The next board of directors meeting of BCAGP will be November 5th at 1 PM at the Oley Legion Hall. Please note this is an earlier start time than our usual meetings. We encourage membership to attend.
AGENDA 5 Nov 2023
1. Approve prior minutes (17 Sep)
2. Treasurer
Warning from PA – No Sales/Use tax filed
Oct 19 – Filed Sales Tax License Cancellation
BCAGP banner with logo – Lara and Meredith authorized to purchase
3. Authorized Projects
Bieber/Lesher, Oley – 9/17/23 authorized $8700 to repair walls, repoint 2 walls
Schneider, Oley – 9/17/23 authorized $12000 to repair left wall, Authorization may need adjustment when wall can be accessed and reevaluated
4. Activities
Kemp, Maxatawny – Robert Mosko offered to straighten tombstones for minimal cost; 6/14 authorized up to $500 to supplement family contributions – Nov 4-5 target dates
Mike Schmehl – For the year: 8 cleanups at Ritter, 5 at Schmehl, 3 at Young/Kissling
Gary’s Cleanups – Bertolet 1, 10/11; Koenig 10/12
Rothermel 1, Maidencreek – GPR Friday Sept 22
Fall work projects –
Sep 27 – DeTurk 2, Oley and Hill, Earl
Oct 20 – Reichert/Dum, Richmond and Kirby, Maidencreek
Oct 29 – Kemp, Maxatawny
Nov 10 – Leiby, Greenwich, 1 PM
Grim, Kieffer
Graveyard equipment
Tripod – Lara to purchase hoisting equipment (miscellaneous maintenance expense)
Berks County Genealogical Society – talk Thursday, Oct 19
Bertolet 1, Oley – Stone along rear wall needs resetting – 2/21/21 auth $200 to acquire base (non found)
Graveyard Tour: for board members to find sites they have never visited
5. Potential Projects –
DeTurk 2 – Rough estimate to complete walls $28,750. About $8000 of this is cost of stone. If Gotwals can provide stone much of the $8000 may not be needed. Funding being pursued.
$8,400 received,.$2369.10 spent
Guldin, Oley – repointing
Kline/Close, Exeter – gate hinge rusted/broken, dead ash trees surround graveyard
Hunter/Kemp, Oley – repairs to all 4 walls
Rothermel 1, Maidencreek – rebuild left side of front wall
Keim, Pike – tombstone straightening/repairs
Knabb, Oley – tombstone straightening/repairs
6. Membership –
How do we treat a contribution that does not specify a membership? added to Contact List?
Does our acknowledgement say a contribution ‘may’ be tax deductible?
7. Website –
8. Newsletter
9. Google Drive
Should we have bills (incomplete) or contributors there
10. Wiki
11. Next Meeting
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