The Annual Membership Meeting of the Hingham Little League was held on Monday, October 23, 2006 at Plymouth River School.

24 Members present, including 2006 Board members Rob Blomberg, Elliot Sherman, Melissa Flanagan, Bob Madden, Skip Jenkins, Rick Linehan, Ed Anderson, and Tim Driscoll

Welcome to all attendees from Rob Blomberg

Financial Report

Treasurer Rick Linehan reports a balance of ,000, with outstanding bills to be paid to bring to ,000, putting us very good financial shape for the 2007 year.

President's Message

Outgoing President Rob Blomberg highlighted the accomplishments of the 2006 Board and season
*838 kids played in HLL in 2006; quite a large number for our population
*198 Managers, coaches, umpires, Board Members, and other volunteers made the program run
*64 Teams, all equipped and outfitted
*Redrafted Majors, 2 divisions created, all 11 and 12's in Majors
*Significant improvements made at the fields, particularly with the new dugouts at Haley and fencing at Kress Field. Thank you to Hingham Lumber, Steve Jacobs, Iaria Construction, and all our sponsors
*Purchased more equipment for the fields, including new weighted tarps, water squeegees, pumps, etc. that helped us through some wet weather. Thank you to Bob Madden in particular for everything you did to make the fields playable all season.
*Adopted 18 batter pitcher rule in Majors to help rest our young arms
*Over 60 volunteer umpires from the 'older kids' in town helped support the program once again. Special thanks to Rich Magner for all of your dedication to the umpiring program
*Hosted Opening Day, All Star Games festivities, sponsored July 4th parade with float for all outgoing 12 year olds
*Rob thanked the outgoing Board and volunteers
*New Board challenges will be with fields as the Lynch/PAL fields are under construction. New mandatory pitch count rules by Little League for the 2007 season.
*Program is running very well, very few complaints and many positive experiences reported.

Rob was given a well earned and well deserved round of applause in gratitude for his leadership and diligent efforts as President in 2006 and 3 years of service on the Board.

Election - 2007 Board of Directors

In accordance with the HLL Constitution and Charter, the annual HLL membership meeting held on October 23, 2006 elected the following members to the 2007 Board of Directors:

Coaching members: Ed Anderson, Bob Madden, Skip Jenkins, Tony Viola, and Tim Driscoll

Non-Coaching members: Melissa Flanagan, Elliot Sherman, Owen McConville, Rick Linehan, Laurie Berlinguet, and Bill Ford.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:40pm.

The first meeting of the newly elected Board was subsequently scheduled for Monday, November 13th at the Rec Center. Election of Officers and Committee appointments will take place.