CALL TO ORDER
The Haworth Volunteer Firefighters Association held a regular monthly business meeting on Tuesday, September 5, 2000 at the Haworth Fire Station.  Meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Secretary/Treasurer Storey.  Members present were: Storey, Owens, White, Hattabaugh, Middleton, Kates, Batson, Cowart, Donaldson, Marsh, Bennett, and Ferguson.  Others present: Mike Carrell.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Minutes of the previous meeting were read.  Batson moved to accept.  Middleton  seconded.  All members in favor.  Minutes approved.

PRESIDENT REPORT
None

FINANCIAL REPORT
    Beginning Balance: $  207.51
    Income:                 $  721.80     Rural Water - $1 Donations
                                 $  660.00     Benefit Bean Dinner - 08/05/00 - for Redland Fire Hydrant
    Expenses:              $  292.00     Goodwater Masonic Lodge - Money for Matching.
                                 $    13.24     Choctaw Electric - Redland Substation
                                 $  277.95     First State Bank - Loan Payment
                                 $  161.29     McCurtain Auto - Parts for Truck-3
                                 $    54.00     Alphabet Electronics - Battery for P100
                                 $    22.50     Lindsey Communications - 2 Antennas for Handheld Radios
                                 $      7.53     Wal-Mart - Extension Cord for Battery Charger
                                 $    49.74     Wal-Mart - 2 Battery Maintainers for Engine-2
                                 $    24.87     Wal-Mart - 1 Battery Maintainer for Truck-3
                                 $    36.82     Redland Store - Lunch for crew installing hydrant
    Ending Balance:     $  649.37
Hattabaugh moved to accept.  Middleton seconded.  All members in favor.  Report approved.

OLD BUSINESS
Storey presented a report on the August 5th benefit bean dinner for the Redland Fire Hydrant and equipment for the pumper housed at the Redland Substation.  The benefit raised $708.00 in cash and an additional $445.00 in checks, for a total of $1,153.00.  Following the benefit, a donation of $200.00 was received from the Redland Community Watch group.  Two additional donations were also received; $10.00 from Bob Potts and $5.00 from Melba Hughes.  The total amount of money raised for the project is $1,368.00.

At the conclusion of the benefit dinner, the $708.00 in cash, along with an Association check for $292.00, was presented to James Pettiet, Worshipful Master of the Goodwater Masonic Lodge #148.  The lodge has agreed to “match” up to $1,000.00 of the proceeds from the fundraiser.  An Association check was necessary, due to the fact that the checks collected at the benefit had already been made payable to the Fire Department.  Once the matching money is received from the Masons, the total amount of money raised for the project will be $2,368.00.
 

NEW BUSINESS
None

ADJOURN
Hattabaugh moved to adjourn.  Batson seconded.  Meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m.

Signed,

    Jeff Boyd, President

    Chris Hall, Vice-President

    Kirk L. Storey, Secretary/Treasurer