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ASDA May 2004 meeting

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 May 12, 2004 ... Janet Marsden recorded the following minutes.

Held at The O'Brien camp on the west side of Skaneateles Lake, there were 18 in attendance:  Keith & Janet Marsden, Clay Caldwell, Cher Benda, Rich O'Brien, RJ Bent, Rick Horr, Bob & Rachel DeWitt, Orrin Marcano, Mike Ronald, Matt Drastal, Wendy Perry, Ken & Heather Cameron. Terry Carmen, Serge Saakov, Chris Matijas 

SAIL BOAT CLUB - Milfoil Dive Report 
Rick Horr reported on the milfoil tarp placement at the Skaneateles Sail Boat Club last Saturday. The project went well and those that participated were invited to the sailboat club's annual clambake. Diving were: Keith Marsden, RJ Bent and Rick Horr. Janet Marsden was shore support and Cher Benda did PR.

SCUBA SALE Update by RJ Bent. 
Sale details with flyers and raffle tickets have been mailed to all members. All members are encouraged to print out more flyers from web site and place in areas of interest.  Link to flyer is:   https://asdc.tripod.com/history/GearSale/flyer.htm Advertising is going in the Citizen and the Post Standard as well as channel 6 (local access). We will look into the cost of advertising in the penny saver. So far $20.00 has been spent on advertising. 

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Update:
We have WELCOMED 4 new members this month
Terry Carmen
Ken & Heather Cameron
Wendy Drastal
Membership renewals continue to trickle in -- Reminder to those who have not yet sent theirs in, they need to be in by the end of May to be included in the new 2004 Buddy List which will be ready to pass out at the June meeting and will be available at all club meetings throughout the year.

TREASURER'S REPORT
Income this month was from club dues
Expenses incurred were: the scuba sale mailing and a Christmas party deposit
Ending Balance: $1,691.54

St. Lawrence dive with Above N Below July 10, 2004
Clay Caldwell reported that the Trip is now full.

Next Wednesday, May 19, 2004
6:00 P.M. SHORE Dive at Fallbrook, 41A Skaneateles Lake

Our June meeting will be held at the DeWitt's camp Wednesday, June 9th, 2004.
Hosts are needed for meeting nights July thru October. Requirements are:

Fri. - Sun., July 30 - August 1, 2004 -- Woodlot Weekend DIVE and WATER SPORT fun!  Gary and Sue have invited the club to join them at camp again for a weekend party of food, games and waterfront activities.    Arrive Friday July 30 for spaghetti dinner.  Sat. bring your own meat to barbecue and a dish to pass.   Sunday, Turkey dinner, mid afternoon and home before supper time.  It was voted that the club will supplement the cost of food again, so mark your calendars -- this is a great weekend event.  RSVP to Sue

Annual CHRISTMAS PARTY Update.  It will be Saturday, December 4, 2004.
Bob & Donna Seiselymyers and Keith & Janet Marsdens are Co-Chairing this event. The Holiday Inn in Auburn, NY has been reserved with a $200 deposit which was made from club funds. Confirmation has been received. We are limited to 55 total due to fire codes...hopefully this will not be a problem. 2003 party -- 36 attended. 

Let's get WET !! 

        -- Safety FIRST!!