Friends of Webster Trails Board Minutes
Monday, March 8, 2010
Webster Public Library
Present: Rich Morrill (presiding), Dennis Kuhn, Norma Platt, Jeff Darling, Larry Yost, Sharon Galbraith, Craig Pratt, Rick Taddeo, Karen Mischler, Frank DeLuca and David Mayer
The February minutes were approved as submitted.
New FWT Address: The new address of 1350 Chiyoda Drive will need to be hand written on all the remaining FWT brochures.
Dennis will send an email to the membership regarding the new address for checks.
Rick will highlight the new address in the newsletter.
Not for Profit (501c3)
Dave Mayer was at meeting and reported that the application is half done for the 501c3. the last four years of financials will be needed for the forms.
Craig will give Dave Mayer the financials that are needed and the cert. of incorporation. It will take at least another 2-3 months to complete the process. The filing fee to get the 501c3 is $400.00.
Treasurer’s Report: Craig Pratt reported the balances in the following accounts:
3/8/10
Checking: 3217-
Savings: 1365-
Petty Cash: 116-
Total: 4698-
Membership Report: There are 132 memberships.
Communications Report: March 15 is the deadline for articles for the newsletter. Rick still needs the president’s message (Hal), the membership update (Dennis), and goals/volunteer photos (Jeff.)
Board Members: Craig announced a need for more board members to take their cameras out on the trail with them to take photos for the newsletter. Whether it is taking photos of a workday with people in action building things or photos on the trail, they are important to the newsletter. Email photos to Rick.
Jeff brought up the point that for photos of people on the workdays, perhaps FWT should put something into our volunteer waiver form about being able to use photos for the newsletter if they have volunteered to work.
Jeff will look into this.
Sunday Hikes Report: There were 15 participants for the February hike.
Sharon will ask Alisa K. to send the one-page FWT summary (to use instead of the brochure) to board members.
Habitat Committee: No news.
Scout Projects: Hanna was suppose to send her project information to Don B. but has not done so yet.
The United Church of Christ has 40 youth volunteers that would like to help with projects on a particular day. The Bird Sanctuary Trail needs help with raking stone.
Rich will respond that FWT has some work ideas for the volunteers and will see the volunteers can be folded into the July 10 workday. FWT leaders have ideas and can firm up the ideas with the church leader and can meet with them sometime before the workday.
Norma brought up the topic of a Girl Scout who wants her Gold Award and has until the end of the summer for finish a project. Jenna Bilsback would like to build something. Jeff threw out the idea of replacing the Vosburg boardwalk and improving the trails.
Norma and Jeff will work together to arrange to show Jenna the project.
Norma will take the lead.
Jeff reviewed the 2010 FWT goals.
Community Arts Day: FWT will participate in Webster’s Community Arts Day on April 10th from 10 AM - 4 PM.
Jeff, Sharon, Alisa, (Norma?) have formed a sub-committee to work with Dennis on the project and will set up a sub-committee meeting.
Dennis will speak with Alisa about a confirmation regarding Community Arts Day (as he has not received info. from them yet.)
Trails Committee: Send Jeff any information regarding downed trees on the Hojack Trail.
There is not a lot of trail work going on right now.
Jeff should have the T-shirts for volunteer recognition within the next two weeks.
Next meeting April 12 from 7:00 – 8:45 at the Webster Public Library.