| The meeting of the "Longleaf Equine Trail Riders" was called to order by Greg Lowery at approximately 7:00pm on Thursday, March 29, 2007, in Sumrall, MS at Sumrall Voting Precinct.
Members Present: Johnny Kerley, Dale Lucas, Stephanie Wheeler, Wes Lancaster, Lesia Lowery, Lamar Strickland, Paige Strickland, Greg Lowery, Marva Jackson, Joe Jackson. Guests: Gabe Broome Approval of Minutes: a. Minutes from January 18 were provided to members for review. b. Motion made to waive the reading of the minutes. Motion made by Johnny, seconded by Lamar. All were in favor with none opposed. c. Motion to accept the minutes as presented. Motion made by Lamar, seconded by Johnny. All were in favor with none opposed. Old Business d. Trail Status Dirt was hauled in over the last couple of days and some dozer work was done to finish up some low spots. Lamar and Greg put up 4 mile marker signs from Epley to Sumrall station. Five more are ready. The big sign at Epley will be put up Friday afternoon and will be ready for Saturday’s Trail Ride. The directional signs were approved at the December meeting. The ones with the arrows going straight will have Longleaf Trace Trail Riders information on them. The ones with horses pointed left or right will have space to sell to sponsors. Last meeting approved $100 sponsor for 2 years. We’ve had 2 donations – $200 of Bermuda grass from A&R Feed, $100 of Rye grass from Farm Depot and $100 of fertilizer from Hub City West Feed. Dale Lucas also purchased a sign. There will be about 26 of these directional signs. These were only $30 per sign and will have about $10 in the sticker to put on them. e. Trail Ride i. Sumrall high school is going to allow us to use their parking lot for overflow. Greg will also send them a thank you for letting us use it. ii. Food will consist of cornbread, red beans & rice. iii. Greg will buy some bowls, napkins, cookies, water, red diamond tea. Group discussed taking these costs out of the money we collect on Saturday. Motion made by Dale, seconded by Marva.
Finance Report New Business f. We purchased 108 caps at $5. Group discussed selling hats for $10. Motion made by Lamar, seconded by Dale. All were in favor with none opposed. g. We purchased T-shirts – short sleeve shirts will be here for Saturday. The cost of these shirts were $7.50 each – they’re a beefy t-shirt with pocket; colors are ash & white. Group discussed selling short sleeve t-shirts for $10. Motion made by Stephanie, seconded by Johnny. All were in favor with none opposed. h. We also purchased the long sleeve t-shirts - black with white logo on back. They will have Longleaf Trace on one sleeve and Trail Riders on other sleeve cost. The cost of these shirts were $12.00 each. We can still get some additional colors if we would like to as we still have a credit for the donation made by Big Buck. Group discussed selling these t-shirts for $15 and the Double X t-shirts for $15. Motion made by Paige, seconded by Dale. All were in favor with none opposed. i. Group discussed sending a thank you note to Herlon Pierce and crew for the work they’ve done to help us out on getting the trail ready for our ride on the 31st. All would like to give them a hat for what they have done. Motion made by Dale, seconded by Stephanie. All were in favor with none opposed. j. Scheduled work day – last Saturday in April – April 28th. Group discussed giving those that work on that Saturday a t-shirt as incentive to work. Motion made by Paige, seconded by Stephanie. All were in favor with none opposed. k. Brenda Manuel called Paige and asked if her grandson could sing at our meal after our trail ride, the only thing they required is that we allow them to set out a tip jar. Stephanie will call him back and tell them we would like them to come. l. Reminder that July 4th will have a parade in Sumrall if anyone wants to ride in it Being no further business President Greg Lowery declared the meeting was adjourned as of approximately 7:45 pm. Read and approved on this date.
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Sumrall Voting Precinct: At 4 way stop in Sumrall, go west on Hwy 42. Take right at Center Avenue. Building is on the left hand side past Pawn Shop. 4K Stables: Go to the Texaco Station on Hwy 42 in Bassfield and take a right. Take the next right on General Blunt Rd. Go 3.5 blocks and turn left on Four K Stable Rd. There’s a sign on the right hand side.
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