Present:  Bob Danti, Wayne Moore, Dave Vance, Kay Chamnbers, Ed Chambers Bryan Whitcomb, Darrell Eurich, Jeff Smith

 

Meeting called to order by Present Moore at 6:05.

 

Treasurer’s Report – Ed moved to approve the report as sent.  Dave 2nd.  Passed

 

Secretary’s Report – Dave moved to approve the minutes as sent, Darrell 2nd.  Passed

 

Website Report – Darrell

The Mission Statement was put on the website.  QR Code is working for donations, as we have already received one.  After much discussion, Darrell will add more photos to the website.  Jeff Smith will help with this.

 

***Pancake Breakfast*** - Jeff

The Pancake Breakfast fundraiser will be held on April 20.

Everyone working needs to be there at 6 AM.  The doors open to the public at 7 AM.  We close the doors at 10:30 and must have the Spur cleaned up and ready to go at 11:00 AM.  We definitely need more volunteers!!!  If you have time, please come help

We will purchase enough food to feed 150 people.  Jeff will get new sugar, creamer and Equal.

Ken will get Pancake mix, butter, blueberries, and Sara’s Sausage.  Kay and Stephanie will pay for two additional packages of sausages for their personal use.  Kay and Stephanie will precook any sausages required for the Breakfast.

Lisa will bar tend and make up the Bloody Mary’s and Mimosas.  A donation will be accepted for drinks.  Lisa and Ken will purchase the alcohol and fixings required.

Jeff will bring the trailer to the Spur to make things handy.  After much discussion, we will not purchase new cups and plasticware and will use what we have, even though they don’t match.  New plates are the exception to this.  Jeff will purchase the plates.

Jim G. and Bob D. will take money at the doors.

Bryan, Dave, and Darrell will set up the serving tables and cover them with white plastic.

Kay will help set up the chaffers. 

Wayne and Jeff will put out the signs.  Kay suggested adding a sign at Tomah and Bear Dance Road as lots of neighborhoods use that entrance and exit only.

Kay will serve, and Ed and Dave will help Ken in the kitchen.  We can use one more server.

Wayne asked that everyone send out personal emails to friends to promote the Breakfast.

Nicole is putting the flyer out on social Media Accounts.

 

Scholarship program

Wayne will check with Chief McCawley as to what the LFPD wants.  Chief MCawley has an application form.  Wayne will take the lead for the Scholarship Program.  We will need a list of the remainder of the costs for the classes that the LFPD does not cover.

 

Adopt a Road.

Stephanie is going to set the date for the clean-up for either May 18 or June 15, depending on weather.  Stephanie and Glen Clemons will coordinate with the Boy Scouts.  Wayne will coordinate borrowing the equipment from the LFPD that we can use at the beginning and the end of the road for safety for us and the Scouts.

 

4th of July Parade.

This is still in flux, though it will take place.  We deferred discussion for a meeting closer to the date.

 

Sustained Donations

Jim has this in place.  Money can be taken from an IRA and given to a “qualified charity” of which we are one.

 

Grants

Wayne says that there is a lot of money out there.  Once the first grant is done, the rest will be easy.  The first one is tricky. Wayne, Charles Walden, and Jim will get the information we need to apply for grants.

 

Events

After lots of discussion, ideas were brought up such as golf tournaments, poker games, casino parties.  We can consult the Douglas County Vets and Wayne’s sister for how-to’s.

 

We need ideas to get new members who will be willing to help put on events.

 

Mission Statement

Dave moved to okay the statement as written for now.  Any changes can be added later.  Passed.

 

Next meeting MAY 1 AT FIRE STATION 161 AT 6 PM.  LVFA is being treated to an appreciation dinner by the firefighters.  Glen Clemons is the point person.  We will have a regular meeting after dinner.

 

Darrell moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 PM.