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NEW BUSINESS
- Conrad and Kaitlin will work together to outline and send out an agenda prior to meetings
- Marty would like to look into donating to Seeds of Hope
- Melissa spoke with Good Shepherd Food Bank - they are running low on food (budget OK but pasta, rice, beans, etc. are becoming difficult to find)
- Don is interested in purchasing $40-50 Hannaford gift cards (with alcohol/tobacco/lottery ticket limitations) to keep on hand and give out as needed
- It was decided that food pantry money goes further but gift cards may be useful for items like diapers
- Don still has some hand sanitizer which Haley suggested re-packaging into smaller bottles
- Conrad has a conflict on the 30th at 3 so we may need to move meeting up
APEX
- Apex is in their third week of Friday afternoon care package distribution to local families
- 58 packages last week / 80 packages this week
- The packages include food, a physical activity, at home service project, and personal care product
- Personal care products include soap/washcloth, shampoo, toothbrush/toothpaste
- Parents have suggested that additional food donations would be appreciated
- This week they are including pantry staples such as vegetables, broth, and rice
- Program cost is about $600 per week and Melissa hopes to continue through summer
- Apex has applied for various grants and should have decisions by Monday
- Joe suggested a "stuff the bus" type food drive - set up outside of Market Basket and request a single item donation from each customer
- Emergency funding ($150 proposed by CJ) considered by committee but we may be more helpful in assisting with long term sustainability
- Conrad will send out action email if the program requires additional funding for next week
UPDATES
- Current budget is up to $5,000 without board approval ($1,000 spent so far)
- A $500 check has been sent to Jim Godbout as partial reimbursement for his donations
- Don met with the city of Saco regarding meals for seniors - we donated $500 to the program
- Haley had 22 masks made for Volunteers of America. The masks have been distributed, as well as hand sanitizer.
- Brenda communicated with Biddeford city manager, mayor, and emergency requests coordinator. They do not currently have any requests for assistance
- Conrad has not heard back from OOB yet
TASKS
- CJ offered to contact Delilah at Heart of Biddeford to see if they know of any community needs
- CJ also to check in with Don Bisson of Biddeford food pantry and looking into farmer co-ops for pricing
- Brenda will reach out to Stone Soup and the Saco food pantry (general inquiry to assess needs)
- Brian will continue to set up meetings with Marty's ID
- Conrad will contact Lucie and Karen regarding Stuff the Bus contacts
Thank you,