M.I.S.C. board meeting, December 11, 2001, 6:30 pm, Karl & Gina's home


Present:  Marilyn Ohnstad, Bruce Peterson, Todd Murray, Gina Hammes, Bill Fuhrmann, Gerry Vangen, Greg Kelcher, Vicki Pietruszewski, Doug Kelley

We met at 6:30 pm to assemble the newsletter.

The meeting was called to order at 7:20 pm.

The treasurer's report was reviewed.
There was discussion regarding last month's meeting minutes on who was assigned to the newsletter editor position.  Bill and Bruce are to reach an agreement.  (EDITOR'S NOTE: Marilyn later added: "It was meant that Bill and Bruce were to reach an agreement on who does what on the newsletter, such as editor.  Some misread it as indicating a question of whether or not Bill was going to help with the newsletter."

Sponsorship was discussed.  Some sponsors request we have non-profit status.  After discussing the options, it was decided that the effort and time needed to obtain the status outweighs the benefits for 2002.  Greg will track how many sponsors ask for the non-profit status and we'll use that as a gauge for pursuing it for 2003.  He will seek advertising prospects as well as sponsors.  Having a discount page on our website was suggested again if we get more advertising/sponsors.

Advertising in the MN Sports magazine was suggested.  A Publicity person is needed.

Another regular evening skate was suggested for next year, such as an exploring skate where the location would be announced a few weeks in advance.


Next month we'll start filling in the 2002 schedule.  This timeline was discussed:
Adopting a trail for cleanup next summer was suggested.

The next meeting is January 8 at 6:30 pm at Karl & Gina's home.  Agenda items will include filling in the 2002 events and discussing club goals.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 pm.