Buff Board Meeting 3-15-00 

Members present - 

Steve Groom, Eric Scarpa, Bob Jones, Bill Fischer, Joe Guenther, Dave Eucoter, Joe Panfalone, Bob Goldsberry, Louise Goldsberry, Ed Jones, Don Prince, Jim LeBlond, Jane Cook. 

Membership - 

Don reported membership is up to 227 members, 34 are family, 5 are life, there are 193 Buffer subscriptions with 8 being complimentary.

Treasurers Report - 

• Profit on the dinner was $2527.55. Publicity seemed to have helped a great deal.
• Joe moved, Don seconded, to nail down the Holiday Inn Eastgate for next year. Motion passed. The date will be February 24, 2001. 
• Joe moved, Ed seconded to approve the ability of the treasurer to move funds into Certificates of Deposit for the betterment of the organization. Motion passed.

Web Site - 

• Joe will put information about our public service, education, donations and conservation onto the web site. 
• It was brought up that we need more stream info on the site. 

Conservation - 

• Bob reported on scale sampling. 
• April 15 is Eastfork cleanup day, we will be doing some cooking in 3 locations. Bob requested that we front the Buff group $50.00 in case of emergencies, Don moved, Steve seconded, Motion carried. 
• Bob will coordinate this effort. Saturday March 18 is stream quality monitoring, meet at 10 A.M. at Hardees. 
• Steve reported on the Mad River, we need to talk up the new regulations and get more folks interested. Steve will be writing an article for the Buffer.

Education - 

• Bob Curry will be helping on waterfest at UC. Ed will continue to work on it. 

GLC/FFF - no report. 

Programs - 

• April will be Roy Matthews - a lifetime behind the long rod
• Bob has a number of ideas for future programs. 

Trips - Joe has some ideas for a mother/son/father/daughter kind of a day trip, if you need a kid we will provide one. 

Mentoring Program - 

The club wishes to stay away from issues of commercialism, Jim will talk to Bob Grey about the issues with his holding these classes at his shop and finding a neutral site.

Misc. - Louise moved, Don seconded to send a honey baked ham to Bob Clouser as a gesture of appreciation. Motion passed.

Meeting adjourned, we then toured to park and facility.