Cedar Valley
Sertoma Club
Business Meeting – Minutes
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Present: Paula Padavich (presiding), Joe Alemao, Lloyd Berry,
David Greene,
Cliff Highnam, Chris Neuhaus, Bob Robinson, Bill Smart, Ed Smith and Jessica
Williams..
1. Minutes of the
May 13 Business Meeting were reviewed.
Lloyd
moved to accept the minutes, Bob provided a 2nd - minutes accepted.
2. Lloyd presented the Treasurer's Report - as of May 31, 2003:
General Account - $2,062.05
Sponsorship Account - $2,419.42
Lloyd noted that the profit on flags this year is about $2000 to date and that
we still have 50 flags purchased, constructed and at our disposal.
Bob moved to accept the Treasurer's Report - Chris provided a 2nd -
Treasurer's Report accepted.
3. Chris talked briefly about the cost of appetizer trays for
the upcoming 5:30 p.m. evening meeting on Thursday, July 31 at the Broom
Factory.
$60 dollar trays (which serve approximately 50 people) include the following
choices:
Cheeseball & Crackers, Sliced Cheeses & Crackers, Fresh Vegetables & Herb Dip,
Potato Chips & Ranch Dip.
$85 dollar trays (which also serve 50 people) include the following choices:
Finger Sandwiches (Ham Salad & Turkey Salad), Sliced Meat & Cheese Tray, Fresh
Fruit Tray
Chris will look into the possibility of combining one or more of the above trays
for what is more likely to be a "crowd" of 20-25 Sertomans --- and report back.
4. Lloyd noted that the General Account has grown to $2000 and that the club
might look at creative uses for this fund. Bob Robinson and Lloyd Berry
jointly proposed that new members have their initiation fee ($20) reimbursed if
they attend three consecutive meetings after joining. Chris provided a
2nd. Proposal unanimously approved. Lloyd and David also proposed
that as long as the General Account fund was robust - the winner of the second
drawing (after the "Whatsit") be awarded a free lunch. Chris provided a
2nd. This proposal was also approved.
5. Paula led a discussion on the flag fundraiser. She encouraged the club
to consider creating one more "target" neighborhood similar to Abraham (Carlin's
neighborhood), Briarwood (Donna's neighborhood), and Clark (Bob's neighborhood).
Chris suggested that perhaps the Lloyd Berry-Lea Anderson-Chris Neuhaus
neighborhood (neighborhoods in the vicinity of Round Street, University and
Waterloo) might be targeted if either Lloyd or Lea had room to store more flags.
Chris noted that many of the flags in his neighborhood would need to be placed
farther into the yards as the utilities tend to run parallel and adjacent to the
street. Bill suggested that we create flag hole caps to highlight
hard-to-find flag holes. Bill, David and Lloyd suggested a 3 inch section
of broom handle attached to a durable plastic disk (Lloyd currently employs this
technique - using white yogurt lids - on all the flag holes in his
neighborhood).
6. Chris and Bob led a discussion on the upcoming Sturgis Falls food booth
fundraiser. See ongoing details and booth schedule at
http://www.uni.edu/neuhaus/sertoma/sturgissignup2003.html.
Chris "how many Sertomans can we fit in a food booth?" Neuhaus
Cedar Valley Sertoma Club, Secretary