Committee chairs should seek
out members to serve on their committees.
A motion was passed to have Jane continue as Business Manager
until these duties can be delegated to the appropriate committees.
Election of Executive Committee--to
perform the business of PRIDE when the board is not in session:
Mitch Michaud, Karen Ramstead, Bridget Schwafel, Jane Fuerstenau,
and TC Wait.
New Business:
2008 Sled dog Symposium in Fairbanks: A motion passed
to co-sponsor 50% of Wes Rau’s travel expenses with
the Fairbanks Junior Dog Mushers association. Rau would also
be scheduled to do a presentation at our Friday evening program
during the symposium. Preceding his program, a PRIDE board
member would give a 5 minute update on the status of PRIDE
and our new board, and an invitation to the Saturday membership
meeting. Also at the symposium, we will arrange for a table
in the vending area to promote PRIDE and sell memberships.
Mitch will take responsibility for contacting Wes Rau and
organizing the Friday night program. We will ask Donna Quante
to assist with video taping the presentation for delivery
to PRIDE members outside of Alaska.
Similar seminars in other states
and locations: Mitch requested board members to identify seminars
and gatherings in their geographic areas where PRIDE could
have a presence similar to the symposium in Fairbanks. TC
mentioned the Race to the Sky symposium, and Bob and Shawn
discussed the New England and Down East symposiums in the
northeast. Shawn will organize a table for the Northern New
England Sled Dog trade fair in New Hampshire Sept 29-30th.
Cost of a table is $50. Other board members will report at
the next meeting on other local gatherings.
A motion was made to establish
a stipend for out-of-state board members to attend the annual
meeting in Fairbanks. Board members interested in coming to
Fairbanks for the meeting are asked to come to the August
meeting with cost estimates for airfare. Board members were
favorable to paying airfare for travel to the annual meeting,
but the issue was tabled until the board is presented with
some figures for these stipends.
A motion was passed to officially
schedule the 2007 annual membership meeting in Fairbanks October
20th at 1:00pm during the Sled Dog Symposium. An agenda will
be published in October, and teleconference services will
be available.
A motion was passed to approve
Jane ordering more PRIDE patches and bumper stickers. Jane
will report cost estimates and quantities to the board through
the board listserv before committing funds.
The next agenda item was to
discuss drafting Humane Guidelines for Races. After board
discussion, it was agreed that we did not wish to single out
any particular race, but may want to draft guidelines similar
to our Dog Care guidelines that say “This is what we
feel defines a well-run race.” Discussion was tabled.
The Guidelines committee will report on this issue at the
next meeting.
A motion was passed to keep
the membership year November 1 through October 31st, with
new members signing up after June 1st retaining membership
through the following year. Iditarod racers would be considered
members at the time that they sign up for the race and through
the following year.
Discussion of the Kennel Certification
program was deferred to our next meeting due to time constraints.
Shawn was contacted by Team
and Trail for an article concerning the re-organization of
PRIDE. It was decided that Shawn will draft a response for
T&T, and run it past the PR committee for approval. In
addition, the PR committee will draft a general press release
which will be appropriate for a variety of media sources.
A motion was passed to hold
monthly meetings the 2nd Wednesday of every month until the
snow flies. The meeting time will remain 4pm Alaska time.
The next meeting will take place August 8th.
The meeting adjourned at 6:
25pm
Respectfully submitted,
Jane Fuerstenau, Secretary
Mush with PRIDE
Updated Jan 21, 2007
Annual Meeting
SPECIAL
ANNOUNCEMENT: The
2006 Annual meeting for Mush with PRIDE took place on October
21st at the ADMA Sled Dog Symposium in Fairbanks Alaska, shortly
after noon. This meeting began rather unorganized but quickly
became one of the most important annual meetings PRIDE has
had since its early years.
In attendance were Maureen English,
Jane Fuerstenau, Scott Chesney, Hilary Schwafel, Bridget Schwafel,
and myself Mitch Michaud.
Maureen ran the meeting on behalf
of the President and Vice President who were absent. The current
state of PRIDE was reported. Presented for discussion was
the dissolution of PRIDE as an organization. It was decided
by the members in attendance that PRIDE should continue and
reorganization itself under the established bylaws.
The agreed to reorganization
would have two phases. The first phase consisting of temporary
measures needed to maintain PRIDE operations and service to
its member and to the public. The main change is the shifting
of duties inorder that no one person is expected to carry
a large portion of PRIDE activities or responsibilities. Existing
duties now undertaken by Maureen who is serving as PRIDE business
manager, will now be limited to checking the mail box in Fairbanks,
depositing checks and doing minor reimbursements for costs
associated with PRIDE. Jane Fuerstenau will now be serving
as Business Manager for PRIDE. She will be responsible for
various PRIDE communications, such as e-mail, PRIDE list serve
and telephone inquires. Hilary Schwafel will serve as the
acting Junior Liaison chair, and continue her work on various
publications and educational materials. I volunteered to assume
the position of Acting Director of PRIDE and to act as the
chair of the nominating committee. These existing positions
will be valid until permanent committees are established and
should allow PRIDE to function for a short period of time.
We are hoping that the newsletter editor and webpage editor
continue to provide PRIDE with these two vital services.
Maureen, Jane and I will be
responsible for maintaining PRIDE operations until the second
phase of PRIDE reorganization occurs. These assignments and
duties were voted and agreed to at the 2006 annual meeting.
The second phase will be the
reestablishment of the PRIDE board. The board members from
2005 and 2006 will be contacted as to their interest in continuing
as board members. There will be no pressure to continue as
a board member but it is important to maintain some institutional
continuity and I am hoping a few of the board members chose
to self-nominate themselves for a transitional board and possibly
the new 2007 board. This board will immediately call for the
election of a new board and the selection of new officers.
The authority of this board is limited since the terms of
office for past board member has passed. We will determine
the status of past board members as we hear from them.
The timeline I have for this process will follow the PRIDE
bylaws.
