

Presidents Meeting – is Sept. 15th. Phil asked if anyone had any questions or concerns they
would like him to bring up. Invited anyone to come with him.

Flea Market – conversation about ways to advertise online for free. Craigslist, C17, Derry Community
News, Flyers. Jim Degnan to check slednh for ad. He thinks it is $100.00. Voted to
have meeting 1 hour prior to County meeting on Oct. 26th for flea market.

Merchandise- Jim Degnan spoke with vendor. Got prices for regular clothing we have gotten in past.
Also, for $150.00 he wil digitilize our logo. This allows for embroidery on other clothing
or hats. Will get example of available hats and prices.
Jim motions to spend $150.00 for digitilazation. Tom Campbell seconds. Passes.

Notes from County - Crossings at state roads will now be clubs responsibility to repair, not DOT
Work being done on state map and county map.
Presidents meeting – any issues for me to bring up?
New Trail –Pawtuckaway - Will announce open house.
Tim Acerno – exhaust test will be on trails this year.
Trail Bandit (Henniker)
SB135 – July 1, 2010 new registration fees
Ski-doo $10.00 voucher
Crankpullers – Sept. 13 Watercross

Secretary – Please update our Phone List
Photo Release Forms to allow photo to be placed on website.
Next BOD meeting – Bruno’s on Oct. 8th at 7:30pm
Need to appoint chairperson
Club Jobs on Trifold made by Kathy. Volunteers to record minutes.
Meeting Coordinator to plan activities, raffles, ect.
Ride-In Room Raffle – Sue went over the rules. We will add a keynote:
Lodging will be paid to winner on any other weekend if they cannot
Attend the Ride-In.
Would like to keep meeting to one hour so we can have ½ hour to socialize
and have refreshments.

Treasurer - $20,001.69 – accepted and passes.

Jim talked briefly about County’s plan to hold a fundraiser for Clarke Welch’s family.
Tom motions $250.00 donation to Paige Welch. Jim seconds. Passes.
Also to put information for donations on website.

Trail Administrator – Dick has trail work planned. Use of a Brush-Hog from the Depot to 28, ect.
Need to replace gate at Webber Forest. Town has a gate to install.
Hospital parking lot is set for Flea Market. Flyers will be made.

One hour meeting plan worked.
Adjourn with ½ hour to socialize.

Respectfully submitted,
Sue Bruno, secretary

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Derry Pathfinders
April 14, 2009
Attendance – 17

Presidents Welcome –
Jim introduces 2 guests.
Bart – former NHSA president
Jeff – County Director

Correspondence – Advertisements and upcoming events were read
                                    Manchester American Red Cross for CPR class
                                           Many members interested – do in the fall
                                    Put link to storage facility on website.

Secretary – Minutes from March 10, 2009 – accepted and passes
                      NHSA meeting paperwork has been sent

Treasurers Report – $ 22,622.44 - accepted and passes
                                    Annual accountings turned in.

Trail Administrator – Dick to put in for summer grant
                                      West Derry trail day – May 2 (9am)

Presidents Report – Annual Breakfast will be at Crow’s Diner
                                      NHSA annual meeting discussion

Elections were held.
Nominating committee passes new 2009/2010 Officers
Phil Bruno – President
Jim Degnan – Vice President
Sue Bruno – Secretary
Clarke Welch – Treasurer
Dick Bonner – Trail Administrator
Tom Campbell – Board of Director

Adjourn
Respectfully submitted,

Susan Bruno
Secretary

                     

                                           

 

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