Minutes
Friends of Ferris - Annual General Meeting
October 27 2010 @ 1800 hr Grind House Café - Campbellford
Attendance: Barb Hogan, Fred Ellis, Carole Ellis, John Knox, Rose Odell, Carol
Robertson, Al Graham, Mike Anderson, Gerhardt Marzinski, Bob Hogan, Doreen Sharpe,
Tom Mates, Bill Borosiuk, Sandy Chapman, Terry Humphries,
Carol Robertson introduced President Barb Hogan
Barb welcomed everyone to the meeting
Review of Agenda
Approval of minutes
of last Annual General Meeting - November 18, 2009
Motion made by Rose and seconded by Doreen, carried.
Approval of financial
statements/budget - attached
Motion made by John , seconded by Fred, Carried
Election of Board
of Directors
-Consisting of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and up to 5
additional members
-List of directors - Barb Hogan, John Knox, Carol Robertson, Rose Odell, Gerhart
Marsinski,
Sandy Chapman
Moved by Rose and seconded by Al, approved
Positions to be decided at next meeting.
Thanks to Sandy for joining the board of directors.
Other Business
Volunteer Hours
- Please forward volunteer hours to Barb as soon as possible.
-New volunteer hour sheets will be ready by next meeting
Review 2010 Acknowledgements
Membership - 41 members for 2010
2009/2010 Ski Season
-not a lot of advertising was done for the ski season. Had some great ideas
come from 2009 AGM
-conditions were not the best with mild temperatures
Aron Cinema
-March guest speaker Terry Sprague, Paul Imperial
Trillium Walk
-Rose Odell, Doreen Sharpe, Donna Wilson David Bree, Fred and Carole Ellis,
John Knox, Carol Robertson, Marlaine Bennett
-Art contest for students, Bennetts Home Furnishings for posting art
Kite Day
-Fred and Carole Ellis, Tai Chi Group and many volunteers, Gerhart for coffee
-Not just day of event but ongoing presentations to various schools and groups
-Looking for someone/group to take over the food venue
Chimney Swift Tower
-Campbellford Wood Working Club
-Installed on June 2010
Chimney Swift Signage
-David Bree, Tom Mates frames
-$599.85 for first sign. Completed and in Friends of Ferris shed. Tom said he
has some cement for base.
-$440.70 for second sign. Cheque has been sent.
Stone Wall Restoration
-John Shaw Rimmington and crew Carol Robertson, Rose Odell, Bev Meyers, Linda
Strydom, Cathie Stewart, Bonnie Nabb, Donna McComb, Bob Hogan. And Gerhard Marzinski
for great coffee, Marlaine Bennett, posters.
-Betty Wickman from Sharpe’s for great lasagna and lunch assistance.
Walk with Terry
Sprague
-approx. 32 in attendance, Bob Hogan, Carol Robertson, Fred and Carole Ellis,
Rose Odell
-flashlight and small knapsack as draw prize
Trail Fest
-Graham Wilson, Fred Ellis, Bob Hogan, Rose Odell, Carol Robertson, Al Graham
-Approx. 36 in attendance. Very well received. Large knapsack as draw prize.
-Graham Wilson given tickets to Yuk Yuks.
Benches
-Installing three new ones - Fred Ellis, Bob Hogan, Al Graham, and Nick Borton
(14 fire pits)
Trail Maintenance
-Grass cutting Al Graham and Bob Hogan. Al checking trails, dealing with Independent
on maps!!! (that they got wrong)
-Fred Ellis walking trails with Laura Cob, Park staff, to assist in her making
trail assessments.
-Helping to trim camp site areas/brush
Trail Maps
-Al Graham and David Bree updates, Al making sure kiosks always have information
New Trail Head
Signs
-Al Graham, David Bree and the entire board for coming together so this project
could become a reality
-$1,259.95 cheque has been mailed (3 x 5 styrene, laminated) to cover with Plexiglas
(3 x 5) with air holes
Flower Brochures
-David Bree and Rose Odell
-Spring Flower Brochure and Summer/Fall Flower brochure
$.60 per sheet
Park Merchandise
-all Suspension Bridge T-shirts have been sold (Thanks to Ontario Parks selling
at front gate)
-11 Ontario Parks baseball caps (Cost %8.50 + tax, Selling at $20.00
-24 Ontario Parks T-shirts (Cost $10.50 + tax, Selling at $25.00)
-58 Friends of Ferris Golf Shirts (Cost$19.20, Selling at $25.00)
-Owe Ontario Parks $345.00 + tax for merchandise
SEZ Conference
- Friends Conference
-Carol Robertson attended
-Great ideas for 2011
Web Site
-Kathy Smit
Media
-Ellie Tweedie - EMC, Ray Yurkowski - EMC, Sue Dickens - Community Press,
Dave Lockwood -CKOL, CHEX
Copies/Printing
-Lisa Winegarden from Perfect Print
Grind House Café
-Gerhart giving use of facilities for meetings, great coffee
-generous discounts for coffee on event days
-having Al’s awesome photos displayed and keeping photos running in window
Ontario Parks
-(Tom Mates, Nick Brian and staff) prize donations, selling merchandise at gate
house and all their support
2010/2011 Activities and Anniversary for 2012
Dates of Events
Question? Can events
have free entry of park? Can we advertise as free?
Should we be charging for food, donations have been generous?
What can we do to encourage membership/benefits….?
April 20th 7-8is
Guest speaker at Aron Cinema, Terrance Dickenson
Aron Rental $100.00
Night Skies Part I - $175.00
May 1 - 1pm Trillium
Walk - Rose Odell
Rose has purchased books for children’s drawings
May 29 10-3 Kite Day - Fred and Carole Ellis
Aug. 4-6 Night
Skies Part II
(Thurs to Sat.) Terrance Dickenson $175.00
Or
Aug. 22-25
(Mon to Thurs)?
Dates? 2 days Stone
Wall Restoration - 9 - 5 Carol Robertson
Oct. 2 - 1 pm Trail Fest
Other Activities
-Ski Trails (clear trails, markers, Carol instruct?)
-Flower Brochures
-Trail Maps
-Update membership forms
-Newsletter
-Install Chimney Swift Plaques
-Finish and install Trail Head /Signs
-Watercolour Notes-sell at local retail stores?
-Repair road signs and order numbers for dates
-Consider activities for 50th Anniversary in 2012
-”You are here” trail/heritage signs
-Tree identification
-Setting up booth at events I.e. Canada Day, Waterfront Festival, Apple Fest,
Weekends at Suspension Bridge
-Boardwalks/gravel/woodchips
-Barrier Free Trails
-Look out over Ranney Falls
-Trans Canada Trail Signage in Park-to link with Town -install in spring
-Involve BIA, businesses in town, B&B’s etc. to promote park
-Pictures of Ferris on tour
-Course for food dispensing?
-Ontario Parks Merchandise
-Change kiosks from large pamphlet holder to small insert holders
-Connect yellow trail at road junction
-Trail maintenance
-Walk to study fungi
-Terry Humphries suggested we look into fundraising outside park,. registration
for Friends on line, using Pay Pal, and that we should be on face book and twitter
- BIA & Chamber of Commerce
Ontario Parks
-Tom thanked the Friends for the work they have done in the park - a tremendous
help
-Ontario Parks has received money for historical heritage signs, which must
be spent by the end of March, 2011. This could include the dry stone walls,
sheep wash area, & original front gate. Signage to include text and photos
to a total of $5,000.00
It would be good if they were the same type as the Town
Permission will be needed from Town. Rose to check and report back at Nov. meeting
-Tabloid articles to be submitted by mid November
-20 more electrical sites have been put into the capital budget, along with
an air conditioner for the office.
-Planning to open the office as a park store with a student position.
Thanks to Gerhart for use of the Grind House Cafe
NEXT MEETING - WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1800 HRS. AT THE GRIND HOUSE CAFE
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