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.
Mark White
Ron Strawn
3. The minutes of the meetings held on 12 October 2011, were approved.
4. Treasurer’s Report: The following financial status, as of 31 Oct 11, from Treasurer Janelle Smith was found by the Secretary after the meeting: Checking Account: $5,386.93; Money Market: $44,026.62; Progress on 2012 $45,000 Fundraising Goal: 4.5 %
5. Finance Director’s Report: Finance Director Mark White discussed the following items:
A. Cans for 2 X 4’s: The Secretary turned in 67 lbs of Al cans at $0.40 per lb for a total of $26.80 received. The Secretary requested that contributors avoid putting pie tins, cups, etc. with the cans.
B. Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation: Proposal request sent with no response so this item will be removed from the agenda.
C. Outback Raffle: From those present, a total of 145 tickets have been sold to date. The drawing will be held at 6 PM, Wed, 16 Nov 11, at the Outback restaurant, with a Crew dinner to follow. On 29 Oct 11, George, Mark and Ben sold 22 tickets at the No Frills Supermarket on Harlan Drive with an additional $25 in donations. The Secretary will be setting a table at No Frills Supermarket on Fort Crook Road N. on Sat, 12 Nov 11, from 10 AM to 2 PM. The Bellevue Leader of 26 Oct 11, ran a photo and article on the Crew and the raffle, submitted by the Secretary.
D. VA Designated Offering, 14-15 Jan 12: Bob Corsi provided the dates of the offering.
E. Offutt Chapel Designated Offering, Sun, 11 Mar 12: Only to be held at the Catholic Parish.
F. Bowl-a-thon, Mar 12: Ron will ask Sharon for a date in Mar.
G. CFC/United Way: Results of 2011 Fall CFC Drive will be available in Mar 12.
H. Other Ideas: None.
6. Old Business:
A. Update of Membership Roster: No changes noted.
B. Combined Federal Campaign: The 7th 2011 Distribution check of $588.05 was received on 18 Oct 11.
C. VA Connection (Bob Corsi): No new developments.
D. Crew Website ( http://www.accrew.org ): Due to PayPal instituting charges, the donation option was removed from the site.
E. Colorado (CO) Connection (Gary Piper): No new developments.
F. Volunteer Recruitment in Bellevue: No new developments.
G. 2012 Deployment (1-12 Jun 12): Harry Wallace, the Good Shepherd Mission P.O.C., is still evaluating families for 2012. No changes were noted to the Crew List. Ron and Marcel will check on the cost of renting a van for the Carpool Plan.
7. New Business: None.
8. The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 7:40 PM. The next meeting was set for 7 PM, Wed, 14 Dec 11, at 9803 S. 21st Circle.
George Ziska, Jr.
Secretary