W i n d s o r L i b r a r y
Friends of Windsor Library
February 10, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Minutes
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Attending Executive Board Members: Dale Copps, President; Sandy Soho, Vice President; Heather Shanks, Secretary. Absent Executive Committee Members: Karen Woodward, Treasurer. Other Board Members Attending: Kerry Clifford, Jennifer Cary, Library Director (ex officio). Other Board Members Not Attending: Ilene Beattie. | |
| 1. Call to Order: 7:02 p.m. | |
| 2. Minutes, January 18, 2005 - Approved unanimously. | |
| 4. Attending Members/Staff Comments | |
| Jen: Wondered why we need approval of all checks to be cut (see January minutes). | |
| 5. Correspondence | |
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IN: None. OUT: 1) Thank you letters to donors. 2) Dale has compiled a binder of all the Friends and Trustees' minutes and Friends treasurer reports, event descriptions, etc., for 2004. | |
| 6. Managers' Reports | |
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Tour/Sweepstakes: Letter sent to stores that participated in the shopping tour, asking them to sign on again for this year’s tour. We are looking for at least seven stores before going ahead with the tour. Book Sales: Book Nook is about to become operational. Auction/Raffle: Raffle was explained in the January minutes. Dale suggested that we offer substantial gift certificates, rather than objects, from the participating stores. A gift certificate might be a $250 value, plus $50 from the store to cover publicity, etc. We would give the store X raffle tickets for its own use. The Library would keep the first $100 in raffle tickets, for the $250 gift certificate, and the second $100 in raffle tickets would be returned to the store. Offers to participate would first be offered to businesses in the local Chamber of Commerce, before branching out to the Upper Valley in general. [Later: After some investigation, Dale concluded the raffle idea was probably not feasible in Windsor. Another fundraising idea will be discussed in March.] | |
| 7. Old Business | |
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501(c)(3): The papers have been submitted (around January 24). [Later: A letter was received by the IRS saying they received the papers and we would hear about our status in three to four months.] Woodwork Refinishing: Quotes received: Gerald Gambone from Reading, $2000; Phil Davis from Ascutney, declined the job; Heirloom Furniture Hospital from WRJ, $1250; Meeting House Furniture Restoration from Quechee, $2478. The Friends will likely contract with the Heirloom Furniture Hospital. Vacuum Cleaner: Motion: To buy a Dyson for $420, or less. Approved unanimously. Town Meeting Vote Strategy: Send letter to all Friends encouraging them to vote and to talk to others about the importance of this issue. Dale also produced a bookmark, poster, and "Talking Points" flyer for distribution at the library. | |
| 8. New Business | |
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Trustees' Fundraising: The fundraising committee of the Trustees are planning a Spring Garden Tour (we will give them the Friends mailing list). They also discussed having VT artists decorate wooden maple leaves to be auctioned off during leaf season, but decided not to do that. Committee member John Dryfhout suggested the Friends might want to do the maple leaf auction. Fun & Games Day: Thoughts? Newsletter: Dale has begun one to send with the invitation to the Annual Meeting. | |
| 9. Other Business (Time Permitting) | |
| Membership Gift: Sandy suggested a car decal sporting a logo of the Friends. | |
| 10. Next Meeting: March 10, 2005 | |
| 11. Adjournment: 8:10pm | |
| Respectfully submitted, Heather Shanks, Secretary | |
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