Walker Fire Auxiliary Meeting Minutes

April 10^th, 2010 10:40 am

Co Chairs presiding: Marsha Smades, Betsy Bykerk

Secretary’s report for the March 13th meeting was read and accepted.

Old Business:

Trash report: Kristi reports we have 86 subscribers. We have $11,900 in the bank, so with expenses, we estimate a four to five thousand dollar profit. Expect more subscriptions with summer visitors arriving. Some discussion about security system – still need to locate and review tapes??

Cancer Walk: officially cancelled.

Community Pot-Luck: After the Annual Meeting.

We have no Chair, do we need a chair? It has worked on autopilot before.

All WFA members currently in attendance will call 5 people to invite them to the annual potluck. Kristi says that there is a blurb in the newsletter asking for volunteers to bring a dish type – assigned by alphabet.

Calendars for 2011: Peggy is not here today.

Mayoral race: Through March 4^th, revenue is $100.00. Last year it was $1,000.

Merchandise sale: quick discussions on merchandise selection. Joe reports that we set up on 10 out of 12 months Plus other events. Estimate average of $400 per month so, that’s about $4,000 per year. Jean and Susan are ordering more merchandise for the summer.

3^rd of July Picnic: Kristi has the Dunk tank taken care of. It is Her’s and Tim’s donation – for the cost. Jack Smades was volunteered to check for plates and utensils. Since Susan and Trevor are not here, we volunteer them for the ice. Will check with Myra about the drinks, if NO, then ask Susan & Trevor to get drinks? Katie is in charge of the children’s activities:

Hula Hoops, Face Painting, Jump ropes, Bounce house, basketball, Chalk. Koko the Clown (John Horvath) will work with Katie.

Need cooking people. Merchandise booth will be there. Ask Myra to work on treats to go with the meals – to sell – i.e. a bake sale.

Baker’s: Jean’s MILaw, Katie’s MILaw, Betsy will call a few people and bake some. Marsha, too. Victoria will be asked to do the flyer design – include a ‘splash’ about the dunk tank. Jean will add advertising on the Community Calendar to the local Radio Stations – and see about the newspaper’s community events listing. John H volunteers Verda Mae to ‘man’ the water booth. Let’s ask if there can be a ‘friendly fireman’ available for the trucks for the interested Kids

Car Show / Ice Cream Social – August 14^th

All taken care of – Marsha.

Chili Potluck September 18th: Betsy chairs. Looking for a theme. History, Talent, Karaoke, Quilters, lapidary, Acting. To be held late afternoon – into evening. This is a ‘Social’ so we just put out different donation jars. Marsha notes that if we want to use music at any events, she has a list of people/groups.

ArtOberFest – Everyone be on the lookout for an auctioneer. Ken Byers – too early to tell.

NY Eve: On Hold.

New Business

June Arts & Crafts show – we have a framework for it. We need lots of volunteers. If it’s a ‘Go’ then a lot needs to be done.

John Horvath notes that there are only 7 of us volunteers here today.

Jean notes that last month, we had 15 people.

We started this renewed WFA with the thought that people would come from the WFPA meeting – to the WFA, but it is not working well.

Can the Merchandise people hand out a flyer and promote WFA – and wear a yellow WFA T shirt?

How about little triangular signs at the pancake breakfast guests’ tables? Joe volunteers to contact Victoria to create these little signs’ content. Try a tag line of What’s Up Walker? To contain a list of upcoming events and to beg for volunteers to join us at the Walker Fire Auxiliary. John H volunteers to split the cost of production.

Adjourn 11:56