 The Royal Caribbean "Majesty of the Seas" was site of the 2003 Gielow Family Foundation annual meeting. We departed from Miami with scheduled ports of call at Cocoa Cay and Nassau, but windy weather precluded a Cocoa Cay stop.The cruise ship is 880 feet long, has a passenger capacity of 2744 and a crew of 827, and weighs 73,941 tons. Aside from the winds, weather during our weekend cruise was outstanding (in spite of the dark clouds in the photo above). We spent the day after our meeting at the Wyndham Nassau Resort, enjoying the beach, water, and sun. |
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Minutes of the Meeting Saturday, December 27, 2003 Somewhere in the Caribbean |
| Convened: | 1:42 p.m. |
| Present: |
Fred Gielow, President and Treasurer Bob Gielow, Secretary Jim Gielow, Member at Large Tim Gielow, Member at Large |
| Minutes: | The minutes of the last meeting (5-4-02) were read and approved. Copies of these minutes were distributed. |
| Treasurer's Report: | The Treasurer’s report, which had been mailed to board members prior to the meeting, was approved. Copies of the most recent D Rauscher and credit union statements were distributed and reviewed. |
| Subject | Discussion |
| 2002 Tax Return: | Copies of several pages from the GFF 2002 tax return were mailed to board members prior to the meeting. |
| Year 2003 Donations | The list of 2003 donation recipients was discussed. The President discussed the criteria used in selecting organizations worthy of GFF donations and requested that suggestions be made for other organizations to consider. |
| Friend-of-Freedom Award Candidates | Potential recipients for next year’s Friend-of-Freedom Awards were discussed. The qualifications of Diane Alden, Joseph Farah and Hans Zeiger were discussed. A concern was raised regarding Hans Zeiger’s relative youth. The President asked for additional candidate suggestions. The goal is to award the next Friend-of-Freedom Award on or about July 4, 2004. |
| Old Business | None. |
| New Business | A committee made up of Bob and Tim was charged with recommending dates and locations for the 2004 GFF meeting. |
| Other New Business | Jim suggested that in the future we might wish to give more money to fewer recipients, thereby increasing the Foundation's visibility with those to whom we make donations. |
| Expenses Accounts | Expense account forms were previously distributed to board members and should be returned to the President as soon as possible. |
| Questions & Comments | None. |
| Meeting adjourned: | 2:15 p.m. |
| Respectfully Submitted by: | C. Robert Gielow, Secretary, January 3, 2004 |
The way back home.