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Welcome to our 12th Host Congregation
we are please to welcome The Church of the Epiphany in Coon Rapids to our Interfaith Hospitality Network.
That means we only have one to go before we reach a full network of congregations!
April 28 Special FPAC Board meeting
Family Promise of Anoka County, Special Board meeting 4/26/2010, Unity North Church, Coon Rapids, MN
Present: Rhonda Steele, Sue Baysden, Suzy Schultz, Jane Krepela, Steve Thomason, Bonnie Hugeback, Mike Nelson, Barb Wold, Tom Myrick
Mike Nelson presented a summary of the April general meeting at Grace Lutheran Church. Tom Myrick was introduced to the board. Tom has expressed an interest in becoming a board member and has experience both in fundraising and in non-profit operations.
We discussed the leadership of FPAC and the changing roles of leadership within the organization. As we move to an active organization initial leaders will be moving into different roles within the organization and their congregations. For example an initial board member may become a congregational coordinator which would create a conflict of interest to continue the board position. We need
Sue & Suzy reported on the activities of the recruitment committee; we currently have 11 host churches with the approval of Anoka UMC. They have also recently met with Epiphany Catholic Church in Coon Rapids, Salvation Army, Constance Free Church and Bridgelink. Epiphany & Salvation Army are interested in being host congregations, Bridgelink as a partner congregation. A Coordinators meeting will be held at Redeemer Lutheran in Fridley on May 17, 7:00 pm. Suzy noted that we need to develop a strategic plan for recuiting.
A number of items were discussed following the earlier Board training session in April: On-line fundraising (we now have a link to GiveMN on the web page and have received our first donations through GiveMN); need for board members to contribute to the organization; need to review committee structures to make sure that committees are relevant and actively support the program; develop volunteer base; Increase board to include community and corporate partners; ID succession in board leadership; develop a fundraising plan including individual/congregation/large donor programs; need for a newsletter and methods to inform and excite about FPAC.
Tom reported that fundraising is moving forward with a number of grant applications completed and others currently in progress to be completed and submitted. Talked about several target organizations for grants & possible board additions. We need to develop an internet/facebook/twitter strategy and bring a younger generation into the organization.
Mona Glesne has made several more presentations on FPAC for community organizations. There is a need for more speakers to present at other organization/congregation meetings. Suzy participated in the recent Compassion Action Network (CAN) day. A good discussion, but preaching to the Choir about homless issues. We discussed the impact of the channel 15 interview and program about FPAC and host churches.
Action items to be completed: Partnership agreement with Salvation Army for Day Center property; explore insurance needs.
Respectfully;
Mike Nelson, Secretary
April 8 Board notes
Family Promise of Anoka County Board and general meeting 4/8/2010
We had 19 people In attendance at the 6:30 orientation meeting. The board meeting was a board training presentation by Claas Ehlers from the national Family Promise organization. Claas reviewed the progress of Family Promise of Anoka County to date and presented the board model that Family Promise suggests; challenged us to increase our board size (we’d like to add 4 board members by the May meeting); to formalize a number of our committees and to define the roles of the board, committees, executive director and coordinators.
Other items of note: Our 11th host congregation has come aboard, New Life Church in Ramsey; Tom Myrick has agreed to chair the fundraising committee. CTN channel 15 interviewed FPAC board president Rhonda Steele and Claas, and also taped part of the board meeting for viewing on Channel 15, Coon Rapids public access TV (Comcast) or online at http://www.ctnstudios.com/index.htm. Tune in to see.
Next Board Meeting May 6 at Grace Lutheran Church in Andover.
Respectfully;
Mike Nelson, Secretary
Welcome to Our 11th Congregation!
We are very pleased to announce the addition of our 11th Congregation.
Please reach out to New Life Church in Ramsey and make them feel part of the community.
That means we are just two congregations away from having a full network!
Executive Director Wanted
We are now beginning our search for an Executive Director. Please view the job description and pass it along to anyone who might be interested in the position.
Welcome to our 10th Host Congregation
We are very pleased to welcome United Methodist Church of Anoka to our growing network of host congregations. That means we are just 3 congregations away from our goal of the needed 13 to begin.
Keep praying that our funding will come in so we can hire our director and be able to open the doors in June.
March 4, 2010 Minutes
Posted by Secretary in Meeting Summaries, News on March 16, 2010
Family Promise of Anoka County general meeting 3-4-2010
Board members present: Steve Thomason, Mike Nelson, Jane Krepela, Sue Baysden
Steve Thomason called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with a short prayer. Mike Nelson summarized the February 2010 meeting minutes. Minutes were approved by board members present.
No report from Leadership Team
Recruitment Team, Sue Wick: Now 9 host congregations; Redeemer Lutheran, Grace Lutheran, St. Timothy’s catholic Church, Peace Lutheran, Unity North, Faith Lutheran, Lord of Life, Christ Lutheran, Grace Church. 4 support congregations; St. Catherine Drexel, Bridgewood, Meadow Creek, First Congregational UCC. Others considering
include Epiphany Catholic Church, Anoka Methodist, Constance Free, Community Methodist, Glen Cary. Sue made a report on the recent congregation orientation held at St. Williams. We also had a short discussion of program/congregation responsibilities for Saturday client services.
Communications Team, Steve Thomason: Needs; newsletter writers, talked about web site as a site in progress, noted that e-mail directed to web site goes to him directly, noted that brochure is available on the web site and is updated when congregations are added to the network.
Fundraising Team, Lorena Palm, Barb Wold: We have a verbal agreement with the Salvation Army in Coon Rapids for use of a 4 bedroom house adjacent to the Salvation Army Church for used as a day center. They reserve the use of one bedroom for use as a computer lab for their students & staff (also available for students in our program). Barb also talked about needs for the house such as basement insulation/drywall, carpeting, storage bins, a second bathroom in the basement. Donations can be made thru Salvation Army Harvest Corps, attn: FPAC. Approved for a $25,000 Community Development Block Grant, 17 additional grant requests have been submitted with a goal of $120,000.00 in grants, pending requests total $62,200, need to ID grantors for an additional $30,000 or more. If you are aware of other possible grants pleased contact Lorena at lorenapalm@msn.com.
Transportation Team, Steve Thomason: RISE has donated a 15 passenger van for use by FPAC. Registration/transfer costs of $59.00.
Old business: FPAC phone number 763-634-1252 goes to Google voice mail. Number is monitored by Cindy Huberty and calls are routed to appropriate teams. We have also obtained a PO Box for mail to FPAC: PO Box 48601, Coon Rapids, MN 55448
New business: M/S/C to approve payment of $59.00 for transfer fees for van. Looking for volunteer(s) to represent FPAC at the Compassion Action Network event 4/22 to be held at Constance Free Church. Focus of the event will be homelessness. Also 4/22 Coon Rapids Kiwanis is requesting a presentation on FPAC. Sue Austreng of ABC’s is contact. Steve will present at this event. Lorena presented a non-discrimination policy for review. Motion M/S/C to adopt non discrimination policy (I need a copy for the record). Motion M/S/C to prepare job descriptions for executive director and other possible positions need for the day center and program. Barb Wold is point person for obtaining wage detail, sample job descriptions for review by leadership team. Leadership/Board will be meeting at a later date to review and finalize job descriptions. Next congregation orientation is scheduled for April 18. Next general meeting will be April 8 at Grace Lutheran Church in Andover: Orientation at 7:00 pm, general meeting at 7:30.
Food for thought: 2010 Anoka County Homeless inventory: 1,301 individuals identified as homeless, 276 adults/490 children in homeless families.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Nelson, Board Secretary
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February 4, 2010 minutes
Posted by Secretary in Meeting Summaries, News on February 23, 2010
Family Promise of Anoka County 2/4/2010, Christ Lutheran Church, Blaine, MN
Steve Thomason conducted an orientation meeting for about 20 new attendees showing interest in the Family Promise Program at 6:30.
The general meeting was called to order and opened with a short prayer at 7:00 pm by President Rhonda Steele. Secretary Nelson summarized the minutes of the January 7, 2010 meeting.
Committee reports began with Steve Thomason reporting for the communications committee, specifically that the host & support congregations are now linked to the FPAC web page; the FPAC brochure has been updated to include the new congregations, Lord of Life and St. Katherine Drexel in Ramsey.
Barb Wold reported for Loretta Palm on the activities of the fundraising committee. A number of grant applications have been submitted including a Community development Block Grant application with Anoka County, Applications have been made to the Rotary Clubs in Anoka, Coon Rapids & Ramsey. The Coon Rapids Rotary has made a $500.00 commitment for mattresses and bedding. Other applications have been prepared for The Thrivent Foundation, St. Paul Foundation, The Buck Family Foundation and Sheltering Arms. Other resources to look at include the child advocate program through the school district Children and Family Council, Edina Realty, Deluxe Corp, Charleston Foundation, Minneapolis Foundation, Barb also noted that the Anoka Kiwanis Club is looking for volunteer opportunities.
Rhonda reported for the Leadership team. Target opening date has been pushed back to June 1. We need To have $25K in the bank by the end of April and an additional $25K in May and have an Executive Director in place before then. She also reported on the 3 day center possibilities we’ve been considering. The Salvation Army property is not properly zoned for use as a day center. There are significant transportation issues with the Ham Lake property. We’ve had no further information on the Olive Branch/Redeemer property. Redeemer was to have voted last Sunday but we are not aware of the outcome of the vote. Steve will check with Mona Glesne regarding the vote. There was some discussion regarding other possible locations and Rhonda requested that members keep an open eye for other possibilities. Other items noted were the recent newspaper article in the ABC papers and the activation of the phone number and answering service for FPAC 763-634-1252. Cindy is currently picking up messages and forwarding calls to the appropriate teams.
Sue Baysden reported for the recruitment team that 2 more host congregations have made commitments and 2 addition support congregations have signed on. There will be an orientation for host and support congregations next Tuesday, 2/9/2010, 6:30 pm at St. Williams Catholic Church in Fridley. Please let Sue know how many are attending so she can prepare meal.
Jane presented the Treasurer’s report showing a current balance of $670.00. We also have a $500.00 commitment from the Coon Rapids Rotary Club and a $500.00 commitment from Anoka UMC for possible transportation repair costs. The 501 C3 application has been approved by IRS. We also had a discussion about where to mail checks for FPAC. It was determined to get a PO Box for FPAC with Rhonda & Jane having keys for pick up. Cindy will research cost and availability of PO Boxes (after research it was determined to get a box at the Coon Rapids post office).
New business discussed included transportation issues. We’ve been offered a used 15 passenger van. We need to look into the cost of insurance, gas, maintenance and cost of driver(s). We still need to recruit a volunteer coordinator, a day center team to evaluate day center options, making sure that we meet zoning requirements and safety needs.
Following the general meeting the board met to discuss several items. We voted to accept the donation of a used 15 passenger van. Free2B will evaluate the van and we have a donation of up to $500.00 for any necessary repairs. Steve will jockey the van from the donator to Free2B for evaluation and to a temporary parking location. A resolution was proposed and approved to make all necessary filings for state tax ID’s and Charitable organization registrations with the Attorney General. The Day Center Team began to take place with Bonnie Hugeback volunteering to take lead along with several others. There was discussion of presentations to other congregations in the coming weeks. There was a suggestion that we find out if churches unable to act as host or support congregations would consider sponsoring the day center for a month. We also had a short discussion of other possible fundraising activities.
The April meeting will be April 4 at Christ Lutheran Church. 7:00 pm for orientation meeting and 7: pm for the general meeting.
Adjourned at 8:45
Respectfully;
Mike Nelson, Secretary
Three More Congregations!
We are pleased to announce the additions of Peace Lutheran and St. Timothy’s Catholic churches to our network of Host Congregations. We are also pleased to welcome Bridgewood Community Church to our Support Congregations.
Please visit “Our Network” page to see all the congregations in our ever growing network.
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