Back Back Angels "NEWS"

---

WE HAVE VACANT BOARD POSITIONS: 

 Community Relations and Publicity,

Fundraising.

WE WOULD LOVE YOUR HELP! 

Please contact Susan- 508 498 5001

We have resumed our volunteer general meeting.

 Please check our Calendar for time and location

North  Port Coalition for the Homeless/Needy Children, Inc. 

Back Pack Angels General Meeting 

October 7th 2025

The general meeting was called to order at 10:07 by Judy Scheil at AMVET 312.  

The mission statement was read by all.

Minutes:

The August Board Meeting and General Meeting minutes were accepted at yesterday’s Board meeting and General Meeting minutes are available on the website. 

Financial Report:

Jeanne read the financial report.  Income was $698.97 and there were no expenses in September.

Board Positions Needed:

We still need a Publicist and a Volunteer Coordinator.  Susan is almost at the end of her term as Volunteer Coordinator.    She will train the new Volunteer Coordinator.

Fundraising:

 AMVETS Ladies Dinner:   We have not received a report or check yet.  

Golf Outing:   Med G is holding a golf outing on October 25th at Sereno Golf Club in Sarasota.   They would like 1 or 2 volunteers from our group to help out that day in shifts from 7-9 am and from 

1-3 in the afternoon.   There is also an opportunity to help out at a woman’s booth.  Judy sent around a sign-up sheet. 

They are having a raffle for a golf cart - $100 ticket with only 265 being sold. 

Half of the proceeds will come to the Back Pack Angels. The other recipient of the golf outing this year is Feeding Empty Little Tummies. 

Applebees:   The breakfast fundraiser will be held Saturday, Dec. 13th from 8-10 am.  Volunteers will need to be there at 7:30. We need about 12 volunteers who will serve and sell tickets for a 50/50 and a gift card tree raffle.   Judy has a sign-up sheet.

Bunco:  Hopefully will be held either March 4 or 11th, depending on the Church’s availability.  Our first step is to form a fundraising committee which will meet and break off into smaller committees to plan the event.  Judy sent around a sign-up sheet.

Bags:

Small 825, Large 157, for a total of 982 bags to be packed for September.   Some of the teachers have suggested student involvement in our organization.  It’s possible they will come in to pack and/or deliver the bags.  The teachers will let Judy know by Friday.

Judy said all products are ordered except TP which she will order from Amazon.  

Volunteer Coordinator:

Sorting day is Friday, October 17th at 9 am; Packing and Delivery Day is Monday, October 20th  at 9 am.

Website:

Frank said Go Daddy has increased their fee 100%.  He is looking into Amazon as they are cheapest for a non-profit website.   Frank is working with experts at AWS on the migration.  He needs to learn some new coding and feels this could take a few months.  We will pay Go Daddy monthly until the migration is completed.

Frank stated the website is up to date.

Grants:

We have applied for the Heron Creek grant.  We are holding off applying for any other grants until after the first of the year.

Old Business:

North Port Night Out:  Naomi and Judy went and it rained on them big time!  Once they packed it in, the sun came out.  

Name Badges:  Judy passed out name badges to those who ordered them – cost was $11.35 ea.

T-Shirts:  Jeanne had a sample of a blue golf shirt, cost would be $4.95 for the first and $13.95 after that.  Jeanne sent a sign-up sheet around if anyone wanted to order one.

Jim Kerr suggested giving a shirt to those who collect donations for us.  That would be a lot of people, so I believe we decided to give one to Joe at Joe’s Barber Shop first.  

New Business:

Poinsettia Day:    Christmas Festival on Saturday, December 6th from 3-7 pm.  We need 4 volunteers, 2 to set-up at 2:30 and be relieved around 5:00 by 2 volunteers who would take down at 7:00.

Newcomers Day:   Saturday November 1st at the Mullen Center from 10-12.  Need 2 volunteers to set up at 9:30 and “man” the table.  

The Board voted to purchase a new 10 x 10 blue tent on Amazon for these events.

Non-Profits Sharing Space:    Meetings continue to be held to discuss the possibility of several non-profits coming together in a shared space.  Kiwanis and Awaken are two of the groups involved.  We have stated we need 1,000 square foot of space that can be locked.   Judy continues to attend these meetings. 

Storage Space Lighting:  We were told we can’t use the electricity at the storage units.  Frank will check into battery operated lights, with battery packs.  They will be powerful enough for our use.  It’s possible Home Depot will donate batteries.

Judy adjourned the meeting at 10:56.

Please Contact:

Judy Scheill at: jshoefetish48@aol.com