I have been in many of the houses of members of Yankee Rowing Club. We are far richer than Gary. It is petty to quarrel over money. In the spirit of generosity we should exceed to his requests

On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 8:23 AM Andy Larkin via <andrewblarkin=[email protected]> wrote:

This is the policy of Rotary.? Tom Carhart, our founder, Was top gun in World War II He was in charge of ROTC When I is an undergraduate at Harvard, in the middle of the last century of the previous millennium

On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 7:56 AM Andy Larkin via <andrewblarkin=[email protected]> wrote:

In the old days everyone had their turn as president. I would like to see these days return

On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 7:55 AM Andy Larkin via <andrewblarkin=[email protected]> wrote:

I will remain available for consultation about the historical perspective of the ?club. I Especially want to thank Leslie Smith For his decades of service

On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 7:52 AM Andy Larkin via <andrewblarkin=[email protected]> wrote:

I recommend those who served longest on the board follow this lead and voluntarily resign

On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 7:34 AM Andy Larkin via <andrewblarkin=[email protected]> wrote:

I have given up zoom meetings, and I choose to resign to allow more people to serve on the board. I think they should be term limits

On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 5:45 AM Bob Sproull <rfsproull@...> wrote:

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF YANKEE ROWING CLUB SUNDAY 4/24? 4-6 PM via Zoom
The Zoom link is at the end of this message.? If you can't make the meeting, please review
the agenda and Board recommendations below, and you may vote by email to rfsproull@...

UPDATES

The boathouse now has a motorized garage door opener operated by a keypad where you
enter a 4-digit code.? To close the door, enter the code again.? When you renew your
membership for the year (see below) we will send you the code.? If you need it sooner,
please send email to rfsproull@... or txt me at 617 515-0503.?

Membership and rack rates are likely to change this year (see below).? After the annual
meeting, I will send a message to the entire email list announcing the rates
approved at the meeting.

Gary Pellisier, the marina owner, has asked us to move the outdoor rack to a new, as
yet undecided, location at the marina.? Craig and I will endeavor to move it before
the season opens so that boats can be returned to their locations as of the end of
last season.

When the river water temperature reaches 50F consistently, we will open the season
for rowing club boats.? Those with private boats are welcome to row earlier, but
please note the river flow has been as high as 50,000 cfs lately -- very risky.


ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA AND BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS

The numbered items will be discussed at the meeting.? The notation "BR:" is the
recommendation of the Board.

1. Finance report: Leslie Smith, treasurer
? ? ? ? BR: Reduce last year's fees slightly because of firm financial position.
? ? ? ? ? ? Introduce modest fees for the outside rack.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Membership: $ 475 (down from 490)
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Rack: inside $ 375 (down from $ 415); outside $ 100

2. Elect board of directors
? ? ? ? BR: Anne Teschner has resigned.? Carol MacColl has agreed to serve.
? ? ? ? ? ? Full slate: Ernie Alleva, Jaime Caron, Jenn Ferree, Andy Larkin,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Carol MacColl, Craig Schiff, Leslie Smith, Bob Sproull,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? David Wick, Moshe Wurgaft

3. Elect officers
? ? ? ? BR: Retain current officers
? ? ? ? ? ? Full slate:? President: Bob Sproull; Vice president: Jenn Ferree
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Treasurer: Leslie Smith; Secretary: Jaime Caron

4. Appoint equipment committee
? ? ? ? BR: Anne Teschner has resigned.
? ? ? ? ? ? Full slate: Ernie, Craig

5. COVID precautions
? ? ? ? BR: Currently no mandates of any sort; follow Hadley guidelines.

6. Spring cleanup plan
? ? ? ? BR: Jenn to organize shortly after season starts

7. Reservation system for club boats
? ? ? ? BR: Continue the same system as last year; it seems to have made
? ? ? ? ? ? sharing club boats smoother.? You can find the instructions
? ? ? ? ? ? on the spreadsheet at

8. Possible boathouse expansion.? For quite a while, we have been discussing
possible expansion of our boathouse space to include the "east aisle," a narrow
section of our building just to the east of our current space.? The size and
shape of the space are not ideal, probably can accommodate only 8 rack slots.
And the lease arrangements currently proposed by Gary Pellisier, the owner of
the marina, are very expensive.
? ? ? ? BR: More study of configuration of the combined space, and formulate
? ? ? ? ? ? a counter-proposal to Gary's lease proposal.? Also continued
? ? ? ? ? ? exploration of additional outdoor storage options.

9. New business & discussion

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Bob Sproull is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Yankee Rowing Club annual meeting
Time: Apr 24, 2022 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting


For phone dial-in:
? ? ? ? Meeting ID: 833 2908 6724
? ? ? ? Passcode: 509839
? ? ? ? Find your local dial-in number:

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Andrew Larkin
53 Clark Ave., Apt #1
Northampton, MA 01060
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