February 29, 2020 MEETING MINUTES
CLD Board Meeting Minutes February 29, 2020
The meeting was called to order at 2:15pm by President Teresa Litchfield. Attendees included Teresa Litchfield, Kate Fleming-Kuhn, Malcolm Kuhn, John Simpson, Casey Eiten, Marilyn Weber, Judy Nordstrom, and Paula Briney, by phone.
TREASURER’S REPORT – KATIE KEIM
Katie walked us through the financial report via email:
Bank Bal: $5,086.45
Savings: $25,910.01
Net Loss: ($651.13)
2019’s 1099’s were mailed prior to the 1/31/2020 deadline and the 2019 990 e-postcard was filed and accepted by the IRS.
WEBMASTER REPORT – MARTIN KUHN
Newsletters sent out since last report: 4
Subscribers: 141 – unchanged from last report
Average opening rate: 45 – 56%
Website Traffic
Site visits are down slightly, while page views almost doubled. Fewer people are visiting the site but those that are visiting it, are viewing more pages and spending more time on the site.
SOCIAL MEDIA - JUDY NORDSTROM
Facebook followers: 761, up 61 from last report.
Twitter followers remain at 41.
CLD has received additional attention on Facebook with the posting of the Reader (CLD Newsletter), information for upcoming schooling shows and the potluck for the CLD Shows.
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR – JORDAN WILTON
Jordan reports that we currently have 37 members on our roster. She is currently working on getting letters out to past members to boost our membership numbers.
SYMPOSIUM CHAIR – KATE FLEMING-KUHN
Due to unexpected changes, Lilo Fore will not be our judge for the Classic shows this year. Therefore, there will be no Lilo clinic to follow. Kate has been in touch with Susanne von Dietze and is working to secure a clinic date in May or June for this year.
CLASSIC SHOWS – JOHN SIMPSON
John reports that he needs more prizes. We discussed ordering more salt licks, bucket hangers and treats. Judy will look into ordering these items.
The $100 high point awards will not be offered for these shows.
Marilyn will order fancy ribbons for high point winners for each level and categories, AA, Jr/YR and Open.
Marilyn motioned, and Casey seconded, to adjust the following fees:
Stall fees from $100 to $120 per show,
Office fee to $30, up from $25.
Class fees will increase by $5 across the board.
Fees for Training through 3rd level will be $35 and $50 for Qualifying
Fees for Fourth Level through FEI will be $45 and $60 for Qualifying.
Intro classes will stay the same.
All schooling show fees will stay the same.
The vote was unanimous and the motion to change fees was approved.
John announced he will not be sponsoring the chicken dinner this year. It was determined that we would like to continue having the dinner and we will try to find a new sponsor.
We will need to find a sponsorship chair and volunteer coordinator for the show this year.
John is working on hiring judges for the 2021 shows.
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
Paula reported on Horse Fair, noting that she needs more freestyle horse and rider combinations for the Melanie Michalak freestyle clinic and the competition.
NEW BUSINESS
We discussed the possibility of hosting the educational classroom section of the USDF L Program. Paula is looking into the application process. This would be a great learning opportunity for many! If there is enough interest, and the first section of the program goes well, Kate has offered to host the judging aspect of the program’s training.
Our next meeting is scheduled for March 28, 2020. The meeting was adjourned at 3:29pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Judy Nordstrom for Leslie Burket
