Hi everyone,
Here are the notes from yesterday's meeting:
GIFT CARDS
- $500 worth of gift cards have been purchased and mailed to OOB contact
- As of meeting time, most of the gift certificates have been distributed to OOB families
- Landry's appreciated the business
- It was decided that Landry's gift cards may not be very helpful to Biddeford residents
- Brenda contacted Ray's Market in Biddeford and something similar to gift cards for food only has been established
- There was a suggestion of $500 in funding for Biddeford general assistance - unanimous vote in favor
STONE SOUP / BON APPETIT
- Donations would be appreciated by Stone Soup
- They are not currently experiencing any difficulty sourcing food items
- There has been increased usership - they have extended their hours
- Bon Appetit submitted request for funds to be used for carpentry, painting, and updating kitchen
- Marty will ask if donated supplies and volunteer labor would be helpful
- Paulette made a motion to donate $500 to Stone Soup, seconded by Marty
- Unanimous vote in favor - Marty will send contact info to Conrad
AMMAN COSMOPOLITAN ROTARY CLUB
- Roland donated $1,000 to buy boxes of food for the needy in Jordan and requested additional funds from club
- Each box of food that is distributed can feed a family of 4 for a month
- There was some discussion as to whether it might be best to reserve funds for local causes
- We hope to have more funds available in the future, and recognize that we are an international organization
- Unanimous vote in favor of an additional $500 donation from the subcommittee
- Brenda, Conrad, & Kaitlin will work on district grant request for additional funding
Next Meeting May 21 3PM
Thank you,
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