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Board Meeting Notes for October

Miata Meeting on 10/20/25

Attendees: Brent, Aaron, Renee, Tom, Toby and Dick. Absent: Goran and Brian

Meeting notes

• 1)     Still looking for a VP for the club for this year and president for next year.

• 2)     Brian issued an email to all club members asking if anyone wanted to step up to be the VP/President. Have not heard from anyone.

• 3)      Final Miata’s on Main event will be:

• Arni’s in Fisher on October 27– Renee is handling this event.

• 5)     Richard held the last of his four brunches on October 16 in Greenwood. Nine drivers and a total of 19 attendees.  THANK YOU Richard! 

• 6)     Rally going to Brown County  was held on September 27. Had 26 cars to start. Lunch plans in Nashville did not work as the town and restaurant were packed at 1:30. It was unfortunate that the place we had been eating at other years had closed. Will work on a better solution for next year. 

• 7)     24^th Annual Hidden Drives Rally will be led by Aaron again and it will be on November 1. Plan is to eat at Squealers in Mooresville at the conclusion of the rally.

• 8)     Finances were discussed and a money market account has been set up by Renee. Aaron’s name was added to the account as well. Annual payment for the software that the club uses will be a direct withdrawal from the banking account

• 9)     Toby will be coordinating the annual Presidents Luncheon for January 2026. She attended the meeting and will set up for final details for the event at the Blind Owl(located down the street from where we have been holding the event the last few years) on January 17, 2026. Cost is $25 per person for an Italian meal plus a fee for tea and lemonade. Will charge members $20. Event will be for ONLY active paid up club members

• 10)                        Failed to discuss the questionnaire, Will discuss next month. 

The next meeting will be November 17 @ 8pm on TEAMS. Anyone interested in attending should reach out to Brain Long

Miata Meeting on 9/15/25

Attendees: Brian, Aaron, Renee, Tom, and Dick. Absent: Goran and Brent

Meeting notes

• 1)     Still looking for a VP for the club for this year and president for next year.
• 2)     Brian to post a request for a VP/President.
• 3)     Dick to reach out to a member to see if he would be interested in a role.
• 4)     Miata’s on Main events will be:
• a) Big Woods on September 29 – Dick to coordinate.
• b) Arni’s in Fisher on October 27– Renee is handling this event.
• 5)     Richard will be holding brunch #4 on October 16 in Greenwood. Announcement will be coming out.
• 6)     Rally going to Brown County  is set for September 27. Dick is coordinating. He is looking for someone to lead a group.
• 7)     24^th Annual Hidden Drives Rally will be led by Aaron again and it will be on October 16 or 23^rd.
• 8)     Finances were discussed and a money market account has been set up by Renee. Aaron’s name will be added to the account as well. Brent, Alex, and Renee’s name are on the account.
• 9)     Toby will be coordinating the annual Presidents Luncheon for January 2026.
• 10)                        Tom provided an update on membership. There are a number of members who have not renewed their membership despite numerous emails reminding them to pay their $20 annual fees.  We had a discussion about allowing only members who are in good standing (paid up) to participate in rally’s and the Presidents luncheon. Will have additional discussion on this topic at the next meeting.
• 11)                        Discussion on sending out a questionnaire was discussed. Dick to look for the questionnaire that was sent out a few years ago.

Miata Meeting on 7/21/25

Attendees: Brian, Aaron, Renee, and Dick. Absent was Goran, Tom, and Brent

Meeting notes

• 1)     Still looking for a VP for the club for this year.
• 2)     Miata’s on Main events will be:
• a) Renee’s in July – Dick to send out a reminder about bringing your own chairs. Renee will connect with Goran for some tables. Catered is all setup.
• b) Zionsville in August – Brent is handling this event.
• 3)     Goran held a rally this past Saturday and 22 cars showed up. The route had hills, curves and nicely paved roads. Lunch followed for about half the group. Thanks Goran! Tom Lewis made a request for more people to lead rallies. One new member did step up and Dick will work with him.
• 4)     Richard will be holding another brunch in August. Dick will get the information posted and published this week.
• 5)     Rally going to Casey IL is all set for August 9. Thanks to Jeff, Richard and TJ for organizing.
• 6)     Finances were discussed and a decision was made to try and invest some of the club’s money in a CD to try and get some interest on the money. Renee to investigate.
• 7)     Aaron trained those on the call how to archive old non active members information.
• 8)     Aaron showed those on the call to reimburse members who have overpaid or cancelled out on paid events.
• 9)     Club will approach one member to see if they want to take and plan the annual Presidents Luncheon this year.

Next meeting is scheduled for August 18 at 8pm on a Teams call.

Miata Meeting on 6/16/25

Attendees: Brian, Aaron, Tom, Renee, Brent and Dick. Absent was Goran

Meeting notes

• 1)     Still looking for a VP for the club for this year.
• 2)     Miata’s on Main events will be:
• a) Greenwood in June
• b) Renee’s in July
• c) Zionsville in August
• 3)     Board approved picking up part of the cost for the luncheon event at Renee’s. Cost will be lowered to $10 per person
• 4)     Richard held the second brunch on June 12 in Plainfield. Good attendance. Richard will hold another event in August.
• 5)     Goran has a rally scheduled for July 19^th. Thanks Goran
• 6)     Tom Lewis led the annual Marietta Rally. Thanks Tom for serving as the rally master for this event.

Next meeting is scheduled for July 21

Miata Meeting on 4/21/25

Attendees: Brian, Aaron, Tom, Renee, Brent and Dick. Absent was Goran

Meeting notes

• 1)     Still looking for a VP for the club for this year.
• 2)     Still looking for people to lead rallies in June, July, and August.
• 3)     Tax Blues Rally was held on March 12. Twenty-seven cars ran the rally. Thanks Aaron.
• 4)     Miata’s on Main events occurred at Big Woods on March 31. Next one is April 28.
• 5)     Richard held the first brunch on April 10 in Zionsville. Good attendance and Richard provided a questionnaire to the attendees. Results of the questionnaire have already been shared. Thanks Richard.
• 6)     Richard will be holding a golf outing at the Legends in Franklin on May 20.
• 7)     Non IMC event is this Saturday in Carmel. Five cars so far and Dick will be attending. Will be meeting for breakfast at Rosies at 8:15am and then leave by 9:15am to travel to St. V’s hospital.
• 8)     Tom Lewis to lead the annual Marietta Rally. Thanks Tom for serving as the rally master for this event.
• 9)     Tom shared that 5 new members have joined recently.
• 10)                        Business cards are in and some were distributed at the Miata’s on Main. Dick has the balance in his car.
• 11)                        Brent will handle Miata’s on Main in Zionsville in August
• 12)                        Renee will handle Miata’s on Main in Fishers in July
• 13)                         Aaron to reach out to Toby about taking the lead on the annual Presidents Luncheon for 2026.
• 14)                        There are several cars and coffee coming up around the city. Just need members to step up to make arrangements for the club.

INDY MIATA CLUB “Drive to Brunch” Survey Results

The following has been decided based on the survey taken:

“Drive to Brunch” is a good idea and

should be held bi-monthly.

Weekdays are preferred over weekends.

14 restaurants were suggested for future meetings.

That list will be used to decide on future locations

for the brunches.

A special request was made to have a “Ladies table” at

brunch. We will try that at the June brunch to see

how it is received.

The next “Drive to Brunch” will be in June. Details will be

announced via email to club members and posted on the

website.

Miata Meeting on 3/18/25

Attendees: Brian, Aaron, Tom, and Dick. Absent was Goran, Renee, and Brent

Meeting notes

• 1)     Baby watch for Goran – he is now the proud father of a daughter who was born on March 15.
• 2)     Joint rally with the Mini-Cooper club occurred. Only 6 cars attended this event. Conditions were as advertised with parking. Tom led the rally and Brian assisted at the start. Club will not do this again as the parking situation is not good for Miata's; Dick will check on the Maple Syrup event in Parke County for next year.
• 3)     Miata’s on Main events will occur at Big Woods on March 31 (Aaron will not make it)
• 4)     Dick has been working with Richard and his first midweek event is set for April 10 in Zionsville. He has a list of questions for those who attend, and he plans on having one event per month.
• 5)     Aaron shared that he would run the Tax Blue Rally route in the next few weeks and that the registration is open.
• 6)     Dick reached out to Tom Lewis about a firm date for the Marietta Rally. Stay tuned for the final date.
• 7)     Tom shared that 1 new member was added this week.
• 8)     Total active members is 128
• 9)     Dick to reach out to Alex about the business cards and get the files for the club.
• 10)                         Carryover from the February meeting which we did not discuss:
• a)     Aaron shared that for those with administrative rights that the software that the club uses, Wild Apricot will go to a 2 factor authorization in April.
• b)    Brian to connect with Tom Lewis to get access to the Facebook page and he will continue to handle the Instagram page.
• c)     Brian to post a letter about the luncheon.

Miata Meeting on 2/17/25

Attendees: Brian, Goran, Aaron, Renee, Brent, and Dick. Absent was Tom.

Meeting notes

• 1)     Presidents luncheon at Georges – good attendance and having the give aways helped people have some fun. Had some opportunities with the food but Leah from Georges reached out to Dick twice to apologize about running out of food. Event lasted about 2 hours and people could take home food. Aaron will continue to work on having Toby plan and lead the event next year,
• 2)     Joint rally with the Mini-Cooper club is set. We have 10 cars registered with a total of 18 people. Dick shared that he would add alternative directions to go directly into town rather than go to the Farm if the ground at the farm is too soft. The plan is to stop at Casey’s which is at the intersection of old 56 and new 56. Dick will try and make it but does not return from Florida until the evening of the previous day.
• 3)     Aaron shared that he will update the rally in April and open it for registration.
• 4)     Aaron reminded all that the club has a PO box at Staples in Avon and that he receives notifications when mail arrives to the PO box.
• 5)     Aaron shared that for those with administrative rights that the software that the club uses, Wild Apricot will go to a 2 factor authorization in April.
• 6)     Aaron will send a receipt for the 2 cars which were part of the door prizes for the luncheon.
• 7)     Renee shared that she paid for the club insurance.
• 8)     Renee is working on finalizing the financial report for 2024 and will have it completed by the end of the week. She will work with Aaron on getting the report shared.
• 9)     Brian to connect with Tom Lewis to get access to the Facebook page and he will continue to handle the Instagram page.
• 10)                        Brian to post a letter about the luncheon.

Hello Everyone, 

I'm Brian, the new Club President for this season! I wanted to start off by giving a hearty thank you and welcome to all our members, old and new, as we get ready to start this year's Miata season. I also want to highlight those who joined us for the President's Luncheon earlier this month! From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

Now, I'd also like to give a huge shout-out to our amazing team of Officers, whose keen administrative skill keeps the club running like a well-oiled Mazda B-engine. Strong leadership is key to any organization, so we'd like to invite any and all members interested in helping lead the club to reach out here or even just strike up a conversation with us at any of our club events!

Thank you once again for making this club what it is! I'm honored to serve as your president for 2025! 

Sincerely,

Brian Long

Out of an abundance of caution due to snow and hazardous road conditions, we have decided to postpone the President's Luncheon and Annual Club Meeting.

The event is tentatively rescheduled for Saturday, January 25, at George's Neighborhood Grill (6935 Lake Plaza Drive) at the originally planned time.

NOTE: We will have confirmation from George's late Saturday night and will update you accordingly via email.

Thank you for your understanding, and we can’t wait to see you on January 25!

If you are unable to join us, please login to the club website and cancel your meal reservation. This will generate a credit to your membership account. Once the dust settles, we will reach out and request how you would like to handle the refund. Your choice would be back to your credit card or a credit on your account to use for membership renewals or club items like a hat or shirt!

Please reach out with any questions to: webmaster@indymiata.org

Stay safe,

Indy Miata Club Board

Just a reminder that do to a request from Wolfes that the arrival time is now 530pm on July 29