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