printThe minutes from June meeting were reviewed. A motion to approve was made by Duane Sharpe, seconded by Bob Mohling and approved. A motion to accept new members since the June 26th meeting was made by Duane Sharp, seconded Bob Mohling and passed.
Volunteer hours since June 26th include: Ed Mohrman - 18, Duane Sharp – 7, Bob Mohling – 16, Nancy Timm – 11, Tom Cree – 4, and Robert Cotton - 20.
Chapter correspondence included three thank you cards for the gift certificates given to service team coordinators at the Pig Roast and a Thrivent Build donation thank you from Habitat for Humanity
The financial reports were reviewed. Program funds remaining for 2008 are $1,449. Operating funds balance is $2,160.37.
Thrivent Build Update
Follow up and phone calls continue. Presentations are scheduled for Messiah Lutheran and Divine Savior. Robert will also contact the chapter congregations to remind them to include Thrivent Habitat for Humanity contribution in their upcoming budget process.
Information from a regional conference call with Presidents and Financial Directors including Join Hands Projects guidelines and Care in Communities Funding guidelines was discussed by the Board.
Old Business
The Annual Chapter pig roast was held Sunday, July 27th from 1-5 pm. About 100 attendees participated in the festivities. Further consideration will be given to other chapter awareness activities in the future including a cash distribution, educational event or possibly a baseball outing depending on the outcome of the Sept 14th event.
20 Baseball tickets for the
The chapter completed 2 Join Hands Day projected and distributed the funds allocated for those projects.
New Business
A fund raising request to assist Janet Sanderson of Messiah Lutheran with an upcoming event to assist with her funding with the LCMS World Relief Human Care medical missionary trip was reviewed. A motion to support the quilt sale fund raiser for $1,449 was made by Tom Cree, seconded by Duane Sharp and approved unanimously. The Board decided if additional funds become available consideration will be given to this project. This complete the Care abounds in Communities funding for 2008.
A fund raising project for the Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ was review. A motion to support the project with $150 of operating funds was made by Bob Mohling, seconded by Tom Cree and passed unanimously.
Tom Cree mentioned the upcoming projects the chapter has already approved including on September 10th at 5:30 pm the assembly of the 250 Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child Boxes in the Christ our Savior Church basement and the Light the Night Walk on Friday, September 12th with the Jim Morrell and Christ our Savior Team.
Teleconference notes from the August 18th regional conference call were reviewed by the Board. Topics included the new Thrivent Financial Social education “WOW” events and the use of additional publicity with the approved funding requests.
The next meeting is scheduled for September 25th at 6:30 pm. With no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Nancy Timm
Records Director