2024 Minutes
Minutes – January 4, 2024
The annual meeting was in-person only and took place at the Discovery Center. Call to Order: President Gregg Gorton Call to Order: 7:31 PM Attendees: 45 Gregg welcomed all the attendees and said it was a privilege to have been president. He thanked fellow officers and councilors, and all the past living presidents who had provided him with advice during his tenure. He also specifically mentioned Bert Filemyr, Art McMorris, and Chris Walters. Gregg said…
Navin sasikumar
Minutes – January 18, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom and recorded and posted to YouTube. Navin Sasikumar filled in for Nilesh Shah as secretary. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Barb introduced all the officers and councilors. Attendees: 12 in-person; 36 on Zoom. The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Membership –…
Navin sasikumar
Minutes – February 1, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom and recorded and posted to YouTube. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Barb introduced all the officers and councilors. Attendees: 12 in-person; 22 on Zoom. The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter No new members have…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – February 15, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom and recorded and posted to YouTube. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Barb Bassett and Marty Dellwo were both away. Attendees: 15 in-person; 23 on Zoom. The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Membership – Navin Sasikumar for Rebecca Reicherter One new member…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – March 21, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting. Our speaker was remote but we had a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was also broadcast on Zoom and recorded and posted to YouTube. Perri Strawn and Navin Sasikumar filled in for Nilesh Shah as secretary. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Navin introduced all the officers – Gregg Gorton, our immediate past president, was on Zoom, but we had no…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – April 18, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 18 in-person; 19 on Zoom. The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Membership – Rebecca Reicherter Two new members have joined since the last meeting: Matt and Anne Kane Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – April 11, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting. We had a speaker and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom and recorded and posted to YouTube. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 12 in-person; 24 on Zoom. The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Membership – Rebecca Reicherter No report. Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – May 2, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting. We had multiple speakers and a live audience in the BEES classroom and the meeting was broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 9 in-person; 14 on Zoom. The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter Four new members have been added to the roster since the last meeting. They are: Allison Starr…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – May 22, 2024
This meeting was entirely focused on a special program presented by the DVOC with support from the Academy of Natural Sciences. No other club business was conducted in this meeting. Evening Program Kenn Kaufman gave a talk entitled “Center of the Bird World: Audubon and his Rivals in Philadelphia”. This presentation was intended to introduce his new book, “The Birds That Audubon Missed”. The venue for the presentation was the main Auditorium in the Academy. …
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – June 6, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 22 viewers. In person: 11 The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter No new members have joined since our last meeting. Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip, contact Linda: linda@techimpact.org Upcoming field trips: DATE TIME TRIP LEADER Jun…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – September 19, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 34 viewers. In person: 21 (plus Barb, Navin and Tory) The minutes from the last meeting were approved. Updates and news: DVOC Council meeting was held over the summer. DVOC made a $2000 donation to support the Birds of Bucks County book. The annual member summer picnic was held at Barb’s home in NJ and…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – October 3, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 17 viewers. In person: 3 (plus Barb, Navin) Marty moved to approve the minutes of the last meeting and Gregg seconded the motion. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter One new member joined since the last meeting: David Eberly Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip,…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – October 17, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 22 viewers. In person: 5 (plus Barb, Navin) Gregg moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Marty seconded the motion. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter No members joined since the last meeting. Field Trips – Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip, contact Linda: linda@techimpact.org Upcoming…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – November 7, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: Navin Sasikumar Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 14 viewers. In person: 10 (plus Navin, Nilesh) Gregg moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Bert seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Membership No report. Field Trips – Nilesh Shah for Linda Widdop If you wish to lead a field trip, contact Linda: linda@techimpact.org Upcoming field trips: DATE TIME…
Nilesh Shah
2024 Annual Banquet
November 15th Congratulations to Lauren Diamond for putting together such a memorable event. Nearly 69 people registered for the Annual Banquet. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the good food and camaraderie. Call to Order: President Barb Bassett 8:00 pm – Barb welcomed all to the banquet. A special thanks went to Lauren Diamond for all her work setting up the banquet. Barb made some opening remarks and introduced long-time members of the club.…
Nilesh Shah
Minutes – December 13, 2024
This was a hybrid meeting, broadcast on Zoom. Call to Order: Barb Bassett Call to Order: 7:30 PM Attendees: 26 viewers. In person: 21 Linda Widdop moved to approve minutes of the last meeting and Marty Dellwo seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. Committee Reports Membership – Barb Bassett for Rebecca Reicherter Since the last meeting, two new members have joined the club: Jasper Lan Courtney Faber Others who joined this Fall are:…
