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?