Board Minutes
January 11 , 2012

Board Members Attending: Susan Staples Smith, Laura McLane, Tim George, Charlie Mallar, Allen Gould, Jack Lee, Richard Ficke, Joan Kenney, Jeff Bailey, Norm Gamache, Greg Garrick

Non Board Members Attending: Diane Gamache, Charlie Zacarria
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Motion to approve December Minutes

First Greg Garrick

Second Joan Kenney

All in facor

Motion to accept Treasurer's Report

First Joan Kenney
Second Tim George

All in favor
Allen noted that the Administrative account is low and that we need to re-instate the 50/50 raffle at some of the meetings. Dick Ficke noted that Angels and Elves will be spending money to buy clothes in advance for next year. Allen will explain at the next meeting the reference to miscellaneous expense on the admin expense page and the accounting expense on the charitable expense page. He will try to send a PDF of the budget to all board members in advance of the meeting. He expects board members to read it prior to the meeting and have questions ready so meeting time spent on the budget can be reduced.

New Business

Membership Comittee was asked to give new members time to introduce themselves to the club during the initation ceremony.

Dick Ficke mentioned that Angels and Elves will extend to Fryeburg residents next year. There about 40 who need help. Coordination with a current Fryeburg assistance program will be worked out.

Board members were asked to think about whether we should have a standing social commitee. We will discuss at the next board meeting.

The club passed on donations to ABAN and Kate Needham's Mali school project since several members have already supported both of these individually.

Motion to approve $250 for Six Month Trial of Kiwanis Sign on Blue Loon Bus

Purpose is to support program which helps elderly and school children get to appointments and to market our name much as Rotary does on the Gibson bus. Cost covers creation of sign and six month display.

First Susan Staples Smith

Second Joan Kenney

10 in favor, 1 opposed

Motion to support the Day Care at the Vaughn Center with $300 towards a music program. We received this specific request after Tim George called them at the direction of the Board to tell them that we do not respond to general mailings for money.

First Allen Gould

Second Tim George

10 in favor, 1 abstained

Motion to award $250 to Bear Camp School

This day care is for children of working parents. They used to be a line item in our budget.

First Dick Ficke

Second Jack Lee

All in favor.

Motion to adjourn at 8:15 p.m. 
First Joan Kenney
Second Dick Ficke
All in favor

Next meeting is February 8.