PPDB Board Meeting Minutes

December 12, 2016 


Called to order 7:33PM by Sue Shaffer - President


Members present: 
Sue Shaffer, President
Pattil McGowan, Vice-President
Saneeka Macon, Secretary
Shelley Lil, Treasurer
Kristina Kezmarsky, board member
Tammy Kitterman, board member
Jackie Brennan, professional member
Juli Baumgarner, professional member
Members excused:
Gabe Radzik, board member


Meeting minutes: Approval of October 2016 minutes - Saneeka made motion, Patti 2nd motion carried
TREASURER’S REPORT: Shelley will send the updated treasurer’s report to the board. 
Topics:

• Our next PPDB Board Call, Feb. 13, 2017 and will be our annual membership meeting. 
• Sue will advertise 30 days out. We’ll be looking for President, Vice President and fill open board seat.
• Assigned tasks to advertise and call for nominations: We’ll do separate notices for nominations, early Jan 1st week PPDB board Jan 13th annual meeting.
• Brochures- They’ve been updated. There’s a panel on the back that is blank. It can be lift blank     or we could use as a testimony section with quotes (family member, broad member, general     member, or siblings. Patti will talk to Hunter and ask if he’d like to add advocacy quotes.   
• Membership Update- Tammy posted the membership info on list-serv, Patti posted on Facebook,     and we’ve received a new membership submitted via the website.  
• Affiliate Update - TX, NY, and PA are looking at mini scholarships for affiliates
• Outreach or social activities - Bowling at the Pitt school for the blind. 
• The trampoline park in Bridge Mill PA that has special needs night. 3 hours for $20 on 1st & 3rd     Tuesday of every month (guardian included in price). If there’s a party of10 or more special     arrangement/accommodation can be made. There’s another venue that offers 1 hour     jump/    bounce on an Sunday.
• Tammy will check with Todd about hosting an event.
• Jackie will check Overbrook about hosting an event.

• New assigned schedule for 2017 SHOUT- OUTS

Please add your shout-outs to our Facebook page as well as the PPDB list-serv.

• December ’16     Saneeka
• January              Shelley
• February            Gabe
• March                Sue
• April                   Patti
• May                   Jackie
• June                  Sue                
• July                   Juli
• August              Kristina
• September       Tammy
• October            Saneeka
• November        Shelley
• December ’17  Gabe​

It's time to nominate new Board members for the PPDB Board of Directors. If you are interested in running to serve for a 2-year term or wish to nominate another PPDB member, please submit the nominee's name and contact information to Sue Shaffer, PPDB President _ shaffersms@GMAIL.COM by Friday, February 10, 2016. Our General membership meeting and Board elections will be held on Monday, February 13 at 7:30 PM.  


We will need nominations for both President and Vice President as Patti and I have maxed out our terms. 


Good of the order:
Family to family community (f2fc) put out communication that families  could join around the country.

• school age
• early intervention
• adult children of Deafblind
• lost a child of Deafblind
  

So far Catarina and  Gabe joined


Membership
The membership drive will beginning Jan 1st, the “holiday” promo will start in December. We’ll share on the PPDB and Project DB List-serv's and PPDB Facebook page.  

R   E   M   I   N   D   E   R   S

BOARD MEETINGS ARE THE 2nd Monday BIMONTHLY  @ 7:30pm.   
Phone number: 1-877-329-4135  
Passcode: 8642553#

December  12, 2016 @ 7:30pm
February 13, 2017 @ 7:30pm
April 10, 2017 @ 7:30pm
June 12, 2017 @ 7:30pm
August 14, 2017 @ 7:30pm
October 9, 2017 @ 7:30pm
December 11, 2017 @ 7:30pm
February 12, 2018 @ 7:30 pm