11 December 2013
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 3 of 5 directors present, a quorum of the Board did exist.
2. Attendance at the Meeting included:
Vicki Edwards
George Ziska, Jr.
Janelle Smith
Ron Strawn
Stu Martin
3. The minutes of the meeting held on 13 November 2013, were approved.
4. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Janelle Smith provided the following status: Great Western Bank Checking Account: $3,859.86; Fidelity Money Market: $50,201.45; Progress on 2014 $50,000 Fundraising Goal: 2.4%.
5. Finance Director’s Report: The Secretary discussed the following:
A. Cans for 2 X 4’s: No new developments.
B. VA Designated Offering: The Church of the Nativity collection is set for 11-12 Jan 14.
C. CFC/United Way: The 2013 CFC Distribution will be $4,700.50.
D. 8th Annual Outback Raffle (Oct-Nov 13): A total of 239 tickets were sold for revenue of $1,195.00, which is 7th best out of 8 raffles, but is less than 9 tickets away from the average revenue of $1,241.26. The prize winners were: 1st ($140): Mark Kizzie; 2nd ($80): Bill Swick; 3rd ($60): Craig Nordaker. There were 12 attendees at the Drawing/Dinner on 27 Nov 13. The Secretary sent a thank you letter to Outback Manager Tom Powell for providing the $280 in store certificates.
E Bowl-a-thon: Set for Mar 14.
F. Offutt AFB Catholic Chapel Designated Offering: The date has been set for Sun, 9 Mar 14.
G. Offutt Air Show, 19-20 Jul 14: No additional word received on this event from Offutt Air Base.
H. Other Ideas: None.
6. Old Business:
A. Update of Membership Roster: No changes noted.
B. Combined Federal Campaign: The Secretary reported that the Treasurer noted the 3rd quarterly bank deposit of $1,187.63 on 24 Oct 13.
C. VA Connection (Bob Corsi): No new developments.
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 and Ron Strawn need to review the material inventory at the next meeting to determine what items need to be purchased for the Thank You Breakfast at Capehart Chapel on Sun, 16 Feb 14. The Confirmation class has 11 students and will assist in this event.
G. 2014 Deployment (Wed, 4 Jun to Thurs, 19 Jun 14, including travel and work; work starts on Friday, 6 Jun 14): Harry Wallace of Good Shepherd Mission, reports that the background of the 2014 Family is being researched with a selection to be made soon. President; George Ziska, Jr., Secretary and Construction Director; Janelle Smith, Treasurer and Stuart Martin, Finance Director.
7. New Business:
A. December Phone Bill: The recently received December phone bill was for only $0.21 since the Secretary paid the November bill by check on 2 Nov 13, and according to CenturyLink, someone paid the same November bill online on 7 Nov 13. This mystery as to who paid the November bill online was not resolved and it could be an accounting error by CenturyLink who also indicated that the December bill for $0.21, could wait to be paid with the next bill.
8. The Crew Meeting was adjourned at 7:29 PM. The next meeting is set for 7 PM, Wed, 8 Jan 14, at 9803 S. 21st Circle.
George Ziska, Jr.
Secretary