Next Meeting:  February 18, 2010, 6:30pm at 10905 Old Frederick Road Thurmont Md 21788

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Meeting Minutes for Mid-Atlantic Quarter Horse Association (MAQHA) Meeting—Thursday, January 14, 2010 The second meeting of the MAQHA was called to order by Julie McCutcheon on January 14, 2010 at 6:30pm.    Meeting agendas and minutes from the December 2009 meeting were passed out. Discussion for the parent association was opened.   The official name of the club will be The Mid-Atlantic Quarter Horse Association, otherwise known as MAQHA.  Missy Bittner will be obtaining the previous bylaws before the next meeting so that they can be looked over, changed if needed, and approved. Nomination forms for officers were passed out.  All members present nominated for the following office positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Webmaster/Publicity, and Youth Adviser.   Julie McCutcheon will get approval of nominations by each individual and voting will take place at the February meeting. Membership forms were passed out to all attending the meeting.  It was decided that forms and membership dues will not be due until the March meeting to allow for the Association to get organized before taking dues. Julie McCutcheon informed everyone that she has sent out an initial email to local horse show organizers about the possibility of adding Quarter horse classes to their horse shows.  Missy Bittner opened the discussion to hosting one-day horse shows.  The group decided that hosting a few one day horse shows to start with would be more practical than attempting a multi-day show. The meeting was opened to discussion on fundraising suggestions.  Missy Bittner suggested that most of the fundraising be done during the winter months as everyone tends to be busier once horse shows begin.  Fundraising suggestions included; holding a tack sale at Breezy Hill, selling MAQHA clothing items, large item raffles, 50/50 raffles, basket bingo, hosting fun games at local horse shows, hosting a trail ride, and a raffle at the New Years Eyler’s sale.    With no more discussion for the parent association, the meeting was moved to discussion on the youth association. Nomination forms for officers were passed out.  All members present nominated for the following office positions: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,  and Youth Adviser.   Julie McCutcheon will get approval of nominations by each individual and voting will take place at the February meeting. The meeting was opened to discussion on youth activity ideas.  Suggestions included; Congress NYATT Team, Horse Bowl, Judging, and Speech teams, and Regional Youth Conference .  Discussion for specific activities will continue as the youth association holds their own meetings. The youth association will meet with the parent association until officers are elected. Once officers are elected, the youth association will hold its own meetings while the parent association meets. The next meeting of the MAQHA will be held on February 11, 2010 at Breezy Hill Stables at 630pm. With no more items to discuss, the meeting was adjourned.