LEATHER SOULS - Beaufort Shag Club

LEATHER SOULS
WWW.BEAUFORTSHAGCLUB.COM
January 2015
BEAUFORT SHAG CLUB
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2015
John Reynolds—President
252-7425
[email protected]
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Ray Kneisel—Vice President &
Director of Member Service
440-775-2874
[email protected]
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Jim Williams—Secretary
525-9292
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Jim Fedyshyn—Treasurer
[email protected]
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Brenda Lesesne —
Director of Social Events
846-4342
[email protected]
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Judy Dayner - Director
of Membership
838-7867
[email protected]
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Robert Bundy—Director of
Communications
524-2207
[email protected]
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Sheri O’Brien
Sunshine Committee
865-621-0721
[email protected]
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Judy Smith
Newsletter, Photo Shows,
You-tube
[email protected]
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Website: Jon Rhoden
Web Master
525-1582
[email protected]
www.beaufortshagclub.com
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow board members for stepping up to continue the
work of our club. Also, I would like to thank Joan' Vosbury, Shirley Noble and Vince Bollino for the
great work each did this past year.
This year will start off with a big change at AMVETS. Beginning in January, AMVETS will be closing
their bar area to become smoke free. They will be moving their bar operation to the Banquet side beginning on January 1st or 2nd. This will require a great deal of work and some schedule changes for us. As it
stands now, we will not be dancing at AMVETS on January 7th, 10th and maybe not the 14th. AMVETS
will be looking for help with this project and the more help they get the sooner we get back to our normal
schedule. We will keep you updated on the progress through the weekly memo.
We may lose some dance time at AMVETS in January but you can be dancing at N. Myrtle Beach for the
Winter Workshop. This is the first Winter Workshop to be combined with Mid-Winter. This will be one
of the required meetings a representative for our club needs to attend. If you are planning on attending
you will need an SOS card which we have for sale. They cost $30.00 and are good for all three events
held in N. Myrtle Beach. The other two are Spring Safari in April and Fall Migration in September. If you
haven't attended an SOS event, you need to add that to your bucket list.
At the November membership meeting a By-Laws change to Article II Members, Section 1. Membership
was passed. The change was as follows: (Membership is from January 1 through December 31 or any
Portion thereof). By now, each member should have received their dues notice. If you have questions,
please ask Jim Fedyshyn or any other board member.
I look forward to working with each member and would like to let you know I am not big on long meetings. We are a shag club. As far as I am concerned our purpose is to dance and have fun. I will do my best
to keep you informed of the workings of the club. I will treat each member with respect and I expect the
same from you. We may not always agree with each other but we should agree to disagree and let it go.
See you on the dance floor.
Soon I hope,
John
Next BOD Meeting, Tues, January 6, 2015 – 6:15PM The meeting will be
held at the Bundy offices on Boundary St. Since AmVets is not available. Members are welcome to attend although seating will be limited.
January 10th no dance due to renovations
February 14 Theme -TBD
March 14 Theme -TBD
THANKS TO THOSE WHO RENEWED
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Richard Koncicki
Charlie Olenick
Hal Ashcom
Georgia Rushton
Robert Campbell
Jennifer Smith
Sandy Fuhrman
Wendy Watson
Edna Horne
Dina Chester
Robert Mullen
Herman Graham
Jack Vojticek
Linda Weinberger
Lanny Kraus
John Brooks
Lucy Fordham
Debra Klavohn
Everett Ballenger
Ann Igou
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At the November 8 Quarterly Meeting the
Membership voted to change the Club’s date
of Membership to January 1 through December 31. We sent each member an email stating the amount due to renew your membership to January 2016. So far we have 79
members renewing their membership. If you
didn't receive an email about your renewal
please contact any board member.
Barrett, Don
Barrett, Mary
Chapman, Jo Ann
Chester, Dina
Cohick, Barry
Durfee, Paul
Ervin, Diana
Fontana, John
Funderburk, Rom
Gibson, Frank
Barnett, Mary
Horne, Edna
Johnson, Gary
Keener, Cindy
Kendrick, Fred
Lane, Charlene
Leanza, Enza
O'Sullivan, Maggie
Parsick, Denise
Ryden, Steve
Sola, Louise
CLASSES
Anyone interested in taking lessons need to contact Ray
Kneisel either by phone at (440) 775-2874 or e-mail at
[email protected]
Turner, John Michael
Tyson, Brenda
Arlington, Mike & Pam
Boyer, Jon & Sherry
Brennan, Dennis & Pat
Bundy, Robert & Kathy
Chrisley, Pete & Donna
Dayner, John & Judy
Dyches, Denny & Jo
Fedyshyn, Jim & Debbie
Griemel, Tony & Myra
Henson, Ty & Sharon
Herrnstein, Bill & Linda
Kneisel, Ray & Sally
Lesesne, Dannie & Brenda
Mobley, Tom & Carolyn
Oakley, Woody & Sara
Olszewski, Dave & Ginger
Regecz, Andy & Deb
Reynolds, John & Donna
Smith, Dave & Judy
Spielman, Bob & Lenore
Starkey, Don & Donna
Stokes, Mark & Terri
Strouse, Joe & Nancy
Tillman, Bobby & Eleanor
Vosbury, Donald & Joan'
Wentworth, David & Charlene
Winslow, Brian & Judi
Zellman, Douglas & Susan
"We are an Eco-Friendly Shag Club.
Please don't put aluminum cans in the
trash cans, return them to Rachel our bartender".
INSTRUCTIONAL CD’s
We would like to give a big THANK YOU
to the Out of Towners and the Holiday
Band for giving our shag club permission to
use their songs on our instructional CDs.
Check out the following websites for updated party information
www.shagdance.com; www.oceandrivehappens.com;
www.shagtour.com
PELICAN PLUNGE
@ Hunting Island by the Lighthouse. Join fellow BSC members as they take the plunge in
to the Atlantic Ocean. This is done to support the Friends of
Hunting Island and the educational programs they run
throughout the year. Whether you ‘plunge’ or not come join
the fun. Registration is at 12 noon New Years Day with the
PLUNGE at 1:00 PM. Then the party continues at Boondocks
for lunch and drinks. HAPPY NEW YEAR lowcountry
style!!! Pledges are being collected by members doing the PLUNGE which will be given
to the Friends of Hunting Island
Approved
Beaufort Shag Club
Regular Board of Directors Meeting
November 4, 2014
AmVets Post 70 1831 Ribaut Road Port Royal, SC
Board of Directors present were: President Robert Bundy, Treasurer Shirley Noble, Secretary Brenda Lesesne, Directors Judy Dayner, Joan’
Vosbury, and Vince Bollino. Vice President Ray Kneisel was absent, but he e-mailed his proxy for this meeting to Robert Bundy. His proxy
will be entered into the permanent records.
Three additional members were present.
President Bundy called the meeting to order at 6:20 PM.
Approval of October 7, 2014 minutes: Vince Bollino made a motion that the minutes be approved as written, and Judy Dayner seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report: Shirley stated that for the month of October, the club has an accumulated year to date income of $7608.69, a gain of
$812.51 for the month. The income for October was $1445.09 against club expenses of $883.15. Checking account balance for the end of
October was $10882.41. Since the end of October, the following checks have been issued: Two checks in the amounts of $880.23 each for
the caterer for our election party; $90.35 for the Tailgate and Halloween parties; $115.00 for four months of expenses for birthday cakes; and
$29.00 for the Halloween tokens presented to the category winners in the Halloween contest.
Vice President Ray Kneisel: President Bundy read Ray’s report. Ray praised Jon Boyer and Woody Oakley for doing their jobs diligently in
scheduling the DJs and Greeters, respectively. They help to keep the club running smoothly. He also thanked the members who came to help
with the beginner and intermediate lessons. The members who have completed these lessons have made an effort to attend both Wednesday
and Saturday night dances on a regular basis. No lessons will be given during the months of November and December.
Director of Membership: Judy Dayner reported that as of October 31 st, we have 310 members. Four new members joined in September, and
fourteen new members joined in October. Since January 1, 2014, 231 members have renewed their memberships, or joined the club. Fortyfive new members have been added since January 1.
Renewals: Twenty-three members had a renewal date of September 1, and all but four members renewed at this time. These four members
will be removed from the rolls by the end of the week. On October 24, 2014, twenty-two second renewal notices were sent to members with
a renewal date of October 1, 2014. At this time nineteen members still have to renew. On November 2, first renewal notices were sent to
twenty-four members with a renewal date of November 1, 2014. New member applications were sent to Gary Johnson so he could contact
the members of his Ambassador committee. One member of this committee reported that the ambassadors are reaching out to everyone,
however, the new members do not know this committee member nor do the new members know who the Ambassadors are.
Vince Bollino: Vince stated that a couple of changes had to be made to the information concerning Hilton Head’s dance schedule in this
month’s newsletter. Also some members had expressed concern about ads being deleted from the club’s Face Book page. Robert stated that
this would be addressed during our executive session. The ad is now posted in our newsletter which is where it should have been in the first
place.
Joan’ Vosbury: Joan’ reported that the Tailgate Party was fun, and the Halloween Dance was successful. 116 members have sent in their
RSVP to attend the Election Party dinner. Other members in good standing as of November 1 may arrive at 7:15 PM for the Quarterly meeting beginning at 7:30. The theme for our December Dance is Patriotic Christmas. New Year’s Eve Party is 8:30 PM to midnight. Members
will bring a dish for a buffet.
New Business:
Festival of Trees: A member of the club asked if the club would like to donate a tree, decorate it, and then undecorate it at the end of the Festival. Brenda Lesesne made a motion that we support the Festival, but not monetarily since it is not a shag related event. Vince Bollino seconded the motion. Discussion followed. Motion passed. Robert Bundy said he would write a letter notifying the member of the Board’s decision.
Wounded Warrior Fund: Shirley Noble made a motion that the club not contribute to this fund. Judy Dayner seconded the motion, and the
motion carried.
Member comments: After comments, President Bundy entertained a motion for the board to go into an executive session for the purpose of
discussing a vulgar and profane e-mail that was sent from a club member to a board member and to another club member. Brenda Lesesne
made the motion for the Board of Directors to go into an executive session. Vince Bollino seconded the motion. The Board then went into an
executive session.
Shirley Noble made a motion for the Board to come out of executive session. Vince Bollino seconded the motion. Motion passed.
President Bundy adjourned the meeting at 7:36 PM.
Respectively submitted by,
Brenda Lesesne
Thanks for the memories
As I stated last month it was a pleasure serving as your president this year.
Congratulation to your new officers: President-John Reynolds, Vice-President-Ray Kneisel, Secretary-Jim Williams,
Treasurer-Jim Fedyshyn, Membership-Judy Dayner, Social-Brenda Lesesne, Communication-me.
Once again a special thanks to the 2014 Board. The success The Beaufort Shag Club had this past year would not have
been possible without their support. Also a special thanks to all those committee members who worked so hard to provide many opportunities to dance and socialize which is what the vast majority of our members told me they want to do.
2015 SOS Cards are still available. I will continue to have them at our regular dances or you can contact me at 521-7662
and we can arrange to meet so you can purchase a card.
See you on the dance floor.
Robert Bundy
Past President
LESSONS
Shag Lessons:
Due to the renovation work at AmVets we will postpone our next series of lessons until
February 2015. Any member interested in taking lessons should contact Ray Kneisel to
get on the roster for the lessons. Once we see how the renovation work proceeds we will
set the actual dates and times for the lessons. We will probably continue with the Monday night lessons from 6:30 to 8:30 PM.
Ray Kneisel
440-775-2874
[email protected]
Everett Ballenger has three tickets for
Southern Comfort in Columbia on
May 29-30. Excellent seats with
great people. Call Everett for details.
(843)521-7977.
SOS badges are available from Robert
Bundy for $30. These are used to get
in to the various dance venues at the
three SOS events in North Myrtle
Beach They cost $35 in North Myrtle
Beach. See Robert if you want one.
SOS DATES
April
April 17-26 Spring Safari
July
July 10-12 Summer Workshop
Hosted by the Northern Virginia Shag
Club in
Fairfax, VA For more info:
www.nvshag.org
July 14-19 Junior SOS
September
September 18-27 - Fall Migration
SPONSORS:
$25/YEAR
FOR CLUB
MEMBERS
$50 FOR
NON
MEMBERS .
Fellow Shaggers,
For the month of December, we have accumulated year to date gain of $5091.16. The Income Statement reflects club income for December
of $1423.56 against club expenses of $1510.
The checking account currently has a balance of $8994.88 as
of December 23, 2014.
If anyone has any questions, please feel free to catch me at a dance or send an email.
Kind regards,
Shirley Noble
January 2015
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Board of
No Classes
NO SHAGGING
directors
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Due to renovations
Meeting—6:15
Bundy’s office
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14 Dance TBD
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HOPEFULLY
Open
Dancing 6-9
DJ— TBD
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HOPEFULLY
Open
Dancing 6-9
DJ— TBD