Local Secretary -  Norbert Zarumba - nzarumba@gmail.com  

Deputy Local Secretary - Terri Tumlin - ttumlin@mindspring.com 

At Large - Jeff DeCola - (941) 497-7735

At Large - Dwight Gill - dwightgill@gmail.com 

At Large - Nancy Heinrich - flcyclist@gmail.com

At Large  - Linda Mason - maurlin@comcast.net 

At Large - Stewart Ogilby - stewart@bigeye.com

One of the best ways to casually meet many of our members is to come to P.O.E.T.S. CORNER any Friday (it has nothing to do with poetry).  Go back to our home page and click the first category ("Tell me about Manasota Mensa's upcoming activities") to find out more details.  We'll be happy to see you!

. . . and a fabulous supporting cast:

Treasurer - Elizabeth Dexter - (941) 922-1897.          

Membership Coordinator - Lolly Brustlin - (941) 365-2330. The one to contact to join our group, or just to get more information about Manasota Mensa.

Proctor Coordinator - Nancy Heinrich - flcyclist@gmail.com    The one to contact when you're ready to take the test.

Publicity Director and Publications Officer - Edgar Coudal - edgarc@aol.com or (941) 349-9329 for the e-mail impaired.  

Manatee County Coordinator - Norbert Zarumba - nzarumba@gmail.com or (941) 729-5458.

DeSoto County Coordinator - Tobi Evans - (863) 494-5749

Charlotte County Coordinator - Any volunteers?

S.I.G.H.T. Coordinator - June Brasgalla - juneb22@mindspring.com or 941-379-6071. Service for International Guidance and Hospitality to Travelers.  A network of volunteer hosts offering accommodations to Ms who want to visit their cities. Local coordinators help get hosts and guests together. 

Gifted Children Coordinator - Terri Tumlin - ttumlin@mindspring.com or 379-6241. 

The Web Guy - Dwight Gill - dwightgill@gmail.com or (941) 708-0045. The one to contact to request changes in this Web site.  We try to keep our members up-to-date on Manasota Mensa activities and news. Surely, there must be something new that you'd like to see here! Unless otherwise noted, the Web Guy is also the Puzzle Guy.

Manasota Executive Committee Meeting            MINUTES          Sunday, January 7, 2007

Meeting called to order at 1:12 p.m.

Local Secretary Marianne Gill presiding.

Present: Marianne Gill, Edgar Coudal, Nancy Heinrich, Keith Falkner, Myra Jones, Linda Mason, Norbert Zarumba, Dwight Gill.

Programs:

Marianne has requested that the meetings be conducted in a more business like manner to shorten their length.

A lunch before the meeting will be held at Gecko's. The lunch will be at 12:00 at the Gecko's next to Barnes and Noble, 4010 South Tamiami Trail. It is hoped that this meeting will serve to reduce the conversation at the meeting.

It was noted that the position of Deputy Local Secretary was vacant. Norbert Zarumba was nominated by Nancy Heinrich and seconded by Linda Mason. Norb Zarumba accepted .

An attendance policy for Executive Committee members was discussed. This has not at this time been finalized.

Membership: No report

Manatee County Area Coordinator; Norb Zarumba, Monthly supper meetings continue. Response for bridge and other card games has been limited. The Saturday evening meeting at my home has been cancelled at this time.

De Soto County Area Coordinator: No Report

Proctor Coordinator: Nancy Heinrich reported that the Manatee County testing will be held in Library on 57^th street in Bradenton.

Publicity: Ed Coudal noted that the local newspapers were notified when and where our various meetings occurred.. Also that PRP competition would occur.

Scholarship: No report

Webmaster: Dwight Gill reported that there is nothing new to report. There have been no complaints about the current format. Membership lists are now on line. There will be no paper lists.

Sight: No report. We need a member to supervise this area. Please apply now.

Gifted Children: No report.

Old Business:: Keith Falkner stated his concerns about the use of MENSA for business purposes. Marianne Gill had referred a letter to the Ombundsman. National will send a letter to the member involved.

New Business: The ExCom members for this year are, Local Secretary, Marianne Gill,, Deputy Local Secretary, Norb Zarumba; Treasurer, Nancy Heinrich; At Large, Linda Mason; At Large, Keith Falkner; At Large,Myra Jones; At Large, Stewart Ogilby. Their terms start now.

Local Scholarship Awards: This topic evoked some discussion. Was the advertising appropriate? Was the amount adequate? Myra Jones was concerned about standards. Are our procedures appropriate?

Treasure Hunt: Keith Falkner and Myra Jones will discuss this event.

RG: Marianne proposed a n RG for mid September. Edgar has had much experience with the Chicago Group RG. There have been four previous RG s conducted by Manasota MENSA. Topics mentioned were technology, Ebay sales, Blogs, etc. An advisory board of younger members was discussed.. An RG must be approved by National MENSA.

Road Rally: Keith Falkner has suggested a road rally for March 17 in Venice.

Next Meeting scheduled for February 11 at 1:30 at Barnes & Noble ,4019 Tamiami Trail,

Adjournment: 2:28 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Norbert Zarumba

Manasota Mensa Executive Committee Meeting                    MINUTES                    Sunday, March 11, 2007

Barnes & Noble, 4010 South Tamiami Trail

 Call to Order 1:40 p.m. by Marianne Gill ,Local Secretary,

Present, Marianne Gill, Edgar Coudal, Stewart Ogilby, Nancy Heinrich, Dwight Gill, Norb Zarumba.

Minutes of January 7,2007 meeting approved and seconded.

Treasurer Report- was submitted by Nancy Heinrich. Approved by Marianne Gill, Seconded by Linda Mason. This report was published in The 4M,  April 2007, on page 11.

Old Business - National Mensa does not have to approve Regional Gathering. Therefore we will proceed with plans for RG, tentatively, to be at same time as Renaissance Fair in Sarasota.

Testing- Nancy Heinrich.

The testing fee will be increased to $40.00. The reimbursement to local will be increased to $15.00.

While Nancy Heinrich is away on her bicycle trip, the testing will be handled by Donna Gray. Testing will be cancelled during April, May and June in Sarasota.. Testing in Bradenton will not be conducted in May.

Nancy announced that testing will not be announced in The 4M in the future. Her experience, over 15 years, has been that applicants have not been aware of The 4M announcements. That they only are responding to newspaper notices and the Manasota website. Ergo, we are wasting space by listing in The 4M. Because testing is a national function, a local motion is not necessary on this matter.

Calendar Announcements are only necessary for attendance items.

Statistics items, such as birthday and member changes, will be skipped for the two months while Nancy is away. They will be resumed on her return.

Publicity- Ed Coudal

Publicity is considered to be stable and functioning well. The testing information is initiated by Nancy Heinrich and distributed by Edgar Coudal. The various newspapers are notified. The 4M is sent out monthly; the printer is very good .Distribution is well handled.

A question was asked about the cost of printing The 4M. The cost appears to be very reasonable at the current source (name was not mentioned) . The same printer does several other Mensa magazines. Price is less than could be done on PC. Color will be included at some time in the future. Quality of printing is considered to be very good.

A check for the amount of $154.63 was presented by Nancy for Labels .this check was to Manasota Mensa. The labels, as I understand, will last for two years.

Scholarship- Report by Marianne Gill, for Myra Jones

Myra will continue as in the past. Edgar questioned if The 4M will be notified about events.

Culture Quest-Report by Marianne Gill for Linda Mason

Culture Quest will occur on April 29^th. The check has been sent to National. We will sponsor two teams.

Motion by Marianne, seconded by Nancy.

Webmaster- Dwight Gill

All is well. Response level is high . Respondents are nationwide.

SIGHT- No coordinator

A person is needed for SIGHT coordinator. We're looking for volunteers, now. This is a low-demand position.

SIGHT = Acronym for, Service Information Guest, Hospitality for Travelers.

Some discussion about need for this category in Sarasota since it is destination not a transient place.

Gifted - Terri Tumlin not present.

Manatee County Area- Norb Zarumba

Things have been slow. Will require more vigorous action.

De Soto County Area- Tobi Evans - Coordinator not present.

Charlotte County Area- No coordinator

Ombundsman- Don Brunner not present

New Business-

Regional Gathering was discussed. Marianne Gill volunteered to be chair this event because she will no longer be Local Secretary when the event occurs (during the Sarasota Renaissance Fair next spring).

A motion was made that Marianne Gill be chair for the RG by Nancy and seconded by Stewart Ogilby. Unanimous vote .

Mariannel has chaired two RGs in the past. Nancy chaired one RG.

There was much brain storming on this topic. including, place time, title, seminars, finance. Theme was decided to be "Back to the Future".

Seminars considered were, Costumes, E-bay, Bicycle trips, reverse mortgages . . .

An article will be published in the May edition of 4M.

Finance will not be a problem, at least until early 2008.

Next meeting will be on Sunday, June 24^th, 1:30 at Barnes & Noble ,

Meeting closed at 2:24 p.m.

Respectfully submitted: April 20, 2007

Norbert Zarumba