14 January 2016 

Subject:  Minutes of Board Meeting

1.  The Meeting was opened by President Vicki Edwards at 7:00 PM, at 9803 S. 21st Circle, Bellevue, NE.  With 4 of 5 directors present, a quorum of the Board did exist.

2.  Attendance at the Meeting included:

Vicki Edwards

Marcel Moreau

George Ziska, Jr.

Ron Strawn

George Cawl

3.  The minutes of the meetings held on 10 December 2015, were approved.

4.  Treasurer’s Report:  Treasurer Janelle Smith was not present to provide a report.

5.  Finance Director’s Report:  The following items were discussed:       

A.  Cans for 2 X 4’s:  With the Can Pac recycling facility closed on Chandler Road, the Secretary needs to locate another place for recycling Al cans.

B.  Church of Nativity, Burke, VA Designated Offering, 9-10 Jan 2016:  Bob Corsi reported an initial offering of $29,202.43, which could grow to $40,000.

C.  Bowl-a-thon, Mar 2016:  Sharon Strawn made reservations for 1:30 PM, Sat, 12 Mar 16, at Leopard Lanes.   Eight bowler pledge sheets were distributed and Secretary is trying to contact the Laski Family for additional bowlers.

D.  Offutt Catholic Chapel Designated Offering, 10 Jan 2016:  The Chapel accountant reported an offering amount of $1,965.45.

E.  2016 Financial Plan:  After receiving additional donations, include the large estate gift from VA, 149.7% of the $55,000 goal has been raised.

F.  Offutt Air Show, 30-31 Jul 16:  No new developments.

G.  Other Ideas:  None.

6.  Old Business:

A.  Update of Membership Roster:  No updates made.  Board members received an updated copy of the roster.

B.  Combined Federal Campaign:   No new developments.

C.  VA Connection (Bob Corsi):  Bob has provided a list of 19 VA volunteers with varying arrival and departures to support the building of 2 homes.

D.  Crew Website ( http://www.accrew.org ):  Updated “Contact Us“ section with the list of new Board members..

E.  Colorado (CO) Connection (Gary Piper):  Two volunteers (Gary and Corey) will be coming from CO for the Siding Crew.

F.  Volunteer Recruitment in Bellevue:  The pancake breakfast with the Confirmation students at Capehart Chapel will be held from 7 AM to 12:30 PM, Sun, 14 Feb 16.  Now only four (4) Crew members have volunteered to work this event.  Confirmation students will be requested to provide baked goods.  George and Ron will be making a commissary run for supplies at 9 AM, Sat, 13 Feb 16.  The Secretary will ensure that we have access to the Chapel at 7 AM on 14 Feb 16.

G. 2016 Deployment (work starts on 2 Jun 16):  Harry Wallace, our Good Shepherd Chapel point-of-contact, identified the Hoyt and Regina Gibson Family to receive the 2^nd home for this year‘s deployment.  The Gibson Family currently live in old house in Whitley City.  Floor plans for the Moore and Gibson homes will both be 3-BR’s but with different orientations.  Currently, 32 volunteers (28 men and 4 women) have been identified for this year’s deployment.  The Crew list was passed around for review.

H.  Annual Letter to Donors:  The Secretary had 75 copies printed at the UPS Store at a cost of $16.20.

I.   Build 2^nd Home in June 2016 with anticipated $76K Estate Gift from VA:   Per the request of Harry Wallace, advance payments of $20,000 for each of the 2 homes were sent the Good Shepherd Chapel Outreach and received by Kay Morrow on 12 Jan 16.  The estate gift from Nora Sinclitico of VA of $76,844.26 and $740.00 in regular collections was received on 12 Jan 16, from the Church of the Nativity of Burke, VA .  Expenses for each home will be maintained separately for historical purposes.

7.  New Business:

A.  2015 IRS Forms:  The Secretary will provide the Treasurer with IRS Form 990-EZ, which is due on 15 May 16, and list of major contributors.

8.  The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 7:34 PM and the next Board Meeting was set for 7 PM, Thursday, 11 Feb 16, at 9803 S.

George Ziska, Jr.

Secretary

 

 

This coming June, the Crew will be building homes for two deserving families.

 

The Good Shepard Chapel has selected one home to be built for the Barry and Mary Moore Family of Pine Knot, Ky and their three young children, Jacob, Peyton and Noah. The Moore Family is currently living in an old trailer. Barry works at the local tent factory.

 

The Good Shepard Chapel has selected the second home to be built for the Hoyt and Regina Gibson Family of Whitley City, KY and their granddaughter, Joslyn. The Gibson Family is currently living in an old house with a leaking roof , a poor electrical system and bad windows. Hoyt ekes out a living for his family with a small auto body shop.

 

Your donation will help the Crew build our 31st and 32nd homes. If  you have any questions or would like to donate to the Appalachian Construction Crew please contact George Ziska at 402-292-5274

 

10 December 2015 

Subject:  Minutes of Board Meeting

1.  The Meeting was opened by President Vicki Edwards at 7:00 PM, at 9803 S. 21st Circle, Bellevue, NE.  With 3 of 4 directors present, a quorum of the Board did exist.

2.  Attendance at the Meeting included:

Vicki Edwards

Marcel Moreau

George Ziska, Jr.

Ron Strawn

George Cawl

Kathi Narlock

3.  The minutes of the meetings held on 12 November 2015, were approved.

4.  Treasurer’s Report:  Treasurer Janelle Smith provided that following status to the Secretary:  Great Western Checking Account:  $25,786.74; Fidelity Money Market:  $44, 211.78; Progress on 2016 Fundraising Goal of $55,000:  3.4%.

5.  Finance Director’s Report:  With the Finance Director position vacate, the Secretary discussed the following:

A.  Cans for 2 X 4’s:  One attendee brought cans.

      B.  Papillion Pizza Ranch Raffle:  A total of 261 tickets were sold for a revenue of $1,305, which is the 3^rd highest raffle total.  Fifteen attendees were at the drawing on 19 Nov 15, at Pizza Ranch.  The Secretary sent a thank you letter to the Pizza Ranch manager.

C.  Church of Nativity, Burke, VA Designated Offering, Jan 2016:  Bob Corsi indicated that the offering will be held on the weekend of 9-10 Jan 16.

D.  Bowl-a-thon, Mar 2016:  Possible proposed dates for this event were 5, 12 and 19 Mar 16.  Ron Strawn will ask Sharon to make reservations at Leopard Lanes.  Pledge sheets are planned to be distributed at the next meeting.

E.  Offutt Catholic Chapel Designated Offering, Jan 2016:  No new developments.

F.  2016 Financial Plan:  To date, 3.4% of the $55,000 goal has been raised.

G.  Offutt Air Show, 30-31 Jul 16:  Per an Omaha World-Herald article this week, the Thunderbirds will perform.  The preference of those present is to work on Sat, 30 Jul 16.

H.  Other Ideas:  None.

6.  Old Business:

A.  Update of Membership Roster:  No updates made.

      B.  Combined Federal Campaign:   No new developments.

      C.  VA Connection (Bob Corsi):  Bob indicated that a family is donating 5% of their estate or $76,000 for the Appalachian home building project at the Church of the Nativity which will be transferred to the Crew.  Bob proposed that we build a 2^nd home, which will be discussed later in the meeting.

      D.  Crew Website ( http://www.accrew.org ):  No new developments.

E.  Colorado (CO) Connection (Gary Piper):  No new developments.

      F.  Volunteer Recruitment in Bellevue:  The pancake breakfast with the Confirmation students at Capehart Chapel will be held from 7 AM to 12:30 PM, Sun, 14 Feb 16.  Six (6) Crew members have volunteered to work this event.  Confirmation students will be requested to provide baked goods. 

      G. 2016 Deployment (work starts on 2 Jun 16):  Harry Wallace, our Good Shepherd Chapel point-of-contact, indicated that the Barry and Mary Moore Family has been selected for the 2016 home.  The Moore Family have 3 children:  Jacob, 7; Peyton, 3 and Noah, 1. The Moore Family is currently living in trailer and will buy the adjacent lot for the new home.

      H.  Annual Letter to Donors:  The Secretary provided a draft of this annual letter for review and will have the UPS Store print 75 copies.   

7.  New Business:

A.   Build 2^nd Home in June 2016 with anticipated $76K Estate Gift from VA:  At the begin of the discussion, Vice-President Marcel Moreau proposed that instead of building a 2^nd home, that the offering at Church of the Nativity not be held this year.  The Construction Director did not think Bob Corsi would agree to this proposal.   The following areas were covered for building a 2^nd home in June 2016:

(1)  Financial:

(a)  With $76K estate gift known, Bob needs to indicate that ACC is building 2^nd Home at VA Offering on 9-10 Jan 16.

(b)  $76K gift and VA offering need arrive on separate checks and significantly before deployment.  (No legal estate tie-ups.)

(c)  Bob needs to provide the name of family estate for our tax return.

(d)  $100K limit in revenue will be exceeded, requiring going to the longer IRS Form 990 (rather than the 990-EZ)

(e)  Even with building the 2^nd Home, the surplus will still grow.

(f)  Good Shepherd Chapel needs to maintain separate account for each home.

(g)  Advance payment to Harry for material ordering will at least double.

(2)  Crew Volunteers:

(a)  Some increases in crew sizes may be needed but we did two homes in 2007, with 28 total volunteers.

(b)  Building Crew will need to stay until at least the end of 2^nd week (11 Jun).

(c)  Supplementing Crew with local KY volunteers would help, particularly with the 2^nd Home finishing in the 3^rd week.

(3)  Floor Plans:  Develop 2 separate plans based on home orientation and family desires.

(4)  Bill of Materials:  Develop to 2 separate lists for Bellevue materials, Lumber King and Lowe’s in Somerset.

(5)  Berthing at St. Joe‘s:

(a)  Could exceed the 30-bed limit of St. Joe’s Inn with sleeping bags at times.

(b)  Extend reservation from Wed, 15 Jun to Wed, 22 Jun for 2^nd Home Finish Crew.

(6)  Food:

(a)   Extend Food Crew to the end of the 2^nd week (11 Jun).

(b)   Extend menu plan to 11 Jun.

(c)   May need to increase budget.

(d)   Still do one dinner with both families and Crew on the night of Tues, 7 Jun.

(7)  Building Schedules and Site Locations:

(a)  Two home sites need to be in same general area for easy personnel transfers.

(b)   Harry and his crew need two build two foundation/floors by June 2016.

(c)   ACC frames and encloses 1^st Home for Monday Rough-in inspection on 6 Jun.

(d)   ACC finishes 1^st Home while 2^nd Home is framed and enclosed for Monday Rough-in inspection on 13 Jun.

(e)   Plumbing, electrical and HVAC subcontractors need to meet both Monday Rough-in inspections dates.

(f)  2^nd Finish Crew volunteers show up on Tues, 14 Jun to finish 2^nd  Home thru 22 Jun with local KY volunteers.                                                                                  

7.  New Business (Cont.):

A.   Build 2^nd Home in June 2016 with anticipated $76K Estate Gift from VA (Cont):  Based on the above discussion,

the Construction Director will discuss building a 2^nd home further with Bob Corsi.

B.   Board Election for Terms from 1 Jan 16 to 31 Dec 17:  With 6 active members present, a quorum of the general membership existed.  The following Crew members were elected:  President:  Vicki Edwards; Vice-President:  Marcel Moreau; Secretary and Construction Director:  George Ziska, Jr.; Treasurer:  Janelle Smith; Finance Director:  Ron Strawn.    

8.  The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 7:46 PM and the next Board Meeting was set for 7 PM, Thursday, 14 Jan 16, at 9803 S. 21^st Circle.

George Ziska, Jr.

Secretary

 

13 October 2015

Subject:  Minutes of Board Meeting

1.  The Meeting was opened by Vice-President Marcel Moreau at 7:00 PM, at 9803 S. 21st Circle, Bellevue, NE.  With 3 of 4 directors present, a quorum of the Board did exist. 

2.  Attendance at the Meeting included:

Marcel Moreau            

George Ziska, Jr.

Janelle Smith

Kathi Narlock

Ron Strawn

3.  The minutes of the meetings held on 14 July, 11 August and 8 September 2015, were approved.

4.  Treasurer’s Report:  Treasurer Janelle Smith provided that following status to the Secretary:  Great Western Checking Account:  $23,197.95; Fidelity Money Market:  $44, 211.04; Progress on 2016 Fundraising Goal of $55,000 is less than 1%.

5.  Finance Director’s Report:  With the Finance Director position vacate, the Secretary discussed the following:  

A.  Cans for 2 X 4’s:  No new developments.

      B.  Papillion Pizza Ranch Raffle:  195 of the 292 tickets received have been distributed.  It was mentioned that  sellers need to complete the “By” line on the ticket stubs and have all stubs turned in by the Drawing Date of 19 Nov 15.  The Secretary will be selling tickets at the Harlan No Frills from 10 AM to 2 PM, on Sat, 24 Oct 15.  The Secretary submitted an article on the raffle to the Bellevue Leader Editor Ron Petak on 29 Sep 15.  Ron will also forward the article to the Papillion Times.  A Bellevue Leader reporter indicated that the article was to be in the 14 Oct 15 edition.   Ron Strawn indicated that the Pizza Ranch Manager is Rob Hogg.

C.  Church of Nativity, Burke, VA Designated Offering, Jan 16:  No new developments.

D.  Bowl-a-thon, Mar 16:  No new developments.

E.  Offutt Catholic Chapel Designated Offering:  Peggy Hoffman, Pastoral Assistant, indicated that the Crew sill have a designated offering in Jan 16.

F.  Other Ideas:  None.

6.  Old Business:

A.  Update of Membership Roster:  No updates made.

B.  Combined Federal Campaign:   No donations have been received yet from past CFC donors.

C.  VA Connection (Bob Corsi):  No new developments.

D.  Crew Website ( http://www.accrew.org ):  Kathi included info on the website about the Papillion Pizza Ranch Raffle.

E.  Colorado (CO) Connection (Gary Piper):  No new developments.

F.  Volunteer Recruitment in Bellevue:  The Secretary is working to confirm the date of the pancake breakfast with the Confirmation students at Capehart Chapel with Peggy Hoffman, as being 14 Feb 16.

G. 2015 Deployment (work starts on 5 Jun 15):  Harry Wallace, our Good Shepherd Chapel point-of-contact, indicated that he is reviewed 5 home applicants and will have a final selection by Thanksgiving.

H.  Insurance Waiver to Offutt AFB:  This item will be deleted from the agenda until new developments occur.

I.  Finance Director Vacancy:  We are still looking for a volunteer for this Board position.

J.  Adopt-A-Road on 25^th Street:  We have 5 volunteers to pick up trash on Sat, 17 Oct 15, at 9 AM.

7.  New Business:  None.

8.  The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 7:31 PM.  The next meeting was set for 7 PM, Tues, 10 Nov 15, at 9803 S. 21^st Circle.  However, the Secretary will try to find a better day with less conflicts for the attendees.  Vice-President Marcel Moreau suggested the 3^rd Tues.

George Ziska, Jr.

Secretary

11 August 2015

Subject:  Minutes of Board Meeting

1.  The Meeting was opened by President Vicki Edwards at 7:00 PM, at 9803 S. 21st Circle, Bellevue, NE. Only 2 of 5 directors were present, so a quorum of the Board did not exist. An informal meeting continued. 

2.  Attendance at the Meeting included:

Vicki Edwards

George Ziska, Jr.

Ron Strawn

Kathi Narlock

George Cawl

3.  The minutes of the meeting held on 14 July 2015, will be reviewed at the next meeting when there is a quorum.

4.  Treasurer’s Report:  Treasurer Janelle Smith was not present to provide a status.

5.  Finance Director’s Report:  With the Finance Director position vacant, the Secretary brought up the following items:  

A.  Cans for 2 X 4’s:   One attendee brought cans.

B.  Dinner and Movie Raffle, Oct-Nov 15:  A discussion ensued and eliminating the movie from the prizes was considered.  Ron Strawn volunteered to talk to the Pizza Ranch of Papillion, NE, about donating the three prizes similar to the total amount of recent years ($275 to $280).  We need to finalize to this fundraiser at the next meeting so the raffle tickets can be printed and the sales can begin.

C.  Church of the Nativity, Burke, VA Designated Offering, Jan 16:  No new developments.

D.  Bowl-a-thon, Mar 16:  No new developments.

E.  Offutt Catholic Chapel Designated Offering, Apr 16:  The Secretary sent an email requesting consideration for an offering to Pastoral Assistant Peggy Hoffman on 11 Aug 15.

F.  2016 Financial Plan:  The Secretary presented a possible plan but it falls short of our 2016 Fundraising Goal of $55,000, due, in part, to losing the two fundraisers of the Offutt Air Show and the Combined Federal Campaign.  The possible Plan included:

(1)  Dinner and a Movie Raffle:  $1,000

(2)  Church of the Nativity:        $42,000

(3)  Bowl-a-thon:                            $3,000

(4)  Offutt Catholic Chapel:         $2,000

Total:          $48,000

G.  Other Ideas:  We need ideas for other fundraisers and improving our current ones.

6.  Old Business:

A.  Update of Membership Roster:  No updates were made.

      B.  Combined Federal Campaign:  The 2^nd Automatic Quarterly Bank Deposit of $1,269.56 for the 2015 Distribution was received on 31 Jul 15.  The letter to past CFC donors was again reviewed and slightly modified.  The Secretary will get the letters out to the 15 previous CFC donors before the end of Aug 15.

      C.  VA Connection (Bob Corsi):  No new developments.

D.  Crew Website ( http://www.accrew.org ):  No new developments.

E.  Colorado (CO) Connection (Gary Piper):  No new developments.

      F.  Volunteer Recruitment in Bellevue:  In an email on 11 Aug 15, to the Offutt Catholic Chapel Pastoral Assistant Peggy Hoffman, the Secretary requested the Crew again work with this year’s Confirmation Class on providing a pancake breakfast in Feb 16, the Offutt Catholic Chapel. 

      G.  2016 Deployment (works starts on Thurs 2 Jun 16):   The Construction Director determined that the retail cost of materials to install rain gutters was $350 (compared to a $450 contract cost), in addition, there could be a possible conflict between the Siding Crew installing the vinyl utility finish trim before the gutter apron on the roof edge which could hold up the Roofing Crew.  The Construction Director suggested and Harry Wallace, the Good Shepherd Chapel P.O.C. concurred, that we keep things the same, as in previous years, where the Type “D” roof edge is installed all around the roof and a contractor comes later to install the rain gutters.

      H.  Insurance Waiver to Offutt AFB:  Request was submitted on 25 Feb 15, but still no word has still been received back.

      I.  Finance Director Vacancy:  No volunteer has stepped forward yet.  The Secretary again emphasized the importance of filling this position for the upcoming 2016 fundraising season.

7.  New Business:  None.

8.  The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 7:52 PM.  The next meeting is set for 7 PM, Tues, 8 Sep 15, at 9803 S. 21^st Circle.

George Ziska, Jr

Secretary