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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWWII Scholarship Comm. 04/28/2023I The World War II Scholarship meeting was held on April 28, 2022 at Mansfield Town Hall in the MBC meeting room at 6:00pm. Those attending the meeting were Paul McDonough, Lori Stanovitch, David Wilson, Ben Espisito and Mary Ann DeTrolio. The meeting minutes of April 22, 2021, June 24, 2021 and October 6, were presented and read for review. The following motions were made: A motion was made by Paul to accept the minutes of April 22, 2021 Seconded by David All in Favor. No one opposed A motion was made by Paul to accept the minutes of June 24, 2021 Seconded by David -1 CD All in Favor. X w No one opposed A motion was made by Paul to accept the minutes of October 26, 2021 i r hl Seconded by David All in FavorrTj o No one opposed t C-3 Iy The Committee then reviewed and discussed the applications. It was a unanimous decision to s9eect r*T numbers one, six and twelve. The chosen are: Mark Daniel DeGiralamo Jr. Bridgewater State University Ryan William Morley, Bryant University Shaylin Riley Reagan, The University of Alabama David made a motion to award $1000 to each student for a total of $3000. Seconded by Lori Four in Favor: Paul, David, Lori, Ben Motion passed. Paul made a motion that if the Town states that we cannot give $3000, then we give 1116 and #12 each $1,000 scholarship. Seconded by David All in favor No one opposed During the meeting, David sent a message to the accounting department asking for the amount we have in funds During the discussion of changing the application dates, the suggestion was made to change the "Postmarked Deadline" of April 151h to a "Receiving Deadline" of April 15th. Mary Anne tried to explain stating the "Postmarked by April 150' assures the student and the Board that it was mailed on time. WWII MEETING MINUTES 4-28 22 (Example: This year, the 15" was on a Friday. The Town Hall was not open on Saturday or Sunday, and Monday was a holiday, so nothing could be received until April 191". So, therefore, even though the Town Hall was not open to receive mail, the applications were still mailed on time.) Paul and David wanted to change the date of receiving the applications to at least a week earlier because they did not have enough time to go over the applications. Mary Ann brought copies of 6 different scholarship application forms from the Mansfield High School scholarship portal and another application that she proposed. Each member was given their own set of copies to review. There was not a scholarship application form finalized or voted upon at this meeting. Lori left the meeting at 8:10pm. Paul announced that he was resigning from the board and made the following suggestion: David as Chair, Lori as Vice Chair— Ben as Treasurer and MaryAnn as Secretary. The suggestion was made into a motion and seconded by David Four in favor— Paul, David, Lori and Ben Opposed — Mary Ann David made a motion to adjourn Seconded by Paul All in Favor Meeting adjourned at 8:59pm. WWII MEETING MINOTE5 4-28-22 The World War II Scholarship meeting was held on November 6, 2023 at Mansfield Town Hall In the MBC meeting room at 7:OOpm. Those attending the meeting were, Lori Stanovitch, David Wilson, Ben Esposito and Mary Ann DeTrolio. Maureen Doherty, from the Select Board (Volunteer Advisory Subcommittee) was in attendance to learn about the committee. The meeting minutes of April 28, 2022 and June 21, 2023 were presented and read for review. The following motions were made: A motion was made by Lori to accept the minutes of April 28, 2022 Seconded by Ben There was discussion on the minutes and recommendations were made to amend the minutes. David presented an alternative set of minutes The motion was made to amend the minutes of April 28, 2022 as discussed All in favor — Ben, Lori and Maryann Opposed - David A motion was made by Lori to accept the minutes of June 21, 2023 Seconded by Ben All in Favor. No one opposed David presented a document that was prepared by the Asst. Town Manager, Barry LaCasse that memorialized the history of the WWII Scholarship committee and outlined their duties and responsibilities. He informed the members that since 2010, there had been a change in process which the funds that were available for scholarships was calculated. Mary Ann stated that this was when Sandy Larose had retired. She had always calculated the amount available. The process has been corrected for the scholarships that will be given out in 2024. David announced that this would be his last meeting. He had submitted his resignation to the Town Manager. He said that all the necessary scholarship paperwork had been submitted to the Town. Members of the Committee thanked him for his service. David left the meeting at 8:14. --i Ben stated that he would step up as acting chair and work with the Mary Ann to finajize theUplic Pion so that It can be sent over to the High School. A motion to adjourn was made by Lori Seconded by Ben c`> rl> All in favor n r'i M m rn� ii N c1CD The meeting adjourned at 8:23pm j rn N cs— n M