Middleridge Civic Association

December Executive Board Meeting—Dec 1, 2011 at Jessica Summer’s home

Call to Order:  7:36pm

Members Present: Mary Vander Maten (President), Rick Jones (Vice-President), Al and Sandy Obuchowski (Membership Co-Chairs), Jessica Summer (Newsletter Editor), Catie Morales (Past President), Steve Morales (Member), and Tim Harazin (Secretary)

Minutes: from Nov 3^rd (after corrections)  motioned and seconded—Mary and Rick;    approved     

Treasurer’s Report: Paul Armstrong (not present)

·         report will be provided next month

Membership Committee: Al and Sandy Obuchowski

·         390 members

·          only memberships submitted by Halloween are eligible  to be a part of the decoration contest

·         help is needed for the welcoming committee

o   people listed on registration forms will be asked

·         thank-you card received from Becky Fiel (early bird drawing winner for dinner gift certificate)

Continuing Business—Issues              

·         entrance maintenance (landscaping)

o   Paul will update us next month

·         newsletter cost revisions:         motioned and seconded—Rick and Al;           approved

o   multi-monthly discount for full-year advertisers                  

o   order for 12 months and pay for 11 months (get one month free)                       

o   classified ads                                         

o   $5 for member/   $15 for non-members

o   no pictures to be included

·         neighborhood watch—Tim Hish and Greg Summers (not present)

o   no report this month

·         FC neighborhood enhancement Partnership Program  (two letter board signs at entrances)

o   both signs have been installed; see photos in next newsletter

o   we spent $1,390.14 of MCA money to match--Mary’s summary looks good

o   lots of nice complements on the signs

o   one possible issue—the signs get hot inside glass

o   the letters are melting a bit--can we ask company about this?     

·         suggestion to consider asking advertisers to sponsor specific events

o   this could provide funding for more events or services

Continuing Business—Events

·         Halloween party—Saturday, Oct 29^th (cancelled)

o   Stephanie Morales was given a Coldstone gift card to thank her for the planning efforts

·         holiday activities:

o   decorating contest—Saturday, Dec 17^th (with a raindate of Dec 18^th)

o   Al is contacting the previous winners to judge for this year

o   Diane Bente—offered to judge and donated home-made pretzels for winner baskets

o   all winners must be MCA members

o   the deadline for online voting for the community award is Dec 17^th at noon

o   Santa visiting neighborhood on a firetruck—Sunday, Dec 18^th   2:00pm 

o   Jessica has arranged this with the Burke volunteer fire department

o   sand for luminaries

o   Catie will order sand this week and it will be available for pick-up on Dec 9^th

·         feed the firefighters

o   thanks to Terry Upchurch for volunteering to coordinate this activity

·         suggestion to coordinate a leaf pick-up

o   the details need to be worked out

·         suggestion from Donna Hosek  to offer CERT emergency training for community

o   would enough members want to take emergency training?

§  county-funded training on minor first aid and triage

§  kit provided and contact in case of emergency

o   this could be advertised at the National Night Out event

o   we will need a coordinator

·         member inquiry about providing free leaf mulch

o   we will look into this

Adjournment: at 8:48pm                motioned and seconded—Rick and Tim;                    approved

Place of next meeting:                  January 5, 2012 at 7:30pm location—Tim’s home

Minutes submitted by Tim Harazin, secretary