Present:
Judy Kramer, Ed Fire, Becky Thomas, Lori Zaim, Debi Thomas, Visitor Bill O’Neill
Minutes Approval: Unanimous
Treasurer’s Report:
• December report by e-mail (without some of the automatic charges that will appear on 12/10/09 bank statement).
• Account total: $7755.27
• Total 2010 dues paid to date: $3106.
• Total number of members with 2010 dues paid to date: 79
• Total amount (approximate) raised by fund raising committee to date: $2007.
Communications/membership:
• As of 12/08/09 we have 69 paid memberships including 59 paid family memberships
• Follow-up to membership campaign will follow with a letter from George Lupone and two later email reminders. Phone calls will be made after 1/15.
• Lori read some nice comments she received from the membership mailing.
Fund Raising:
• Fund raising from raffle at Holiday party raised $160. Thanks to Kelly Clark for her homemade beer.
• Football raffle for OSU/Michigan game was very successful.
• Plans for fund raising continue with February Theater party 2/19 for opening of Bill Rowe and Shelly Bloomfield’s play. Tickets and publicity to be handled by Debi, Kathy, & Lori
Advocacy Report:
• Meeting will be held in January at home of Becky Thomas. Date will be decided after the holiday.
• Agenda for advocacy will be set by committee at that meeting.
• Suggestion for a letter to be sent to Sherrod Brown thanking him for his advocacy on health care
Health Reform Report:
• No business from chair Ray DiCarlo (out of town)
• Discussion of progress in Washington, especially about public option
• Health Care Rally cancelled. Lori will send out message.
ByLaws:
• We will discuss and vote on new Bylaws at the Jan. Steering Comm. meeting
• Lori will send out slate for 2010 to members for a vote. Slate: Ed Fire President, Judy Kramer Vice President, Lori Zaim Secretary
Education:
• 1/9 Panel Discussion on the book Justice. Program at C.F. Library at 10 AM.
• 2/6 meeting with Lori O’Neill and ATF advocate about gun control, 10 AM at the C.F. Library.
Other Business:
• Discussion about finding new office space. Ed Fire will work with Kathy Kolcaba and Sherri Culver on this.
• Discussion about plans for holding general membership meetings throughout the new year to include members not on the
Steering Committee:
• Ed Fire will contact people to attend a brainstorming session tentatively scheduled for 1/6/10 at 10 AM.
Meeting Adjourned at 10:55
Respectfully submitted by Acting Secretary,
Becky Thomas
