Board Meeting Minutes

Gary announces that SDFWA has a new Sponsor, Murphy’s Surplus. They will give our membership 30% discount on all of their products.

SDFWA Annual Meeting is scheduled on December 6, 2025. Gary asks for ideas and suggestion for the event since it is a special celebration of Shop 4.0.

New position – Volunteer Coordinator, responsible to track new members beyond the 90 days. Steve Peterson has taken this position.

Pat Duffy who is in charge of the Digital Tools is stepping back. Zen Baralka will be part of th Team replacing Pat. Travis will assist with the Digital SIG while he is back for the summer.

Upcoming new position – Community Outreach Coordinator. More to follow in next News Letter.

Pete distributed Statement of Activity for the month of July prior to the meeting. Compared to 2024, Year-to-date expenses is slightly higher due to Shop 4.0.

Pete and Dallas will evaluate and update the Request for Reimbursement form. Any purchases for SDFWA must be pre-approved to get reimbursed.

In Jim’s absence, update is deferred to next meeting. Those who visited the DIW at the Fair express the opinion that the physical displays and signages were much better than those in the past. There was also feedback that those volunteering for the Chair Shop may not have had a positive experience. This will be referred to Jim and Joe for action.

Dallas says that we have made great progress in Shop 4.0. It is ahead of schedule and under budget. A copy of the space layout and a copy of the Shop 4.0 Work Plan are posted in the Shop. The goal is to hold October’s Eye-Opener and the Holiday Gift Sale in the new space.

Ron reports that the team has completed the tasks of defining roles, tasks and responsibilities for our major fund-raising effort. The next step is to beta-test the fund-raising system on a small-scale project such as acquiring an additional American Beauty lathe.

Board received and considered the recommendations from the Events Team. Some of their recommendations such as Fall Seminar and occasional educational event will require member or members who will volunteer to take ownership and run the program. Most of the recommendations regarding the General Meeting should be resolved through the Suite D acquisition and new meeting space it affords us. There was disappointment that the Team had no recommendations for new Events.

Ericka has asked the Board to consider raising the Bronze Membership due to: 1) $50 annually with a $15 credit towards classes; or 2) $75 annually with a $25 credit towards classes. Further discussion is needed.

There was agreement that the discontinuation of the spousal Membership cards would commence 1/1/26.