Bellefonte Historical and Cultural Association
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Minutes of Past Meetings
Date: April 29, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: Bellefonte Cool Beans
Type of meeting: General membership meeting
Meeting called by:
Members present: Mark Houser (Arts Administrator), Sara Jarvis (Recording Secretary), Erin McCall (Corresponding Secretary), Dave Eggler (official officiator & Treasurer), True Fisher, Jim & Gay Dunne, Colina Jordan, Ralph Seeley, JoAnn Knupp (Vice President), Mike Hawn
Minutes from previous meeting (3/25/07):
True moved to accept; Mike 2nd
Treasurer’s report (at end of minutes):
§ See report
§ Need Gamble Mill mailing cost
§ Will move Talleyrand Park to income and expenses on the new treasurer’s reports
§ Mike moved to accept; _______ 2nd
Arts Administrator’s Report:
§ Spoke with Don from the PPA
o Cultural data project to compare our group to other arts organizations to see where we can improve
§ Brought membership list to shift through
§ By-Laws: Mark has talked to a couple of attorneys to review the by-laws. Colina hasn’t talked with Mark Faulkner yet. JoAnn will talk to Chuck Brown.
Library Concerts:
§ 2nd weekend in May will be the last concert of the season
Gallery at Gamble Mill:
§ New show (Pastel Society) is pretty much set up
§ Will be starting on the new postcard soon
§ One piece from Food for Thought sold
Summer Concerts:
- Artist list is up on the BHCA website
- Concerts will be in Talleyrand Park
- Artists will be paid $200, which is the same as last year
Talleyrand Park:
- True: has meeting on 4/10 to do the walk through
- Made a list for the Borough
- New sod was put down last week
- Two cherry trees were replaced
- Did not get the grant for the plantings to help with the erosion problem but the committee will be applying for another grant
Victorian Christmas:
§ Nothing to report
Miscellaneous:
§ Local government grants
o Gay: meeting 4/30/08 to review applications
§ Elections committee
o Nothing to report
§ BHCA logo
o Unofficial logo went out on the Gamble Mill Gallery postcards
o Dave: would like to see something that can be done in black and white as well as color
§ Color version of Jim’s logo (Gazebo). Perhaps just color the lettering.
o True moved to accept the Gazebo logo as the new official logo or BHCA. Ralph 2nd.
§ Increasing membership
o Mark: brought membership list or everyone to go through. He will email it out to so we have time to review and bring to the next meeting.
§ Copies/office/mailing supplies
o We have an account at M & M in Bellefonte to make copies for meetings
o We have a tax exempt credit card for Office Depot
New Business
§ Mark: The Garman wants to solicit corporate donations for live performances.
o BHCA would collect the donations/ticket sales and then BHCA would pay the Garman and the production company
o They’re planning on bringing Annie in the Fall
o Gay: bring someone from the Garman and/or production company to present to BHCA
o Ralph: could BHCA lose money from getting involved?
o Dave: sounds like we need more details to make an informed decision
o True: might be a good thing for BHCA to get involved with since it shows that BHCA is expanding
o Colina: concerned about the quality of the production. Has anyone seen something else this company produced?
o Erin: maybe we could do a little more research and ask around
o Dave: subcommittee to gather more information (Dave, Mark, and True)
§ Need to know:
· Quality of shows
· Profit/loss details
· Will the company move here if things go well?
· Do they plan on using local actors/actresses?
§ Colina: is there a demand for art lectures/demonstrations?
o i.e., someone that knows art to give a talk on how to assess good art
o True: Palmer Museum has an event where individuals can bring one item to be assessed (kind of like the Antique Road Show). Maybe we could host something like that?
o Mark: keep a buyers list (Gamble Mill Gallery) for contacts?
§ Dave: since the artist pays BHCA we often don’t know who purchased the art work from the Gamble Mill Gallery
o Gay: maybe we could arrange a walk through of the Gamble Mill Gallery?
§ Colina/Jim: will bring it up at the next Gamble Mill Gallery committee meeting
o True: have collectors give a talk?
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 27th at Café on the Park at 7 pm
Gay moved to adjourn; Jim 2nd.
BHCA Financial Report
April 28, 2008
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7/1/04- 6/30/05 |
7/1/05- 6/30/06 |
7/1/06- 6/30/07 |
7/1/07- 4/28/2008 |
2007-2008 FY Budget |
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INCOME |
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Interest |
317 |
287 |
1,860 |
928 |
500 |
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Dues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
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Other administration |
3,148 |
4,789 |
3,420 |
2,410 |
3,000 |
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Film Forum |
1,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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General fundraising |
2,725 |
2,945 |
2,156 |
2,116 |
2,400 |
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Gallery at Gamble Mill |
1,750 |
1,840 |
1,889 |
0 |
2,000 |
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|
LGG Administration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Gannon Jazz |
3,756 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Summer Sounds |
2,951 |
2,354 |
3,302 |
2,772 |
2,400 |
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|
Victorian Christmas |
4,025 |
4,325 |
4,350 |
5,125 |
4,250 |
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Other projects |
_289_ |
_1,500_ |
_24_ |
_0_ |
___50 |
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TOTAL |
19,961 |
18,040 |
17,001 |
13,391 |
14,600 |
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EXPENSES |
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Administration |
5,398 |
7,172 |
5,120 |
6,172 |
7,000 |
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Film Forum |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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General fundraising |
185 |
1,551 |
152 |
168 |
255 |
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|
Gallery at Gamble Mill |
2,144 |
1,776 |
1,965 |
967 |
2,100 |
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LGG Administration |
1,496 |
607 |
478 |
32 |
1,000 |
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Library Concerts |
250 |
188 |
338 |
218 |
0 |
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Gannon Jazz |
2,109 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Summer Sounds |
1,133 |
2,933 |
2,746 |
1,628 |
2,600 |
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Victorian Christmas |
2,436 |
2,587 |
2,580 |
3,151 |
2,320 |
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Other projects |
_262_ |
_1,609_ |
_0_ |
_0_ |
__120 |
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TOTAL |
15,413 |
18,424 |
13,379 |
12,336 |
15,395 |
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ASSETS 4/28/2008
Checking 4,517 General BHCA 20,017
Savings 634 Gannon Fund 1,731
MM Fund 14,606 Talleyrand Park 4,170
Post Office Fund 273 Perform Arts Fund 2,112
CD’s 8,000 TOTAL 28,030
TOTAL 28,030
Submitted: David H. Eggler, Treasurer