MINUTES OF MEETING HELD: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 6:00 pm
LOCATION: UBS Financial Services, 1023 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, LA
ATTENDEES:
Carolyn
French, President Troy
Kahler
Cynthia Dauphin, Vice President Joseph
Cilano
Bruce Snow, Treasurer
Dr. Don Ennis
Mildred Baker,
Secretary
Cheryl Evans
Lana Swanwick, Hospitality Michael
Huber
Perry Scotola, Parliamentarian
Sandra Wilcox
Hayley LeJeune, via telephone
On motion of Mike, seconded by Sandra, Minutes of Meeting held Monday, February 1, 2016 approved.
Treasurer’s
Report:
Present balance:
$41,770.52
Grant received: $3,000.00, Community Foundation of
Acadiana
Donation: Carolyn French $150.00 for special project
New
Business:
New members Troy Kahler and Joseph
Cilano welcomed.
Applications:
Requests
from Edgar Martin Middle School for 2 students, Mikayla Dupuis and
Lena Selph for field trip May 11-13 for Houston Enrichment Field
Study Trip for $185.00 each after parent pays $200.00. After
discussion, it was agreed that Cheryl will contact the counselor to
get more information.
Requests
from Woodvale Elementary School for the following 6 students for
Global Wildlife field trip April 25 at a cost of $34.00
each:
Khamron
Fuselier
Christian
Thomas
Brooklyn
Willis
Gavin
Primeaux
Joshua
Carter
Jaylin
Thomas
Requests from Woodvale Elementary School for the following students for field trip on May 6 to Capitol Park Museum and Zoo in Baton Rouge:
Fran
Charles $26.00
Kendaisha
Mouton $25.00
Payton
Willis $24.50
On motion of John, seconded by Cheryl, requests from Woodvale granted.
John
proposed a special project:
That we fund a heart health
program at Holy Family Catholic School in memory of a child there
that died during an athletic activity. The project will be for
ten electrocardiograms at a cost of $15.00 each for needy students.
Motion by John, seconded by Bruce, that we adopt this special
project approved.
John will set up a time and date at the School
for Carolyn to present the check.
Zydeco/Cajun
Bash:
Publicity: Bruce
will appear on Channel 10 Meet Your Neighbor on March
16
Facebook: Sandra
has invited 210 people: 21 confirmed; 53 maybe
T-shirts
Hayley has researched shirts and found a local place that will
print the shirts for less than Hulco if they can put their small logo
on the back. We will try to get a sample. Cynthia will
contact Hulco to see if they would reduce their price if we allow a
small logo on the back.
A vote was taken and it was
agreed that the shirts be red.
Cost of shirts for
sale will be at least $15.00 or cost plus $4.00
Meal:
Food will be same as last year, but food will only be served
from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Bruce will reprint the tickets to make
this specification.
We will have use of the hall
from 5:00 to 10:00 pm - 5 hours which includes 1
hour
extra at a cost of $200.00
Tickets: Tickets
will be $15.00 including the meal served from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Bruce
will deliver the tickets to Carolyn on Friday
Bruce
will print complimentary tickets on yellow paper
Bands: John
has the following bands lined up:
Lil Buck, Cory Leday; Leroy Thomas; Chubby Carrier; Roddy
Romero
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
A planning meeting for the Bash will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 6:00 pm at the UBS office.