October 2008 Meeting Minutes

Minutes for the First Coast Surfrider Chapter Meeting that met at Fionn Macool’s on 10/13/2008 at 7:00PM. For the purpose of Monthly Chapter Meeting.

Total members in attendance: 14
Presiding Chairperson: James Woodruff and Erin Handy

Election of new EC
Erin Handy, Ed Cronin, Donald Ster, Paul Hayden, Danny Barley, Tamil Singh and Donny Barley were listed for nomination. Those individuals were unanimously approved. There will be a meeting of the new EC on 10/27 at which time the individuals will be named to their specific positions on the board. That slate will be introduced at the next regular chapter meeting.

Upcoming Events
On 10/14 from 5-10PM there will be a fundraiser held at the Seven Bridges Restaurant near Tinseltown. One dollar of every beer sold will be donated to the chapter. Erin asked that people attend and spread the word about Surfrider.
On 10/22 Felicia Boyd of WAV will be at the Fletcher MS gym from 5:30-8:30PM conducting an outreach environmental event. Interested members are encouraged to attend.
The next beach clean-up will be held at 9AM on 10/25 on the south side of the pier.

Other Business
Paul reminded everyone that especially in these tough times that we should all make every effort to support both our local and national business donors and supporters.

Next Meeting
Our next meeting as well as all future meetings until further notice will be held at Cabo’s Island Pizza restaurant and surf museum at 8th Street S and 3rd Ave in Jacksonville Beach. The meetings will start at 7:00PM and will from now on be held on the second Tuesday of each month.

The meeting adjourned at 8:30PM. Minutes recorded by: Paul Hayden