Community Crisis Ministries

May 13, 2008

PRESENT: Scott Berry, Terry Dallaire, Ann Googins, Jerry Onos, Kathy Sahrbeck.

ABSENT: Trish Naddaff

Scott called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., and Jerry offered an opening prayer.

EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS:

Kathy Sahrbeck, Community Outreach Coordinator, reviewed the expenditure of funds. In April, $2,702.62 was spent. From January 1 through today, $37,509.70 was spent.
There have been several very large requests for funds, including one for past electricity bills that exceeds what we normally fund. Since winter is over, utilities are now calling in bills owed with threats of power cutoff. It is anticipated that expenditures this year will exceed those of other years: in 2004, we spent $100,800; in 2005, $92,000; in 2006, $77,000; and in 2007, $97,000.

OLD BUSINESS:

The team discussed the CCM Sunday, which took place on April 13. Our presentation was well received and a number of people gathered in Davidson Lounge afterwards.

NEW BUSINESS:

We discussed the timing for our pledge drive and decided the mailing would go out on May 29. Scott will draft the letter and pledge card this week and e-mail it to the Team for input. The stuffing party will be Wednesday, May 28, at 2 p.m. Kathy will contact those who signed up to help CCM and recruit four people from them to help the Team, who will include Scott, Jerry, Kathy, and Ann. More brochures are needed, and more will be printed to give us enough but not excess, since we may make changes next year. Note that the office now requests we advise them of the number of copies we make.

Kathy will ask Cyndi to print the labels by May 23. Scott will arrange for the printer to do the pledge cards. We will need large #10 envelopes with return address and franking, plus small return envelopes, also work for the printer. This will be a four-piece mailing.
As pledges come in, we will need to respond with thank you cards. Scott will organize this, and we will plan to use several church members who have asked to help.

The meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
Ann Googins