SUBJECT: Minutes of Peterson Air & Space Museum
Foundation Staff Meeting, 0900hrs,
22 May 2017. Meeting convened in the City Hangar.
ATTENDEES: Brown, John; Burns, Dick; Freyer, Gus; Henderson, Jim; Howells, Glyn;
Howells, Phyllis; Long, Bruce; McClelland, Ron; Miller, Mike; Mogel, Jake; Moyer, Norm; Silber, Carl; Reiner, Errol; Yepez, Linda; Whalen, Gail, DAFC, Director.
Opening Remarks: Meeting
called to order by Henderson at 0900.
No
changes in minutes of 27 March meeting.
No meeting in April.
Long
discussed financials as of 30 April 17.
YTD income $8944, Expense $3328, Cost of Goods Sold $5067 (building up
inventory in store for air show), net $549.
Henderson
did the numbers: YTD 30 April volunteer
hours 2,720 v 3,368 year earlier; visitor numbers 4,086 v 5,095, Website hits
10,108 v 10,859 and Facebook reaches 63,993 v
129,252. Facebook rank by visitors is 4.8 out
of 5. Nice work, Jeff.
McClelland
commented that our web contacts come principally from the “Visit COS” website (city
of COS), and next is our website.
Curator’s
Update – Whalen
·
Please
remember to keep the desk calendar in the docent office updated as to future
absences.
·
As
of 1 June, Visitor Center rules will change:
Visitors with pass requests will go directly to the West Gate (with
required documents), skipping the Visitor Center.
·
It
will be important for the Museum to furnish volunteers to work on the Regional
Air Show in September AND that the museum gets the credit for the volunteer
hours which affects the split of proceeds.
Whalen will get more info.
·
The
20th anniversary ceremony for the 21st Space Wing will be
held in the Medal of Honor Park at 1100 hours on 25 May.
· Movement and placement of displays in the City Hangar was discussed.
Meeting
adjourned at 1030 hours.
Next
meeting: 26 June at 0900 hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
Jim Henderson, Secretary.