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The Claytor Lake Aquatics base, with generous support from the Claytor Family, AEP, the local community, and the Boy Scouts of America has been undergoing some phenonemal changes. But at this time, we do not have an official Sea Scout Program based on Claytor Lake. With the improvements to the Aquatics Base, it has been proposed that a Sea Scout Troop be formed.

Sea Scouting is a co-ed outdoor program for young adults 14 - 20 years old and their adult advisors. Sea Scouting is organized to promote better citizenship, to improve members' boating skills and knowledge through instruction and practice in water safety, and to promote outdoor, social, and service experiences and knowledge of our maritime heritage.

As a Sea Scout, Scouts learn to sail, row, and keep a boat in shape. Scouts can cruise local waters or go sailing on long cruises far from home. They will be active in camping, social events, tours, regattas, excursions, and seamanship contests. They'll also have a chance to develop maritime skills that can lead to careers later on.

The Friends of Claytor Lake is now exploring sponsoring this program and would be interested in hearing what you think.

To find out more about the Sea Scouts, check out this link:

http://www.seascout.org/

Give us your thoughts about a Sea Scout Program on Claytor Lake and about FOCL's sponsorship of the Sea Scouts by emailing us at info@focl.org.

We appreciate your input!

Friends of Claytor Lake Meeting of the Board, March 11, 2008

Present:  Ronnie Powers, Darla Jennings, Bill Cunningham, Jeff Arnold, Laura Walters, Laura Bullard, Mike Spraker, John Johnson, Robert Blankenship, John Copeland, Jackson Beamer, Dave Stevenson, Ranny Akers, Alan Stratton, Dean jackson, Shep Zedaker, Mary Rhoades, John Toothaker, Wayne Alexander, Dave Collett, Mike McLeod, Wes Billings

Minutes of the Feb 12, 2008 Board meeting were approves as written with one opposed.

Income/Expense Report for Feb 12 to Mar 11, 2008 was approved as submitted. General Fund Acct: $20,721.95.

National Committe for the New River has requested a donation iun exchange for providin FOCL one full page in their quarterly publication. FOCL's logo will appear as a sponsor. Ronnie's recommendation to donate $500 was approved by the Board. FOCL will request that our mailing list be added to their mailing list, and that they link our website.

Board Orientation:
FOCL Powerpoint Presentation by Laura Walters was reviewed and updates were suggested.
Organizational Chart was reviewed by John Toothaker and changes were suggested.
2007-08 Budget was reviewed by Bill Cunningham with discussion of various line items.
Code of Ethics and Policy Statement was reviewed by Alan Stratton. Motion was made and passed that Board members sign and return them to Darla Jennings at Board meeting; Darla wil email copies to Board members to print off for their binders.
By-Laws: Within the next 90 days, Alan Stratton will compare current By-Laws against most recent Strategic Plan to make changes for Board to review.
Strategic Plan from Feb 2007 was distributed and aspects were highlighted by Ronnie. Discussion ensued as to the need for committees to establish benchmarks for objectives; for all important FOCL documents to include original adopted dates and subsequent amended dates; and for the maintenance of a list of important documents.

The meeting was adjourned.