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Dear Members, Your SEVCC board of directors and interested club members met on Monday evening to conduct club business and discuss the future of the camera club. I will
present to you on behalf of the board the ideas, decisions and information that resulted from the meeting so you can be informed
and prepared for the December meeting. Get ready to mark your calendars!! (These details will
also be posted on the website: http:// www.sevcameraclub.org ) FIRST and foremost, the December
meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 13th (Subject-Shadows), not the 27th as mentioned at the November meeting. There
will not be a Shutterbugs workshop in December. To celebrate the holiday season, the snacks planned are "potluck".
Anyone is welcome to bring a goodie to share. If someone wishes to volunteer to do soda, or ice and cups, please
email me so I will know that is covered. We will be responsible to be sure the room is cleaned up after, so please plan
to retrieve your leftovers. Remember, this month is the peer vote month. Ballots will be provided for you to vote
on each others photographs like we did last year. This year's Club Awards will be held on Saturday afternoon, January 15th at
Bill Watkin's home in Edgewater. The reception committee will be putting out more details very soon. OK NEW BUSINESS - The
board voted to accept the proposal from Lola Lawrence that the club meet 6 times a year from November to April which changes
the fiscal year of the club from the present January to December. It is the intention to move the club from a print
club to a digital club. This means that the first
meeting of the club under this new format is January 24th (4th
Monday). As a transition into digital, the January meeting will still be a print competition. This will give the
new board and committee members time to transition to digital competition and get the details out to you the members. Effective with the January meeting,
there will be 2 categories instead of 3. A and B. This transitions the club to be in line with how most other
clubs compete digitally as well as many of the PSA and FCCC competitions. Therefore, all intermediate and advanced
members will now be classed as "B" and all salon members will be classed as "A". Please write your
new "Class" A or B on the back of your print submitted at the January meeting. To transition to the new fiscal year, Renewal Dues will be only $15.00 due by the January 24th meeting (must be submitted before the 7:00 pm cut-off
for entries). This will cover January thru April, 2011. The assigned categories are as follow: January NATURE February DOORS March ANTIQUES April FLOWERS The new year will begin in November 2011 and
dues will be the full $25.00 (Nov-April). Full details will be provided as soon as possible by your new 2011 Officers. Speaking
of the new board....the nominating committee of
Lola Lawrence has provided the board with the slate of nominees for your review. The club will be voting on the nominees
at the December meeting. Your slate of nominees: (Vote at the December13th meeting) President - Tom Voight 1st VP of Judging - Lola Lawrence 2nd VP of Scoring - Dick Olsen Educational Director - Jerry Stone Secretary
- Marie Goodrich Treasurer - Tammy Copeland For your information, the following
people have volunteered to chair and assist with these committees: Digital
Judging Committee - John Lowe , Chairperson, Tom Frisinger (also assisting with Educational Director) Hospitality and Membership Committee -
Alice Shull, Chairperson Webmaster -
Donna Bolinsky, Chairperson - Larry Barenbaum - Information Editor PSA/FCCC
Rep - Lola Lawrence Publicity
Committee - OPEN - Volunteers needed Field Trip Committee - OPEN - Volunteers needed *Anyone that is interested in assisting with any committee, please step up and volunteer
- the more the merrier and the less hours it will take any one person to do these jobs that we all benefit from!!!! By the February meeting, all the
club details will be worked out and presented so that the club can proceed with digital competition. The guidelines on how
to submit entries, when to submit, points system, etc. will be presented very soon. THE CLUB IS MOVING FORWARD!!!! YEAH!!!!! SPECIAL
THANKS TO LOLA FOR STEPPING UP AND PUSHING THROUGH THE STATE THE CLUB WAS IN AND HAVING THE FAITH IT COULD STILL BE SUCCESSFUL
AND FUN. AND THANKS TO EVERYONE AT THE MEETING MONDAY NIGHT FOR
YOUR PARTICIPATION AND INPUT. Respectfully reported and submitted to all, Donna Bolinsky Secretary |