MINUTES OF MEETING HELD: Monday, March 6, 2017 at 6:00 pm
LOCATION: 203 Waterside Drive, Lafayette, LA
ATTENDEES:
Carolyn
French, President Tanya
Cormier
Bruce Snow,
Treasurer
Misty Carrier
Joseph Cilano, Executive
Director
Troy Kahler
Mildred Baker,
Secretary Dr.
Don Ennis
Perry Scotola,
Parliamentarian Hayley
LeJeune
John
Broussard
Kerry Douglas
Sandra
Wilcox
Michael Huber
On motion of Sandra, seconded by Troy, Minutes of Meeting held on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 approved.
Treasurer’s
Report
Present balance: $37,625.78
We have
no balance in escrow as Prof Erny’s bill of $22,048.25 was paid
from escrow and the balance transferred to the general
fund.
Donations: Linda Woodward $100.00; Carolyn French
$1,000.00 deposited into Mackie Fund.
Expenditures on credit
card: Copies of Poster $49.60; Food for meeting $79.56
Sandra’s request to spend $20.00 to boost our Bash event on
Facebook approved.
Director’s
Report
Grants
We did not get
the Costco grant
Gannett Grant - applied for funds specifically
for computers for arts and music departments
New
Business
Applications:
Woodvale Elementary
requests for the following 10 students for field trip to Baton Rouge
Zoo at a cost of $26.00 per student: bus $17.25; Admission $2.50;
popcorn $4.25; train ride $2.00 :
Jace
Damond
Nevaeh
Brown
Shanicy
Johnson
Coby
Bolden
Corell
Trahon
Ana
Heras
Kameron
Johnson-Cobb
Caleb
Miller
Kalescha
Cormier
Christopher
Thomas
On motion of John, seconded by Don, requests approved for
a total cost of $260.00.
Old
Business
Requests from Myrtle Place Elementary School
for the following five students for partial funding for a trip to
Martinque May 30. Total cost of the trip is $1,200.00 each:
Flight $850.00; Bus $150.00; Tours $100.00; some meals $100.00.
Discussion was held.
On motion of Mike, seconded by Don, that we
fund each student at $150.00 each with the condition that we will get
a refund of the money designated for each student if that student
does not go on the trip. Joe will prepare a letter to the
principal setting forth this condition. Requests approved on
this condition.
Micheline
Benoit
Abdoul-Karim
Laouarv
De’Avontae
Batiste
Breaisha
Charles
Bryce
Delafosse
Bash
Posters
were handed out.
T-shirts will be light blue.
Hayley will
get with Cynthia to get prices of t-shirts and will determine from
sales last year how many of each size to order.
Bruce prepared
the tickets and turned them over to Sandra to disperse.
Motion by Perry, seconded by John, that we go forward with the Cajun Navy film at the ACA on June 13, 2017, approved.
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm.
Next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 6:00 pm at 203 Waterside. Having the meeting on Tuesday, April 4, was discussed but it was later set for April 11.