Mid-West Corvettes, Inc.
January 4, 2022
President Denny Waddell called the meeting to order at 6:28PM. There were 29 members present and 1 guests. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. A moment of silence was observed for all Veterans, Fallen, Past and Current Military Personnel and First Responders. And a moment of silence was observed for Al Fiscus..
Denny Thanked the Board of Directors, Chairpersons, Members and Club Volunteers. Discussed funds raised for Al Fiscus Memorial, will go into Main Account and used as decided by Members for a Memorial.
Secretary’s Report: Susan Severs – The minutes will only be posted to the website. Motion to accept the December Minutes as submitted was made by Linda Thomsen and seconded by Randy Carlz. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Sherri Brown – Yearly Post Office Box Fees are due, motion to pay P.O. Fee made by Linda Thomsen and seconded by Kathy Nelson. Motion carried. Passed a current Club’s balance sheet around for members to see. Debits were: Gale Brown-Banquet trophys and frames, Transfer to Charity Account, Linda Thomsen-year end Sunshine expenses, Gale Brown-year end Membership expenses, Gale Brown-Banquet certificates and tableware, NCCC, Chris Foley-Jewel Banquet food and gratuity and Sharon Langel-Banquet table decorations and favors. Credits were: 2 Memberships/Memorials and Dividend. Charity: Credits were: 50/50, No Name Tags, Birthdays and Anniversaries and Transfer from Business Checking. Debits were: Andy Erpelding-Charly donation, River Bend Food Pantry, Brantley Francis Foundation, GiGi’s Playhouse QC, Childrens Therapy Center QC, Community Action of Eastern Iowa, King’s Harvest Ministries, Vietnam Veterans Chapter 669 and Christian Care of Rock Island. Savings Account Main and Charity: remained the same. Motion to accept Treasurer Report made by Butch Thomsen and seconded by Rick Sherman. Motion carried.
Governor’s Report: Al Fiscus – Eriksen’s Dealer Rep, Erica Walker will be our Club liaison and was present to introduce herself to Members in attendance. Anything Club related can be brought up with her as she is now the go to person between Eriksen’s and the Club.
Membership: Gale Brown – There are 119 Members. 1 Honorary Member- Rolly Bogert, wife Pam will be shown in italics on the Members List. Dave and Jean Mueller have become members again as they miss the Club and would like to stay up on current happenings. Gale donated his $50 reward for bringing in a new member (offered by Rita Painter for the 2022 year) to Charity. If you have a lost or damaged, need a name change on your Club name tag, let Gale know, he’ll get you a new one. If you have changes (car, plates, address, phone, etc.) let Gale know so he can update the information.
Social: Carl Burney – We welcome and encourage all members to take an active roll to plan and lead 1 drive out. Carl passed a questionnaire to help with his planning of activities(breakfasts, dinners, day drive out, overnight drive out and extended days drive out). Jan. 12 Dinner 6 PM at The Palace(newly renovated) 701 15th Ave. East Moline IL. Jan. 19 Breakfast 9 AM at Flips Pancake House 5151 Competition Drive Bettendorf IA. Feb. 9 Dinner 6 PM Harlan’s 3923 W. Kimberly Road Davenport IA. Feb. 23 Breakfast 9 AM at Deerfield Family Restaurant 2215 John Deere Rd East Moline IL.
Speed: Butch Thomsen – Butch passed a committee signup sheet looking for those interested to be on the Spring Ralley committee and will meet towards the end of the month. If interested in being part of the committee contact Butch.
Communications: Deanna Glossop – discussed the emails going out via Mailchimp and if anyone has questions to contact her and she will help you with it.
Charity: Donna Jochim – 50/50 winners were Rita Painter(donated back) and Bill Morrissey Sr. The Winterbash planned for January 30th will be postponed due to the rise in COVID numbers and low attendance due to members wintering away from the area. It will be a Springbash instead to be held March 20th from 11 AM – 3 PM. at the Izaac Walton League 8402 N. Harrison in Mt. Joy IA. Thank Yous have been received from many of the Christmas Charity Donations the Club made. A Banana Creme pie along with Rusk Bread made by Jeff Olson was auctioned off for Charity this month with the winning bid going to Rita Painter.
Webmaster: Please use the website. If you have any questions contact Chuck Hersey (webmaster@mwcorvettes.com).
- MailChimp Info: You should all be getting emails on a regular basis via MailChimp. If you have not yet signed up for MailChimp please login to the Mid-West Corvettes website and go to the Members Menu and click on MailChimp Signup.
- New members: You can find lots of great information about the club by using the green New Members button on the Home page.
- Website User Accounts, we create a single website user account per family unit. New members will receive two emails relating to the website. One email will be generated when a user account is created and contains information on logging in. The second is an email from Chuck welcoming them to the Club and providing some information about the Club and its history.
Car Shows: Roger Miller – Absent. Links on the website! If you know of any local car shows let Roger know.
Publicity: Open position- No report
Parades: Jim Scranton – No report
Quartermaster: Kathy Nelson – No report
Historian: Waldo Arnholz – Nothing to report.
Sunshine: Linda Thomsen – 2 cards were sent out. Birthdays and Anniversaries were noted. If you have knowledge of Club members, such as get-wells, deaths, births, etc. please contact Linda.
Old Business: The Fall drive out will be reinstated, meeting up with Rolly Bogert as in past years. The Club has never had a written agreement with Eriksen’s, it has always been asked each year and never turned down for their Sponsorship. It is a win/win for both the Club and Eriksen’s. Denny brought up that there is a little known 10% discount on over the counter parts for members at Eriksen’s that he believes still exists, so ask about it if getting over the counter parts. All they can say is that it doesn’t apply anymore. Denny talked about a drive out that Rolly Bogert was a part of with a Corvette having an accident, no injuries, but Rolly took the people and car to his shop to fix things and the people were able to drive their Corvette home.
New Business: Discussed an Isabelle Bloom to be sent to Ellen in memory of Al. Motion made by Jeff Olson and seconded by Michelle Ingersoll. Motion carried. The Club is considering an NCCC Museum brick as a Memorial in Al Fiscus name. More information will be gathered and presented at a future business meeting and possibly a drive out to the museum to dedicate said brick. Denny asked John Severs to stand and asked if he would take on the role of the Club’s Governor position. John agreed and a motion to accept John Severs as Club Governor was made by Rick Sherman and seconded by Randy Carlz. Motion carried.
Everyone was invited to City Limits and members were asked to help clean up the meeting room.
Meeting adjourned at 7:33 with motion by Bill Morrissey Sr. and seconded by Randy Carlz.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Severs, Secretary
MEETINGS ARE HELD AT 6:30PM ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
2022 Board of Directors are as follows:
President: Denny Wadell
Vice-President: Deanna Glossop
Secretary: Sue Severs
Treasurer: Sherri Brown
Governor: Al Fiscus
Eriksen Rep: Erica Walker
Membership: Gale Brown
Social: Carl Burney
Speed: Butch Thomsen
Communications: Deanna Glossop
Charity: Donna Jochim
Chair Persons:
Webmaster: Chuck Hersey
Car Shows: Roger Miller
Publicity: Jean Amato
Parade: Jim Scranton
Quartermaster: Kathy Nelson
Historian: Waldo Arnholz
Sunshine: Linda Thomsen