2022 - May Beacon

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March 10, 2022

• 2022-23 will be the next issue • Looking for advertisers • Plan to put all the burgees on the cover • Patrick or Ed to contribute to the publication ABYA Secretary Report • All correspondence and documents will all now be available on abyaonline.org. All business info will be placed on the site • Still looking for a secretary - P/C Mok will be handling the tasks until someone steps forward • All the marinas are full and have waiting lists. Good opportunity to find people to join your club or the ABYA. Need to get the organization moving forward. • Sunday, March 27th, 2-6pm taco bar fund raiser. Tickets $20 - pay at the door. Need donations for wheel of fortune. Suggest free NCYC initiation fee? ABYA Treasurers Report - to be included in the formal minutes next month ABYA V/C Report - William Bailey • ABYA Facebook page is active. Would like to see more info posted by the clubs - party fliers, special events, etc. • ABYA Website is live - need more information on affiliated clubs for the club roster page. Happy to post everything we can provide. ABTA Presentation by Gary Strobel - Save our South Channel Lights • Always looking for donations for next fund raiser 9 April • Short history was presented • Presented the names of the members • Fund raising events upcoming -  9 April 1-5 at Total Sports,  Oct 8, second annual golf outing. P/C Mok will be publishing the details • Very difficult to get out to work on the lights. Common Terns have taken over the lights- dangerous - mid April to mid-October. Working with the DNR and Detroit Zoo. Constant struggle to maintain the structures that have been added March 7 ABYA GMM Notes • Presented the names of the members • Fund raising events upcoming -  9 April 1-5 at Total Sports,  Oct 8, second annual golf outing. P/C Mok will be publishing the details • Very difficult to get out to work on the lights. Common Terns have taken over the lights- dangerous - mid April to mid-October. Working with the DNR and Detroit Zoo. Constant struggle to maintain the structures that have been added by several organizations including the scouts up until around 2015. ABYA R/C Report Sally Preston  Doing pretty good with dues  Looking again for contributions for the fundraisers March 27th ABYA P/C Ed Bolsendahl - No report ABYA Good of the Order - P/C Patricia Mok • Making sure the delegate packages have been delivered • Planning for ship store • Reminder - email addresses are available for all ABYA officers • Huron Pointe - Horse Race on March 26th - starts at 1, flyers available • Announced the NCYC First Mates Fashion Show