HomeMy WebLinkAboutRSVP Minutes 06-21-2016THE RUNN1NGWATER DRAW RSVP
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
NNE 21, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT:
Bobbye Dennis Nicki Logan Twyla Woodring
Alice Rey Gail Williams Irma Shackelford
Emma Herring Gary Stennett SPONSOR PRESENT:
Carol Schulz Sally Phillips
*The meeting was called to order by President Gary Stennett. Sally gave the invocation.
Minutes of the May 10, 2016 meeting were approved.
*Irma gave the financial report for April.
* "My Dad Reads to Me" is busy with 6 dads to be recorded for a total of 14 children.
*Community garden are looldng, good. J & J donated 2 truckloads of plants. There is a
dog causing problems at the 28th Street g.arden.
*June Birthday Recognition was June 8in at McDonald's.
*The RSVP Golf Tournament was very successful. Gary was thanked for helping to
coordinate it again this year. Eight teams took part in the tournament.
*Irma reported that the federal grant ends on June 30th and a new one starts on July lsc
*Irma reported on the recent Texas Senior Corps Association Conference in Houston.
*Irma and Twyla assisted Melinda Brown with replanting the downtown planters.
*RSVP and the 4-11 will clean the Hike and Bike Trail on Saturday, July 30t. This is
conjunction with Operation Serve and city-wide cleanup.
*RSVP will participate in the Red, White and Moo Parade on July 2nd
*RSVP volunteer Carolyn Warrick was recently honored with the Silver Star Award from
the Plainview Cultural Arts Council.
*As part of the grant reporting 189 surveys for independent living — home delivered
meals were sent out with 104 being returned. All had positive feedback.
*Irma and Twyla will be weeding out inactive RSVP volunteers. Emphasis is being
placed on having volunteers working in the 6 focus areas.
*Another "Thanks and Welcome Home" basket will be presented to a local veteran in the
near future.
*Twyla reported a total of 376 volunteers. Of that number, 197 served 6365 hours in
April.
* The next meeting will be July 12, 2016.
*Meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
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Carol Schulz, Secretary