September 2024

 Meeting Agenda– September 9,  2024 8PM

Call to Order:  David Coffin, President Called the meeting to order at  8:06 PM
Conflicts: No conflicts listed
Present: David Coffin, Dixie Stachnik, Abby Denis, Johnine Bickhouse, Kristina Kezmarsky, Juli Baumgarner, Elizabeth Foster
Excused Absence: Molly Black, Gordon Boe, Danielle Cieply, Meghan Meyer, Sandra Schiffli-Salerno

Approval of May, 2024 Minutes  
Motioned - Abby Denis
Seconded – David Coffin  
All in favor, motion carried. 

TREASURER'S REPORT:  - 
Gordon Boe - 

Full report available to general membership upon request.

Approval of June/July/August 2024 Treasurer’s Reports
Motioned – David Coffin
Seconded - Dixie Stachnik
All in favor.

COMMITTEE UPDATES: 
*All committee action plans are saved in the shared drive
Membership - Sandra Salerno (Lead)

Outreach  Molly Black (Lead):

1. Exhibitor Table at FLC - Gordon Boe supported this event.
2. PPDB Day at Hershey Park 6/23/24 - the 6 families will receive tickets at FLC - total cost was $812.90 – Danielle headed up this event.
3. Next Outreach event to be considered will be the Holiday Card. Jessica Coffin indicated that she could manage this again.  

Fundraising  Gordon Boe (Lead) 

1. We submitted the application for Alliance Member for the Philly Walk4Hearing

Advocacy  Gordon Boe (Lead)

1. Report out on PPDB Banquet with Guest Speaker, Jacqueline Izaguiere

And Day on the Hill. 

1. NFADB Affiliate Updates.

    
OLD BUSINESS:   - David
PPDB Banquet/FLC -
    David, PPDB, President -Welcome
    Patti, NFADB President 
    Jacqueline I. - Guest Speaker, NFADB
    Family Panelists -
        Susan Green, Parent to Adult Hannah Green
        Sue Shaffer, Parent to Adult Daniel Shaffer
        Heather Schoenwald, Adult who is DeafBlind
        Andrea Johnson, Parent to Adult C.J.
        Vickie McMurtrie, Parent to Hunter
    
NEW BUSINESS :  

1. Zoom Account –  Thanks to Beth Foster for scheduling our meetings.
2. Committee Assignments – 

1. Please inform Dixie what two (2) Committees you wish to participate by September 15th.  Committee should work outside of Board Meetings on the off months and report ou at each meetingt. 
2. Current List - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XzZJeKRUeBXZ-nuB8rKtjAEPqPg6y1y0

     3.    .Request Board Member to be added an Affiliate to the PPDB along  with  Gordon.  Each meeting will be 7:00-8:30 Eastern.
·       November 20, 2024
·       February 19, 2025
·       April 16, 2025
·       August 20, 2025
      4.  Review Roster List for any updates -  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ej7pHWF6AOkgSbeav8TixPIO_YDmONF5/edit   

GOOD OF THE ORDER:   

ADJOURNED: 8:34pm

Respectfully Submitted, 
Dixie Stachnik, PPDB Secretary