Back Back Angels "NEWS"

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WE HAVE VACANT BOARD POSITIONS: 

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 

November 4, 2025

The general meeting was called to order at 10:02 by Judy Scheil at AMVET 312.  

The mission statement was read by all.

Minutes:

The October Board Meeting and General Meeting minutes were accepted at yesterday’s Board meeting.  

Financial Report:

Jeanne read the financial report for September.    Income was $1,292.10 and the expenses were $6,138.97.

Board Positions Needed:

We still need a Volunteer Coordinator.  Susan is almost at the end of her 

 10 year term as Volunteer Coordinator.   She said she enjoyed this position, especially because you get to know everyone.  She will be happy to train the new Volunteer Coordinator.

Kathy Garrity was added to the Board yesterday at our Board meeting as Publicist and was introduced to the members at the meeting.  Kathy said she is very excited to be part of this group.  She has been a North Port resident for 25 years.  She has been involved with the Chamber as well as other NFP.  She hopes to get us more exposure in the media.  

Fundraising:

Applebee’s: We are holding an Applebee’s Pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday, December 13th from 8 – 10 am.  We will need approximately 20 volunteers for that day.  Judy has tickets, which are $12.  Applebees charges us $6 so we make $6 on each ticket.  This is primarily an advance ticket sale, although it’s possible to sell a few more at the door.  Judy will take the flyers to the Chamber breakfast.  

Golf Outing:   MedG held a golf outing last weekend at Sereno Golf Club in Sarasota.  Judy and Naomi volunteered at the sign-in table, and Susan and Rich volunteered later in the day.  Judy said it was a great outing which she anticipates made a lot of money. Half of the proceeds will come to the Back Pack Angels. The other recipient this year is Little Feet. 

Spring Fling Bunco:  Date was not finalized yet.  Carol spoke to the woman in the Church office this morning , and she said there shouldn’t be any problems with Wednesday, March 11th.  Judy said we should go with the 11th then.

The next step is to form a committee, have a meeting and break up into smaller committees to plan the day.  We will have an 80 player limit.  Some of our members may buy a ticket but not be able to play if they are working.

Also, Carol mentioned that the Church members were upset they didn’t get an opportunity to purchase tickets last year.  We will set some aside for them. 

Bags:

Small 870, Large 175, for a total of 1,045 bags to be packed for November.   

Volunteer Coordinator:

Sorting day is Friday, November 14th at 9 am; Packing and Delivery Day is Monday, November 17th at 9 am.  Four volunteers from the high school will be there to help.

Judy stated she is having great difficulty getting laundry detergent at a good price.  Dollar Tree no longer delivers for free and their shipping charge for 15 cases would be $1,590.  She has a call in to the Dollar Tree corporate office to see if it’s possible to pick up the detergent in Ocala.  Jeanne’s husband would be willing to pick up.

Dot found 40 oz Ajax at Walmart for $1.78 each.  Shipping not available but we will look into picking it up. 

Website:

Frank, through Carol, stated the website is up to date except for the bag numbers, which he will add this afternoon. 

Grants:

Yvette has applied for the Heron Creek grant.  Either Yvette or Susan will fill out the application for the Plantation grant when it becomes available online.

Scrapbook:

Linda presented us with Scrapbook #2 – covering the years 2021-2023.  Everyone agreed it was beautiful and thanked her for her hard work putting it together.  She is looking for pictures, newspaper articles, cards, personal notes, etc. as she continues to work on current book.

Old Business:

Newcomers Day:  Judy and Naomi attended.  A new dentist spoke with them and said to call him if we need anything.  Judy will follow up for donations of toothpaste and floss

Name Badges:  Judy passed out name badges to those who ordered them – cost was $11.35 ea.  Myra asked where we got them and Judy told us Gulf Coast Engraving in Port Charlotte.

T-Shirts:   Jeanne passed around order sheet.  She will put the order in later today. 

New Business:

Poinsettia Day:    Christmas Festival will be held on Saturday, December 6th from 3-7 pm.  Jean, Dot and Marie will be there from 2-4 and Naomi, Terry and Judy will be there from 4-7.  We have a new tent which is easier to set up.  We have battery operated Christmas lights and items we have in storage (toys, notebooks, etc) will be given out to the children.

Poster Painted Board:   Will be displayed on center green by city hall.  We will pay $100 for set up and take down.

New Meeting Place:  Frank has spoken to Fr. Tom at San Pedro’s about having our meetings there.  We asked for a show of hands, and everyone was agreeable to change locations.  Frank will speak to Fr. Tom about details to see if it will work.

Giving Challenge:  Susan applied for and was approved to be part of The Giving Challenge  again.  It will run for 24 hours April 15-16, 2025.  The Patterson foundation will match donations from 

$25-$100.  Kathy will look into making a short video that could be part of this.

Business of the Year:   The Board will fill out an application for the Non Profit Business of the year award.  It needs to be submitted by this Friday.  Judy will take to the Chamber.

Judy adjourned the meeting at 10:56.

 OUR NEXT GENERAL MEETING IS TUESDAY December 2, 2025 @ 10:00 Location TBD

Please Contact:

Judy Scheill at: jshoefetish48@aol.com