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MAFCA Board Meeting – Mobile AL

December 4 @ 10:30 am - 4:30 pm

MODEL A FORD CLUB OF AMERICA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025
10:45 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

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AGENDA

 President – Ed Tolman

  1. Call to order
  2. Welcome and introduction of visitors. Request to sign in and direct to agendas.
  3. Flag Salute – Jay McCord
  4. Invocation by invitation – Happy Begg
  5. Special Announcements / Reminder – The meeting is being recorded so speak loudly and state your name.
  6. Approval of the September 18, 2025 meeting minutes by David Frazee, Secretary * Motion 1
  7. Announcements
    1. New Webmaster – As of November Shelby Solomon from Dallas Chapter has been serving
    2. Honorary Life Membership – None
    3. Volunteer of the year – TBA
    4. Flying Quail – Need to increase readership.
  8. Actions pending – Visitations to area chapters – SEMA report -Webmasters contract (Call for closed session after adjournment)
  9. Thanks to volunteers in counting ballots in October from several local chapters AND Jim Cannon!
  10. Other

Vice President – Happy Begg

  1. National Conventions:
    1. 2026 – Pendleton, Oregon/Northwest Regional Model A Clubs
    2. 2028 – Open
    3. 2030 – Open, but in the works
  2. National Tours:
    1. 2027 – Durango, CO/Model A Ford Club of Colorado
    2. 2029 – Open, but in the works
  3. National Awards Banquets:
    1. 2025 – Mobile, Alabama/Gulf Coast Model A Club
    2. 2026 – Cincinnati, Ohio/Ohio Valley Region Chapter
    3. 2027 – Open, but in the works
  4. Calendar
  5. Website Liaison/Directors Only Files
  6. The Flying Quail / MailChimp
  7. Other:

Secretary – David Frazee

  1. 2026 Organizational Calendar
  2. Motion 2 I move that we form a committee to review all of the current MAFCA awards to assess their value to the hobby and our effectiveness in promoting each award to our entire membership.
  3. Other

Treasurer – Bill Truesdell

  1. Financial update
    1. Schwab investment reports
    2. CD updates
    3. Close of FY 2024-2025 (June 30, 2025)
  2. Office Liaison
  3. Other

Advertising – Dave Krill

  1. Advertising
    1. Restorer
      1. Added
      2. Lost
    2. Website
      1. Rick Black
      2. Volunteer position
    3. Directory
  2. Insurance Liaison
    1. Refund
  3. MAFFI Liaison
  4. Other
    1. Goals going forward

Publications – Sherry Winkinhofer

  1. Restorer Magazine
    1. Next 2026 issue status.
      1. Moving smoothly as usual.
      2. Andy is in need of technical and project articles for the upcoming issues.
    2. If board members have technical or project articles they’ve been considering … or if someone they know in a club has done a good tech seminar that’s worthy of a wider audience, please encourage them to submit to the restorer.
  2. EFC – Era Fashion Committee (Liaison)
    1. Update – 2 members resigned in October
      1. Judy Muntz and Cynthia Barnes
    2. Pendleton OR – Fashion events scheduling is being finalized.
  3. EFC Chairman is present to make report
    Awards Results

    1. Bill Reeder Literary Award ?          ?          TBA
    2. President’s Literary Award ?          ?          TBA
    3. Era Fashion Literary Award ?          ?          TBA
    4. Editor’s Literary Award ?          ?          TBA
    5. Jim Ryner Photograph of the Year ?          ?          TBA
    6. Director’s Literary Award ?          ?          TBA
  4. A-World – continue to get good participation from members. Hard to tell just how widespread distribution is with access via website. Direct email remains steady at approx. 125.
  5. Youth Committee Policy
    1. Motion 3. I move for the adoption of the updated/replacement Policy P3S19 Youth Committee, as emailed to the board on November 17.

Technical Director – Paul Shinn

  1. Restorers Class Committee:
  2. Motion 4. to add a member to fill the vacancy on the committee.
  3. Judging Standards Committee:
    1. Status of rev 5.
  4. Tech Director
    1. Tech questions update.
    2. Update on Tech info accessible on MAFCA website.
  5. Other

Membership and Marketing – Jay McCord

  1. 2025 Members numbers to date
  2. Membership initiatives:
    1. Free New Membership program continues Thank you!
    2. Post Card Invitations used at MAD. Great Success
    3. Event Kit Usage- Four appointments to date
    4. New Promo Poster.  Captain America, Join MAFCA.
  3. Facebook
    1. Group continues to grow
    2. Admins continue to function well
    3. Program to clean up undesirable posts is working
    4. Les Andrews New Member Monthly Drawing 11 winners to date
  4. Goals for 2025:
    1. Touch as many new Model A Hobbyists and bring them into the    club.
    2. Accomplish growth in membership for 2025
    3. Attend as many Chapter Meetings and Events as possible.
    4. Increase sales in our store by offering new products.
    5. Continue to grow our Facebook Group Page.
    6. I hope to continue to be an Ambassador for MAFCA
  5. Other

Chapter Coordinator – Doug Linden

  1. Chapter Activity:
    1. Chapter Status
      1. Good Standing
      2. New Chapters
    2. Motion 5. I move to Approve New Chapter
      1. “Northern Valley A’s”
    3. Potential New Chapters
  2. Newsletter & Website Awards
  3. Chapter Service Awards
  4. Liaison Reports:
    1. Social Media
  5. Review Actions Pending from previous BOD meeting
  6. Other

Office Manager – Sandra Aguirre

  1. 2025 Membership
  2. 2026 Membership
  3. Hershey Report
  4. Other

 

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