Seeds Of Hope Partners
January 21 ,2009
In attendance: Lynn Warso, Sue Wilber, Sylvia Sumner, Larry and Ruth Saunders, Rosalie Connelly, Diana Robinson, Carol Campbell, Carole and Dick Frank, Sue Heyler, Pat Pendergast, Rose Benson, Larry Miller 1, Carl MAtteson
DEVOTIONS AND PRAYER: Led by Larry Saunders
MINUTES: Minutes from the December meeting were read by each person in attendance. A motion was made by Dick Frank to accept the minutes. Motion carried.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Carl Matteson presented the report. The current balance is $8,913.52. The money from the sale of the IBM shares will be put into CD’s. A motion was made and seconded that we put $5000.00 into a 9 month CD and $1000.00 into a 6 month CD. The motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
- The storage units are up and enclosed. Carole Frank will check with Gary Butters about getting the locks for the units that he is donating to Seeds of Hope for storage.
- Seeds of Hope Partners will have an information booth at the Dauphin County Day Fair in March.
- Lynn Warso did a presentation at St. James Episcopal Church in Mansfield. They have donated baby items and made a monetary donation.
- Dick and Carole Frank offered to be the coordinators for donations. We are still in need of coordinators for family issues and clerical work.
- Holy Child Catholic Church collected diapers and cleaning supplies for January. We will ask them to focus on cleaning supplies for January.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Larry Miller 1 is filling out the application for a sales tax exemption number for SOHP.
2. A motion was made by Carole Frank and seconded by Pat Pendergast that the books for SOHP be audited annually before September. Motion carried. Sue Wilber and Sylvia Sumner volunteered to do the audit.
3. Sue Wilber was asked to speak at the Mansfield Kiwanis Club. They are currently collecting bedding.
4. Rosalie Connelly has been asked to speak at the Girl’s Gathering for God in York on Feb.6-7. She will set up an informational booth on SOHP.
5. The display at Coles Pharmacy will be set up later in the year.
6. Report for 2008:
Food - 369.59; Clothing - 1549.66 Beds/Bedding - 629.64;
Household supplies - 942.94 Appliances - 2121.00 Furniture - 6037.12
Bldg Materials - 1744.32 Diapers - 455.88 Gas Cards - 400.00
Garbage removal - 125.75 Christmas purchases - 2521.23 Misc - 203.78.
And the total is -$17,100.91.
Those expenditures reflect only a part of the year’s activities. They reflect the formal individual requests by Human Service Agency caseworkers to which we responded with the above goods and services. Those requests were for one hundred seventy-six families. In addition, we hosted two give-a-ways and, our volunteers who worked those reported approximately 500 persons that received clothing and other supplies. This does not include the numbers of families that received emergency supplies of diapers and foods from our food closet to which caseworkers have free access.
Yes, God is great and we appreciate the direction given to us to accomplish that which we do.
7. We have a request from caseworkers for cleaning supplies to assist them with a new program. A special intensive casework intervention program is currently being implemented whereby caseworkers are assigned to spend four to six hours weekly with families at risk of separation. They indicate that their first critical need is for cleaning supplies to teach families to maintain a healthy environment.
8. Larry Miller 2 is the contact person for pick up and deliveries for February and early March.(contact info below)
Update on Families:
#147-08- Request for gate-Family is doing it.
#161-08- Piping for wood stove- we paid for code inspection-completed
all need for 2008 have been met with a few exceptions and they are in the process of being done.
Requests for January:
1-09 –bunk beds-done
2-09 – bed and two dressers-scheduled for delivery
3-09- bunk beds- scheduled for delivery
4-09- mattresses and bedding-done
5-09- gas card-done
6-09- washer and dryer-done
7-09- load of fire wood- Probation Dept. will deliver
8-09- bunk beds-ordered
9-09- electric dryer-done
10-09- washer-done
13-09- emergency gas card- done
New requests:
11-09- asking for sponsors for two girls to help them get the money to go on their school chorus trip
12-09- boy needs money to go on school band trip
(Carole will send letters to those on the donations list regarding these two requests)
14-09- washer and dryer
16-09- two twin beds, 10 chairs (request for chairs will be sent out )
Angel Food- need to order 3
Emergency Food Closet – need all foods except canned vegetables and dried beans, (request was emailed out to SOHP members)
Diapers- good supply
Bedding- need for pillows and double size mattress pads
There is an ongoing need for good used appliances and used furniture. We can not use sofa beds.
The next meeting will be on February 18,2009. Dick Frank will do devotions
Prayer requests- mission trip to Mississippi, Rachel S, Sue P, Caleb D, Cheryl M, Lori R, Raymond T, Marilyn W, troops, New President and Vice President, hurting people,
Closing prayer led by Lynn W.
Contact information for SOHP:
Lynn Warso- President- warsolynn@gmail.com
Diana Robinson- Vice President- drobinson@tiogahsa.org 570-724-5766
Sue Heyler- secretary- sue_heyler@yahoo.com
Carl Matteson – treasurer -carlmatteson@yahoo.com
570-835-5169- call to make arrangements for picking up furniture or appliances.
Larry Miller 2 - 570-724-5245 –mlmiller@epix.net
Contact for February pick-up and deliveries
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