November 2009 Kossuth Connections Minutes

Kossuth Connections

Meeting Minutes

December 3 , 2009   515-395-8336(TEEN)

.   Call to order

Vicki Mallory called to order the regular meeting of the Kossuth Connections at 12:00 on December 3, 2009 at the EMS room.

.   The Following Persons were Present  Introductions Julie Wolf, Linda Vaudt, Donna Nielsen, Kyle Neugebauer, Vicki Mallory, Jeanne Wunder, Angie Asa-Lovstad, Joleen Frideres, Ron Glissan, Steve Kollasch.

.   Approval of minutes from last meeting

.   Treasurer’s Report

Coalition Account $1593.97  Fundraising Account $4316.30  Caddyshack Account $894.23.   Hope to have reports by next meeting from Quick books              

.   Committee Reports

Angie & Jodee have updates from committee's included in our agenda for review before meetings. The new format makes our meetings run very well.

New Business Reports from Kossuth Connections Director(Angie) & Youth Coordinator(Jodee) were sent out in an e-mail. First United Methodist Church will be donating their procedee's from their "Cookie Walk"  to be held on Saturday December 5th. If you can donate some cookies take them to the church kitchen by Friday or 6 am on Saturday. The "1000 Lights of Hope" tree lighting at the Curtis home will be at 6pm on Saturday,Dec.5. If you can donate wrapping paper or your time meet at the Kossuth Connection's at 12:00 on Saturday December 12th.  Wrapping of the gifts for the families from the moneys raised from the donations of 1000 lights will take place. Cinderella's closet will be open again this year, Lisa Louscher is busy collecting dresses. Please pass this on to anyone who has a dress to donate or would like to purchase one. The next "In the Know" will be held on Jan. 13th. Our "Townhall" meeting will return to Algona this year sometime in April. Angie discussed the rent will be going up at our current location with the use of the upstairs. Currently it is $675 per month proposed is $950. The current DFC (Drug Free Community) Grant will expire this year so Angie will be working on putting pen to paper to get our application approved for new funding to keep our organization going. Angie would like to see a Social Host Ordinance passed in our community. She provided input & knowledge to those in attendance. We will continue to research this subject. 

Old Business   We our continuing to work with Marcia's bookkeeping to seperate acccounts for reports. We still have a Vice Chair vacancy. Vicki & Steve met with BGHS administration regarding the JEL/YEL grant to inform them of the circumstances regarding the funding. New attempts will be made next year to involve the youth at Seton & BGHS.

.     Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 1:00.  Next meeting will be at EMS room at 11:45 on January 7, 2010 (Have a safe & Happy New Year)

Minutes submitted by:  Julie Wolf