NCMDB MEETING FEBRUARY 12, 2012

 Meeting called to order by our President Gail Heaney at 1:04 pm. She read the minutes from our November 6, 2011 and they were approved by the club members.

 Cheryl Austin gave the treasure report: beginning balance for January2012  was $689.05, income was Dues $465.00, Minerals $840.00, Totals$1305.00. Expenses were Parades $30.00, Domain name $18.90, NCMDSrule books $15.00, Minerals $840.00, Delivery $95.25, Printing Brochures$117.07, Schnayer’s Clinic $23.98, Total Expenses $1140.20, BankBalance $805.85. Thank you Cheryl.

Old Business

We discussed the low attendance. Our club web-site is up and going again. Gail asked if we thought about clinics for 2012, what we would like to see, and for those who can’t attend the club meetings please e-mail Gail with your ideas. Where you would like to see clinics happen, what you would like to have clinics on, or do you even want clinics.

 

New Business

Gail announced at the November meeting that it was time to elect new Officers. Please come to the February meeting. Our Officers hold their office for two years. The members that came to our February meeting were the Officers and their spouses, Marilyn Clark & her friend Dain, Leo & Carole Murrer, Lisa Cole, hello members where were you? Gail Heaney is President, Dot Lanham is Vice President, Renee Smith Secretary, Cheryl Austin Treasure again. The members voted to leave those Officers in for another two years. One of the members said why change a good thing, thank you for the compliment.

Events for the year for all you donkey lovers are,

March 11, in Dobbins at Richard and Renee Smith’s Ranch a beginner driving class, it is very beginning, the donkey must know basic commands if you were walking in halter and lead rope like woe, walk, trot, back before you can even think about starting to train to drive. Woe is very important. We will harness the donkey, put a lead rope on the side of the bit. One person will hold the lead rope, one will hold the reins behind the donkey and go hopefully. Ha

You don’t need an harness if you don’t have one already we have two and other members have two also, we’ll share. You don’t need a cart either, we’re just ground driving.

For donkeys who are already walking with a harness they are welcome also if you just want to do some ground driving, Richard and I believe you can’t do enough ground driving even for experienced donkeys. All our club members please bring your wisdom and experience we can all benefit. Richard and Renee are only teaching what works for us, there are many club members that have great ideas that work for them and we hope they bring them. Please bring a dish to share with the Turkey we will cook on the Weber BB-Q, your own drinks, and a chair. Pray for a nice day and we’re good to go.

 

March 30, 31 and April 1 in Red Bluff CA. Back Country Horseman a three day educational event with demonstrations. The representative contacted Dot Lanham and asked if we would like to promote the Western Regional Miniature Donkey Show and educate people about miniature donkeys and what they can do. Dot asked if the NCMDB could promote our club for miniature donkey breeders and the answer was yes but the boothis free so there can not be any sales or we would have to pay for our booth, all we have to pay for is stalls for our donkeys. Dot called Richard and Renee because they do an educational demonstration at the Nevada County Fair with Sally Plout, she asked if we would bring our demonstration to the Back County Horseman and we agreed. She is asking for volunteers from the club to help promote our club, our local donkey show and talkabout and educate spectators about miniature donkeys. Please contact Dot Lanham at 530-347-3465 if you can help, as of now she does not have the schedule for  the demonstrations at the Back County Horseman but she should be receiving it any day and she will know more about what is going on. Our club voted to donate a gift certificate for $100.00 for their raffle table from the boot barn.  

April 21Gold Nugget Days in Paradise CA. Richard and Ray will participate and any one else that wants to contact Ray Lanham, you put a54 lb. pack on your donkey and go 3 miles up the side of a hill into the town, walk through obstacles and up stairs across a bridge and through water and if you complete all with the 54 lbs. still on your donkey you could win $500.00 in gold, they give second and third prizes to but I don’t know the amount. Contact Ray at 530-347-3465.