11 January 2012
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
Janelle Smith
George Ziska, Jr.
Mark White
Stu Martin
Donna Vogt
3. The minutes of the meetings held on 14 December 2011, were approved.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Janelle Smith provided the following status to the Secretary, as of 31 Dec 11: Checking Account: $2,589.91; Money Market: $49,027.81; Progress on 2012 $45,000 Fundraising Goal: 7.6 %
5. Finance Director’s Report: Finance Director Mark White discussed the following items:
A. Cans for 2 X 4’s: No new developments.
B. VA Designated Offering, 14-15 Jan 12: No new developments.
C. Offutt Chapel Designated Offering, Sun, 11 Mar 12: Only to be held at the Catholic Parish.
D. Bowl-a-thon, 1 PM, Sat,10 Mar 12: Sharon Strawn reported to the Secretary that the lanes have been reserved at Leopard Lanes. The Secretary passed out sponsor sheets.
F. CFC/United Way: Results of 2011 Fall CFC Drive will be available in Mar 12.
G. Other Ideas: None.
6. Old Business:
A. Update of Membership Roster: No changes noted.
B. Combined Federal Campaign: The 10th 2011 Distribution check of $404.79 was received on 16 Dec 11.
C. VA Connection (Bob Corsi): Await VA volunteer list.
D. Crew Website ( http://www.accrew.org ): Site has returned to normal.
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., provided the Taylor home orientation on 3 Jan 12. The Crew List currently has a total of 31 volunteers but still needs volunteers from VA to confirm their availability. The goal is to have a maximum of 30 volunteers on the Crew List. The carpool plan now has 5 vehicles for the 9 NE volunteers. Mt. Vernon, IL, will again be the mid-point stopping point for the trip down to KY.
H. Annual Letter to Donors: The Secretary had 100 copies of the report printed at UPS for $9.10.
7. New Business:
A. IRS Forms for CFC and IRS: The Secretary indicated that the 2011 forms are not available yet on the internet.
8. The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 7:27 PM. The next meeting was set for 7 PM, Wed, 8 Feb 12, at 9803 S. 21st Circle.
George Ziska, Jr.
Secretary