February 27, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

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Board Meeting Minutes for February 27, 2020

At Olive Garden on Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN

Board members in attendance were: 

Angie Marquardt- President

Courtney Smith-Secretary

Board members absent: 

Treasurer Miller was not present for this meeting. Due to not having a quorum no motions were able to be made at this meeting.

Others Present:

There were no guests present at this meeting.

Call to Order:

The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm by President Angie Marquardt. 

Prior Meeting Minutes Approval:

President Marquardt will sign and approve all unsigned minutes at next months’ meeting.

Presidents Report:

President Marquardt requested that the board start looking into future fundraising ideas such as garage sales and bake sales. Secretary Smith said that she would look into when her town’s garage sale is and if that might be an option. President Marquardt proposed that a vote should be made at the next meeting on whether or not to proceed with the potential fundraiser at Come2Go Ministries. The general consensus at this point is to not move forward. President Marquardt asked the board to be working on finding sponsors for the Princess Tea Party event. Secretary Smith agreed with President Marquardt’s proposal to reach out to 4 companies each in the month of March. 

President Marquardt suggested that this month’s training possible be held at the Great Kids Conference meeting on March 13th and will see if the board could be be present at that meeting. 

President Marquardt also updated the board on the status of classes. There will be one class held every Saturday at Willow Bridge and one class per month at The Villages. The board was asked to start looking for instructors for these classes.

Special Event:

President Marquardt updated the board on the status of the Princess Tea Party Event. Currently, decisions need to be made on the craft as well as which platform to use for the raffle and silent auction. Accelevents and Bidding Owl are the two platforms being considered and will be decided upon at the next meeting.

Treasurer’s Report:

There was no treasurer’s report due to the treasurer being absent.

Upcoming Meeting:

The upcoming meeting will be determined at a later date when Treasurer Miller can be reached.

Adjournment:

President Marquardt adjourned the meeting at 8:12 pm. 

Time adjourned  8:12 pm.

Minutes were taken and submitted by board secretary Courtney Smith. 

Signature of Board Secretary _____________________

Signature of Board President _____________________