MINUTES OF MEETING HELD: Monday, April 4, 2016 at 6:00 pm
LOCATION: UBS Financial Services, 1023 E. St. Mary Blvd., Lafayette, LA
ATTENDEES:
Carolyn
French, President Dr.
Don Ennis
Cynthia Dauphin, Vice
President Cheryl
Evans
Bruce Snow, Treasurer
Troy Kahler
Mildred Baker,
Secretary
Joe Cilano
Perry Scotola, Parliamentarian
Sandra Wilcox
John
Brousard Cynthia
Comeaux
Michael Huber
Guests: Brittany
Petticrew, Teacher at Paul Breaux Middle
School
Rhonda
Gleason-Breaux, mother of student Helena (Laney)
Gleason-Pritts
Laney
Gleason, Student, recipient of Shining Light award
Guests were welcomed. Laney, her mother, and her teacher all told us of Laney’s planned trip to Chicago. A photograph was taken with all three of them and John Broussard who had recommended Laney for the award.
On motion of Perry seconded by Sandra, Minutes of Meeting held March 14, 2016 approved.
Treasurer’s
Report
Present balance: $44,244.33
Received
today: $26.50 refund from Woodvale Elementary School; Carolyn French
$200.00; St. Martin Bank $300.00 for tickets; Carolyn $90.00.
We
will be receiving a check from All Seasons Nursery for $600.00 which
will be deposited later. This is the result of the fund raiser
held at All Seasons on Saturday, April 2. Thanks to all who
helped.
New
Business
Applications:
Request
from Prairie Elementary School for 1 student for field trip to
McGee’s Landing Swamp Tour and Prehistoric Dinosaur Park on May
3:
Ahmed Elgamel, $31.00. Parent pay $10.00, Shining Light pay $21.00
On motion of John, seconded by Cheryl, award approved.
Cynthia
Dauphin made a presentation today at the Net Working Luncheon
regarding the Bash.
Community Partners cards are no longer
accepted at Albertsons.
Sandra will update information on Face
Book regarding the Bash.
Cheryl reported making a trip to John’s class at Acadiana High School to speak to the class and she thanked him for the privilege of being invited and of observing how interested the students were in her subject.
Bash
John
reports that as of now he has 6 bands lined up We will
need 2 extra hours at Vermilionville rather than the 1 extra hour we
had previously requested.
Mike will call Millicent
to make the arrangements.
Carolyn will contact Chris Wartelle and also others regarding publicity for the Bash.
Carolyn
and Mike ordered 80 yellow t-shirts from T-Shirts Unlimited at a cost
of $527.00.
Mike will donate $300 plus get a match of $300
for shirts.
Meeting adjourned at 7:20 pm.
We will have a special meeting on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 6:00 pm at Grub Burger Bar, 1905 Kaliste Saloom Road.
Grub’s will donate 15% to us of the sale of orders from 4:00 to 10:00 pm from people who mention Shining Light Foundation.