Attendees:President Susan Noel, Vice President Jane Sandberg, Publicity Director Laura Bellmay, Secretary Bill & Rosalie Allard

President Susan Noel Called the meting to order at 9:30 AM.
The minutes of the meeting of 8/3/10 were read and approved.

There was a discussion of the issue of the list of members, which contains the names of non-members. A motion was made and passed: People who have not paid dues by the next meeting on 2/3/11 will be deleted from the list and will no longer receive the information sent to members. Using a member list to check in members at meetings was decided.

Use of the memorial funds given in honor Carmella Bell and Kay Petrie was discussed. A motion was made and passed to apply $75 to an evening program this spring to be planned by the current program committee. The board recommends that the next board meeting should plan both a fall and spring program to be funded with Memorial Fund monies.

A field trip to the Fleming was discussed and a motion was made and passed to use Memorial Fund monies in the amount of $2 each for a tou guide for members wishing to participate in a field trip to the Fleming Museum. The membership will be given an opportunity to offer further ideas.

Venues for exhibits were discussed at length. With the loss of the space at the FAHC site the commitee has contacted the new art store in the outlet mall. The response seems quite positive and the committee will work on this and assess interest at the next meeting.

Laura Bellmay reported on the publicity program. Not all the periodicals will always print announcements. Strategies were discussed.

Jane Sandberg reported that her first attempt at a focus group had not produced the hoped for result. She is considering further strategies to address this.

There was discussion about an art event for spring or summer. Many ideas are possible but interested organizers are needed if anything further is to be arranged, An exhibit at The Old Mill in Jericho is already planned.

Susan requested help from the program committee with setup,introduction and coordination with the monthly speakers. Jane said her committee will help with this.

The question of a gift of a book or DVD to libraries for their support was discussed and is recommended for discussion at the May Board meeting.

The meeting was closed at noon.
Respectfully Bill and Rosalie Allard