SHINING LIGHT FOUNDATION
 
 MINUTES OF MEETING HELD: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at
 6:00 pm 
 
 LOCATION: Carolyn and Mike’s Home, 203 Waterside Drive,
 Lafayette, LA
 
 ATTENDEES:
 Carolyn French, President      
    Michael Huber
 Cynthia Dauphin, Vice President      
    Cheryl Evans
 Bruce Snow, Treasurer      
    Sandra Wilcox
 Joseph Cilano, Executive Director    Troy Kahler
 Perry Scotola, Parliamentarian     
    Don Ennis
 Lana Swanwick, Hospitality      
    John Broussard
 
 GUESTS:   Olivia Morgan, Paul & Lulu
 Hilliard Museum; Misty Carrier, Buddy Van Wick, Betty
 Saunier
 
 On motion of Perry, seconded by Don, Minutes of Meeting held
 November 1, 2016 approved.
 
 TREASURER'S REPORT
 $28,327.47 – Present Balance
 $7,193.00 – Scholarships YTD
 $1,936.85 - Expenses
 $7,160.00 - Donations
 $1.68 – Interest
 $27,879.53 – Escrow 
 $20,450.73 – Invested
 We received a donation from Bancorp South in the amount of
 $250.00
 
 OLD BUSINESS:
 Per Bruce the Ring Central to receive faxes is not
 working.   He will research.
 
 Olivia Morgan, Paul & Lulu Hilliard Museum reported that
 the 100 first grade children from Ridge Elementary that
 Shining Light sponsored for a field trip to the museum was a
 success.    Troy and Joe will provide photos for
 our newsletter and Facebook page.
 
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT:
 We did not get the Ambrose Monell Foundation grant.
 Application for Walmart Foundation grant is due December 31
 and we will request $2,500.00.
 Application for the Costco Wholesale grant covers 10% of our
 project costs.  We will request $1,300.00
 Suggestion was made to research the Mary Kay Foundation
 grant.
 The year to date budget was distributed
 
 NEW BUSINESS:
 The board approved the following requests:
 $350.00 – Ahmed Elgamel – Edgar Martin School for a
 gifted music-student trip to Austin.  The parents will pay $50
 $187.50 – Graciela Esteve – Charles Burke Elementary for
 a Flute.
$187.50 - Mariana Barnes - Ridge Elementary for a clarinet.
 $10.00 – Paris Gotch – Northside High School – a
 homeless student who needed a fee for the high school
 photos.  
 $40.00 – Christian Thomas ($20); Jatemius Brown ($20) –
 Woodvale Elementary for a field trip to the Baton Rouge
 State Capitol.
 
 Mike suggested that since we are getting numerous requests
 via e/mail before the next scheduled board meeting, we need
 to develop a more efficient method of approving the
 requests.  Some suggestions were using Survey Monkey,
 Google or Bruce could add a blog to the SLF page so that
 members could vote and record would be stored.  To be
 discussed at our next meeting.
 
 Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.
 Next meeting will be held Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 6:00
 pm at 203 Waterside.