May PAC meeting 2011

North PAC May 3, 2011

Present: Jenny Johnson, Billi White, Manu Erickson, Sharon Bartlett, Ariah Fine, Aqueelah Worthen,
Laura Oksnevad, Annette Gagliardi, Valerie Matthews, Kelly Browne

Introductions

Treasure report:
Toy swap made $31.50
Plant sale: we sold 97 plants and made $488.79 net profit
We purchased toys/ blocks for Mona Moede ($315.88)
Our balance: $1,853.36

Motion Sharon, second Annette, approved that Aqueelah get a cash box.
Billi has a cash box that she will donate.

LAC: Billi
New ECFE brochure for a quick hand out / PR
Vehicle day by South PAC is scheduled and announcements were handed out at classes
End of year Picnic is on May 26th at Waban Park

Toy/ Book Swap:
We will give $40.00 to the Hall International After School Program
Sharon moved and Valerie seconded; all approved.
Hall will do a uniform exchange on Aug 25th. Discussed the possibility of a toy/book swap same day, but it is not feasible due to summer hiatus. We will put toy/book swap on the planning for next year in conjunction with the mid-year uniform exchange, if Hall has one. Contact for Hall parent group is Ariah Fine, and for the school is Lawanda.


Plant Pick up: Hall, Thurs May 5th
2:30 to 4:30:
Kelly
Laura
Billi

4:30 to 6:30:
Aqueelah
ACTION: Annette will call some folks to remind them of the pick up times and talk to staff , make an announcement for staff at Hall

June 7th: 430 to 5:30
End of Year Celebration / appreciation
There will be child care

Web site:
Ariah Fine gave us choices for new domain name for our website, and we motioned and seconded for the name:
ecfenorth.com
ACTION: Ariah will set up a new site. Manu will add the last three months of minutes to the site.

Momcation/ next year events
Discussion of several possible events:

Have a healthy family event: (yoga for families, eating right speaker, activities to reduce, reuse,recycle, YMCA on Broadway and other ways to promote fitness). Maybe tie in to another event, perhaps hosting a booth or going to a festival.
Perhaps ECFE could go to some of the summer festivals: Juneteenth, Family Festival, etc.

Put some money toward signage to promote ECFE

Have a Momcation that is not funded by the PAC. Is there a way to create a break for parents?
Sharon moved, Aqueelah second: we table this discussion to fall.

Leadership volunteers for next year:
Chair or co-chair: Kelly and Billi (Sharon motioned, Aqueelah second)
Treasurer: Aqueelah (Kelly motions, Billi second)
Secretary: Sharon (Aqueelah motioned, Kelly second)
LAC Representative: Billi (Sharon motioned, Aqueelah second)

Last meeting of the year: Tues. June 7th 4:30 to 5:30

ACTION: Sharon will resend March, April and May minutes to Manu

Adjourned at 5:35 p.m.