2022 November 25 Exec Meeting Minutes
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The Canadian Society for Creative Leathercraft
Executive Meeting
Friday, November 25, 2022
via Zoom videoconference
Present
Lauch Harrison, Jim Wilkes, Barbara Chynoweth, Lauren Malec, Kim Winchester
Regrets
Eugene Pik, Della Chynoweth, Sean Dalgetty, Tracey Howard, Paul Kitchener
Call to Order
By Lauch at 7:40 p.m.
Minutes of the Last Meeting(s)
Motion by Lauren that the Minutes of the Last Meeting (October 28, 2022) be accepted as read by Lauren.
Correction: delete “Seconded by Lauch” under Adjournment. Seconded by Jim. Carried.
Business Arising from the Minutes of the Last Meeting
a) 15 MINUTE GUEST SPOT: Lauch will invite Greg Belenky for the spring or late winter.
b) EXECUTIVE LIST OF INTERESTING LEATHERCRAFT RESOURCES: Lauren offered news that Tundra
Leather, Hamilton, has Black Friday sales on today and the Craft Ontario Auction is running now. Artists
receive a tax receipt and are paid 50% of the final bid for donated items.
c) Anything new inside CSCL?: website/Facebook, book reports/YouTube: Jim recommended
elktracksstudio.com to find November sales on videos and more.
d) Tool Sales: Barbara will publish member lists in the December newsletter.
e) SAFETY RULES FOR WORKSHOPS: no report.
f) Clutch Purse Workshop in Norland: Lauch will send his photo of his finished project to Barbara.
g) Correspondence: Lauch will take the lead and reply to new inquiries received on the website.
Reports
a) 1st Vice President - Jim Wilkes - No report.
b) Council of Fellows - Lauch Harrison spoke to Sean - No report.
c) Treasurer’s Report - Della Chynoweth -See Page 2.
d) Newsletter - Barbara Chynoweth - S-O-N-D newsletter will be out December 15. Please send more news
to Barbara. She received a 3-page write-up from Alf (M.A.L.) in Norway.
e) ECO - Eugene Pik - No report.
f) Membership - Kim Winchester - No changes.
g) Library - Paul Kitchener - No report.
h) Workshop Program - Lauch Harrison/Jim Wilkes/Lester Pinter - See above.
i) Privacy Officer - Lauch Harrison - No report.
j) Correspondence - Lauch replied to a website inquiry, a leathercrafter moving from Africa to Cornwall,
Ontario, suggesting to call again when settled in.
Branch Reports
Hamilton-Lauchlan Harrison-8 members met to work on projects.
Mississauga-Jim Wilkes-Kim is assembling a bi-fold wallet kit for next meeting.
Norland-Barbara Chynoweth-Met and watched leather video and worked. Barbara is Program Manager and handed out copies of found fish skin item photos to generate interest in completing fish leather items.
MAL-Lauren Malec-Nothing new.
New Business
Motion by Barbara to add a new one-time award for the 2023 Annual for ‘leathercraft made of fish skins’, making good use of our Sea Leather Wear. Seconded by Kim. Carried.
Adjournment
Zoom expired at 8:05 and a few re-joined with poor audio. Motion by Lauren to adjourn. Carried (8:10 p.m.).
Next Meeting
Friday, January 27, 2023
____________________________ ____________________________________
President
Secretary
Regrets: If you are unable to attend the next meeting, please send your regrets and all respective reports to
Lauren Malec at [email address removed] before the meeting date.
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CSCL Income & Expenses
Oct 31, 2022
Income
Membership 520.00
Annual 100.00
Awards 0.00
Shows/Workshops 0.00
620.00
Expenses
Annual 300.00
Awards 0.00
Sows/Workshops 0.00
Bank Charges 28.00
Misc Expenses 0.00
328.00
Income/Loss 292.00
31-Oct-22Bank Balance 9,270.09
Flex GIC 2,000.00
FLGIC 5,343.38Page 2 of 2
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