Family Promise of Anoka County
Organizational Meeting
March 4, 2010
Christ Lutheran Church
7 p.m.
Agenda
1. Welcome – Steve Thomason
2. Opening Prayer
3. Minutes from last meeting – Mike Nelson
4. Team reports
- Leadership Team – Mike Nelson (please highlight, rather than read the whole thing)
- Recruitment Team– Sue Baysden (how many commitments do we have? Are we going to continue for a second loop of churches and/or a list of back-up congregations). Celebrate this number, and get clear about our direction. What’s next?
- Communication – Steve Thomason
- Fundraising Team – Lorena Palm/Barb Wold/Lyndy Zabel
5. Old Business
- Phone Number – 763-634-1252. This is being monitored by Cindy Huberty. If anyone needs to reach us, please use this number.
- Our target date to open has been changed to June, 2010.
6. New business
- Welcome to our newest Network Congregations!
- We have a Day Center!
- We have an official address to use until we open the day center. Any and all letters, donations, etc, should be sent to:
P.O. Box 48601, Coon Rapids, MN 55448.
- Compassion Action Network volunteer needed. Spring Forum is scheduled for April 22, 2010. See Suzy Schultz for details.
- The Coon Rapids Kiwanis would like more information about Family Promise. They have invited us to present at their meeting on April 22 at 1 p.m. Sue Austreng from the ABC newspaper will be there. Steve will be there to represent FPAC.
- Some grant applications ask us for a statement on discrimination. To-date we have not produced one. Please see Lorena Palm for specifics.
- Lorena would also like to know if anyone is employed by General Mills. This includes those who come to our regular meetings and those who are attending host congregations.
- Wish List – Barb Wold
7. Next meeting
When & where?
