IH Collectors Chapter 14

Annual Meeting Minutes

April 20, 2013

Tulare, CA

The Annual meeting of IH Collectors Chapter 14 Inc was called to order by Terry Spahr, Board Member, at the California Antique Farm Equipment Show’ Social Hall on the Tulare show grounds. 

After call to order and Pledge of Allegiance, attendees were introduced.  Thirty-seven members were in attendance, including FFA youth and their advisors Alex Flores and Bradley Miles from Santa Paula HS and Carpinteria HS, respectively. The meeting was led by Board member Terry Spahr.

Previous meeting minutes were introduced by Roger Lubiens, discussed, and accepted by motion and second.

Treasurer presented the latest financial report: $3809 in revenues received in 2013, with $3323 in expenditures leaving a profit of $486.

Membership report was presented with nearly 200 paid members to date that includes several new members. We encouraged members to pay dues at meeting to prevent loosing benefits. Unpaid memberships expire during April 2013 if unpaid. 25 new members were added in last 12 months. The longest traveler to our meeting was member Conrad Fletcher from Colorado.

Foundation reports were presented from Santa Paula HS and Carpinteria HS. Checks were given to each of these FFA chapters for $1000 in 2012; a supersized facsimile check made by member Sue Hayes was used to take pictures of each group receiving those funds. It is helping restore Farmall tractors and keeping teacher aides in the classroom as education funds have been deprived by both school districts for FFA education. Carpinteria FFA youth have 30 tractors in their shop for restoration and derive funds from collectors who want their tractors restored. Santa Paula HS FFA just purchased a 29 acre citrus farm to engage their youth in agriculture. CH14 members are mentors in the Santa Paula FFA workshop assisting youth with tractor projects. Don McCullough’s grandson recalled his high school project was restoring a Farmall 560 in Caldwell ID.

We reviewed upcoming shows and events at Plymouth, Lincoln, and Rio Linda where CH14 will have a presence. We also reviewed sanctioned shows listed on website and specifically those between May and July where members are encouraged to attend.

Old Business, winter meeting, Red Power Roundup in Florida, and IHCC national election were reviewed. We discussed how important voting is and how two national board openings will occur in 2013. Please vote in 2013 as our last efforts came close in electing a west coast representative to the national board.

New business was presented:

·        State Show (Tulare) was discussed.  Featured equipment for 2014 will be IH implements of all kinds, including pull type and mounted types.

·        Requested members to open their farms to another chapter quarterly business location.

·        Red Power Roundup (RL).  Venues:  OH 2013; SD 2014; we urged members to attend the SD event as the closest event ever to CA. Tours to historic village and MT Rushmore will be included.

·        Election of board members resulted in Brent Duxbury and Dick Marshall accepting positions on the ‘board’ for the next three year term

·        Election of Foundation trustees included John Rochester re-elected as trustee, and continuing to serve as chair.  

We thanked the FFA youth and their advisor Bradley Miles from Carpinteria for serving a breakfast of bacon, sausage, eggs, and pancakes to our members. A thank you goes to member Jerry Holliman in providing oranges picked recently from his farm. Special thanks to Laura Anderson to assisting me in cleaning up the kitchen afterwards.

Meeting adjourned by motion and second.

Respectively submitted,

Roger Lubiens, Treasurer/Membership

Footnote:

Our CH14 booth contained information on membership and the sale of hats, t-shirts, and the discussion of our organization. Thanks to Brent Duxbury and Seth Spencer in operating the booth. A special thanks to Terry Spahr for his ‘steamer’ powered ice cream maker that served 200 guests and members with various flavors of home made ice cream.

Members Seth Spencer, Dick Marshall, with Boy Scout volunteers assisted in selling raffle tickets before the steak dinner. We netted $650 for the pedal tractor, a white Farmall M demonstrator, awarded to Virginia from San Fernando Valley.

Terry Spahr reconnected with a man known since he was 15 years old back in the 70's!  His name is Russ Martin and he is an auto shop teacher at San Fernando high school. He joined chapter 14 and is an excellent prospect for a restoration project funded by the foundation.