May 2023 Newsletter.

•   WELCOME MEMBERS AND GUESTS.

     -  Meeting was called to order at 10:00am by Terry B.
     -  Terry welcomed Ted and Dory who were visiting from New York.
     -  Woody led the Pledge of Allegiance.

•   READING / ACCEPTANCE OF PRIOR MONTH'S MINUTES

     -  Cheryl B. read the prior month's minutes and Woody made the motion to accept the minutes as written and Lou V. 2nd it.  The members present agreed to accept the minutes as written.

•   TREASURER REPORT.

     -  Cindy V. read the prior month's report and Lou V. made the motion to accept and Mike B. 2nd it.  The members present agreed to accept the report.

•   OLD BUSINESS.

     -  April 13-16 – Gold Prospecting in Dahlonega, GA – Juniper Creek.  Lou provided the update on the trip, the camp was okay, it was wet and rainy.  There wasn’t much gold this trip.
     -  Terry is still looking into renting the Pavilion or a room at the Library for the Christmas Party.  We are also looking into other facilities as well.  Anne W. looked into the Eagles for December 9th, there wasn’t anything available that day.  Terry to contact Steve M. for the Contact Information for the Library.  Cindy gave Terry the information on reserving the Pavilion at Warren Park for the Christmas Party on December 9th.

•   NEW BUSINESS.

     -  The May Outing is Gold Prospecting at Lucky Strike Campground in North Carolina May 18th through the 21st.  There’s a signup sheet, please sign up if you plan on attending.
     -  The next meeting is on Saturday, June 10th at Warren Park, 3406 Warren Park Road, Belle Isle, FL 32812.  This is a potluck.
     -  Metal Detecting for June was discussed, the majority stated that they would like to do Metal Detecting on the East Coast.  To be decided at the June meeting.

•   RAFFLES & DRAWINGS

     -  50/50 drawing was won by Cheryl B. and the Gold drawing was won by Mike B.

     -  The meeting was closed by Steve M. at 10:35am.