4/15/24 Meeting Minutes

 

Attendance: Adam, John, Trevor, Lynn, Hubert, Bob F., Joel Swanson, Tom Louis, Casey B., Jennifer Quigley (New Hope), Chris, Ron Eich and Aaron J.

 

Bob had a brag buck that he has a team again that he gets to be part of in Slow Pitch so he will be playing ball another year yet.

 

No B-days or Anniversary’s.

 

Rotary Business – No meeting the 22^nd as we have a 5pm Social at the Brewery on Thursday the 25^th.  Allen Andersen with St. Anthony will be the 29^th speaker.  Adam is emailing out all Rotary Scholarship applications for our board to review and decide on. Adam will attend the Carroll Foundation meeting next week to assist in that scholarship application process.

 

Speakers today: Jennifer Q, Kim Platt and Kandy Quandt – New Hope Update

 

4 Homes on Campus – 49 clients they server – 130 Staff –

19 Group Homes – 72 clients they serve- 115 staff –

Connections Day Hab- 80 clients participate (ages 18-81) – Volunteer work, Activities, Outings, Connection to the Community – 45 staff assisting in this.

New Hope has 75 jobs their clients are placed in via 35 different area businesses.

5 Bargain Shops – Carroll, Manning, Perry, Denison and Atlantic – many volunteers and the public make these successful – helps offset funding needs that other areas of revenue can’t fulfill.

Main funding sources are from the federal and state government.

Main challenge is continuing to keep up with workforce needs and the 24x7x365 nature of the business of taking care of adults with disabilities.  Also, funding restrictions and designations from the government that don’t keep up with cost. Seeing different disabilities with mental health issues and the nature of mental health in general creating more discussion and challenges and they will only increase over time.

Use some technology to keep clients that can live on their own in some group homes safe through the night, but all home still has supervisors and designated support staff.

Carroll has been an amazing community and how has welcomed the client they serve into their homes, businesses and made all feel a part of the county and region.  Rotary has been a great financial partner and many of its members have served on their Governing and Foundation boards over the years.  

Things folks can do is to volunteer to help get clients places like baseball games and outings, help with their special Olympics and other events, volunteer at the Bargain Stores and consider supporting financially.

Their Quilt Auction this last weekend was a great success.