General Membership Meeting Minutes
September 14, 2015

The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Tom, K8TB.

Secretary's Report:

       Minutes of the August meeting were accepted as published on the HARC website.

Treasurer's Report:

	General Fund:	 	$3616.76
	Membership:   		$336.76
	Total:        		$3953.52
	Treasurer and secretary reports were accepted as read.

Opening Remarks:
Minutes and treasurer's report accepted as posted.
Phil is in the process of renewing our charter.  Donations to the club are tax deductible!
West Michigan Aviation Academy has been selected to communicate with ISS by Amateur 
Radio during a pass in the next two months.
East Saugatuck Community Park  will have a fundraiser to benefit the park Saturday September 
26, 12:00 to 5:30.
Park to Park race coming up in two weeks.
CERT training at to be offered at Filmore complex.
Ottawa county Emergency Management damage assessment class thursday September 17 at 
6:30.
North Ottawa club is supporting a 5k race on September 26.

Upcoming events:	

September
       September 26, Park 2 Park Race
Six hams are needed for simplex operation in support of this event, two or 
three more are still needed.   7:00am to 12:30pm. 
	October
			
	
	Programs:
		VE Testing:
VE Testing is conducted at the Red Cross on the second Saturday of each even-
numbered month at 6pm.
“Ham in a Day” events are held prior to the April, August, and December VE 
testing sessions at 1pm.
The registration form for the December Ham in a Day class is located here: 
http://tinyurl.com/harchiad

Old Business:
	QRP in the Park
		Phil and Jeff made contacts on sunday afternoon at Kollen Park and spread the 
word about amateur radio.
	
	ISS Pass	
		West Michigan Aviation Academy has applied to be a ground station for a ISS pass.
	
	
       Park to Park Race
       	Todd needs two or three more volunteers for race communication support.
	

New Business:
	No new business to report.

The business meeting was adjourned at 7:17pm


Submitted
Phil Malburg KD8TEW
Holland ARC Secretary
secretary@hollandarc.org

Please contact the Secretary with comments or corrections.