JRG Meeting Minutes

Regular Meeting

February 27, 2007

By Chuck Waller, Secretary/Treasurer

The February meeting of the James River Grotto was held on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at the Warren House ground floor activity room at Lynchburg College.

Board Meeting:

The board meeting began at 6:30 PM. Board members present were Mike Frazier, Matt Lair, Howard Kirkland, Harry Sowers, Paul Stern and Chuck Waller.

The board discussed changing our website service provider from AT & T to the NSS.

The other topic was upgrading the JRG membership packets.

General Meeting:

The general meeting was called to order at 7:03 PM. Members present were Jim and Bess Tennant, Melanie Stern and Larry Sowers. LC New Horizons staffs, Tom Landesman and Helen Wolfe, were also in attendance.

Welcome Visitors: LC student Mark Halley was welcomed to the meeting.

Trip Reports: Cave trip reports to Breathing, Porter's and Scott Hollow Cave were presented. See the trip report details online at our website.

Previous Meeting Minutes Update: The previous meeting minutes were changed to include that Matt Lair is still the JRG Trips and Events Coordinator.

Finance Report: Current treasury balance is $2,660.21.

Committee Reports:

Conservation & Education: Paul Stern, the C & E Chairperson, presented everyone with a surprise 10 question pop quiz on caving.

Safety & Techniques: Jim Tennant, S & T Chairperson updated everyone regarding the upcoming cave rescue classes.

Membership: Howard Kirkland, Membership Chairperson will be making some upgrades to the JRG membership packets.

Trip and Events: T & E Coordinator Matt Lair will be emailing everyone with details regarding upcoming caving activities.

Web Site: Webmaster Melanie Stern will be looking into the details required to change the JRG website host to the NSS.

Gear Master: Neal Gunter, JRG Gear Master can be contacted at (434) 525-5022 if you need equipment.

Trips and Events:

On Sunday, March 11, there will be a cave trip to Porter's Cave.

The Spring VAR will be April 27,28 and 29. A trip to Marshall's and Aqua Cave is scheduled for May 6. Matt Lair will be emailing everyone with cave trip details.

Check the JRG website for a complete list of upcoming caving adventures.

General Discussion:

The grotto discussed purchasing a first aid kit to have available on future cave trips.

There will be a Cave Rescue Class in Blacksburg, VA on April 20-22. Paul Stern has the details.

March is just around the corner and some members still need to pay their 2007 membership dues.

Meeting Adjournment:

The meeting was adjourned at 8:36 PM.

Program:

There was no program following the meeting. Jim Tennant will be showing a DVD on Carlsbad Caverns at the March meeting.