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White River Valley Historical Society
Board Meeting
July 18, 2007, 1:30 to 2:30
Muckleshoot Room, White River Valley Museum
Call To Order, Approval of Minutes Gordy Nishimoto
Warren Kinggeorge the VP served for Gordy. The minutes were approved.
II. Treasury and Committee Reports
A. Finance Committee (7/23, 10 a.m.) Doug Hedger
Doug stated that we have some major expenses that come due during this time. We are well
ahead of last year in regard to budget. The Harvest Ball is important to our making the budget
for this year. We received a $5K grant from the Kawabe Fund and it will fund the Japanese
military exibit. The report was approved by vote
B. Mary Olson Farm Capital Campaign Ronnie Beyersdorf, JB Rupert
Ronnie talked about the upcoming Appletini Tuesday campaign kick-off and the
expectations of the board members to be at the farm that Tuesday, 9/18, 5 to 7 p.m. and help
with set-up and smoozing. The Beyersdorf family pleged $3,000 towards the campaign, and
Ronnie invited other board members to make contributions. In a capital campaign it is very
important to have support from the board, then procede to gather support from the community.
Kenny Calvert volunteered to work with Carl on some carpentry projects in the milking parlor.
C. Collections Committee (9/26, 2p.m.) Warren Kinggeorge
Warren talked about the committee activities. They reviewed a group of items considering
them for inclusion in the collection. Most of the artifacts that we accepted were of a theme that
fits the museum. Some items are not accepted for the museum because we already have
similar items in the collection.
D. Harvest Costume Ball (8/14, 10 a.m.) Judi Roland, Doug Hedger
Sponsorships were discussed. We need to push sponsorships over the next month, then we
begin selling tickets and organizing tables and table captains. Past board president Bud
Kuhlman will be in charge of table captains.
E. Bylaws Task Force Ronnie Beyersdorf
The bylaw revisions were read. The changes proposed changed the southern boundary to
include parts of Auburn that extend into Pierce County. We also revised the officer terms of
office to provide for keeping an officer on the board for two terms or until a successor is
elected. A motion was made to approve the report and bring it up on the agenda on the next
board meeting to vote on. These proposed changes will be posted on our web site for
members' review.
III. Staff Report
A. Jr Curator's Summer Camp Review Tara McCauley
We had 20 children at the museum each day for our first week-long summer camp! They were
allowed to work with artifacts and learn how they are prepared for a museum. They also
learned about creating an exibit. The children made field note books. The program went on for
three hours each day and many museum staff members made presentations to the children
about their aspect of the museum.
IV. Upcoming Events Gordy Nishimoto
A. August 18, Family Day, Art of the West
B. Hooked on History, Wednesdays
C. Books Bring History Alive, Fridays
Next Board Meeting: August 15, 2007, 1:30 to 2:30
Muckleshoot Room, White River Valley Museum