[NCC] Annual meeting notes

[tleek8az]

Nice work, Ray.

Great to see you.  Keep in touch!

73,
Tom

On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 9:24 AM, Ray Fallen <ray.fallen at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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