Minutes of the Sacramento Valley Returned Peace Corps Volunteers’ Board Meeting
September 4, 2007
Members present: Faith Boucher, Bruce Sandie, Nancy Sinnwell, Heidi Steger, Jim Waters,
Audrey Wiechman
Members on leave: Debra DeBondt
Members absent: Fran Kennedy, Veronica Rodriguez
1. Approval of the August minutes
-motion by Faith, second by Jim, approved
2. Treasurer’s Report
-checks written for Solar Cookers - $100, calendars - $530,
Children’s Hope Haiti - $250
-problems with the transfer of banks
-bank needs a list of officers, a tax identification number from the bank and another from the IRS, and no two signature checks
-check with Washington Mutual about on line checking and ATM deposits
3. Foothills Picnic
-successful as usual
-about 30 attended
4. Adventures in Dining
-El Salvadoran restaurant on Northgate - about 12 people attended
-September 21st - Stolichniy - Russian food at 5601 Watt Avenue - Audrey and Faith in charge
5. Annual Meeting
-beverages - soda and beer; tableware - Audrey and Faith
-ballot for board members - Audrey
-possible new board members to be called:
Steve Riggs (Mali) - ?
Dennis Fenwick - Audrey
Dan Holt - Mark
Meg Svoboda - Heidi
6. Project Funding
-Children’s Hope Haiti - Leisa Faulkner Barnes
7. Peace Corps Recognition Day
-at the State Capitol
-Andy McKean (Cameroon/Kenya)
8. Oral History Project - on going
9. New Membership
-need to acknowledge receipt of membership
-Heidi volunteered to write notes to people
10. Next meeting - Tuesday, October 2, 2007
-7 PM at Audrey’s