[NCC] Annual meeting notes

[Ray Fallen]

Good Morning...

Well, the 2015 North Coast Contesters Annual Meeting has come and gone.
Once again, thanks to
Tucker and K8AZ for hosting a great get-together.  Attendance was a little
down this year probably due to
the balmy Ohio weather and no Mad River guys, but it was a great
opportunity for Warriors reconnect, share
a story or two and look forward to 2015.

Officers were re-elected, whips were re-appointed, we welcomed Rod Erhart
WN8R as our newest member, K8CX
shared details on his amazing ARRL Ten Meter effort from P4 and K3LR
presented an excellent review on The State
of the North Coast Contesters

If I may summarize Brother Duffy's comments (and since I found out I'm
supposed to take notes) here goes...

The state of our club is strong, vibrant and relevant.  NCC continues to be
a significant presence in the contesting community
both from a contest participation standpoint (we own the WW Medium Club
Gavel and have for the last ten years or so) and from our activities
outside of the actual contest arena, such as WRTC and the Dayton Contest
Super Suites.

Our brand is well represented though W1NN's efforts to make
NorthCoastContesters.COM...an internet resource
for current and prospective contesters.  We all owe Hal huge attaboys for
taking that project and making it happen.
Let's all support his efforts with photos, stories, links and any other
content ideas you might have for your NCC website.
If you have a personal website, make sure you include a link to the NCC
site!

Finally, and hey, I'm just doin' my job...your 2015 dues of $20.00 US money
are now due.  Many of the guys at last night's
meeting kicked in a few extra bucks for our rainy day fund, on top of the
$20.00 annual dues.  As 'AZ pointed out, this
financial cushion gives us a flexibility to act on various opportunities
that arise with a simple e-mail vote, without the added pressure of
securing funding.  It works!

Please mail your check payable to me (not NCC, since the club doesn't have
a checking account) and send to my CBA:

Ray Fallen
504 East Liberty Street
Hubbard, OH 44425-2136

Humbly submitted,
ND8L