MINUTES OF MEETING HELD: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at 5:30 pm
LOCATION: UBS Financial Services, 1023 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, LA
ATTENDEES:
Carolyn
French, President Lana
Swanwick, Hospitality
Cynthia Dauphin, Vice
President Michael
Huber
Bruce Snow,
Treasurer John
Broussard
Mildred Baker,
Secretary
Kerry Douglas
Perry Scotola,
Parliamentarian Cheryl
Evans
Tanya
Cormier
Hayley Lejeune
Barbara Moore
Guests: Cookie
Tuminello to present Strategic Planning Session
Kerry Kennedy and Allison Morein, UL students to evaluate our
website
Buddy
Van Wick, Band Director, and his wife, France Van
Wick
Mrs.
Renee White, Principal of Alice Boucher Elementary
School
Suzy Goudeau
Cookie Tuminello presented an Exercise in Vision Planning to re-examine our mission statement and goals for our organization.
Recognition ceremony held and certificates presented to Mrs. Renee White, Prinicipal of Alice Boucher Elementary School and to Buddy Van Wick, Band Director, honoring them for their commitment to their students.
Treasurer’s
Report
Present balance: $35,183.74
Donations
received: Junior League $2,500.00; Janice Roane $100.00; Chevron
Matching Employee Funds $500.00; UBS employee matching funds
$1,000.00
Cynthia will be picking up a check payable to her for
reimbursement costs of copying brochures and calendars
New
Business
Letter of Agreement with Junior League signed
and delivered by Cynthia who attended the awards ceremony tonight and
accepted the check on behalf of our Foundation.
Carolyn met with the Superintendent of Lafayette Parish Schools and will attend the next principals’ meeting to be sure they are aware of the opportunities that Shining Light offers students.
Cynthia
attended the Louisiana Non Profit Organizations meeting and got a lot
of good information which she will share at a later meeting.
Please
note: the FAX number on our applications for John Broussard should be
changed to:
337-521-7951
Bruce will make the change on our website.
Applications:
Following
requests received from Burke Elementary
School:
Parent pay SL 75%
Derrien Allen,
clarinet $
62.50 $187.50
Briana
Bergeron, clarinet
$62.50 $187.50
Sha/mar
Chassian, mouthpiece and book only -
0 - $
65.00
Adolpo Solis, mouthpiece and book
only -
0 - $65.00
Request
for Evelin Baza, clarinet (no application received) $62.50
$187.50
Following
requests from Duson Elemenary School:
Chris Bourque,
clarinet $62.50 $187.50
Kaven
Boudreaux,
clarinet $62.50 $187.50
Haylee
Duhon, clarinet $62.50 $187.50
Request
for Jarvis Warner, mouthpiece (no application received) $65.00
Motion
by Mike, seconded by Bruce, that the 2 requests from Burke Elementary
and 1 request from Duson Elementary for mouthpieces and books only be
awarded at 100% approved.
Motion by Mike, seconded by John that
the requests on behalf of Baza and Warner who have not submitted
applications, be approved on condition that the proper applications
will be submitted, approved.
Motion by Mike, seconded by John, to grant all other submitted applications, approved.
Meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm.
Next meeting will be held Monday, October 5, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the UBS Office.