Minutes of 2/11/19 meeting
1. Meet, greet, and sign in at 1 p.m. New attendees providing phone numbers, street and email addresses. New member: Zina Mirsky.
2. Denise called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. Present besides Denise Malvini: Sara Seltzer, Wendy Markel, Sandra Nordgren, Diana St. James, Zina Mirsky, Sheila Torres.
3. November minutes: approved on motion by Malvini, second by Seltzer.
4. Treasurer's report: $111.05 bank balance; $32.88 petty cash, $143.43 total. Unanimously approved on motion by Malvini, second by Seltzer.
5. Webmaster report: Sandra Nordgren says website is up to date with minutes, layout, info.
6. Old business: Holiday Party was discussed. All are happy with the party; lots of fun.
7. New Business:
A. Dues for 2019 are now due and payable - mail slot in Gateway.
B. Xenophon - Wendy said Xenophon is looking for more volunteers as side walkers. Equine Assisted Workshops are
starting new session at the end of February - six-week sessions. Fundraiser for Xenophon will be at Diablo Country
Club 3/23/19.
8. Sharing:
A. Bailey - Sheila Torres shared that Bailey is doing well with her new caregivers. Some days she has more pep than
others.
B. Racing - Camino Del Paraiso raced at Santa Anita recently. He lost some steam midway through the race and fell
back. Diana said he was tested for problems, but came back negative. Trainer OJ was interviewed before the race.
C. Diana St. James related that the next horse she was thinking of purchasing did not pass vet exam.
D. Sara Seltzer reminded the membership of the PBS series EQUUS, which should be on reruns.
E. Wendy Markel discussed the Thermal Horse Show at Furnace Creek. HITS horse show.
F. Diana St. James mentioned the Equestrian World Cup in Las Vegas April 2020.
G. Opportunities for fund raising were discussed and will be discussed further at the next meeting. Besides the Flea
Market, helping with inventory for David & Bryan and McCullough's was discussed.
H. Voting for a new club president will take place at the April meeting.
9. The meeting was adjourned at 2 p.m.
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, March 11, 2019, at 1 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Sheila Torres