I apologize for not posting sooner.

We held a board meeting on June 4th. Here is a summary of what occurred. (These are not the official minutes.)

Activities; 2005 Summer show, things are set for it. There is no designated secondary show for 2005 or 2006. No one has stepped forward and asked for that. 2007 secondary show will be at Ottawa Kansas, 2nd weekend in Sept. 

Membership; Grant Thedes reported on the formation of a new chapter in Ontario. Two meetings have been held, the group is well organized. It was voted unanimously to accept the "Ontario Oliver Goodison Connection" as the 18th chapter of the HPOCA. Membership was 5666 at the last mailing of the magazine.

Promotion and Publicity; Belt buckles, key chains and hat pins are on order for the summer show. The hat pins will be in the shape of the state of Wisconsin and will be given out to all HPOCA exhibitors. The cost of shipping merchandise has gone up and we were losing money at the current rates. It was approved to increase the shipping cost by $1 per category and offer free shipping for orders over $200.

Magazine advertising is up significantly. Several auctions will be in the next issue. Do to the limit of space it was approved that chapters will be reduced to 1/2 page free ads. This will allow for more content without adding more pages at this time.

A direct mail campaign was approved. The goal is to increase our membership by reaching people who don't know about the HPOCA. The numbers prove this to be a worthwhile venture. 

An Oliver memorial at the old plant site in South Bend is being erected. A request for a donation was tabled until more board members were present.

It was hoped that we might have a consignment auction at the Summer show. A memorabilia auction has already been set for Friday night and an Oliver auction is taking place Thursday afternoon. 

The museum project is in a fund-raising mode at this time. Any ideas would be welcomed. The only semi-firm plan is that the museum will most likely be located in South Bend.

The Promotion and Publicity Committee is the only one to have the required minimum 3 members. Other committees are still looking for members. 

If anyone has further questions please feel free to ask. John Hume.