PASR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

PASR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

 FEBRUARY 11,2011  MINUTES

Members Present: Norma Miller, Marie Welch, Donna Yost, Fran Kramer, Jim Stabley, Donna Wright, Phyllis Grenoble, Betty Giles, Carol Rocco, Carolyn Burrows, Joanne Heimer, Bill Kraus

Guest-Webmaster Rich Wykoff

1. Spring Luncheon-Thursday, May 26, 2011
   1. Speaker-PASR President John Nye
   2. Social time: 10:30-11:00; Business Meeting:11:00
   3. Group wants ice cream for dessert, not cake
2. Newsletter-Articles or “No Report” to Carol Rocco by Friday, April 22, 2011
   1. Include in President’s Notes
      1. Earlier business meeting time;
      2. Ask for donations for Home Town Heroes
3. Region 10 Meeting-Wednesday, April 12, 2011. Bill will send out an e-mail to the Executive Committee Members when he receives the registration information.
4. State Membership Request-We agreed not to participate in recruiting new members for the state organization or urging past members who are now inactive to renew their state membership.
5. Scholarships-We decided to reduce our two $600 awards to two $500 scholarships.
6. 
   Mini-grant-A $300 educational support mini-grant will be offered to district employees to enhance student education. $187 of this $300 grant is coming from a Region 10 Educational Support Fund. Donna Yost will distribute all scholarship and educational support applications.
7. Volunteer Hours-Phyllis Grenoble will have the form ready for the newsletter and e-mail. E-mail members will be able to e-mail their hours to Phyllis.

8. Pre-Retirement-Norma Miller will lay out a plan once she has a list of the new retirees. Plans could include:
   1. Wine and Cheese
   2. First Day of School Picnic
      1. A current PASR member will contact a new retiree, invite them to the event and either bring them or meet them there. Norma will get information packets for each new member.
9. Home Town Hero Banner-The group wishes to sponsor a banner for $200. Norma Miller and Germaine Weaver will head this project. As stated earlier we will attempt to solicit donations to defray the cost of the banner. Bill will notify Maria Boileau of our decision to sponsor a banner.
10. Budget-Each chairperson gave Fran their expected expenditures for the 2011-2012 budget. We are a frugal but generous organization. We are very close to a break-even point between our expenditures and the funds generated by our dues.
    1. Fran will present our 2011-2012 budget at the May luncheon.
11. Recreo-Joanne Heimer presented a number of activities and programs which she is organizing. Check your e-mail for a complete list.
12. Website-Our guest and webmaster, Rich Wykoff, will be meeting with a number of our executive committee members to make sure that our e-mail, website, and newsletter will be available to all of our e-mail members. (100% personal guarantee by Rich)