Minutes for April, 2011

Meeting: 4/13/2011

Attendees: Quorum

Juele Dalzell
Jennifer James-Wilson
Deborah Stinson
Paula Hill
Lela Hilton
Rick Sepler
Willene Jaqua (New Brd Member?)

Minutes approved on-line

New Business- Lela Hilton

Update on Graduating Class (12 students, 3 credits due to short program)

Update on Work Plan:
Action Items for JCEF Strategic Plan:
Girls’ Circle success (for 15 yo’s and older)
Lela will follow-up with Carrie after Course Evaluation
HS Risk Teens Program
Ongoing Mar Vista Students
Lela will follow-up with Craig Downs on Camp Jefferson
Dove House Course (6 weeks)
Jefferson Mental Health possibilities

Increase Sustainability
Goddard College is a possible alternate to Bard
Hand Out Fooles and Fricassees for posting (in need of more ticket sales)

Stated need to develop relationships as funders (City, County, OlyCap, County Jail, etc)

Need a point person for the Salons.
Jennifer to follow-up for hosting salon (Finn River Farm?) Jennifer will invite Homer to Salon

Holistic Approach to the Community-offer RFP’s for community funding to Senior Project participants
Possible internships for the summer months
Bridge to higher education (Humanities credit Course)
Jennifer will create Speakers Bureau calendar to promote funding and educate about JCEF

Dennis Duneau will help complete film with Jim and Buzz will score it.
Paula will contact Janet Force regarding film for Film Festival (short?) in the fall.

Lecture Series-need someone to take this on.

Financial Report: Lela agrees to email Financial Statement and new Budget.
Changing Banks:
Juele motioned to investigate a change in bank,
Deborah second,
all in favor and
Approved
Rick will contact First Federal for their account benefits
Paula will contact Quimper for same

990 (IRS return) need to change name on account

Andie Mackie-demand check (see Old Business below)

KPTZ Sponsorship-$250 (nice idea and could be a pitch for specific funding need)

Grants out:
Humanities WA
Family Grants
Lucky 7
Norcliff
WAMU (Chase)
Charlotte Martin
Women’s Funding Alliance

Lela will check the Foundation List
Lela will follow up on Peninsula College Foundation Grant

Update on Advisory Group-no activity for quite some time. Need point person to take over.

All Board Members to send out emails and mention BEAN jar at The Food Co-Op

Deborah has agreed to update the Blog and sit down with Secretary to review.

Update on Danny

Lela requested all Board Members stand until replacement found.
Deborah will send Lela Matrix for Successful Board planning. What skills it will take to create a sound Board. Target variety of areas of interest/need.
Capacity Building
County Representation
Attorney (legal)
Educator
Connection to other programs as possible areas

Old Business:
Juele will meet with Superintendent of School on 11/8 and provide us with an update at the next meeting.
Sherry Hernandez, Craig Downs of Chimacum HS
Approach PT and Chimacum HS, MarVista, Pie and Alternative Programs
Work w/HS faculty to integrate humanities and targeted group of students
AP teachers will become involved in the curriculum
Identified by need
Charlotte Martin-content and pedagogy cross-pollinate
Philosophy and Literature-meet to come up w/design, grant and pilot (1 ½ year target)

Lela will provide a Director’s Report-Quarterly Report to Board (including time spent on program)

Safe Harbor-Juele will set up a meeting between Lela and Ford Kessler

Chemical Dependency Counselor-Diane Kelly
Jumping Mouse-Catherine Robinson
Dove House-
Jefferson Mental Health Counselor-Julie Archibald

A number of grants have been sent out

Before year end update from Lela

Jennifer will send out posters with mailer and request for contribution

Fundraisers-
Ideas:
Social Event
Spring
House Party
Show
Clemente Article by Scott Wilson for the Leader
Chamber Mixer
Film-DVD
U Tube

Signature Event-worthwhile agenda!

Lela will ask Rocky to start up film ad again.

DVD to be ready by January 1, 2011.

Jennifer will set up speakers schedule for Lela. (Any Board Member who has contacts affiliation with a group should let Jennifer know.)

Motion for Andie Mackie:
As of the time we ratify Bylaws, we will no longer accept donations to your Affiliation with our organization. We will pass through any funding after 12.31.2010.
Rick
Jennifer 2nd
All in favor-so moved unanimously
Laurie will provide minutes and notification to Andie Mackie.

Lela will provide a Press Release to Chamber of Commerce
Board Membership Update:
Rick moved to confirm the Board as it stands Established to continue to next year.

Next Meeting: tentative June 14th 5:30pm at Undertown

Meeting Adjourned