FEB 11TH, 2010 MEETING

OHVA MEMBERS:

THE FEB 11TH, 2010 MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY JUDY DICKERSON.

IN ATTENDANCE WERE: CAPT MIKE MILSAP/SUNSHINE RIVE TOURS, MITCH SIMMONS/NEON LEONS, JIM ANDERSON/MUSEUM CAFE, TERRY JOHNSON/NATURE COAST DRAGON BOAT ASSOC, BILL ANDREWS/HOMOSASSA BLUE PRINT, SHELLY SMITH/ SHELLY'S SEAFOOD, AND JUDY DICKERSON.

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS A TREASURER'S REPORT; WE ARE AT $25.00 IN OUR ACCT.

THIS OPENED THE FLOOR ABOUT DISCUSSION ON YEARLY DUES OR WHAT TO DO ABOUT FUNDS.  THE MAJORITY FELT WE SHOULD KEEP OUR ASSOCIATION FOR ADVERTISING MEANS ONLY.  MEANING WHEN WE DECIDE ON AN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN WITH MAJORITY MEMBERS APPROVAL WE WILL DIVIDE THE COST BETWEEN THE MEMBERS EQUALLY.

FROM THERE MITCH PRESENTED SOME DIFFERENT PRINT MEDIA HE HAD LOOKED AT SUCH AS THE HERNANDO TIMES IN THE ENTERTAINING/DINING SECTION VERSUS THE CHRONICLE AND OUR PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN.  HE ALSO CHECKED ON THE DAILY SUN FOR LEESBURG AND LADY LAKE AREAS.  THESE HAVE SOME MORE REASONABLE RATES THAN THE CHRONICLE.
SHELLY SMITH BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF PERHAPS CONSIDERING DOING A FULL COLOR TRI FOLD BROCHURE, WITH SOME INFO ON BUSINESSES AND MAP FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OTHER AREAS.  CAPT MIKE GAVE US SOME INPUT ON WHAT IT TOOK TO PUT HIS TOGETHER AND THE AMOUNT HE PRINTS AND THE COSTS.
WE DECIDED TO HAVE JIM ANDERSON WORK UP SOME PRICES FOR 25,OOO AND IDEAS FOR OUR MARCH MEETING.  WE WILL LOOK OVER THE OPTIONS FROM THERE AND EVERYONE AND GET SOME IDEA OF WHAT THEY WOULD WANT INCLUDED FOR THEIR BUSINESS.  WE WILL THEN PUT A SAMPLE OF A FRONT PAGE TOGETHER AND HAVE IT FOR APPROVAL VOTES AND WHEN WE COME UP WITH A WORKABLE IDEA AND THE COST FOR PRINTING WE WILL DIVIDE THE COST AMONG THE MEMBERS FOR OUR NEXT ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FOR OLD HOMOSASSA.  WE WILL CONSIDER HAVING HEADINGS WITH DINING/ENTERTAINMENT,SERVICES AND ETC.
WE WILL KEEP THE OHVA AS AN ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION.

DISCUSSION ON NEW BUSINESS; WE COVERED LUMINARY NIGHTS MAR. 5TH 7 6TH 6 TO 9PM AND WHAT IF ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ADD TO THE EVENINGS
APR. 24TH IS THE FIRST ANNUAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL AND KAYAK RACE.  CAPT MIKE FILLED US IN ON WHAT IS SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME AND WE AGREED TO HELP IN ANYWAY WE CAN TO MAKE THIS AN ANNUAL EVENT AND MORE FAMILY FESTIVAL TO ATTRACT MORE.  ADVERTISING HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND SIGN UPS ARE STARTED FOR TEAMS.  MORE TO FOLLOW.  TERRY JOHNSON AND CAPT MIKE GAVE US MORE INFORMATION ON THE ALREADY EXSISTING RACES AND EVENTS.
MITCH COMMENTED ON THE PROGRESS WITH THE ROTARY AND THE CHILI COOK OFF SCHEDULED FOR OCT.  WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE THE ROTARY SELECT OUR AREA TO HAVE THIS EVENT.  BETWEEN THE CIVIC CENTER, THE HOMOSASSA RESORT FIELD, AND ANY ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES WE CAN INCLUDE.
JUDY DICKERSON UPDATED THE DATE FOR THE CITRUS CITY KING OF THE WINGS, NEW DATE IS MAY 8TH, 2010 TO BE HELD AT THE RIVERSIDE RESORT.  CAPT MIKE OFFERED HIS BUS FOR SHUTTLE SERVICES FOR ALL THE THESE EVENTS TO AND FROM OTHER PARKING AREAS.
WE WILL BE LINKING OUR WEB SITE WITH THE NATURE COAST DRAGON BOAT CLUB.ORG AND ALSO ADDING HOMOSASSA BLUEPRINT WITH A LISTING OF SERVICES TO OUR WEB SITE.
WE ADJOURNED THE MEETING WITH LOTS OF HOMEWORK FOR EVERYONE TO WORK ON.
MARCH MEETING WILL BE THURS, MARCH 11, 2010 AT 6PM AT THE MUSEUM CAFE
HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE..... IF YOU CAN'T COME PLEASE EMAIL ANY IDEAS OR INFO YOU WANT TO ADD

THANKS
JUDY DICKERSON/CHAIR