BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
FEBRUARY
5, 2009
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MET AT THE
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT ROGER BORDEWYK WITH A QUORUM PRESENT (SIX MEMBERS).
THE SECRETARY PROVIDED THE MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DIRECTOR/COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND THE TREASURER PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION ON THE FINANCIALS.
WITH THREE DIRECTOR POSITIONS OPEN FOR A THREE YEAR TERM SYLVIA MADE A MOTION WITH A SECOND FROM VERN TO ELECT DICK BORDEWYK, NATHAN HINKER, AND ROSE LAUCK TO ANOTHER THREE YEAR TERM, AND WITH NO OTHER NOMINATIONS THE MOTION CARRIED.
PRESIDENT ROGER INFORMED THE MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE ATTAINED OUR $100,000 GOAL AND THAT ASSURES US THAT WE WILL OBTAIN THE $12,500 GRANT FROM THE STATE. ROGER INFORMED THE MEMBERS THAT IN THE FUTURE FUNDS LIKE THE BEUKELMAN-HOEKSTRA SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND THE DOUG & MARLYS LUEBKE SCIENCE RELATED FUND WILL BE SEPARATED FROM OUR FUND TOTAL AS WE PURSUE OUR EFFORTS TO REACH OUR NEXT GOAL OF $150,000. THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS HAD BEEN VERY HELPFUL AS WE WORKED TO ATTAIN PREVIOUS GOALS.
WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE FOUNDATION. ROSE MADE A MOTION WITH A SECOND FROM NATHAN TO RAISE $50,000 BY DECEMBER OF 2013 TO MAKE US ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER STATE GRANT.
WE DISCUSSED THE EXISTING INFORMATION ON THE BRONZE, SILVER, AND GOLD CONTRIBUTERS. NATHAN WILL RESEARCH WHERE WE ARE AND WERE WE WANT TO GO WITH THIS PROJECT, AND A SPECIAL MEEETING WILL BE CALLED WHEN THE DATA IS PREPARED.
ROGER INDICATED THAT THERE IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN OUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER INDICATING THE GRANT FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE FOUNDATION AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS. CURRENTLY $2,701.67 IS AVAILABLE.
MEMBER DICK BORDEWYK IS PREPARING A FORM LETTER FOR THE FOUNDATION TO USE THAT WILL EXPRESS SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CONTRIBUTERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE FOUNDATION FUND.
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING DATES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS FOR 2009 ARE SET FOR:
MAY 7TH
AUGUST 6TH
NOVEMBER 5TH
PRESIDENT ROGER DECLARED THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:00 A.M.