Cedar Valley Sertoma Club
Board Meeting - Minutes
Thursday, January 9, 2003

Present:  Joe Alemao, Lloyd Berry, Donna Brown, Angie Burda, Carol Cooper, Carlin Hageman, Chris Neuhaus, Paula Padavich, Bill Robinson.

Old Business

Donna Brown called the meeting to order at 5:20 p.m.

The Board read the minutes from the previous meeting on Thursday, November 14, 2002.  Lloyd moved to accept the minutes and Carlin provided a 2nd.  Minutes accepted.

Lloyd gave the Treasurer's Report.  There was $1,982.80 in the General Account and $1,860.39 in the Sponsorship Account.  Carlin moved to accept the report and Paula provided a 2nd.  Treasurer's Report accepted.


New Business

Donna announced that Judy Harrington needs to have a flag placed in her yard for 2003.

At Lloyd's suggestion the Board agreed to pay for a complimentary flag in 2003 for Bill Jochumsen (awarded Service to Mankind in 1995) in recognition of his long-term support for the Cedar Falls and Cedar Valley Sertoma Clubs.

Paula announced that the Cedar Valley Sertoma Club Bylaws have been approved by Sertoma International. She thanked all who participated in the Cedar Valley Sertoma Club Bylaws revision process (and quite a number of Sertomans did work on this!). Special thanks to Bill Robinson who engineered a fine (there's that word again) finish to the Bylaws.

Angie announced that the Valentines-Cinnamon-Bun fundraiser is kicking into high gear. Advertisements will be placed in the Courier, website announcements and paper fliers will be produced in the near future. NOTE - we will limit delivery to the local Cedar Falls/Waterloo area this year! (No trips to La Porte City and beyond). Carlin noted that cinnamon bun construction would take place on Thursday, February 13 at the American Legion Hall on 114 East 14th Street - one block south of the Cedar Falls Recreation Center (AKA location of Sertoma Pancake Breakfast 2002). The Board agreed to hold its next meeting at the cinnamon bun construction site (AKA American Legion Hall) to insure a better turn out for bun building and board meeting alike. Carlin and Cliff will be cooking buns throughout the day and would welcome any and all help - especially towards evening.

Carlin recommended that the club order another 100 American flags. Donna will send a sample American flag service advertisement to all CV Sertoma members via e-mail.

Carol spoke on the Heritage Essay Contest. She expressed some hesitancy about holding an art contest this year. The Board recommended that an Art Contest be considered for 2004 instead - after guidelines for submissions and judging have been established. This year students from the ninth grade in Cedar Falls and from the eighth Grade in both Cedar Falls and Waterloo will be eligible to enter the essay contest. A total of six prizes will be awarded this year. Three prizes will be awarded to for essays from the ninth grade entries and three prizes will be awarded for the winning entries from the eighth grade.

Donna asked Chris to look into procuring letters for the Club Awards Banner so that it reads Cedar Valley Sertoma Club (rather than Cedar Falls Sertoma Club). The Board agreed that the Waterloo Sertoma Club and Awards Banners be located and also hung during meetings and events along with the Cedar Falls Sertoma Club and Cedar Valley Sertoma Club Banners.

Chris will soon solicit suggestions for the 2003 Service to Mankind Award and pass out ballots for the 2003 Sertoman of the Year. Carol suggested that we forward the Service to Mankind award winners on to the local Mayors as potential candidates for a Mayor's Award. Carlin reminded the Board that the Sertoman of the Year should also be forwarded to the District and Region as candidates for District or Regional Sertoman of the Year.

Carol suggested that the Club consider holding the 2003 Pancake fundraiser at the Broom Factory.

Paula read a letter from Tommy Brush, Sertoma International President - congratulating the Cedar Valley Sertoma Club on increasing membership.

Paula also read a letter from the Waterloo Fire & Rescue requesting club funding for smoke detectors for those with hearing difficulties. The Board recommended supporting these requests on a case by case basis - provided the Waterloo Fire Dept. plays an active role in the inventory, maintenance, and storage of these devices (e.g. Waterloo Fire & Rescue would keep track of where and when a specialized smoke detector is needed in a particular dwelling and remove the detector when it is no longer needed - and then store the detector until it is needed elsewhere at some later date). It was also agreed that a member of the Waterloo Fire & Rescue should be invited to a meeting (possibly as a speaker) and that the club should encourage the Waterloo Fire & Rescue to provide a new C.V. Sertoman from within its ranks.


Chris "whiling away the minutes" Neuhaus
Secretary, Cedar Valley Sertoma Club