Back Back Angels "NEWS"
We Need Help And Are Looking For Volunteers To Step Forward
WE HAVE VACANT BOARD POSITIONS:
Community Relations and Publicity
WE WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP!
Please contact Susan- 508 498 5001
Meetings Resumed
We have resumed our volunteer general meeting. Please check our Calendar for time and location
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April General Meeting Minutes
April 1, 2025
The general meeting was called to order at 10:05 by Naomi Jodoin at AMVET 312.
The mission statement was read by all.
New Members: We welcomed new member Suzy Goheen.
Minutes:
The March Board Meeting and General Meeting minutes were accepted at the Board Meeting on March 31, 2025. They are available on the website.
Financial Report:
Sandy read the financial report. Income was $9,237.59 and expenses were $5,280.86. Carol said the Bunco profit is $8,945.43.
Board Positions Needed:
Publicist, Treasurer and Volunteer Coordinator. Sandy resigned her position as Co-Treasurer, effective April 30, 2025. Susan stated she will reach her maximum 10 year term (according to by-laws) next year and will be stepping down from Volunteer Coordinator. Sandy and Susan explained some of the duties of these two positions.
Fundraising:
Bunco: Everyone agreed it was a great success and thanked Carol (and Frank) for their leadership. Carol said everything on the silent auction was bid on; we even had some bidding wars. Frank thanked Margie for her “Souper” Bunco idea, as it went over very well. We’ve only heard positive comments from people about the day. A suggestion was made by Renee to have name tags the next time, as when moving from table to table, it would be nice to know the ladies’ names.
Culvers: Two weeks ago, the manager told Naomi she hadn’t filled out all the paperwork. She did so and hopefully we will receive check soon, which should be around $1800.
Applebees: Carol is looking into a date in the fall, possible December 6th. June asked what this involved and an explanation of the fundraiser was given. (Update: December 6th was confirmed).
Bags:
Small 854, Large (no number yet). Judy is waiting for several schools to give her large bag numbers. She should have them by tomorrow and will order supplies then. (Update: 1019 total bags)
We were informed that the adults from Loveland can no longer come to the storage area to put the labels on the bags. They wondered if we could bring the bags to them to do, as they love labeling them. We felt that would be ok.
Volunteer Coordinator:
Sorting day is Friday, April 18th; Packing and Delivery Day is Monday,
April 21st. Susan explained sorting, packing and delivery procedures for new volunteers.
Website:
Frank stated it is current. He will post bag count when he gets it. He is taking off some of the sponsors who no longer support us and adding ones who do, i.e. our past president Dianne Patterson.
Grants:
Dianne is working on some. Susan said we should be hearing from Plantation in April.
Naomi is working on grant from Publix for small bags.
Old Business:
Jan Heugen Permanent Memorial: Fr. Tom hung the plaque in the Parish Hall, mainly to keep it safe. Frank said Fr. Tom is extremely open to having a Memorial Presentation. Frank will confirm Wednesday, April 23 at 1:00 with Fr. Tom. A blurb will be put in San Pedro’s bulletin inviting anyone who knew Jan to the presentation. Linda will contact Cheryl Doyle. Frank has contacted Jan’s husband in Ohio; he is unable to come due to health reasons, so we will stream for him and his family. We will serve light refreshments after the presentation, cookies and cold drinks and possibly coffee. Volunteers needed to make cookies. Please let Frank know if you can help.
(Update: Date was changed to Tuesday, April 22 at 1:00)
Linda dropped off a donation box at the church, which will be in Youth Group area during Lent.
Scrapbook: Linda asked if anyone has pictures from Bunco to please send them to her for the scrapbook. She would also like to do a page about Jan, if anyone would like to share a memory. Linda also said they will be collecting products where her daughter works.
New Business:
New Board Member: At yesterday’s Board Meeting, we welcomed Renee Remsen to the Board.
North Port nonprofit meeting: Naomi attended the meeting last evening. She said several
organizations were present (Northport Art Center, Kiwanis, and BPA). The goal is to find a building that could house several non-profit groups. They discussed building on land, rentals, and shipping crates.
Our Storage Facility: Judy checked out the new storage facility across from Shannon Staub Library on Cranberry. We would need 3 units. If we pay a year in advance, we would get one unit free for one month. They have 3 carts available and we have 4 of our own. Judy explained exactly what we do and when and the woman said that would be fine. We’ll need to look into this further as our lease is up in June.
Badges: Judy passed around a signup sheet if you would like a badge. We are still looking for a place to do shirts.
Community Baby Shower : April 5, 10:00-Noon. Naomi and June will sit at our table.
New Comer’s Day: May 3, 2025 from 10-Noon. Judy and Frank will sit at our table.
Meeting was adjourned by Naomi at 11:20.
OUR NEXT GENERAL MEETING IS
TUESDAY MAY 6, 2025 @ 10:00 at
AMVETS 312, 750 Chancellor Avenue