10 October 2007
Subject: Minutes of Board Meeting
1. The Meeting was opened by President Vicki Edwards, at 8:00 PM, at 9803 S. 21st Circle, Bellevue, NE. With 5 of 5 directors present, a quorum of the Board existed.
2. Attendance at the Meeting included: <!–break–>
Vicki Edwards
Ken Zeiger
George Ziska, Jr.
Janelle Smith
Mark White
Ron Strawn
Ed Donohoe
Marcel Moreau
Donna Vogt
3. The minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2007, were approved.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Janelle Smith provided the following status: Great Western Checking: $7,403.02; Fidelity Money Market: $14,695.43; Progress on 2008 Fundraising Goal: 4.8%.
5. Finance Director’s Report: Finance Director Mark White provided the following status:
A. Wells Fargo Bank Grant Request for $500: The next deadline for this request is 1 Feb 08. In an Omaha World- Herald article of 24 Sep 07, Wells Fargo Bank has donated $1 million dollars to Omaha Habitat for Humanity, since 1999, on 49 homes or over $20,000 per home. Although the Bank shows a major commitment for providing low cost housing, the question is whether the ACC will be able to compete for these dollars with the much larger H for H. This issue will be considered in the next request submitted.
B. Service One: John Churchill (597-2175) indicated that he prefers to donate to local causes only.
C. Outback Raffle: To date, donations for the $5 raffle tickets on the Outback Steakhouse gift certificates has exceeded $700. Volunteers have been scheduled to sell raffle tickets at the Bellevue Wal-Mart from 11 PM to 5 PM, on Sat and Sun, 13-14 Oct 07. The logistics of the effort at Wal-Mart were thoroughly discussed. Our Wal-Mart ticket sales were publicized in the Bellevue Leader of 10 Oct 07. Ticket and money turn-in was set for 6 PM, Tues, 16 Oct 07, at Mark’s home. A digital photo of the raffle drawing at Outback on 17 Oct 07, at 6 PM, will be emailed to the Bellevue Leader at carrie.kreilser@bellevue.com.
D. Other Ideas: President Vicki Edwards suggested that we collect our aluminum cans for recycling. Ron Strawn indicated that a coupon for an additional ten-cent per pound periodically appears in the Omaha World-Herald.
6. Old Business:
A. Update of Membership Roster: The roster was passed around for updating.
B. Combined Federal Campaign: A 2007 distribution check for $458.03 was received on 20 Sep 07. Ed Donohoe and the Secretary attended the CFC Kick-off Breakfast on Tues, 25 Sep 07, at the Bellevue Public Schools Lied Activity Center and talked to many key personnel of U.S. Government workplaces. In last year’s campaign, less than 6,000 of the 19,000 employees donated to the CFC. Our CFC No. has changed to 61342. There was suggestion to place an ad on the back of the Offutt Catholic Parish bulletin with our CFC number. We have also received a check for $260.80 on 1 Oct 07, from the United Way of the National Capital Area.
C. VA Connection (Bob Corsi): The article on the 2007 deployment from the Arlington, VA Catholic Herald was passed around.
D. Crew Website ( http://www.middypuppy.com/acc ): The photos of the 2007 deployment and an article on the Outback raffle were included on the Website.
E. Colorado (CO) Connection (Gary Piper): No new developments.
F. 2007 Deployment, 7-20 Jun 07: Sister Nancy Sutton reported the final costs on the homes (material/labor):
Final Cost Amount Provided Excess
Higginbotham $23,845.57 $25,885.59 $2,040.02
Bledsoe $32,269.80 $32,377.96 $88.16
The Construction Director will convey to Sister Nancy that she can use the excess funds, as needed. However, from Sister Nancy’s report, there appears to be some misunderstanding on the gifts to each family, which the Construction Director will try to resolve. From our June settlement meeting, the following gifts were provided:
Paint & Flooring Wood Stove & Appliances Window Treatments Total
Higginbotham $2,000.00 $0.00 $222.00 $2,222.00
Bledsoe $2,000.00 $1,500.00 $222.00 $3,722.00
G. 2008 Offutt Chapel Designated Offering, 9-10 Feb 08: The Secretary is still working to reserve the SAC and Capehart Chapel Annexes for the free pancake breakfast on Sun, 3 Feb 08. The Secretary will updated the Annual Report to Donors as a handout at the breakfast.
H. 2008 Deployment (4-18 Jun 08): The Construction Director passed around the onsite crew list. The Construction Director is working on finding locally the roof lateral support materials, shown in the Simpson Strong-Tie catalog.
I. Board Election, Wed, 12 Dec 07: The Secretary reminded those present of the upcoming Board election for 2-year terms from 1 Jan 08 to 31 Dec 09. The current President, Vice-President and the Secretary/Construction Director indicated a desire to continue serving while the current Treasurer and Finance Director expressed some reservations. The Secretary requested that the Treasurer and Finance Director consider recommending possible replacements.
J. Adopt-A-Road: Trash was picked up along 25th Street, between Capehart Road and Highway 370 on Sat, 29 Sep 07, with 5 volunteers. The work took about two hours.
K. Memorials for Lillian Schwartz: The Secretary reported that $90.00 has been received, so far, in memory of Lillian Schwartz, a longtime Crew supporter.
7. New Business:
A. Corporation Archives: The Secretary indicated that the ACC records are kept in a bookcase in the room next to the Crew’s meeting room. Files are stored in binders by year, from 1988 to the present. The binders are further subdivided into the following sections: Constitution, Membership, Fundraising, Correspondence and Meeting Minutes.
8. The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM. The next meeting is scheduled for 8 PM, Wed, 14 Nov 07, at 9803 S. 21st Circle.
George Ziska, Jr.
Secretary