Location
Cove Mesa Tasting Room
Date
January 8, 2025
Time
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
AGENDA DETAILS
I. CALL TO ORDER (PAULA WOOLSEY, PRESIDENT)
- INTRODUCTION of Board of Directors and VVWC Members.
II. ELECTION
- VOTING MEMBERS PLEASE HAND IN YOUR BALLOTS TO SECERATARY MICHELLE DUBE
- SLATE OF ELECTORS 2025 – PAULA WOOLSEY, DYLAN JUNG, NANCY ERIKSON,
- THANK YOU TO ERICA WOOLSEY AND TED FERRING FOR YOUR TIME SPENT ON THE BOARD.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (MICHELLE DUBE, CO-SECRETARY)
- QT4, 2024 Meeting on October 9, 2024
IV. TREASURER’S REPORT (SUZANNE REED, VP/TREASURER)
V. MEMBERSHIP REPORT PAULA WOOLSEY
- 82 VOTING MEMEBERS, 225 SUPPORTERS
VI. PRESIDENT’S REPORT – (PAULA WOOLSEY, PRESIDENT)
- Sponsorships/Donations SIFF 30bts wine fundraiser, $100 Sedona Historical Society, City of Cottonwood 6 btls for, Employee and Transit appreciation parties
- Membership dues – Membership dues 1/31/2025 pay online or mail in
- Bylaws updated – AD Hoc board members defined
- VVWC Website –Marketing Pecan and Wine, prorated memberships off until 03/01/2025
- Marketing Updates – Full page ad Sedona Best magazine, and website annual $ 2250 paid. TAC (tourism action committee) meeting Jan 21, Council chambers Cottonwood, 2:30 exciting news.
- Truck wrap update – @928 Signs, waiting of approval of license plate design
- Contracted Olimpico Creative Former head of marketing AOT, Alena Hicks, customized marketing, event initiatives and sponsoships.
VII. VERDE VALLEY WINE TRAIL – (PAULA WOOLSEY, PRESIDENT)
- FUNDS $32,000 RAISED AND SENT TO AZDOT FOR LICENSE PLATE
VIII. LICENSE PLATE PROJECT – DANUSIA SZUMOWSKI (DIRECTOR)
IX. EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES – (EMIL MOLIN, DIRECTOR)
- Sedona International Film Festival February 24- March 1st, VIP Tasting
- Pecan and Wine Camp Verde March 15-16, 2025, Volunteers needed.
- Cottonwood Vintage Run April 12, 2025
- Verde Valley Wine Festival May 10, 2025, Volunteers needed.
X. GOOD OF THE ORDER, MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
XI. AJOURN TO NETWORKING
- THANK YOU EMIL AND CINDY
NEXT MEETING – April 9, 2025 Location TBD
Members will be notified about other special activities and events.
