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Seeds Of Hope Partners

November 14, 2007

DEVOTIONS AND PRAYER: Led by Carole Frank

MINUTES: Motion by Marty Willard and seconded by Sue Wilber to accept the minutes.

TREASURER’S REPORT: No treasurer’s report

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Seeds of Hope was not chosen as one of the winners for the Make it Your Own Award.

2. Carole Frank did a presentation at the united Methodist Women’s Conference in York

3. The Speaker’s Bureau will schedule a training session after the first of the year. Larry Miller 1 will be added to the list of speakers.

4. The diaper closet is fine. There is an ongoing need for non-perishable foods for the food closet.

5. There was no report on the Bradford County chapter.

6. The website has been renewed for another year with an expiration date of January 2009.

NEW BUSINESS:

Larry Miller 1 and Larry Miller 2 have been doing pick- ups and deliveries in the absence of Carl Matteson. They have asked that there be better coordination between the case workers and the persons making the deliveries. They have suggested that we do not accept sofa beds as they are too heavy to handle.
Seeds of Hope Partners has received a donation of $500.00 through Helping Hands of Allstate Insurance.
Marty Willard reported that there are candy packets available from Mission Central for Christmas. She just needs to know how many we want and when they are needed. She asked for anyone to let her know if there is a handicap accessible facility in the area which could be used for a Mission Central HUB to collect supplies and assemble kits for disaster response.
Seeds of Hope is in need of cribs and pack and plays.
Seeds of Hope Partners has received several requests for help from outside of the Human Services Agency. We work in partnership with the county through the caseworkers from Family Services. When requests are made we need to ask if the person has a caseworker. Carole will send letters to Guideline and other places too let them know who we are and what we do.

6. Volunteers are needed to help wrap the Christmas gifts for the children. They will be wrapping the week of December 10th. If you are available to help please contact Loretta Eaton at 724-5766 or 1-800-242-5766.

Update on families:

#101R- Roof and floor repairs, plumbing in shower

#106- Caseworker has been informed to have client contact Tioga Transmission for an appointment

#113R- insulation for underside of trailer

#127R- patch holes in wall

#128/130- needs met

#129- pending-need help with special diet needs of child

#131-needs met

#132- needs met

#133- paid $50.00 for transportation to Ashland for family visit

Families for November:

#145-Mansfield family with child in treatment requesting reimbursement of expenses for fuel($93.00) and food($19.00) when they made family visit to Erie We need to get more information from the caseworker on this case. We decided that we would pay for fuel but not for food. In the future a request for travel expenses needs to have prior approval.

#146- a leaky roof. This was put on hold until next month for more information.

The next meeting will be on December 19. Lynn Warso will do devotions.

Prayer requests: Clint Baker, Carl and Cheryl Matteson, AJ Fuller, Kristin Farrer, Caleb Deckman, those traveling for holiday, Smith family

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