Ohio Holstein Women

Ohio Holstein Women Annual Meeting Minutes March 5, 2022

President Louise Harding called the meeting to order. There were 8 women attending. The minutes from Feb 29, 2020 were read and approved. Treasurer Lisa Mangun gave the treasurer’s report. There will be Convention expenses and the OHA will give to OHW $1375.00 including $1000 to the Queen and $225 to the Queen Runner up. Lisa reported that OH Women had given the OH Association $5000 to help plan the National Convention in Ohio, but we are not hosting that National Convention. So the OH Association use the money for office repairs and toward this State Convention.

Jane Moff asked about the Education Fund which was set aside to cover the next National Convention here in Ohio. How is that to be used since we won’t be hosting the National Convention?

Lisa checked to see if it was correct that the OHW gave two consecutive years’ scholarships to the same person. It had been approved by phone vote since the pandemic got in the way of normal proceedings.

Becky McDonnell made the motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report; seconded by Jane Moff; motion passed.

We discussed work to be done at the Ohio Holstein office in Wooster. Diana’s office walls were stripped and painted at the expense of $375. Louise Harding and Sara Twining got some samples and pricing for window treatment in that office and walls stripped and painted in the Board room and other offices. Becky McDonnel made a motion to strip and paint the Board Room (taking down the drape rods and repairing those window frames as needed) for that not to exceed $1000. We are to get quotes for all three of Board room windows for blinds or drapes; motion seconded by Jane Moff; passed.

The next motion by Becky was for finishing Diana’s window treatment/ drapes. We still have $125 left from last meeting’s appropriations and this motion adds $500

The Ohio Holstein Women’s auction was held at the Ohio Convention and was another huge success. Thank you to all who donated and purchased items. The proceeds fund the scholarships that are sponsored by the Ohio Holstein Women.

DONATIONS CAME FROM:

District 3 and Trae Lane District 8 District 2 Kayla Cring Family District 5 (2 items) Deer Creek Lodge Anonymous Donor Madelyn & Mary Lou Topp District 7 Roy & Lisa Mangun Ken & Kaye Janes District 12 Sarah Twinning Guggisburg Cheese Holmes Cheese

BUYERS:

Bobby & Melissa Hart Brian Lund Aaron Carne Mary & Topp Jay & Kristi Ackley Lamar Liming Sarah Hart Joe Miley Evan Kiko Don Simpson Jim Ray Ken & Kaye Janes Louis Harding Bill Lund Family Ray & Sarah Twining Joe Cole Brian Lund The Cring Family Mary Lou Topp Ty & Heather Etgen Dallas Rynd & Judy Wolford

Thank You!

Randall Kiko served as the auctioneer for the Women’s fun auction while OHA Queen Autumn Whiteleather displayed the items up for bid.

additional funds; seconded by Louise Harding; motion passed.

Lisa Mangun asked for discussion of the Dairy Bar. She asked to be relieved of that for next year’s convention. She will make up a list of those duties and agreed to pick up the cheese from the donors. She suggested that the host district be involved in the planning and set up. Sara Twining agreed to coordinate those duties for next convention. Becky moved to accept those plans; seconded by Jane; motion passed.

The future of the Ohio Holstein Women was discussed. If this group is disbanded, where would the moneys go: right into the Ohio Holstein Association. Committees for queen, Woman of the Year, and Scholarship could be committees under the OHA. How would this happen? Is there a procedure for closing this organization and becoming part of the larger organization? We also discussed keeping the same officers for this next year and how to encourage more women to be involved.

Becky McDonnel moved that we keep the same officers for this coming year. Then we would advertise that we were going to disband the Ohio Holstein Women due to lack of involvement unless we see increase in numbers of women coming to the next Annual Meeting in 2023. The funds and committees would be determined; seconded by Jane Moff; motion passed.

Committees for this one year are as follows: Woman of the Year: Becci Hartline,chair; Becky McDonnell and Kristy Ackley; Queen contest: Julie Grove, chair; Hannah Simpson, and Courtney Lund. Lisa Mangun agreed to chair the Scholarship committee.

A motion was made to give gifts up to $25 to each Queen Contestant and judge. Motion passed.

We all agreed to put the OHW cookbooks on the dinner tables and on a sale table with other sale items and a basket for donations, not asking a set price. The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 AM.

Danette Simpson was named Woman of the Year. Autumn Whiteleather is our Queen with Isabel Seibert named Runner up. The Ohio Women’s Scholarship was awarded to Madelyn Topp. Congratulation to all. Thank you to all the women who year after year run these committees. Respectfully submitted, Sara Twining, Ohio Holstein Women Secretary

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