Meeting Minutes
CHOW Meeting Minutes
Monday, February 10, 2025
1:00 P.M.
Father Kish Parish Hall
The following members were in attendance: Becky Costas and Robin Hefner
Becky Costas opened the meeting with a prayer.
There was a consensus of opinion to approve the November 4, 2024 meeting minutes.
Treasurer Report:
The beginning balance was $3,017.45. Expenditures: Benevity- Liberty Mutual (July 2024-July 2025) $214.56, U-Haul Trailer for delivering Christmas food to Grahn, Kentucky- $63.94 Donation: $100.00 from Gary Ciuba and Pat Rogan, leaving a Current balance of $ 3,268.07.
There was a consensus of opinion to accept the Treasurer's Report.
Old Business:
Warehouse:
- We need a workday to sort and pack a few donations and also to clean up the area. The workday is scheduled for Monday, February 17, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Grahn, KY: 47 trips
- Supplies for 2025 backpacks - backpacks - >20, Skechers backpacks - 3; binders - 0, book covers - 25, Composition notebooks - 15, Crayons - (24 pk.) - 4, erasers - approx. 72, pencil top erasers - 0, filler paper - 0 - open and put some in each binder, folders - 61(put folders with holes in each binder), glue sticks - 2, highliters - 19, lip gloss - 3, markers - 0 pkgs., spiral notebooks (1 subject) - 1 box + 43, pencil boxes - 2 pencil pouches - 5, pencils - lots, pencils (colored) - 0, pencils (mechanical)- 4, pencil sharpeners - 0, pens - 42 rulers - 8, scissors (large) - 21, sunscreen - 4;have 2 (XL - 1 dark gray/orange/red? Large - 1 gray/black, 1 red Caterpillar,ed Medium - 1?); SOCKS - kids are bigger, need larger sizes - Girls - 9 teen, Boys – 4 white; lHATS-girls- 1 pink/grayarger sizes;
- Toiletries - Conditioner - 1; Dental floss/picks - 20, Deodorant male - 8, female 4= 12; Lotion - 3; Mouthwash - 10; shampoo- 21; soap - 2; toothbrushes - 22, toothpaste – 5;toothbrush/toothpaste combos – 20white/yellow/orange), Boys -
Fundraising:
- Quiz Night-do we have enough volunteers? Becky will call past volunteers. Two dates were discussed March 15th or April 26th. March 15th was tentatively decided upon.
-Menu - Soups, bags of snacks and 2 L bottles of soft drinks
-Workers? Kitchen, scorers, pickup papers, raffle, admission, computers are all the areas that need covered.
Communication:
-LOAF Report-Becky has accepted Sandy’s invitation to join LOAF.
-The website has been renewed. Quiz Night and meeting minutes will be added.
New Business: No new business was discussed.
The meeting was adjourned at 2 P.M. The next meeting is Monday, May 5, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. in the Father Kish Parish Hall.
Respectfully submitted,
Robin Hefner