SHINING LIGHT FOUNDATION
MINUTES OF MEETING HELD: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 6:00 pm
LOCATION: Live Oak Wealth Advisors, 1042 Camelia Blvd, Suite 11, Lafayette, LA
ATTENDEES:
Dr. Carolyn French, President
Cynthia Dauphin, Vice President
Bruce Snow, Treasurer
Sandra Wilcox, Secretary
Rose Hoffman Cormier
Anna Laura Edmiston
Cheryl Evans
Marcie Jacquet
Amy Trahan
GUESTS:
Julius Mittead
On motion from Rose, seconded by Bruce, the minutes of meeting held 10/10/2023 were approved.
Treasurer’s Report as of 10/31/2023
$ 2,786.73 Beginning Balance 8/1/2023
$ 375.00 Scholarships
$ 166.38 Expenses
$ 5,244.53 Donations
$ 2.50 Interest
$ 7,492.38 Ending Balance
$76,312.60 Invested
$ 675.00 Escrow
Financial Review
Account Balance 11/13/2023: $86,782.00. (Money Market $8,847.00; Securities $77,935.00). The year-to-date rate of return is 12.8%.
New Business
1) Annual Report filed with Louisiana Secretary of State $15.00 donated by Carolyn.
2) James Cork, Assistant Band Director for Lafayette High sent email reference applications that were sent; however, SLF has not yet received these.
3) Christmas Gifting – we decided to continue our program. Rose Cormier will be Chairperson of this committee. The following charities were selected to receive a $250.00 donation.
Faith House – Billi Lacombe, Executive Director
Mable’s Table – Stephanie Leblanc, Director
Rosa’s Angels – Robin McMillan, Director
Toys for Tots
Women of Wisdom – Phyllis Mouton, Director
4) Scope of Services – we have reached 32 of the 43 schools in Lafayette Parish. Cynthia shared the document that we prepared last year for our presentation to the School Board.
5) Guest Speakers – Anna Laura recommended having a speaker from the Acadiana Center for the Arts at our January meeting. She will contact Tim Oliver or another representative of ACA to make arrangements.
6) Christmas event – Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, December 12.
Scholarships:
There were no scholarship requests.
Meeting adjourned at 6:49 pm. Next meeting date will be held on January 16, 2023, at Live Oak Wealth Advisors, 1042 Camelia Blvd., Suite 11, Lafayette, LA. Refreshments at 5:30 pm.