• The current balance is $7525.10.
• Dues look high because of the discrepency between the calendar and fiscal year.
• The 4-H Association still has not paid their share of the JCEP forgiveable loan.
• The budget was approved as presented.
• Michelle made a motion to provide $500 for the president's expenses in attending the national meeting. Fred seconded the motion and it passed.
• There was discussion of the "Key" donation approved at the annual meeting in 2005. According to the meeting minutes $1500 of a $3000 CD was to be used in honor of past national officers from Pennsylvania and be sent to National. The remaining $1500 should be provided as a check made out to Nancy Crago for purchase of the key. If possible the CD should be cashed - otherwise, these items should be covered and the CD used to cover them when the CD matures.
• The proposed budget was reviewed. Extension Extended refers to a newsletter developed by retirees and sent to retirees and county offices by Shelby Hoy. There was discussion of moving funding for the 2-3 meritorious service awards presented each year into an itemized line, but after discussion it was determined to leave this as miscellaneous. $350 was donated ear-marked for use by the Historical Committee. Karen made a motion to submit the proposed budget to the membership, seconded by Fred. Motion carried.

• Fred provided an update on the awards nominations received at present.
• Faye Strickler retired on August 31. Fred will represent ESP at her retirement celebration and will notify the committee chair of this intention.
• It was suggested that the By-laws committee needs to review the eligibility for membership based on number of years required and respond.

• The annual meeting will take place November 1 at the Atherton Hotel in State College. Lunch will be served at noon. We will follow last year's schedule and present the Staff Assistant, National Officer recognition, Friend of Extension and JCEP Forgivable Loan at the joint awards banquet with the other association. If one of these is not awarded, the DSA will be presented at the joint session. The remaining awards will be presented at the ESP meeting.
• Karen Thomas needs to coordiate registration with Don Fretts.
• Karen Vines will hold the newsletters that are mailed to life members without e-mail accounts until the registration material is available from Don Fretts and Karen Thomas.
• There will be a silent auction once again. Fred Davis will ask Michael Martin to represent ESP in this effort. Karen should use the article printed in the 2005 Fall Newsletter once again to encourage support.
• We will need ~75 copies of the agendas, previous minutes and printed reports for distribution at the meeting.

Special recognition awards were discussed.

Karen reported on a discussion with Peg Shuffstall, chair of the website committee. She recommended that the website ad hoc committee be discontinued. The secretary should take the lead as webmaster with all officers responsible for content. It is anticipated that this site will make the move to Red Dot in September to allow for a transition before the new election. The executive committee agreed to let the ad hoc committee go, with the understanding that it could be reinstated, if needed, in the future.

National ESP Meeting -

• Auction - Mary Jo Depp-Nestlerode has donated a week at the Pine Creek Retreat Center that needs to be added to the auction item list. Jeff will send Michelle a list of people planning to attend so she can recruit auction assitants. Jeff will follow-up with the auctioneer.
• Michelle has been working on the registration gift bag item. Karen made a motion, seconded by Fred that she purchase Hershey candy bars to use in the bags. Motion carried. Jeff will check to see how many and when they are needed.
• Michelle is also trying to locate room hosts. Marilyn Corbin and Mary Jo Depp-Nestlerode have volunteered.
• Mike McDavid, Karen and Neal Vines, Jan Scholl are all making presentations at the meeting.

Gifts for new staff orientation were discusses. It was suggested that we might give the new educators one of the national magnets that contain National ESP contact information and are available free of charge or some similar item. Karen should contact Linda Cook and see what she recommends. We should order ~20 items to have on hand for the next orientation session.

Jeff forwarded the minutes from the "Conversations with Chapter Leadership." One major item was combining the regions for the regional JCEP meetings due to low attendance in some regions. The NE meeting will be in Valley Forge this year and then combined with the southern region and moved to Atlanta for 2008 and 2009. Letters were sent to state Extension Director's to encourage their support of ESP.