January DOG and annual meeting

Howdy one and all,

Our January DOG event has been planned... meaning we finally figured out which Golden Corral to have the event. We're still working on the itinerary. Thanks to Scott for making the phone calls.

Date:
Saturday, 26 January 2008

Time:
1pm to 3pm

Location:
Golden Corral
8860 South Redwood Road
West Jordan, UT 84088

Prices:
Adults $9.49
Children ages 9 thru 12 ~ $4.99
Children ages 4 thru 8 ~ $3.69
Children 3 and under free

We chose a buffet for this "DOG" event for a couple of different reasons. One, it's cold out there. Two, some of us would really like the chance to socialize without worrying about burning dinner. And third, we needed an indoor location for our annual meeting.

We would like everyone to show up by 1:00 so we can all pig out for a while. Then, after most folks are about ready to pop, we will have our annual chapter meeting. Getting thirds and fourths on dessert is fine.

Our main purpose for this annual meeting is to vote for the 2008 Chapter Officers. At a minimum, a chapter has to have a Director, an Assistant Director, and a Treasurer/Secretary. We could have a membership clerk, or a merchandise clerk, or a chapter photographer. If anyone is interested in any of these positions, please let me know before the event. If you would like to nominate someone, please contact me. We will vote by show of hands at the event.

During our meeting, I would like to discuss our current membership and members. According to my records, there are 6 members that are past due with their IDOS fees, and there are 12 members that will expire in March 2008. The Storm Mountain Chapter no longer charges a fee to be a chapter member, but you should be an IDOS member in good standing. Feel free to contact me if you need help renewing your membership.

I am hoping that this will be an active year for our chapter. During our January meeting, I would like to discuss upcoming Dutch Oven Gatherings and Cook-Offs. I would like to get the year outlined (if at all possible) to avoid conflicts with other Cook-Offs and DOG events. And, I would like to discuss some chapter fund raisers, charity events, and demos for the upcoming year. I would really like to see chapter members support each other with our Cook-Offs and DOG events. We could help each other setup, break down, offer support to the teams, finding sponsors and prizes, etc, etc. I have already started planning the Lehi Rodeo Cook-Off for 28 June!!

While we are at it, I would like to discuss the chapter website, the chapter photo pages, and the chapter BLOG site (which is really just a collection of the bulk emails that are sent to the chapter). If you have any concerns, questions, comments, etc... let's talk about it during the meeting.

And, during the meeting, we will raffle off a few items. I'm not sure if this will be a fund raiser for the chapter or not. If anyone has any items they would like to donate towards the raffle, please contact me. Scott Clawson has already offered an item.

The 2008 IDOS WCCO is coming up in March and the IDOS Spring Convention is coming up in April. I would really like to see our chapter support these two events and show our support to IDOS. We could all wear our chapter shirts! =0)

I'm sure there will be some other items to discuss during the meeting... as well as a lot of tall tales and just getting to know each other better. I hope everyone can make it.

See you then,

Ranes