Chelmsford Dog Association
Board Meeting Minutes
Virtual Online meeting using Zoom Meeting ID: 766-514-403
May 14, 2020 6:30 PM
- Call to order 6:55 pm
- Roll call
- Kathy, Will, Joyce, Kathy and Kari
- Approval of minutes from last meeting
- No minutes presented.
- Officer Reports
- President’s Report (Will)
- discussed COVID restrictions and plans for future virtual meetings
- Website and Media Report (Will)
- CDA FB Page:
- CDA Website: See analytics ?
- Blurbs about everyone. Are they done?
- Article about Beth Logan was posted on CDP web page. Will what was the name of the article??
- Treasurer’s Report
- ($ Bank) ($ – PayPal)
- Received ($ in PayPal donation from Will & Jill for Pantry)
- Payments ($ to Kathy for Reimbursement, $ for Zoom)
- Still need to transfer $ to FCDP
- Paypal – shift control of account (completed)
- President’s Report (Will)
- Committee Reports
- Fundraising/Events Committee Report (Kathy, Executive Director)
- Kathy proposed CDA Board members have shirts at outreach events.
Suggested Polo Shirts with CDA logo.
We will look into 100% cotton as well as Lycra.
Will to send Kari the logo.
Shirt to be gray with black logo.
Joyce will also contact a vendor. - Donations ??
- Mobile phones?
(Final collection?) (pending) Kari has one more phone. - Phase III Brick orders
- (orders continue (only 6 (4+2) so far)) Bricks to close at the end of May.
- Joyce to make announcements on CDA page and CDP group page.
- Orders can be placed till May 31.
- Pet CPR+ (WAS April 25)
- New date TBD.
- Doggie Photo Shoot (WAS May 6 & May 9) (September?)
- New date TBD. (suggest Sept)
- Cars & Canines (Frank Rondeau) (June 27 (28 raindate)
- May need to consider rescheduling this, depending on restrictions and Park status. Event has been postponed. No new date scheduled.
- Muddy Paws – Still on (end of May) – now VIRTUAL! So no tables.
- Kathy proposed CDA Board members have shirts at outreach events.
- Volunteers/Membership (Joyce, Chairperson, Executive Director) Nothing to report.
- CDA Memberships:
- 55 Current Members
- -28 members non-renewed in February/March, -2 more in April
- Reminder/Re-invite email?
- Volunteer Organization plans:
- Tabled until state restrictions are lifted
- CDA Memberships:
- Fundraising/Events Committee Report (Kathy, Executive Director)
- Old Business/Open Issues
- Pins (Tabled – no action)
- Flagpoles at CDP (Tabled – no action until park is reopened) Zip ties have been put on gates to prevent entrance to park.
- Contest for the design of a dog park flag
- 1 repsonse. – review – send prize?
- Maybe start a second contest for flag. Open up to a wider audience with no age restriction. Start in July
- Transfer of Physical Assets to FCDP (tabled pending inventory after park is reopened) CDA owns everything until transfer of property.
- Weekly Pantry efforts… Kathy and Joyce have been collecting pet food and distributing at Chelmsford Food Pantry on Wednesdays from 3pm to 8pm.
- New Business
- Actions we (the CDA) can take during the restrictions? Virtual fundraising and seminars. 7:
- Zoom meeting Seminar on June 10th. Marjie Alonso Executive Director of IAABC. Discussion about Virtual Dog Training – take it or leave it
- Next Meeting(s)
- June 11 scheduled
- Adjournment 7:35pm