Barefoot Reunion Minutes

2010 Barefoot Reunion Minutes
August 1, 2010 93nd Barefoot Reunion
By Bobbie Woodley

2009 92nd Barefoot Reunion Officers:
Vicki Erdley – President
Mike Barefoot – Vice President
Sylvia Sonneborn – Treasurer/Editor
Bobbie Woodley – Recording Secretary
Betsy Hawthorne – Corresponding Secretary
Joann Mickolick – Officer in Training

Pledge of Allegiance, led by Mike Barefoot
We sang America (My Country, Tis of Thee), led by Bille Ann Huff & Suzan Hollist
Reading of deceased members by Betsy Hawthorne – Moment of silence
Reading of 2009 minutes by Bobbie Woodley
Motion to accept minutes – Dorothy Barefoot, Second – Jennifer Woodley
Reading of Treasurer’s report by Sylvia Sonneborn Motion to accept Mark Hott, Second Diane White
Newsletter donation is $4.00 There was discussion of raising donation to $5.00, this is to be voted on at next year’s reunion. Motion was made by Carol Scott to subsidize $ needed to cover printing and postage for next year’s newsletter(2011) There is a pdf CD available of the newsletter for a donation of $2.00. Also you can receive copies of older newsletters for a donation of $1.00 ea. Subscriptions for newsletters $184.00 Do we want full obituaries or just list of deceased family with dates published in newsletter?
Motion to keep donation to Cemetery Assoc. @ Pleasantville Cemetery/Bob Felton at $120.00 – Carol Scott Second – Jim Strange
Recommendation to keep all officers as is, made by Nominating Committee (Carol Scott/Jim Strange)Motion to accept by Janet Robel, Second Mark Hott

Officers for 2010 are as follows:
Vicki Erdley – President
Mike Barefoot – Vice President
Sylvia Sonneborn – Treasurer/Editor
Bobbie Woodley – Recording Secretary
Betsy Hawthorne – Corresponding Secretary

Vicki Erdley will reserve Sequoia @ Windber Park for 2010 Motion to accept Betsy Hawthorne, Second Carol Scott

Door prizes were won by Angela Ryan & Jeremy Yeager
Oldest Man – Clair Mock 105 yrs old
Oldest Woman – Hazel Sipes – 90 yrs old
Youngest Child – Lila Huff – 15 months
Traveled the Farthest – David Eckenrode & son Eric – Douglas, WY
Most Recently Married – Angela & John Ryan – 2 yrs
Longest Married – John & June Hammer – 64 yrs
These prizes were donated by Janet Watkins Robel

We did not ask anyone to get prizes for next year; if someone would like to volunteer, please contact one of the officers.

Jennifer Woodley & Steve Colledge volunteered to do children’s games next year. Bobbie Woodley will donate the prizes for the games.

Cake Guess brought in $ 2.50 and Jennifer Woodley will bake the cake for 2011

M & M Guess brought in $ 5.00 there were 328 M& M’s Ben Lamer won with the guess of 317

Barefoot Banner was won by Parker Hollist

Family Tree was won by Mark Piljay

Chance for above brought in $29.50

Chinese Auction & Silent Auction brought in $290.50 It must be noted that Clair Mock made a miniature wheelbarrow for the silent auction.

Mike Barefoot passed the hat; we received $180.00 in donations. Thanks to all.

Penny Espenshade & her mom Dorothy Barefoot brought in pictures and shared memories of our past president (their dad & husband) Bill Barefoot, who passed away Januaary 2010.

Diane Watkins shared stories about her grandfather John A Watkins married to Eliza Barefoot.

We would greatly appreciate anyone who can share stories about our ancestors at the next reunion and also in the newsletter.

It was a great day for a reunion.

Motion to adjourn Mary Lou Campbell, Second Diana White

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TOMBSTONES

AND ELSIE MAY LING RISHER

AND GEORGE OSCAR RISHER

ANCESTOR SPOTLIGHT

IN MEMORIAM FOR BILL BAREFOOT,

PAST BAREFOOT REUNION

ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT


WATKINS' FAMILY PHOTOS
NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT

VICKI ERDLEY

NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

OF THE NEWSLETTER

SYLVIA SONNEBORN

BAREFOOT GENEALOGY BLOGS' ADDRESSES

CANDIDS FROM THE

2009 BAREFOOT REUNION

BAREFOOTS HAVING FUN

TREASURER'S REPORT

BY SYLVIA SONNEBORN

CANDID PHOTOS FROM THE 2009

BAREFOOT REUNION

AT WINDBER, PENNSYLVANIA