OCC Minutes April 21, 2015

OCC Minutes April 21, 2015

President Paul Bellinger opened the meeting at 6:30.  22 members/2 guests present.

Tonight’s Treats:  brought by Ina Ohnmeiss         Tonight’s program:  Show and Tell
Social:  Tim White prepared a tiger photo poster we can sign for Larry Fritz in rehab in CB;
Treasurer’s Report:  Tim absent because of surgery
N4C Conference at Springbrook: Ina has brochures; only Ina and Myers are going.

Events:  Benson has “First Fridays”Art walk; 6200 Maple, Edward Jones  May 7 – 9.  May’s walk will be a

window display only, photos displayed for one week.  Also will happen Aug 7th, when office WILL be open so it

will be a bigger open house.  Contact Linda Davis.

Railroad Photo Ops:  Contact Paul Bellinger for info on upcoming RailRoad events.
Garth Brooks:  Contact Paul Bellinger about photo ops at this musical concert.
Sand in the City:  June 5 – 7. Trish not available but help will be needed.  Contact Paul B.
Horsemans Park: Horses and horseracing May 7 – 8

Nebraska Schools Activities Association:  No shooting of championship events this year.  We didn’t meet their

criteria.

N4C Conference:  Finalized N4C brochure, 501c3 status corp papers filed, and form to IRS’s OK is in process.

  There is a grant $5,000 to cover expenses of process.
Members attending N4C conference will pay $150 for 2 days and $75 for 1 day.

Upcoming Meetings:
May 5 – new officers to be elected, results of survey monkey.
May 19 – choose assigned subjects for next year.
June, July, and August have one meeting only;  we need to decide on August picnic date.

Guest Presentation Tonight: Tom Pfeffer introduced “Metro Magazine” publisher and CEO Andi Hoig, and Rob

Kilmer.  They cover the nonprofit community, philanthropy, etc.  Their network might help us as a 5013c make

community contacts. Metro Magazine could also provide a forum through online and print media here in town to

promote us.  Our member Tom Pfeffer could be a liason.  As a quid pro quo, the magazine could enlist our

photographic services.  Maybe Andi and Rob could help our progress with the championship issue with NSAA.

 Andi and Rob’s contact info (esp. emails) are in the magazine samples they handed out at the meeting.

 People can go to spiritofomaha.com to create an account, put an event on it and they will start the

connecting process to see how they can help promote the event.

Next meeting: Bring images in Lightroom. Paul Bellinger will teach post processing