Partners of the Americas

Board Minutes March 8, 2009

 

Present: Steve Waechter, Jan Brummond, Lin Allen, Emily Crouse, Rhoda Rogers, Betty Brown, Francis

Wardle

 

 

 

Minutes from the previous board meeting were approved.

 

Financial Report: Current funds in Partners of the Americas-Colorado = $______________

 

 

A motion was made and passed unanimously to pay ½ of the cost of an airline ticket for Dani Lembi, based on the following contingencies: (1) Roberto Poles travel grant is approved by Partners of the Americas. (2) all other possibilities for funding of her ticket are denied. (3) this is a one time only offer. (4) personal travel to Miami are not to be included in the purchase.

 

Rhoda Rogers, Treasurer asked to change our financial institution to Bank of Choice. She will proceed with paper work to complete.

 

Steve Waechter submitted a donation check to be submitted into a “special projects fund.” The board will have further discussions on how these funds are to be used and the process for appropriation.

 

A motion was made and passed unanimously to add a Corporate Business Rate for membership. Dues will be $100, and the member corporation will receive one voting member.

 

 

Partners of the Americas

Regular Meeting Minutes March 8, 2009

 

Present: Steve Waechter, Jan Brummond, Lin Allen, EmilyCrouse, Rhoda and Mike Rogers, Betty and Roger Brown, Francis Wardle, Helen O’Keefe, Laura Schulkind, David, Co and Odete VanHerwaarden, Jackie Pollman, Alison and Julianna Freitas, Gylton and Louise Da Matta, Maria Lopez, Jon Monson.

 

Minutes were not approved, and will be resubmitted for approval in June. It was suggested that the minutes go out on e-mail, and would be posted to the web page on approval.

 

Financial Report. Beginning Balance $6,419.04

Receipts: 820.00

                        Expenses: 734.83

                        Ending Balance $6,404.21

 

Motion to approve the financial report was made by Francis, seconded by Emily to approve. Passed unanimously.

 

Travel grants and visas have not yet been approved for Roberto Poles and Dani Lembi. Betty Brown has prepared a schedule which will involve Denver, Wyoming, and International Week at UNC.

 

Steve gave an update on the Coaching Coaches program. The program generated interest and partnerships with America Scores, Greeley Recreation, Greeley Bootleggers, and fundraiser possibilities with the Soccer community.

 

Binka Le Breton, from the Iracambi Ecological Research Center, Minas Gerias will be in Greeley the week of April 6. The tourism committee will meet that week to discuss additional travel possibilities.

 

Betty Brown received a travel grant and will be going to MG in April-May to work on communications, and English as a Second Language training.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

 

Steve announced that we had received a small donation, and that we are designating this to Special Projects Fund. The board will further discuss on how these donations should be used in the future.

 

Rosana Bastos, a POA member in Belo Horizonte is working on proposing a travel grant regarding disability provisions and issues in the United States, and related issues in Minas Gerais.

 

A literacy project was also discussed.

EmilyCrouse provided a brief lesson on “greetings” in Portuguese.

Helen O’Keefe gave a program on the International Studies Program at the University of Northern Colorado.

Meeting Adjourned. Next meeting June 7, 2009 at the Sod Buster Inn, 1221 9^th Ave, Greeley at 2 p.m., The Board will meet at 1:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

 

Jan Brummond

Board Member