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MAXI OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION 

2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

We are pleased to invite you, as a Member of the MAXI OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, to our A.G.M. which will take place at:

The Phoenix Inn

High Street

Twyford

Winchester

SO21 1RF

on

Sunday 1st March 2015 

Programme

12.00 AGM (all welcome)

13.00 Meal (Curry Buffet) & Drink and Skittles.

 Members and families are welcome to the AGM, but if you would just like to attend the social part you are very welcome. The main purpose for the AGM will be to agree the Association programme for 2015 and to elect Officers to the Committee.

The meal will be a curry buffet at a cost of £12 per head. A first drink will be provided by

M-O-A.

Committee

Due to the changes in the committee at the end of this year we still have vacancies for:

East Coast Rally Co-ordinator.

Vice-chairman

Webmaster

General committee member

We would welcome any volunteers.

Events

We are conscious that currently most events are Solent /South Coast.

If there are members in other locations interested in attending events or maybe arranging pub meetings, rallies do lets us know to so any suggestions could be discussed at the AGM.

AOB

Anything else members would like to raise then please forward to the committee.

Agenda:

            1. Apologies

            2. Chairman’s Report – Activities during the year

            3. Treasurer’s Report – Membership and accounts

            4. Rally co-ordinator’s report on 2014 programme

5. Variation to Rule 5.2 to remove the following ‘Only one representative of a MAXI         yacht shall be eligible to serve as an Officer of the Association at any one time’.

            6. Election/Re-election of Officers / Committee Members and Honorary Members

                        Committee Members:

Chairman

Julian Trimming

Vice-Chairman

Vacant

Secretary

Peter Sands

Treasurer

Sarah Sands

Web-Master

Vacant

South Coast Rally Co-ordinator

Graham Bremer

UK Rally Co-ordinator

Peter Stonestreet

Membership Secretary

Sara Horwood

East Coast Rally Co-ordinator

Vacant

General Committee Member

Andy Horwood

Carolyn Trimming

plus 1 vacancy

            7. Discussion on events, web site, help required and developing activity on website

            8. Any other business

As we need to confirm meal numbers with the pub, please confirm if you will be attending by Monday 23rd February.

 

You will find also attached a Form of Proxy (for completion if you are unable to attend).

Please return either by email to membership@maxiowners.net or by post to the Membership Secretary by Friday 27th February for Proxy votes to be counted.

M-O-A Committee                                                                                        February 2015


FORM of PROXY                                        MOA A.G.M.                         1st March 2015

Voting by Proxy

            You can vote by proxy by marking with an “X” against each item.

            If you mark in some other way or more than once against the item or leave blank then        no vote will be recorded for that item.

Deadline for voting by proxy

This form, properly completed, should be returned to the Membership Secretary,
Sara Horwood, Anemone Cottage, South Lane, Nomansland, Salisbury, SP5 2BZ
by the latest Wednesday 2nd April. No proxy forms can be accepted after that date.

Signing the Form

            For your vote to be counted you must sign at the foot of the form.

       The following posts are vacant. If you are prepared to volunteer for one, please tick below:
Vice Chairman
Web Master
            East Coast Rally Co-ordinator
            General Committee Member
Items requiring a vote:

For

Against

Abstain

Discretion of Chairman

1.    To re-elect existing committee members to current positions and to elect new committee members
2.    To re-elect Mick Nelmes and Hugh Rowan as an Honorary Members for 2015/16
3.    To re-elect the SD Marine team and Haskins Marine as Associate Members for 2015/16
      

Matters for discussion (please write in):

 

Signed——————————————————–           Date ———————-

Name (Capitals please)———————————————-