The Raleigh Jaycees Board Meeting Minutes 7-22-08

 

Attendance: Deidre Albert, Ed Blackman, Amanda Carleski, Jamilyn Cole, Cliff Hamilton, Stacy Hanna, Paul Hoover, Alison Houchin, Michael McKnight, Karen Ray, Karen Sadler, John Sauter, Gwen Schott, Mona Shah, Heather Snyder, Melissa Taylor, Khaner Walker, Beth Worsley, Andy Zeh

 

Call to Order – Paul Hoover

Pledge of Allegiance

 

Paul Hoover commented on PONY Project – thanks for helping with grouping the program books and coming out to support the project.

 

Presentation of Initial/Final CPGs:

 

Project: Theatre Club Final CPG by Karen Ray for project chair Alicia Nathison; Jamilyn Cole motioned to approve the CPG as written with a return appropriation of $400; Ed Blackman seconded the motion. Discussion: did get people excited about the project, win-win for everyone; motion passed.

 

Comments from President – Paul Hoover – Bus benches – advertising; still in the early stages, sign ordinances would be the biggest battle

Working on survey; handled like the GMM change; feel free to read them during discussions; changes will be discussed later

 

Award Nominations – Monthly

 

Ways & Means Area Update – Melissa Taylor - PONY is going well; the final stages of planning are going; we still have a few shifts during the day that need to be filled; Mudcats working with us and will be attending; looking forward; have everything available; Carter and Heather working really hard; easiest manpower going; thanks for helping with the program books tonight; Turkey Shoot – don’t have a chair; will have article in Jaycall; will make do even if we can’t find chair;  anyone interested let us know Haunted house – design meeting last night; working on getting the CPG; things going well

 

Membership Area Update – Alison Houchin - Foster’s in Cameron Village for next GMM after social; Chris Compton will be project chair for next trimester open houses; still looking for social project chair; will be planning call night for a Sunday evening; 8/3 or 8/10 – more info coming out soon; script will be provided; Khaner working hard on project activation; need veteran buddies to help – make sure you can really be the buddy for the person; be a friendly face for them at events; send them the email to ask how things went; basic info about JC events; more incentive $50 gas card instead of the $5 gift card; expansion of where to do them; will be doing them across the board for the different areas; people that were renewed we haven’t heard from were mentioned; July not looking good; don’t have the current numbers since month hasn’t closed

 

Individual Development Area Update – Jamilyn Cole - chairs have put projects on hold; announcements for more chairs; have a few projects coming up; still have more goals to accomplish; personal skills will be focus; did have competitions at State level – Karen Speak up; Heather JC Jeopardy; Jamilyn for Write up; Film club got cancelled – need to make sure that someone shows up just in case someone does show up;

 

Business & Communications Area Update – Beth Worsley - August Jaycall will be done by Deidre – get articles from project chairs; have project chair for ski trip; Installation banquet – think of anyone interested – need to fill as quickly as possible; goal to get new branded stuff to the printers; ad on Facebook; working with PONY – Cary news ad; Meagan working on the press releases; Teresa working on Get out the vote; Furniture – putting the office space together – have some ideas; HH – working on the website; restructuring within our area; Deidre has decided to resign from the board; will be finishing the things she committed too; publicity stuff will need to go straight to Beth; will be asking for help from others; Ed is working on the website; content needs to be updated; things have changed and the link will be coming out this week; Ed asked for specific info on the website

 

Community Development Area Update – Cliff Hamilton – no report

 

State Director Area Update – Stacy Hanna – NCJC Convention sign-up sheet being passed around

 

Legal Counsel Area Update – Michael McKnight – no report

 

Treasurer and Secretary Area Update – Heather Snyder – if you have any check requests or deposits, please get them to me before I leave tonight. Heather Snyder motioned to approve the meeting minutes from June. Khaner Walker seconded the motion. No discussion. Motion passed.

 

New Business:

Goodfellows CPG – Cliff Hamilton motioned to approve an appropriation of $500 for the CIF Goodfellows CPG. Melissa Taylor seconded the motion. Motion passed.

 

Ed Blackman updated on Bylaws Committee – when thru all the bylaws and looking at making updates to typos, changes to make some things that we will make how we do them now; timeline for changes – week for comment; pre-interest; date in August for discussing proposed changes and comments – forum; forwarding changes to the board for discussion at August meeting; will be done for CIF and Chapter policies but by the end of the year – will not need to vote; but will have them done by Oct meeting GMM;

 

GMM changes – will have one GMM changed per month; cut back on the number of times that people can speak at the 1st GMM; will have project fair in the back of the room; Daryl McNair will be speaker in August; will have brief activity; speech about Senate and Networking; will have forms asking for feedback; Awards for scholarships; looking at doing state of the chapter address; Oct. bring in successful JC; adjust based on the feedback we get

 

Surveys – will email out copies to everyone; thinking about giving out a prize to get people to participate

 

Long-term finance committee meeting coming up on August 10th.

 

Hope to see everyone out at PONY!!

 

Meeting adjourned with JC Creed.