MINUTES FROM THE BCIS KEYSTONE CHAPTER GATHERING ON
MARCH 16 AND 17TH, 2003

THESE MINUTES CAN BE VIEWED DIRECTLY AT: HTTP://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/IRISHTKE223/MARCH16AND172003MINUTES.HTM

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU VIEW THE KEYSTONE CHAPTER PHOTOS PAGE BEFORE READING THESE MINUTES

MEETING LOCATION: THE HOUSE OF T. EYRE AND STUDIO PARK OF QVC -
BOTH IN WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA

THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ATTENDED THE GATHERING AND THE SHOW:

THE FOLLOWING OCCURED DURING THE GATHERING BEFORE THE SHOW:

1.) EVERYONE ENJOYED SANDWICHES, SHAMROCK PRETZELS, AND OTHER DESERTS AND SOCIALIZED BEFORE HEADING OFF TO QVC STUDIO PARK. 

2.) T. EYRE HAD A DISPLAY OF 23 RETIRED SHAMROCK VASES, 26 BCIS ITEMS, AND 10 EASTER ITEMS.  ITEMS WERE VIEWED AND PASSED AROUND.   

3.) RESULTS FROM THE KEYSTONE CHAPTER EBAY AUCTION WERE NOY YET COMPLETE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING.  ALL MEMBERS WERE THRILLED TO LEARN OF THE UPCOMING SUCCESS OF THE AUCTION.  THE AUCTION ROSE APPROXIMATELY $115 FOR THE CHAPTER.  IN MAY, THE CHAPTER WILL AUCTION OFF A SIGNED, LIMITED EDITION COPY OF T. EYRE'S BOOK AND VALUE GUIDE ON ORNAMENTS.  THIS BOOK IS ONE OF THE FIRST 15 TO BE PRINTED AND WILL COME WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND A SIGNED 2003 ISSUE OF THE BELLEEK COLLECTOR MAGAZINE, IN WHICH THE BOOK IS HIGHLIGHTED.  THE FIRST 15 BOOKS PRINTED ARE ONLY AVAILALBE TO CHARITIES OR THOSE WHO HELPED IN PRODUCTION OF THE BOOK. 

4.) MEMBERS LOOKED AT SEVERAL PIECES OF BELLEEK LITERATURE: CATALOGS, BACK ISSUES OF THE BELLEEK COLLECTOR MAGAZINE FROM 1979 TO 1984 AND 1998 TO 2003, BOOKS, PRODUCT CATALOGS FROM 2000 TO 2002, AND FOUR SOTHEBY'S IRISH SALE BOOKLETS.

5.) DENISE DUNN-KESTERSON HAS OBTAINED SEVERAL GREEN POLO SHIRTS FOR THE CHAPTER.   EMBROIDERED ON THEM IS "BCIS" ON TOP - THEN A CLUSTER OF SHAMROCKS IN THE MIDDLE AND THEN "KEYSTONE" ON THE BOTTOM.  THE PRICE FOR THE SHIRTS IS $20 AND TRANSACTIONS CAN BE HANDLED THROUGH DENISE.

6.) THE TREASURERS REPORT INDICATES THAT THE CHAPTER HAS $470.01 IN THE BANK (THIS TOTAL DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MARCH 17, 2003 AUCTION).  THE CHAPTER IS LOOKING INTO CHANGING BANKS SINCE THE CURRENT BANK GOT BOUGHT OUT AND IS NOW CHARGING CHECKING ACCOUNT FEES FOR BUSINESSES OR ORGANIZATIONS.

THE FOLLOWING OCCURED AT QVC STUDIO PARK:

UPON ARRIVAL AT THE STUDIO, MEMBERS SAW JOAN RIVERS LEAVING FROM HER 10:00 P.M. TO 11:00 P.M. (EST) SHOW. 

THE MEMBERS WERE NOT ON THE SAME SET AS JILL BAUER (QVC HOST) OR TESS (BELLEEK SPOKESPERSON), THEY WERE IN A SEPARATE STUDIO THAT WAS ABLE TO ACCOMODATE THE APPROXIMATELY 16 PEOPLE IN THE PUB SCENE.  7 MEMBERS WERE SITUATED ON THE TWO BACK TABLES AND EACH MEMBER WAS FEATURED AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR TIMES THROUGHOUT THE 11:59 P.M. TO 1:00 A.M. TIME SLOT.   

THE BAND BLACKTHORN PROVIDED BACKROUND MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT THROUGHOUT THE SHOOTING.   BLACKTHORN IS A GREAT, LOCAL (PHILADELPHIA SUBURB) IRISH BAND.  KEYSTONE MEMBERS WERE PELASED THAT THIS SHOW GAVE THEM EVEN MORE NATIONAL RECOGNITION BY MARKETING THEIR CD.  THEIR WEBSITE CAN BE VIEWED HERE.   ALL KEYSTONE MEMBERS CONGRATULATE TESS ON HER GREAT NEWS OF EXPECTING A CHILD.  

T. EYRE AND DENISE DUNN-KESTERSON STRAYED FROM THE SET AT AROUND 1:15 A.M. AND, AFTER QUESTIONING SEVERAL VERY GRACIOUS QVC STAFF MEMBERS, THEY WERE POINTED IN THE DIRECTION OF HER DRESSING ROOM.  UNFORTUNATELY, THEY HAD JUST MISSED HER. 

MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF OF QVC FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.

DETAILS FOR THE NEXT MEETING:

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT MARION GALETTI'S HOUSE ON SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2003.  MARION REQUESTS THAT MEMBERS SHOULD ARRIVE BETWEEN 12:00 P.M. - 12:30 P.M.  SHE NOTES THAT STEPS COULD BE A PROBLEM IF ANYONE HAS TROUBLE WITH THEM AS THE ONLY BATHROOM IS ON THE 2ND FLOOR.  MARION ALSO REQUESTS THAT MEMBERS RSVP BY MAY 3.   HER ADDRESS IS:

DIRECTIONS: TAKE ROUTE 15 NORTH TO SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT.  GO PAST TWO TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND MAKE A RIGHT ON TO EAST CENTRAL AVENUE.  GO THREE BLOCKS AND TURN LEFT ON TO FLEMING STREET.  GO TWO BLOCKS TO EAST SOUTHERN STREET AND MAKE A RIGHT (A SCHOOL WILL BE ON THE CORNER).  THE HOUSE IS ON THE LEFT AND IS YELLOW WITH GRAY SHUTTERS.   A PARK IS ACROSS THE STREET.   

ANOTHER MINI GATHERING IS PLANNED FOR THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING A 5K/3 MILE RUN (OR WALK) ON SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2003 AT AROUND 8:00 A.M.  MEMBERS WILL MEET AT CHESTNUT AND FRONT STREETS IN PHILADELPHIA, PA.  MORE INFORMATION AND THE REGISTRATIONS FORM CAN BE FOUND HERE.  THE RUN WILL BENEFIT THE IRISH MEMORIAL, WHICH IS A NEW MEMORIAL SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN FALL 2003.  THEIR WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND HERE.   SO FAR, JEN KIVLIN, JACKIE KIVLIN, KATE O'BRIEN, AND T. EYRE PLAN ON PARTICIPATING.

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