Chelmsford Dog Association
Board Meeting Minutes
Room L006, Chelmsford Town Hall, 50 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford, MA 01824
February 25, 2020 6:30 PM
- Call to order 6:33pm
- Roll call:
- Will, Kathy, Joyce, Kari
- General Members Jill, Frank Rondeau
- Approval of minutes from last meeting Minutes amended by Will,
- Presented by: Kathy
- Seconded: Joyce
- Vote: unanimous
- Officer Reports
- President’s Report (Will)
- Discussion of Lowell Humane Society and Director role. Will proposed a 5th Board Member be from LHS. Crystal A. thought it was a good idea. 1 person sent to the meeting a month. Doesn’t need to be the same person.
- CDA Memberships:
- 84 Current Members
- 1 Current Corporate Membership CJ K9 Lifestyle
- (final count) 30 Transfers
- Website and Media Report (Will)
- CDA FB Page:
- CDA Website: See google report ?
- Treasurer’s Report
- ($ + $Bank) ($ – PayPal) First amount checking, 2nd amount savings
- Still need to transfer $ for FCDP
- Payments: (Poop Bag Dispensers, hardware, printing flyers) ~$ Dispensers on backorder for a year.
- Income: (Princeton Properties & private) $ — Correction donations from Cummings Properties Charitable Fund Group Giving
- Paypal – shift control of account (in process) to Will. Sandra still has control.
- President’s Report (Will)
- Committee Reports
- Fundraising/Events Committee Report (Kathy, Executive Director)
- Donations
- Mobile phones?
(Final collection?) Kari and Vivian 6 between them. At least 15 to be sent in. - Phase III Brick orders
(order site is live and Paypal is fixed!)
Discussed:Step terracing, benches back to park work with DPAC. - Pet CPR+ (April 25, 11-2 – Community Center at North Town Hall)
Advertise to Vets and Groomers. - Doggie Photo Shoot (May 6, 3-7 & May 9, 10-6 – CDP Rental Area)
Christopher J. Banks – NE Graphix
1 8×10 (photographer’s choice) from each shoot/set
1 raffle to win a photo package set Box of pictures, $5.00 donation,
DPAC has contract. Volunteers from Jill Wagner’s company. - Cars & Canines (Frank Rondeau) (June?) 10am – 2pm june 27
There is a car community. There will be modern cars there. Modern Muscle Group. Expectation of 20 to 30 cars. Dog pictures with cars. Digital photo for $10.00. Ensure bottled water available for dogs. Possibility of Lowell Humane Present advertising pets for adoption. Contact Dunkins, K and J, Java Room and Panera to see if they would donate coffee.
– Permission granted from DPAC to use CDPe “Overflow” section
– Need to check with DPW to use their lot
– Profits to be given to Lowell Humane Society Modern cars Modernal muscle group cars, 20 to 30 cars.
- Volunteers/Membership (Joyce, Chairperson, Executive Director)
- Membership forms updated (Google drive and website) $20.00 single, $25.00 couple, $30.00 family, $40.00 for company. Update membership form.
- Fundraising – CDA to participate in LHS Muddy Paws May 30. CDA to provide basket for raffle. Art on the Brook to be held in Fall. CDA may participate.
- Volunteer organization plans Contact members not part of CDA.
- Fundraising/Events Committee Report (Kathy, Executive Director)
- Old Business/Open Issues
- Pins (Tabled – no action)
Target Spring 2020 for general pin design, possibly an event specific pin for Spring Events. - Flagpoles at CDP (Tabled – no action until Spring thaw) Friends rent for Auger. Need 30 to 40 people to plant trees. Trees will have 10 foot surround.
- Contest for the design of a dog park flag
- CHS, Nashoba Tech, WA approached + social media posts (no responses yet) Kathy and Joyce to approach schools. Contact art teachers who have students under 18. Contact Parker and McCarthy. Two winners will receive $25.00
- Transfer of Physical Assets to FCDP (tabled pending inventory in the spring) 2 tables, at least 1 table and CDA Bin.
- Pins (Tabled – no action)
- New Business
- none
- Next Meeting(s)
- Mar 19 scheduled
- Set fixed day for future meetings? (e.g. 2nd Thursday each month?) April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, Aug 20, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec 10.
- Adjournment 7:47 pm.