November General Membership Meeting Minutes:
November General Membership 11/11/22
In attendance: Jackie Perrydore, Michael Walker, Elaine Salter, Mike Lawrence, Paul Werhane, Dr Asmaa Abdel-Salam, DDS (Precision Dental), Shannon Coffey, Mr Showalter, Lions Club Representative, Adele Fant, Lisa Clark, Scott Archer, Kim Dold, Claudia Bellew
Call to order: 9:08 am
Welcome new members or guests:
Welcome Dr Asmaa Abdel-Salam, new owner of Precision Dental 30785 Ford Road, GC 734-762-4852
Mr Showalter, GC Lions Club is looking to recruit members to the Lion’s Club which provides glasses to low income children and support the blind through Leader Dogs. Membership has declined to very few people. They need new members to be able to continue the club here in GC. $35 to join, $30 dues every 6 months after.
Motion to approve October’s minutes, First: Michael Walker, Second: Mike Lawrence
Treasurer’s report $8653.24 beginning, $939.99 income, $51.28 expenses, ending balance $9541.95
Presidents report: There is a multi chamber event on Nov 14, 5-7pm at Knights of Columbus, Notre Dame council, Wayne. It involves Wayne, Westland, Inkster, GC.
Scott has exciting news to share: Scott has been our VP for the last 2 years and was nominated for the next term. He has declined to accept because he has been given the opportunity to be the Varsity Soft Ball Coach at Dearborn HS
Veterans services will be at O’Leary Auditorium today
Old Business:
Nominations & Elections: We started the nomination process in September and compiled a list of people who have been nominated and accepted. Email to the voting process will be sent out after today’s meeting. 1 person per member-business is allowed. Votes will be tallied by Jackie / Joe / Sharon as they are not currently up for election. Winners will be announced at the Holiday Mixer December 7, Sports Venue. You can also vote in person by contacting Jackie / Joe / Sharon. Please send us and email or call if you have issues voting.
Up for re-election are: VP, Secretary, & 2 Trustee positions. If any candidate happens to win more than 1 position, they will have to choose which position they want to fill and the remaining winning spot will go to the 2nd highest vote getter. If there is a tie, we will hold a special election to determine which person will fulfill the role.
Bizzbee bags - have been extremely successful in getting our message across. 150 bags have been delivered so far, but we decided to give it a break and start it back up in the spring. Thank you to everyone that has delivered bags.
Trunk or Treat: Update - We had another successful Trunk or Treat with about 800 trick or treaters in attendance.
Santaland Parade is coming Saturday after Thanksgiving. The GCBA will participate with a decorated vehicle. We are asking members to join us and walk the parade route with us. You can bring candy or knick knacks to pass out to the crowds - NO THROWING, no printed literature allowed. Please let Jackie know if you’re interested in participating.
New business:
We have revised the by-laws which were sent along with the newsletter. Motion to approve revised by-laws as presented.: First: Scott Archer, Second: Elaine Salter. Motion accepted
Holiday mixer: In lieu of the general membership meeting in December, we will have a holiday mixer at Sports Venue Dec 7 5-8 pm, open house style. Food and 1 drink are included. Please RSVP on our Events page of the GCBA Website, or email a board member.
Member spotlight: Mike Walker, medicare annual enrollment period runs through Dec 7, please see Mike if you want to update your plan, open a new plan, etc. Also open enrollment for health care is open through Jan 15 Please see Mike
Shannon offers 25% off services to GCBA members and their family members with 24 hour notice. She does work 7 days a week on call.
Lisa Clark - Auto’s for Autism will be Monday June 19 at the middle school. Hopefully the June date won’t be as hot as prior years. LIsa goes above and beyond to stage her listings to show them in their best light for quick sales. She also has a great network of trades people to get the houses in their best condition for sale.
Paul Werhane - GC Library results of the election allows for a new page of cooperation between the library and the city.
Scott - Carrot sticks sports - he has soccer scarves for most teams with the world cup coming up. He is going to DC to pick up a new vehicle for D&D transportation. They will have a new 14 passenger vehicle to add to their fleet, after having to sell most of their vehicles during the pandemic.
Adjourn 9:53 am
