8 May 2013
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 5 directors present, a quorum of the Board did exist.
2. Attendance at the Meeting included:
Marcel Moreau
George Ziska, Jr.
Janelle Smith
Ron Strawn
Stu Martin
3. The minutes of the meeting held on 10 April 2013, were approved.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Janelle Smith provided the following status, as of 30 Apr 13: Checking Account: $10,978.72; Money Market Account: $75,198.55; Progress on $50,000 Fundraising Goal: 77.8% + 30% (for the advanced payment) = 107.8%.
5. Finance Director’s Report: Finance Director Mark White discussed the following:
A. Cans for 2 X 4’s: Turn-in on 4 May 13: 54 lb X $0.40 = $21.60. For FY13, 252 lb have been turned with a total revenue of $94.30, which is worth about 34 2 X 4 wall studs. One attendee brought cans.
B. VA Designated Offering: The Church of the Nativity sent additional and final check for $120.00, which brings the total to $41,964.21, for the offering.
C. CFC/United Way: The 2013 CFC Distribution will be $4,700.50.
D. Baker’s Gift Card: Vice-President Marcel Moreau has requested a $200 gift card for the Phillips Family to use at the Whitley City Kroger’s supermarket. Marcel indicated that the Secretary was included on the request, as the point-of-contact for questions.
E. Other Ideas: Finance Director Mark White was questioned as to how the cancelled 2013 Offutt Air Show would be replaced in the FY 14 fundraising. Mark will submit plan after our deployment. Others were requested to come up with fundraising ideas.
6. Old Business:
A. Update of Membership Roster: No changes noted.
B. Combined Federal Campaign: No new developments.
C. VA Connection (Bob Corsi): Bob replaced Wally Mack of the Finish Crew with Jeff Gray.
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 Secretary reported the following on his meeting with Father Brian Klingle, the new Offutt Catholic Chaplain, on 11 Apr 13: Father received some background on the Crew’s mission from past Crew President Ken Hurt; Father questioned our accounting procedures and I told him that the Crew is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and is part of CFC which requires accurate accounting procedures; Father will consider the Crew for a designated offering but needs to get more familiar with Chapel procedures; No timeframe was given for a designated offering; I told Father that many parishioners support our cause and would want to donate to a designated offering.
G. 2013 Deployment: The on-site Crew List now has 30 volunteers (25 men and 5 women). Harry Wallace reports that the foundation has been completed and the subfloor will start in late May. The Carpool drivers were reminded to give receipts to the Construction Director for reimbursement of gas costs. The Treasurer reported that Head Cook Vicki Edwards has received $1,000 for deployment food purchases. The Construction Director reported that four (4) $500 Lowe’s gift cards were received from the Presidential Mortgage Group of Fairfax, VA, for purchasing appliances for the Phillips Family. Bob Corsi’s church is purchasing beds in Whitley City for the Phillips Family.
H. Donor List: The Secretary passed around the donor list for the Phillips Family for omissions and misspellings.
7. New Business: None.
8. The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 7:53 PM. Due to next month’s deployment, the next meeting was set for 7 PM, Wed, 10 Jul 13, at 9803 S. 21st Circle
George Ziska, Jr.
Secretary