Chapter meeting – July 12, 2012 – Zaleski tavern
Call to Order: 6:50pm Attendance : Dorothy Mayer, Cindy & Gary McDaniels, Debbi Harris,
Katherine Bedrich, Kim Summers, Jeanette Patschke, Paul Unger, Jan Campbell, Pat Holley, John Pruett,
Cindy Bolch, Linda Jo Conn, Joyce Dalley, Pamela Neeley.
Gues t: Gene Zaleski, Charlie Bedrich
Secretary: Lucy Coward (absent, no report) – President ask for motion to accept June minutes; carried
Vice President: Donna Lewis (absent, no report) - August meeting first Thursday @ Rockdale General
Store – 10:00am – program on State of Water.
Treasurer: Cindy Bolch End of June – total= $5789.66 (NF=$823.64; Bird S.=$150.00); report accepted.
Board Chairs: 2012-2013
2012 Training Class : Dorothy Mayer - Four Training Classes remaining; one Field Trip; preparations on Graduation by committee
Communications : Don Travis (absent, no report)
Historian : Barbara Cromwell (absent, no report)
Host : Cindy McDaniels Thanks to everyone who brought food and Charlie for hamburgers
Advanced Training & Volunteer : Phyllis Shuffield (absent, no report)
Membership : Debbi Harris - Vol. / A.T. hours reporting form; new e-mail address to send monthly reports to: ecrctmn2008@yahoo.com
; presented new form with five categories for Volunteer hrs.(projects listed under each category) Chapter Projects, TPWD/Nature Trackers, Chapter
Operations, Citizen Scientist, and Education. This will be on the website. Worked on this with
Phyllis, Katherine, and Donna.
Projects / Announcements
Invasive Species – LBJWC – Saturday June 16 th
/ Thorndale Booth – Saturday June 23 rd
– participation by Chapter at both events
Education – The Apple Tree – Wednesdays – 10:00-11:00am – volunteers needed
Moth Week – July 23-29, 2012 - need members to volunteer to participate at each location
Community presentations – July 24 th
– Cameron; July 26 th
- Rockdale
Field Trip – Perry Pecan Patch – Friday July 27 th
– 6:30pm for members and trainees
Waco Mammoth Site Field Trip – A.T. July 31 st
– CTCMN – 9:00am – noon / need to sign up
Outdoor Expo – Apache Pass, - September 21-22; Joyce Dalley Chapter will have youth booth
Silent Auction for State Meeting
State of Water / community presentation –
TPWD program / 5 DVD’s – presented throughout the county. Aug. 2 nd Chapter meeting will be review of how Chapter will proceed .
Nature Festival – chairs : Joyce Dalley & John Pruett
– sending out donation request
Upcoming dates:
July 23-29 – Moth Week / July 24 th – Cameron ; July 26 th – Rockdale; July 27 th – Perry Pecan Patch
July 31 st – Waco Mammoth Site Field Trip - 9:00am
September 21 st – (Friday) – Scheduled graduation for 2012 Training Class
October 26 th -28 th – State Meeting – Camp Allen – Navasota, Texas
Motion to adjourn: motion carried Minutes submitted by: Debbi Harris

Members shared nature items
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