Chelmsford Dog Association
Meeting Minutes
Chelmsford Police Department Community Room, 2 Olde North Rd, Chelmsford
February 21, 2018
- Call to order: 6:42PM
- Roll call
- Board Members Present: Will W, Beth B, Danielle O, Kathy G, Joyce B
- Board Members Not Present: Sarah C, Sandra
- Approval of Minutes form December Motion to approve minutes from December
- Presented Joyce, Seconded Danielle
- Officer Reports
- Website and Media Report (Will) 1980 members 100 – 150 hits a day
- Treasurer’s Report (Sandra/Will) $, Deposit $, Staples Charge (-) $ Amazon Smile $
- President’s Report (Will)
- V. Committee Reports
- Fundraising/Events Committee Report
- Donations 2/1 $ from 1 member, Small side $ Large $
- Upcoming Restaurant Fund Raisers
- Mandarin Asian Bistro (Feb 22) 15% 4 – 9pm
- Bertucci’s (Mar 20) Chelmsford 4 – 9pm 15% If over $2000 we get more.
- Blaze Pizza (?April?) 20% Pheasant Lane Mall No date decided.
- Chelmsford Winterfest results $
- Chelmsford Volunteer Fest (Joyce is the point of contact) March 10, Chelmsford Senior Center 12pm – 3pm
- Agway – Quarterly Raffle Proposal Raffle ticket is $5.00. Raffle to be drawn quarterly. Winner to receive dog food for 3 months. Approved by Danille, Seconded by Kathy
- May Flea Market at Dog Park, 5/19 10am – 2pm. $10.00 a table. Vendor spots $25.00 Tables will be set up in extension parking lot.
- Old Business/Open Issues
- Winter Park review
- Chains, plowing, snow cover, closure Damage to fence, rosh bush dug up and dead.
- Park closings will be posted on FB and web page by DPAC.
- Lowell Humane Spaghetti Dinner Kathy and Joyce attended. CDA donated GC for 10 days of dog care by Crazy Canine.
- Winter Park review
- New business
- Officer Appointments (no changes proposed from last year’s appointments)
- Will – President
- Joyce – Vice President
- Sarah – Recording Secretary
- Sandra – Treasurer
- DECA from CHS has offered to print us a new run of shirts for CDA at a cost of ~$8.00/50, $7.00/100 (per shirt/total order.)
- Kathy has been in touch with Frank Peabody whose band has offered to play a concert for free to raise money for CDA. Location and date TBD.
- In the Spring CDA to purchase 75 sq fencing to cordon off 100 sq. feet at at time to let grass grow in all dog, agility and small dog area.
- Potential Dog Park Projects by Boy Scouts: Agility Equipment and Brick patio under small dog pavilion.
- In the future Donation Day at the park. A bandana will go to each donator.
- Event with library. Book “It’s Only Stanley” to be donated to library. Book is about a mischievous beagle. Joyce to contact CPL. One of 2 CDA members to read to kids. Possibly during Dads and Donuts time on Saturday. If allowed bring Jett the beagle for kids to pet.
- Schedule work party for late April/Early May.
- CDA to participate in event night of July 3rd on the common. Concert at park possibly in August.
- Officer Appointments (no changes proposed from last year’s appointments)
- Public Discussion (30 minutes)
- Next Meeting Date: Tuesday, March 20 CPD
- Adjournment Time:7:35 pm