The annual meeting of Brandywine Summit Camp Meeting Association, Inc. will be held on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 1:30 pm following the Ham Dinner in Biddle Memorial Dining Hall.
The agenda will be to receive annual reports, elect new trustees, vote on proposed by-law changes (sent via email on July 10, 2025), and have a time of questions and discussion from corporation members. Elections will be held for 3 new trustees, each for a 3-year term.
The following terms are expiring: Sarah McGovern (3-year term), Mare Maharty (1-year term), Alan McCarrick (3-year term).Voting may be done only by Cottagers present at the meeting who meet the following criteria (per Article IX of our By-Laws):
1) The right and power of voting for the election of Trustees and the transaction of other business of the Association shall be granted only to cottage owners whose current year’s ground rental and/or budget payments to date, assessments and other charges have been paid by August 1 of the present year, as evidenced by the books of the Association.
2) Whenever a cottage is owned jointly, only one of the owners shall have the right and power of voting. Each cottage qualifies for one vote and no cottager may have more than one vote.
3) Proxies shall not be recognized.
4) Nominations for Board members should be received by members of the Nominating
Committee no later than Saturday, August 2, 2025, to allow the nominees time to review the
Board of Trustees Roles and Responsibilities document before accepting the nomination and allowing the Board to prepare a ballot for the Annual Meeting as nominations will not be received from the floor.
Potential nominees need to meet the following qualifications (per Article VI of our By-Laws):
1) No member may be nominated, elected or appointed as Trustee who has not paid their current year’s ground rental or is up to date with an established payment schedule for the current year, assessments and other charges by August 1, or is in any way indebted to the Association.
2) Each Trustee must be a professing Christian and a member in good standing of a recognized Christian Church.
3) No more than four persons from any one local congregation can be elected to the Board of Trustees.
4) Only one owner of a cottage may serve at one time as a Trustee. A husband and wife may not serve as Trustees at the same time.
Nominating Committee Members:
● Mildred Hernandez at presbscm@gmail.com or (267) 973-2714
● George Phillips at retiredman2017@gmail.com or (610) 719-7991
● Marisela Cruz at cruzela410@gmail.com or (215) 828-0630
If you wish to nominate yourself or another person, please contact a member of the nominating committee by Saturday, August 2nd. Please be sure that anyone you nominate has confirmed their willingness to serve before submitting their name.