I want to give you a brief summary, from the financial point of view, of 2009.  We are in very good shape financially.  We possibly had our best year ever.  Our income was up and our expenses were down, which is a great financial position.  There are a few things that account for our income being up.  We had great merchandise sales at our annual meeting and at the Red Drum Tournament.  The Red Drum Tournament was a new endeavor for us but turned out to a profitable one.  We received more contributions from our members than in years past.  And please remember, any donation you make, above the cost of your dues, is deductible on your income tax return.

Our overall membership numbers aren't quite as good.  We ended the year with 26 members less that we started.  We enrolled 383 new members last year.  Kudos to Carol Mowers our Membership Chairman.  She works tirelessly to help us grow.  We had 41 members reinstate their memberships.  The down side to membership is that we lost 450 members.  Most of these deletions is because the member doesn't notify us of a change of address.  When this happens the renewal notice is returned to NCBBA and eventually when no contact can be established, the member is deleted.  We hate to lose any member and especially now when the fight for Beach Access is so critical.  This is a fight that will affect everyone and I urge you to maintain your membership and help.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.  You may call me at 252-473-4880. I am usually available in the evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 and all day Saturday.  Or you may email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Best regards until next time,

Brenda Outlaw, Treasurer, NCBBA