May 15, 2025 Meeting Minutes

Fontenelle Forest Photo Club Meeting Minutes

Location: Fontenelle Forest (Camp Brewster for Raptor Shoot)
Date: 05/15/2025
Time:6:30 PM


Welcome by: Kathleen Crawford- Rose

I. Old Business:

  1. We are rotating meeting duties with our board members.
  2. Open Positions: We need volunteers for the Photo Club -President, Vice President. Please consider volunteering for one of these positions.
    II. New Business:
  3. Kathleen provided the Treasure’s report. $780.75 No Income
  4. Pending Expenses $150.00 for Raptor Team donation
  5. Upcoming Contest expenses $176.92 ribbons, $125.00 Contest Judge
  6. Lorraine Feldhouse & Howard Carson spoke about the upcoming Forest Lawn Photo Shoot for club members June 12th @ 6PM. They shared some points of interest in the area.
  7. Donna Gray reminded members she will be out of town for the Annual Photography setup @ Bellevue University. Several members have volunteered to assist with the registration and hanging of photos.
    IMPORTANT PHOTO CONTEST DATES:
    *Set-up is Saturday May 24, 2025 from 9-11AM @ Bellevue University Hitchcock Humanities Center/Criss Auditorium
  • Critique and Awards Presentation- Thursday June 19, 2025, 7:00PM
    *Take Down-Saturday, June 28, 2025, 9:00AM

8. Watch the Photo Club website for updates and times for the Milky Way photo shoot in June
with Ken Smith@ the Filley Stone Barn. Skies permitting.

Attendance: 18
New Members:0

III. Input from current officers and committee members and helpers
Open Positions:
• President
• Vice President

Treasurer- Kathleen Crawford-Rose: Kathleen provided the Treasure’s report. See above
Photo Display Organizers: Donna Gray: – Annual Contest winner’s photos will be on display @ the Bellevue Library until September.
Secretary- Mary Headley: nothing to add.
Photo Contest Organizer-Donna Gray: Annual Photo Contest reminder
Member at large: Andrea Kuhn: Nothing to add.

Webmaster- Phil Mininni: Maintains Photo Club website and blog
Brent Headley: (helps webmaster and other volunteering) nothing to add.

IV. Speakers/Programs:
May 15, 2025: Raptor Shoot
June 19, 2025: Photo Contest Presentation- (Peter Carbonell- Judge)

Submitted by Club Secretary: Mary Headley