12 October 2011
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
George Ziska, Jr.
Janelle Smith
Mark White
Ron Strawn
Stu Martin
3. The minutes of the meetings held on 14 September 2011, were approved.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Janelle Smith provided the following financial status, as of 30 Sep 11: Checking Account: $3,747.21; Money Market: $44,026.25; Progress on 2012 $45,000 Fundraising: 2.8 %
5. Finance Director’s Report: Finance Director Mark White discussed the following items:
A. Cans for 2 X 4’s: No new developments.
B. Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation: Proposal request sent.
C. Outback Raffle: Before the meeting, Donna Vogt delivered 144 tickets which were distributed to the attendees. Donna confirmed the drawing date of 6 PM, Wed, 16 Nov 11, at the Outback restaurant, with a Crew dinner to follow. The prizes will be $125, $75 and $50 (as in 2010) with a ticket price of $5. Donna will be requested to print at least 150 more tickets so we can exceed the 275 tickets sold in 2010.
D. VA Designated Offering, Jan 12: No new info.
E. Offutt Chapel Designated Offering, Sun, 11 Mar 12: Only to be held at the Catholic Parish.
F. Bowl-a-thon, Mar 12: No new info.
G. CFC/United Way: Results of 2011 Fall CFC Drive will be available in Mar 12.
H. Other Ideas:
(1) Bob Corsi’s old Pentagon office donated $1,500 to the Crew, as a going away gift, thru our website.
(2) Elevationweb, a webpage improvement company, proposed a “Match IT” grant to the Crew equal to the cost of the webpage improvement. The Board decided not to pursue this proposal.
6. Old Business:
A. Update of Membership Roster: New Member Stu Martin was added to the roster.
B. Combined Federal Campaign: The 6th 2011 Distribution check of $477.71 was received on 29 Sep 11. The President, Secretary and Finance Director attended the CFC Kick-off Event on Tues, 20 Sep 11, at the Lied Activity Center. The Crew write-up is on page 11 of the 2011 CFC Brochure and our CFC number remains 61342.
C. VA Connection (Bob Corsi): No new developments.
D. Crew Website ( http://www.accrew.org ): With the donation of $1,500 from Bob Corsi’s old office, Treasurer Janelle Smith learned that PayPal started in 2009, to charge 2.9% of the donation plus $0.30. The Board will request that Rick and Kathi remove this donation option form the website.
E. Colorado (CO) Connection (Gary Piper): No new developments.
F. Volunteer Recruitment in Bellevue: No new developments.
G. 2012 Deployment (1-12 Jun 12): Per the Construction Director, Harry Wallace, the Good Shepherd Mission P.O.C., indicated that the family payback policy of the home material costs to the Mission will continue. The Construction Director provided an updated Personal Items to Bring List and passed around the Crew List and Carpool Plan.
H. Sarpy County Adopt-A-Road: Ron Strawn, Stu Martin and George Ziska volunteered for the next street clean-up at 9 AM on 15 Oct 11, starting at Capehart Chapel.
7. New Business:
A. Huskers, 10’ X 10’ Canopy: The Secretary reported that Ed and Sue Domes recently donated a canopy to the Crew.
8. The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 7:42 PM. The next meeting was set for 7 PM, Wed, 9 Nov 11, at 9803 S. 21st Circle.
George Ziska, Jr.
Secretary