AKCA Minutes of July 13, 2007

 

Officers Present:                                  Directors Present:                                               Guests:

Chair: Harlan Glenn                                 Burt Ballou                                      Larry Leverett

Vice Chair: Bill Thompson                              Bob Finnegan                                  Spike Cover               

Secretary:  Carole Elliott                      Kelly Houston                                 

CFO:  Doug Dahl                                    Joyce Glenn                                                                     

                                                                Bob Finnegan

                                                                               

                                                                               

Board Highlights:

Ø       2010 Seminar open for bids, contact Burt Ballou or Doug Dahl

Ø       New insurance with new guidelines, however, Canada clubs will be excluded from this.

 

The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Harlan Glenn @ 7:02 pm.  

 

v       MINUTES:  Motion:  To approve the minutes of June 8th.  Motion by Joan, 2nd by Joyce.  Approved.

 

v       JUNE FINANCIAL STATEMENT/FINANCE COMMITTEE:

Doug reported that as of 6/30 there was $14,517 advertising due that is 60-90 days late and only $2097 that is over 90 days late.  Our investment account gained $4997 in May and lost $847.62 in June.  The income side of the AKCA financials was frozen on 7/7 when Doug sent the profit loss statement to Michael to do the sales taxes; he can still add expenses to last year prior to preparing the AKCA Board meeting financial statement on 7/11.  313 Phoenix Seminar pins cost $3.30 each; sold for $5 at the Seminar.  It was decided to continue selling them for $5.  Motion:  To approve the annual financial statement not to exceed $3000.  Motion by Doug, 2nd by Joan.  Approved.  Doug paid the Arizona sales tax for the Seminar bookstore sales.  He sent the AKCA bookstore sales tax info to Michael to prepare the sales tax forms and he emailed him the completed forms and his bill the next day.  The sales taxes have been paid: sales taxes $25l7 and prep fee of $105.  81 clubs have paid their dues leaving 23 left to pay dues by Oct. 1st termination date.  Doug discussed two problems:  AKCA only has $15k in the bank so KOIUSA Inc. needs to donate 20-30K to AKCA immediately.  KOI USA Inc. has $59K in the bank and $35K in accounts receivable due for the last 2 issues alone, 40K total for all issues.  KOI USA Inc. needs at least 37K to cover the expenses for the next issue of the magazine.  Motion:  For AKCA to request KOI USA Inc. to donate 30K at this time and consider a second donation in December.  Motion by Doug, 2nd by Burt.  Approved.  Secondly, the AKCA sales tax needs to be paid before the end of July.  Once Doug sent the files to Michael, the total annual income for AKCA is frozen for last year because it is a required data for the sales tax form.  It was decided to hold off paying the sales tax and pay the penalty.  Discussion on increased shipping fees for bookstore items.  Motion:  To increase shipping by $1 for bookstore items.  Motion by Burt, 2nd by Bill.  Approved.  Motion:  To approve the net profit for KOIUSA of $60,987 to replace the one approved last month.  Motion by Doug, 2nd by Joan.  Approved.  Net income from July 2006 through June 2007 was a minus $46,033.95. 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

v     SCIENTIFIC:   Spike handed out his report.   Reported that 17 of the current students finished the class out of 50 starters; 17 students are signed up for the next class already; 9 are holdovers from the last class.  Nick Saint-Erne participated in the KHA lab class and his portions were very well received.  He has agreed to participate again in Jacksonville.  Karen Pattist will start preparing a Koi Show Water Quality course in August with an outline due in Sept.  Possible on-line course start in Jan. ’08 with practical work at club shows throughout ’08.     

 

v     KHV Project:  Spike handed out his report.  The two Peter Enfield donated slates sold for $1200 and $1400 at the AKCA Seminar Banquet.  We also received a donation from PNKCA Enfield slate auction (approx. $630) and two donations from England.  They raised about $3,460 total during the period.  Gene Anderson needs to contact the regional directors and set either ongoing goals and/or monthly goals.  He is also looking for replacements of 2 regional directors and also to add some additional directors (any volunteers?). 

 

v       PUBLICATION:    Joan reported that only two advertisers have outstanding debt over 90 days.  Doug presented his budget for 2007/2008.  He presented an extensive review of lst year’s final numbers and presented a revised budget proposal.  Tom suggested we increase the advertising budget to include a six

 

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v       month trial of Google ads.  The budget was increased by $300 per month for six months.  Google ads are based on a “pay per click” format so we can manage our budget and who sees the ads.  The ads would direct

viewers to our site.  There is a way to link to subscription information.  We will monitor total web subscriptions to see if there has been a positive impact.  We will check results and will continue if the results look good.  Tom will set this up.  The production manager has been working on assembling the Sept./Oct issue of KOI USA.  There has been a long delay due to the complications their Editor encountered trying to move.  Tom and Cindy are both working long hours to get it as close to the regular time as possible.  It looks like it will be out on the 15th or 16th.  Brenda got 23 subscriptions and sold $600 worth of koi items at the Indianapolis show. 

 

v      MEMBERSHIP:  No Report    

 

v       JUDGING:  Bob reported that he was very happy with the Seminar as well as with the judges who participated.

 

v       SPEAKER’S GRANT:  Burt reported that he will not pick the clubs for the grant until the October meeting; at that time he will know which clubs have renewed their AKCA membership.

 

v      GUIDES:   Burt reported that he is meeting with Tom & Cindy on the filter guides.  The revisions are almost all done for the pond construction guide. 

 

v      INSURANCE:  Burt stated that seven agents were trying to find us insurance; 3 found insurance.  We ended up going with Hartford insurance.  Unfortunately, the Canada clubs can’t be included. 

 

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING RULES!

FAILURE TO DO SO MAY JEOPARDIZE OUR INSURANCE COVERAGE!

DO NOT REQUEST INSURANCE CERTIFICATES UNLESS REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO HOLD YOUR EVENT, NO CERTIFICATES ARE NEEDED FOR POND TOURS OR ANY OTHER EVENTS HELD AT A CLUB MEMBER’S HOME!

 

v      AKCA WEBSITE:  Bill said that Dale Gingrich (Tennessee) volunteered to help Debbie.  Debbie has agreed to stay on as webmaster; Dale will help to make the site more modern.  A committee will be formed to report to the Board and to interface with Debbie.

 

SEMINAR REPORTS:

 

v      2007 Phoenix, Ariz.  Seminar:  It was reported that we sold 172 packages; 247 attendees.  Over $5,000 in last minute registration sold at Seminar and caused problems with meal count and tours.  AKCA needs rules to stop this from happening in the future.  There were 27 paid vendor booths; 74 people have signed up for tours; 14 people for wet lab; 158 people for Fri lunch; 162 people for Sat. lunch; 238 people for Sat. banquet; and, 169 people for Sun Pond Tour.  We currently have 111% of our guaranteed room nights.  We had no problem meeting our $8,000 meal guarantee.  The net profit from the 2007 Seminar was $15,206; host share was $5,082 and AKCA share was $9,124.  The net income from raffle/auction was $5617.  Host share was $2247, KHV share was $2808, AKCA share was $562.  Judges costs were $889 for Judge’s lunch and $956 for Sat. audio/video.  KHA costs were $324 for unplanned room.    

 

v      2008 Jacksonville, Fla. Seminar:  Burt reported that they are on schedule; budget has been done ahead of time. 

 

v       2009 San Diego, CA:  Burt reported that he and Bill went over the revised contract proposal @ the Marriott in Mission Valley and have reached an agreement.  The 2007 menu prices for food is locked in for the 2009 Seminar; room rate will be $129.

 

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v       2010 Seminar:  Need clubs to contact us if they are interested in hosting the 2010 Seminar.

 

REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTS:

 

q       Written report submitted by Doug:  Judy Schwartz, of Austin Pond Society, reports the club had a very successful plant/fish swap in May.  The guest speaker for the June meeting was Dr. Andrew McDonald of the University of Texas Biology Dept. speaking on Lotus and Lilies.  The club pond tour will be July 14/15.  Gwen Langford, of Dai Ichi KC, reports 9 club members attended the PNKCA convention and Pond tour on June 15-17.  The weather was a lot cooler than the AKCA Seminar in Phoenix.  Janice Ramsey, of East Tennessee KC, reports their club is very excited to become a member of AKCA.  Currently 50% of club members subscribe to KOI USA magazine and more are promising to sign up perhaps bringing the total to 75%.  The club is sponsoring a fish and pond photo contest for members with a prize from a local sponsor for the winners.  Teresa Lawrence, of First Coast K&WGC, reports club members are busy planning their 5th Koi Show in October and expect Joe White to be their Judge.  The club has held some Koi Bingo nights to win some good prizes.  Each bingo card is $1 to the club.  A grand Prize Bingo Award will be given to the overall Bingo winner at the Sept. club Luau.  Club membership is growing.  Sue Boydstun, of Idaho WGS, reports the club had a successful plant sale with over $3000 in sales.  Left over plants were distributed to club members on the condition they would be grown and divided later for next years club sale.  Two club members attended the PNKCA Convention and 2 members attended the AKCA Seminar.  The Annual Pond Tour is July 21/22.  Steve Childers, of Internet Koi of North America, reports members held a meeting at the AKCA Seminar in the hotel lobby.  Several non members stopped by the meeting to see the internet meeting software SKYPE in action for the meeting.  The club presented a Friendship Award at the NMZNA Koi Show in Indianapolis.  Plans are underway for the first annual IKONA Koi Show, (interactive internet koi show) in December.  Dara Newman, of Las Vegas KC, reports the club has finalized their Koi Show date as Oct. 5-7 at the Palace Station Hotel.  At the June club meeting, Pete Patera gave a great water quality segment and Janon Alegre-Wallace demonstrated the proper way to test water.  Club members who attended the AKCA Seminar in Phoenix came back all excited about the possibility of the Las Vegas club hosting a future AKCA Seminar.  Judy Christian, of Lone Star ZNA KC, reports they had a wonderful turnout for the May club meeting.  Mike Nall and Beth Grunden, club Koi KHAs, presented a talk on fish medications and their uses.  Mike held a mini lab and performed minor surgery on 2 koi.  The club Pond Tour on June 2/3 was a huge success with 23 ponds over a 250 mile area.  Pam Francis, of Michigan K&PC-SE, reports the annual koi auction on June 16 sold some beautiful koi from Japan.  The club 20th Annual Pond & Water Garden Tour will be July 14 with 8 ponds.  The club gives its hard workers koi bucks that can be used to purchase things throughout the year from the club.  Dan Olson, of North Idaho Koi Keepers, reports the May workshop covered three price levels of tategoi Sanke and Showa imported from Toshio Sakai a year ago.  The June workshop covered koi fish blood testing and how to draw blood and included a BBQ lunch.  Several club members attended both the PNKCA and AKCA Conventions.  Melinda Smieja, of Olympic K,G&WGC, reports the club if gearing up for their Pond Tour.  Three club members attended the AKCA Seminar in Phoenix and had a blast.  Dorothy Connors, of Rhode Island & Massachusetts KC, reports recent meeting educational sessions have included: Waking from NE weather and what to do and not to do to your pond; Importance of correct springtime koi diet; Ponding with Chemicals; Koi identification; emergency kits; testing kits and backup equipment.  Kristine Jones, of Salt Lake KC, reports club members heard an outstanding landscaping presentation by Mike Broussard, professional landscaper, at the June meeting.  Club members will visit Wasatch Koi and Water Gardens for the July meeting.  The owners of the Gardens will talk about koi keeping and koi health.  The club water hyacinth fundraiser was a great success.  Sheb Masters, of The Great Smoky Mountain KC&PS, reports the club is adding a few new members each month and the club is discussing potential activities that will raise public awareness of the club.  The club is planning an educational Seminar to train new pond owners.  Dick Emerick, of Upper Midwest KC, reports he and his wife Sue just returned from the AKCA Seminar in Phoenix.  David Yee, of Valley of the Sun Kc, reports the 2007 AKCA Seminar in Phoenix was a success with 247 attending and 38 vendor booths.  60 people attended the all day Grand Canyon tour and 14 attended the Phoenix City Tour on Thursday.  The wet lab was very well attended and the highlight of the Pond Tour on Sunday was the City of Phoenix’s Japanese Friendship Garden with a 5/8 acre koi pond.  Both the Valley of the Sun KC and Southern Arizona Koi Assoc. want to thank their members for volunteering to work countless hours to host this event.  Mary Oxman, of Ventura KC, reports club members enjoyed a BBQ in June with Mark Whalen and wife Charlene attending all the way from Orange County.  Mark did an excellent job selling raffle tickets with people trying to win a pump which Jim Swabb won and kindly gave to member Carol Van Bogelen who needed the pump.  Steve Noll handed out his home made fortune cookies with very novel fortunes.  The club even had a barbershop quartet

 

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q       sing for them.  The July meeting will be at the home that was purchased with a water feature that took up 90% of the backyard and was finally turned into the Friendly Lagoon by Rocky of Pacific Ponds.  Doug tried

to contact the following club with no response:  Blue Water PC; Central Calif. KC; Las Pampas K&WGS; Mid Atlantic KC; Middle Georgia K&WGC; Moto Kara Koi Kai; Nashville PS; Piedmont K&WGS; Pioneer Valley WG&KC; and, Tulsa KS.

 

 

q       Written report submitted by Bob:  So Cal Koi Club had a very good meeting at the home of Tom Holder.  Tom has a very up to date 8,000 gal. Koi pond and is one of the best speaker’s on koi health; he kept members glued to their seats.  Their next meeting will have Paul Parszik, of Artisan Aquatics, speak on spray pond liners.   Charles Phelps, of Greater Louisville KC, reported they are having a pond tour and picnic lunch on July 14th.  Dr. Lau, of Indiana Koi Club,  said their club has a pond tour July 14/15.  Last year they had over 500 people attend; expect the same this year.  Norm Call, of Oregon K&WGS, said they are having a fundraiser in August (garage sale); everything is OK.  Lyly Geilies, of Sierra KC, said they are taking part in a city sponsored pond and rail tour; homes that have either railroad or ponds in their backyard; over 200 homes in Reno.  Lester Berkow, of Tropical K&WGC, said that the club doesn’t have an activity planned for August (too hot) but the board will meet and plan next years schedule.  Pat Christensen, of Northwest K&GFC, said there is a big Northwest Koi Show July 22-24 at the Forest Center in Beaverton, Ore.  The head judge will be Virgil Hettig with Bryan Batemen as Ass’t. Judge as well as local judges Nicole Lempke and Larry Gill.  Tim Chaney, of Great Pond & KS of West. Mich., said the club is a little slow right now but hoping things will pick up.  Carolyn Forde, of West Tenn. Pond Soc., said that the club has a booth at the State Agriculture Center; at the University of Tenn.   Bob tried but was unable to reach Northern Nevada and North Florida KC. 

 

q       Written report submitted by Burt:  John Foster, of Nature’s Coast K&WGC, said they are preparing for their 7th Annual Koi Show.  Henry Culpepper, of Orlando Area K&PC, said that the Orlando club met at his home in June; had a very good turn out.  After informal discussions about the pond and filtration, Henry gave a presentation on the fall harvest at the Nisei Koi Farm at Quality Koi.  He then gave a demonstration on removing a shimmie from a Kohaku.  The club also gathered to drive over to the coast for the Merritt Island Pond Tour as well as a tour of Kit Knott’s Gardens (she has over 40 water gardens and raises the large Victoria water lily.  Joe White, of Florida East Coast K&WGS, said there was no meeting this month because of the heat; encouraged members to attend the summer Seminar in Gainesville.  Joe is working on the KOI USA website.  Norbun Watson, of Middle Georgia KS, said the weather is hot; had social 6/23 and auction which went well.  Planning a field trip to Atlanta Koi Show in Sept. by bus; next meeting a member will show koi show photos and i.d. of varieties; club is going to sponsor 2 trophies.  Jesus Brito, of Oklahoma KS, said the temps are in the 90’s; several members are currently building new ponds; next meeting will be on pond building.  Rod Lawton, of ZNA Southern Koi Assoc., said they are getting ready for the Seminar in Gainesville @ Kannapaha Gardens; will have club meeting at the Seminar which is on July 22/22.  The Seminar speakers are Lester Berkow, Joe White, Joe Pawluk from Blackwater, Kathy Hartman DVM & more; will be a very educational experience.  Sandi Soedjono, of Dallas Koi Kichi Group, said their last meeting was at a new member’s home; the house & grounds were spectacular; had a panel discussion on pond construction.  After the meeting they went to another member’s indoor pond.  Their koi show went well even with all the rain; had a lot of koi.  Next month’s meeting is at Derek Bye’s new pond; club membership is growing.  Linda Montgomery, of Cascade K&GFC, said they had a meeting on interesting KHA cases; planning a community garage sale in August & the Annual August picnic.  Arley Hulstrand, of Koi & WGC of North Texas, said that some members are learning the hard way about acid rain.  Fortunately, as a result of David Jones’ lab last month, most members now have test kits.  At the July meeting Jack Garner will receive his Koi Person of the Year award.  The program will be on how to add a bog filter to an existing pond.  A late July activity will be the TAPS (Texas Assoc. of Pond Societies) conference at Water Garden Gems near San Antonio which some members will attend.  He will be pushing subscriptions to KOI USA at their meeting.  John Hathaway, of Pacific Wonderland KC, said their last meeting was at Ron & Olanke Zitzewicz; had raffle & potluck; otherwise, things were quiet.  Barb Flowers, of Rocky Mountain KC, said they are having a pond tour this weekend and preparing for their August Koi Show; otherwise, nothing else going on.  Debby Young, of Southern Arizona KA, said the July social is a potluck at a koi dealer’s in Sierra Vista; will give out their scholarships to those that attended the AKCA Seminar; all members helped at the Seminar.  Dr. Jim Hooper, of Mendocino Coast K&WGS, said their pond tour is July 21 with 6 ponds; would like to see AKCA Seminar up in Pacific Northwest, Portland, Spokane, or Seattle especially.  Burt tried but was unable to reach Santa Clara Valley K&WGC and San Francisco Bay Area KC.

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q       Written report submitted by Larry:  Darlene Jennings, of Mid-Michigan P&GC, said they are getting ready for their Parade of Ponds on July 14th.  They have 11 ponds on the tour.  Their July meeting is at Pat &

Judy Berethy’s home.  Joan Woelfel, of St. Louis WGS, said June was a really busy month for them!  They had their 5th Annual Auction to raise funds for their civic project, designing, planting and maintaining the three lily pools at the Jewel Box in Forest Park for the people of St. Louis, raising $1546.  They also had their Pond-O-Rama pond and garden tour with 49 sites to visit in two days.  They had Dr. Amy Wolff, a koi veterinarian, speaking to them for their August program, and they have their summer members-only tour as well.  She said 4 or 5 of their members bought fish from a local retailer which carried a parasite.  Sadly, they learned the hard way that quarantining new fish is wise.  Shelly Klinger, of Central Illinois Water Gardeners, said they are having their pond tour on Sat., July 14, in Bloomington/Normal and surrounding areas.  No report from Prairieland K&PS.

 

q       Written report submitted by Phil Hunter:  James Slider, of the Capitol Area K&WGC, reports that the July meeting will be held at the home of Mike Masternak on the 15th, and is also the club’s annual pig roast.  The meeting will finalize plans for the annual pond tour which takes place on July 21st.  In addition, the club is planning a field trip to Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids on August 25th.  Don Hellard, of the Gainesville KC, reports that the club is working on a couple of events associated with their local Botanical Gardens.  The club will also be the host site for the Southern Koi Assoc. summer session the weekend of July 21-22 at the Botanic Gardens.  See ZNASKA.org for details.  Claudia McGowan, of the Inland Empire Water Garden & KS, reports that in June meeting was held in conjunction with the annual cleaning of the pond at the Nishnomya Japanese Garden.  Club members cleaned the pond and checked the health of the pond’s inhabitants.  The July meeting will be at the home of Steve & Sue Devaney.  The topic of the meeting will be: Algae: How to grow- How to Control It.  Also, the Annual Pond Tour will be Sunday July 15th.  Judith Minor Roberts, of the Mountaineer K&WGS, reports that in June the club visited the pond of Dale Fox, a former club president.  The club will hold its 10th Anniversary meeting at the home of Eric and Barbara Miles on July 21st.  The meeting will feature a cookout and cover dish dinner.  Tom Tranbarger, of the Shasta K&WGC, reports that the club held its annual pond tour on June 15th.  The July meeting will be held at the home of Don & Sylvia Johnson.  Don Johnson will speak on quarantine tanks.  Linda Siler, of the Springfield WGS, reports that the June meeting at John & Guinn Wolfe’s home was the first outside meeting this year where it was not freezing cold or raining and everyone had a great time.  The July meeting will be held at Sandy Letterman’s home.  Jerry McBride, who owns Oakridge Koi, will be the guest speaker.  Jerry will discuss what to look for in selecting a koi for purchase.  In addition, the club will hold its annual picnic at Myron Royce Gardens, owned by Michael Fessenden, on July 28th.  The Dayton K&GFC had no report this month.

 

q       Written report submitted by Carole Elliott:  Larry Hursh, of Genesse Valley Pond & KC, said that they are having a pond tour and picnic on July 28th with 8 ponds.  The route details from pond to pond and the appropriate maps are being prepared and will be distributed to members of Niagara Frontier K&P
C during their tour.  August will feature an overview of the photos from the NFKPC and GVPAKC pond tours, as well as photos from other area garden tours that displayed ponds and water features.  The topic for the Sept. meeting is still being reviewed and arrangements will be completed by the pond tour.  .  Jan Jordan, of Mid-Columbia K&PC, reported that for July the club business meeting met at Carol Sue Perkins and oohed and ahhed over her new pond that has a large header pond that flows down a winding stream to a larger deeper pond.  The weekend following, the club had it’s social meeting at the home of Leland and Kimberly Schultz’s.  It was a good turn out for such a warm day (upper 90’s); upcoming events are a fundraising yard sale and a caravan to the Portland Koi Show end of July.  They have had a change in officers due to their treasurer passing away this spring; Ron Bopedeker stepped in as temporary treasurer.  Kathy Hoffman, of South Carolina K&WGS, said they finished hosting their 12th annual Pond Tour.  In the 95 degree weather, people turned out in groves to view 10 ponds.  It was great!  It’s been a very active year for all members with their spring Expo and recent parade float that was constructed.  She would like to have a Seminar in the great Northwest area.  Gary Floyd, of Amarillo KS, reports that the club is just rocking along and gained two more members last Tuesday.  They met at the Conders house looking out over the Canyons at Lake Tanglewood.  After dinner the club met and then watched the fireworks on the lake.  They planned their trip to Denver in August where they will take 5 fish and try to relieve some of the Denver locals of some of their trophies.  Some of them will be going to San Antonio to the TAPS state convention.  They are also now an official 501©3 club.  Jerry Woodbury, of Miami Valley WGS, reports that July has been busy with road trips to ATAC which is a local fish farm, Wade Gattons Hosta Farm, and their private pond tour which was July 13-15.  They also have kept in contact with Joe Tomocik, from Denver Botanical Gardens.  He has been

 

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q       gracious enough to share some aquatic plants with their group.  Their guest speaker this month will be a professional photographer giving members tips on photographing their water gardens. Debbie Hartmann, of

Southwest K&PS, said they will be having a plant sale/exchange with proceeds to go to the AKCA KHV project on July 22nd.  The club members continue to get ready for the annual parade of ponds scheduled for Sept. 29/30th.  The members that attended the Phoenix Seminar had a great time and appreciated the generous hospitality.  Carole tried but was unable to reach:  Bakersfield K&WGS; Canada KC of British Columbia; Central Alabama K&WGS; Eastern Iowa PS; Midwest P&KS; Niagara Frontier K&PC; North Texas WGS; Northern Lights KC; Puget Sound KC;  and, The Water Garden Club of South Texas.

 

q       Written report submitted by Spike Cover:  Dan Phillips, of North Carolina K&WGS, said they had an attendance of 34 at the June meeting, nine of which were first timers.  Three NCKWS members just returned from the annual Seminar in Phoenix, AZ where they completed KHA certification – Rich Eitel, John Devlin and Roger Lias.  They are in their 7th year and thriving.

 

q       Written report submitted by Harlan Glenn:  Chuck Poppe, of ZNA Potomac, reported that they are still planning the koi show for Sept. 8/9th at Meadolark Park, Vienna, Virginia.  The club is in favor of holding the annual Seminar at a different time of the year. 

 

q       Written report submitted by Kelly Houston:  The Inland Koi Society meeting will be July 22nd at the home of Mark & Lucille Chacon; guest-speaker is Norm Meck, from San Diego KC, speaking on Green Water Report, myths, facts and theories.

 

q       Written report submitted by Joyce Glenn:  Koi Club of Kansas sent their newsletter that included an article on “Salt.”  Dave Peebler is involved with moving his residence and is trying to keep his fish happy at the same time.  Rod MacNeil, of the Charleston Showa KC, said they had a great turnout for the pond tour.  They have some new members and are trying to get them up to speed on koi health and water quality.  Rod

will be running for VP of the club.  Michael Anderson, of Atlanta KC, reported that now that they have the 501©3 rating they can receive gifts.  Hal & Susan Brown, club members, gave them a $10,000 endowment for KHA training.  Applicants must meet the qualifications, but such gifts are now possible.  Bob Waag, of Florida West Coast, reported the club will be visiting the McKee Water Gardens on July 14 for a celebration of water lilies.  Next month they will be asking questions of a pond contractor.  Bonnie Nakahara, of Hawaii Goldfish & Carp, said that 3,000 showed up to their first show in 20 years (expected 300); held it at a country club with 78 fish.  Their next adventure will be the Okinawa Festival.  Joyce Tsuji, of Washington K&WGS, said that all systems are go for their Sept. 8-9th koi show.  Futoshi Mano, of Dainichi Koi Farms, Nigata, Japan, as head judge will be assisted by Futoshi Maruyama, Maruyama Koi Farm, Yamanashi, Japan; Tom Ayers, AKCA judge from Arizona; and Ron Goforth, ZNA judge from Texas.

 

PROXY CALLS FOR AUGUST

§         Is your club interested in hosting the 2010 Seminar?

§         Is there a site you would love to go back to for another Seminar?

§         How many members does your club have; how many subscribe to KOI USA?

§         New insurance; Do NOT request insurance certificates for any club event unless your club can not hold the event without proof of insurance.  The AKCA policy covers all member club events without requesting a certificate.

 

Upcoming AKCA Annual Calendar Events for AUGUST

·         Seminar Profit report

·         CFO submits annual budget

·         Seminar Host club submits budget for next year

 

OLD BUSINESS:  

 

Ø       Thank You:  Larry received a letter from John & Martha Foster thanking us for the wonderful experience of attending the monthly AKCA Board meeting as well as our hospitality.  Burt gave club pins from the Fosters to Larry Leverett and Bill Thompson.

 

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Ø       Peter Enfield:  Larry discussed the costs of flying Peter to the Seminar; Doug will write a check to Peter to cover expenses.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Ø       Atlanta Koi:  Joyce reported that they were granted their 501©3; are writing a check for $10,000 for KHA as an endowment for the purchase of microscopes, etc.

 

Ø       Koi Seminars:  Harlan suggested that we form a committee to explore where we can have koi Seminars and how to improve attendance.

 

 

Motion:  To adjourn the meeting 9:56 p.m.  Motion by Joan, 2nd by Bill.  Approved.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Carole Elliott