Betton Hills Neighborhood Association
June 2, 2011
Margie McInnes called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Attendees included board members Dean Hansen, Sue Hansen,
Tom Vickers, Donna Legare, and Margie McInnes.
The May 5, 2011 meeting minutes were approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Membership: Tom Vickers presented the membership report,
which was approved. Dues and donations
have been received from 355 members to date:
Bellamy
Fund $ 1787
Partners’
Fund $ 911
Mansfield
Fund $ 704
Dues $
3845
TOTAL $ 7247
Web: No report.
Neighborhood Preservation:
Pat Brueckheimer agreed to make July 4th decorations for the
markers, which will hang from July 2 through July 5.
Treasurer’s Report: Margie McInnes presented the treasurer’s
report.
Previous
Balance: $6871.03
Checks
written since last report:
1364 5/9/11 $ 490.37 Target
Copy-Newsletter printing & mailing
1365 5/9/11 100.00 Leon
High School Project Graduation
1366 5/16/11 175.00 Abigail
Crane-Mansfield Award
1367 5/16/11 175.00 Mary
Kennedy-Mansfield Award
1368 5/16/11 175.00 Roberta
Fiorito-Mansfield Award
1369 5/16/11 175.00 June
Lee-Mansfield Award
Deposits
since last report:
Dep.
5/24/11 $ 50.00 Dues & Donations
New
Balance: $5630.66
The treasurer’s
report was approved.
Parks:
Tom Shulte sent a note that the McCord Park flowers at Armistead had
already been planted according to Brenda Pratt (891-3916). Donna will check to see if additional
plantings are needed.
Newsletter: Margie
will contact Adam Grayson to see if he will continue putting together our
newsletter. She will give him some
materials to be included so that he can begin before our next meeting which is
on Sept. 1. Items to be included are:
Membership
push for new
members and renewals
Mansfield
Scholarship information and names of 2011 winners
School
Partners information and how our schools used their 2011 funds
Bellamy Fund
information and how those funds were used this year
Springfest 2011 article with photos
Request for
volunteers to serve on Board and become Officers
Announcement
of Fall event in October
A list of
ideas for neighborhood activities that BHNA can help advertise, offer, and/or
coordinate to see
what people would like in their community
Welcoming Committee: Dean
said they had not delivered any baskets this past month. Tom asked that they deliver a basket to his
new neighbor: Gail Harper-
2115 Lee
Avenue.
CONA:
No report
OLD BUSINESS
Partner Fund: Sue
read the thank you note sent by Kim Garcia at Leon High School, who will be
using the funds for her summer math camps.
Mansfield Fund: Dean
read the thank you note sent by June Lee of Leon High School, who wrote a
wonderful letter about the importance and effect of her journalism experience
at Leon.
Winthrop Park:
Margie had called the City about an additional recycle bin being placed
near the big pavilion. Although we had
approved funds at the last meeting for this bin, the City contact said they
will put one there at no charge to us.
Garage Sales:
Neither Mary Kay nor Mike Brezin were at the meeting to give an update
about the issue of continuing garage sales at a residence.
NEW BUSINESS
Partners
Fund: Donna Legare asked
if we would approve awarding Kate Sullivan Elementary School their Partners
funds at the beginning of the school year rather than the end as they want to
use these funds for an edible gardening project. They have the volunteers and the knowledge,
but need funds to purchase materials.
The Board approved $300 to be sent at the beginning of the school year
for this project.
Our next meeting will be held Sept. 1, 2011. The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Margie McInnes, pinch hitting for Melissa Jacoby, Secretary