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United Way of Tompkins County Affiliate Member Organization
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NUTRITION FOR THE ELDERLYIN TOMPKINS COUNTY FOODNET BOARD OF DIRECTORS EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING February 9, 2004 Gertrude Armbruster, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. Present: Board Members: Gertrude Armbruster, Jean Blanchard, Loren Colbert, Kay Friedlander, Anna Holmberg, Liz Norton, Helene Rosenblatt, Faith Sternstein, William Tomek. Staff: Stephen Griffin. Excused: Board Members: Bob Baker, Marian Kira, Keefe Gorman, and Mary George Opperman. Staff: Carolyn Arnold. Changes to the Agenda: none. Minutes of January 12, 2004: Motion to approve the minutes as written. Motion
made by Anna Holmberg, seconded by
Bill Tomek. Passed. Election of
Directors and Officers for 2004: The
Nominating Committee, made up of Kay Friedlander and Anna Holmberg, presented
a slate of Directors and Officers for 2004. Bob Baker and Keefe Gorman
are willing to serve another term. Faith Sternstein was elected to the class
of 2007 at our last meeting. John O'Neil and Margaret Washington were
nominated for the class of 2007. Robert Herdt was nominated for the class of
2006, filling the unexpired term of Carolyn Peterson. In the course of seeking
board members, Cathy Paddock was recruited for the PEP committee and has
stated her willingness to serve on the board in the future. Member ship for 2004 and Terms of Office Through 1/31/2005 Gertrude Armbruster (2nd term) Loren Klausner Colbert (1st full term) William Tomek (1st term) Liz Norton (1st term) Marian Kira (1st term Through 1/31/2006 Anna Holmberg (2nd term) Mary George Opperman (1st term) Robert Herdt (1st term, filling unexpired term of Carolyn Peterson) new Helene Rosenblatt (1st term) Jean Blanchard (1st term) Through 1/31/2007 Robert Baker (nominated for a 2nd term) M. Keefe Gorman (nominated for a 2nd term) John O'Neill (1st term) new Faith Sternstein (1st term) elected in January 2004 Margaret Washington (1st term) new Nominations for Officers Chair: Gertrude Armbruster Vice-Chair: Anna Holmberg Secretary: Helene Rosenblatt Treasurer: Mary George Opperman Motion: to accept the slate of officers proposed by the nominating committee. Motion made by Kay Friedlander, seconded by Liz Norton. Passed unanimously. Motion: to elect Robert Herdt to the board of directors for the class of 2006. Motion made by Kay Friedlander, seconded by Bill Tomek. Passed unanimously. Motion: to elect John O'Neill to the board of
directors for the class of 2007. Motion made by Kay Friedlander, seconded by
Loren Colbert. Passed unanimously. Motion: to elect Margaret Washington to the board
of directors for the class of 2007. Motion made by Kay Friedlander, seconded
by Faith Sternstein. Passed unanimously. Information on
the affiliations and experience of all board members is included in the
listing of the 2004 Board of Directors. Reports of
Committees: Finance Committee: Donations Account The by-laws call for a report to be made at the annual meeting showing the receipts and disbursements of the Donations Account during the past year. What used to be the Donations Account is now two savings accounts, one for the Capital Campaign and one for the Annual Fund. A report was given showing the opening and closing balances, revenues and expenses of the two accounts. Corporate Resolution for Bank Accounts: Motion to adopt the general corporate resolution as presented by the Tompkins County Trust Company, with the names of officers of the Board and executive staff qualified to act on behalf of the corporation. Motion made by Bill Tomek, seconded by Jean Blanchard. Passed. Program Education and Personnel Committee: Kay Friedlander reported that the PEP committee canceled its meeting scheduled for February 3, due to the weather. They plan to meet the first Tuesday of each month at 4pm. The next PEP committee meeting will be on Tuesday, March 2 at 4 pm at Foodnet. Buildings and
Property: no report. Publicity and Public Relations: Steve Griffin met February 4 with Chris Decker, who is continuing as a public relations volunteer. They made a plan for publicity, public education and outreach for this year, to be paid from the member item grants from Barbara Lifton and restricted funds in hand from the Park Foundation and McDonald Foundation. Development
Committee: Steve Griffin reported
that the Development committee met on February 2. We have set a goal of
$75,000 for 2004 and we have received $9,313.79 in gifts and pledges so far. The 2003 Annual
Report is being prepared and we expect to publish it in March. The annual mail
appeal is schedule to go out at the first of May. We have not been notified
whether Foodnet has been accepted for participation in the Taste of the
Nation. Steve Griffin will find out and inform the board of the results. We do
know that "Taste at Your Place" is scheduled for Thursday, March 4
and the "Taste of the Nation" is scheduled for Tuesday, June 15. The
general consensus on the board was to skip going out to dinner during
"Taste at Your Place" and simply make a donation directly to
Foodnet. Save these dates: ·
May 17 Phone-a-thon ·
September 18, 2004 is
the date of the Wheel-A-Thon. Come and have fun! ·
June 25th is
the date of our annual picnic; it is a public awareness event, and a chance
for board members to meet many of our clients and people from sister agencies
that collaborate in our work. The next
Development Committee and Wheel-A-Thon planning meeting will be on March 1st
at 4:30pm at Merrill Lynch. Executive Committee: Appointment of
Committee Chairs and Members:
Gertrude Armbruster stated that she is asking all of the board members to
participate on at least one committee. A list of the Standing Committees,
Committee Chairs and Members was included in the packet for this meeting: Executive Committee Gertrude Armbruster Chair Anna Holmberg Vice-Chair Mary G. Opperman Treasurer Helene Rosenblatt Secretary Finance Committee Mary G. Opperman, Chair Gertrude Armbruster Bob Baker Jean Blanchard Keefe Gorman Robert Herdt William Tomek Development Committee Steve Griffin Chair Gertrude Armbruster Loren Colbert Diane Conneman (volunteer) Chris Decker (volunteer) Keefe Gorman Wheel-A-Thon Liaisons: Diane Dillon Velma German Pete Middaugh Deb Mohlenhoff Carolyn Peterson, honorary chairperson Program, Education and Personnel Committee The Personnel, Education and Program Committees overlap interests, and will meet in jointly as the P.E.P. Committee. Chair, to be elected by the committee Gertrude
Armbruster Eleanor Carey, RD
(volunteer) Kay Friedlander
(volunteer) Marian Kira Liz Norton Mary George Opperman Cathy Paddock (volunteer) Helene Rosenblatt Faith Sternstein Margaret Washington Staff resources: Steve Griffin Carolyn Arnold Nominating Committee Chair, TBA Anna Holmberg Additional member(s) TBA Publicity and Public Relations Chair TBA Loren Colbert Christine Decker (volunteer) Buildings and Property Chair, TBA Bob Baker Committee Membership pending: John O'Neill Strategic Planning
and Committee Goals: In their next
meeting, the standing committees should adopt goals for 2004. The By-Laws
describe the functions of standing committees. A list of issues and concerns
recommended for attention by committees was provided to each board member. Orientation for new and continuing board members: This was postponed until the next meeting when the new board members will be in attendance. The Foodnet web site www.foodnet.org is a good source of information. Links to resources for nonprofit management and governance may be found on the Board's "Minutes and Resources" web page. Old Business: none New Business:
none Next Meeting: Monday, March 8 at 6:15 pm. Meeting adjourned: Meeting adjourned at 7:00 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Stephen Griffin, Secretary Pro-tem
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