CORSICA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MEETING

 

THE CORSICA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD AND COMMITTEES MET AT THE CORSICA TRAVEL PLAZA AT 7:00 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 9, 2007.

 

KRIS VANZEE; SYLVIA ZOMER; DENNIS NEUGABAUER; DICK BORDEWYK; ROGER BORDEWYK; JEAN NOTEBOOM; VERN DEGEEST; SUE DENNING; AND ROSE LAUCK. WERE PRESENT.

 

PRESIDENT ROGER CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.

 

TREASURER SYLVIA GAVE A TREASURER’S REPORT ON THE BANQUET THAT WAS RECENTLY HELD.  IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AFTER EXPENSES,

A SUBSTANTUAL PROFIT WILL BE ATTAINED.  A FINANCIAL STATEMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING.  IT WAS THE CONSENSUS OF THE GROUP THAT THE BANQUET WAS AN OVER- WHELMING SUCCESS IN ALL RESPECTS.  FOR THOSE THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, BEGIN BY MAKING PLANS FOR NEXT YEARS BANQUET.

THANK YOU’S SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED IN MAKING THE EVENT MEMORABLE FOR ALL THAT ATTENDED.

 

THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF TODAY’S MEETING IS TO SET A GOAL DATE TO REACH THE $100,000.00 GOAL IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ANOTHER $12,500.00

GRANT FOR THE FOUNDATION.  DECEMBER OF 2009 WAS SET AS THE TARGET DATE TO ATTAIN THIS GOAL.

 

THE GROUP ALSO DISCUSSED PLANS FOR NEXT YEARS BANQUET.  THE COMMITTEE’S THAT SERVED THIS YEAR WERE APPOINTED FOR NEXT YEAR AND PLANS TO “EXPAND” AND “FINE-TUNE” IN ORDER TO INCREASE ATTENDANCE WERE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED WITH ITEMS SUCH AS AWARDS, A SCRAPBOOK, AND A BROUCHURE BEING MENTIONED.  THE DATE WAS SET FOR THE CORRESPONDING DATE WHICH IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008.  IT IS PLANNED TO MAKE THE BANQUET AN ANNUAL EVENT.