February 2017 Meeting Minutes & Treasury Report

February's meeting of the Middle GA CPCU Society Chapter was held on February 23, 2017 at the Brickyard Golf Club in Macon, GA. There were 26 attendees.

OLD BUSINESS

New Officer introductions were made for those who were unable to attend the January luncheon and minutes from that meeting were approved.

 I-Day 2016 Totals:

• $7,847.76 in revenue
• $4,675.85 in expense
• Net Gain to Chapter is $3,171.91

Compare to 2015 Totals:

• $7,067.03 in revenue
• $4,336.21 in expenses
• Net Gain to Chapter is $2,730.82

Thanks again to I-Day Chair Vicki Shepard and her team for a successful event!

NEW BUSINESS

• Board meeting will take place in March to determine the direction of the chapter, level of community involvement, committees and needed resources. Any suggestions are welcome!
• 2017 Chapter Operating Plan and Chapter Leaders list was submitted to the National Society.
• Chapter and National Dues were to be submitted by Jan 31st. We have a small number of members with dues still outstanding. Please make arrangements to pay ASAP.
• This year's Leadership Summit is in Baltimore, MD from April 20-22. Chapter Vice President Tammy Parker has been approved to attend on behalf of the Mid GA Chapter.
• Regional Chapter Leader Meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA, sometime in mid-June. This will be the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Regional Meeting and normally last a day and a half with an overnight stay. The chapter has approved all officers to attend that are able. More details regarding this trip (dates, fees, ect) will be forthcoming.
• President Denise Bowman provided a time line regarding the recent cyber crime/check fraud that has occurred in our chapter. In the coming months, our chapter will develop a fiduciary policy regarding our checks and balances. Erika Shelton, Sr. Internal Audit Manager at GFB,  and Mike Lawrence have offered to help in this effort. Thank you to everyone for their efforts to handle this unfortunate event!

NEW IDEAS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

• Max Montgomery is checking the details regarding hosting a dinner at the Ronald McDonald House this year. He will update us at the next meeting.
• March is Ethics month. Tammy Parker is arranging a speaker for that meeting. If you have an idea for Ethics Month, please contact Tammy. Mike Lawrence mentioned that he may have some ideas for her.
• We need an I-Day Committee. If anyone is interested in helping for this event, please contact any of our Officers or Board Members.
• We are considering having CPCU Chapter t-shirts made. Ideas for designs are welcome. We are also looking for someone who will make the shirts at a reasonable price.
• We are looking for fundraiser ideas to help recuperate some of the funds lost to the cyber crime incident. Vicki Shepard suggested a Boston Butt sale and she will be getting some information together for that.
• We are still looking for alternate venues for our meetings and luncheons. Chris Orrison will follow up with his contact at the Visitors' Bureau to ask about the meeting room there.
• We are looking into a possible Chapter outing to a Mercer baseball game. More info regarding possible dates and times will be forthcoming.

Our next Chapter meeting will be on March 16, 2017. Location will be listed in the invitation email.