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Non -Profit Gift Fund Committee
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Non -Profit Gift Fund Committee Meeting Minutes
April 20, 2016
Members Present: Kevin McNatt, Chairman; Nancy Wall, Vice -Chairman•, Lorilee Fish, Secretary;
Charles Boehm, Rosemarie Sirois
1. Open Meeting 7:OOpm
2. Election of officers:
• Motion made by Chuck Boehm to nominate Kevin McNatt for Chairman, 2"d by Rosemarie
Sirois, all in favor.
• Motion made by Rosemarie Sirois to nominate Nancy Wall for Vice -Chairman, 2"d by Chuck
Boehm, all in favor.
• Motion made by Nancy Wall to nominate Lorilee Fish for Secretary, 2"d by Chuck Boehm, all
in favor.
3. Motion made by Chuck Boehm to accept the April 22, 2015 minutes, 2"d by Nancy Wall, four in
favor, one abstention.
4. Update and Discussion Grants
UPDATE: 2013 through 2015 Requests
• Permission was given to Lorilee to speak w/Sherri Gurnon, Park & Recreation Director, to
conclude the Cemetery Restoration Grant extension. $150 in payments needs to be justified
and the grant will be concluded.
• Mural Committee: Motion made by Chuck Boehm to approve a final extension for the
outdoor "Key" of the historic events shown in the wall mural, 2"d by Rosemarie Sirois, 3 in
favor, 2 abstentions.
• Mural Committee: Additional funding was requested by the Mural Committee to complete
and update the information on the brochure and print additional copies. It was agreed that
$613 must be returned to the NPGF and additional funding may be requested next year to
update the website and print brochures.
• A new letter will be sent to Pop Warner Board of Directors concerning their failure to return
$373 and/or to explain the expenditure for youth size t -shirts when only adult sizes were
approved.
• Spring Brook Cemetery: Completed
GRANT FUNDING for 2016: $50,723.91
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1. Skipped (Our Daily Bread listed on 2016 Grant Requests)
2. Beautification Committee: Request to redirect the remaining funds to purchase additional
pole and recycle barrels. Motion made by Chuck Boehm to either purchase the remaining
Dumor barrels or return the remaining funds. 2°d by Lorilee Fish, 4 in favor, 1 abstention.
DISCUSSION ON 2016 GRANT REQUESTS:
TOWN:
NPGF Committee:
Request withdrawn but funds will be requested to purchase a computer for the committee, software
and ink. ($1,315)
Town Clerk:
"Denied: Yearly operating expense — to estimate the cost organizing, indexing, cleaning and
disposal of town records ($4,500)
Parks & Recreation Department:
2 banners, Fishing Derby and Halloween Parade ($1,260)
Summer Camp Arts & Crafts equipment, office chair ($800)
Utility cart for movie projector ($399)
Friends of Memorial Park:
*On Hold: Missing quotes from company: 2 banners for Ice Cream social and Turkey Trot ($1.200)
Chairman contacted for quotes from vendor and no response received.
Beautification Committee:
Purchase a tent and tablecloth w/logo for evets ($2,347)
*On hold: Missing quotes for banner and tri -fold brochure.
Mural Committee:
Update present brochure, link OR code, with web site and Facebook. ($1,577)
To repair 93 "paint bubbles" ($5,740)
Historical Commission:
Restoration and preservation of town "Revere & Sons" bell given to the Town in 2015 ($12,000)
SCHOOLS:
Robinson Elementary School: Garden beds, equipment, supplies and plants ($6,000)
OTHER:
Mansfield Citizen Scholarship Fund — Dollars for Scholars: Purchase a computer, software and
printer for organization ($1,000)
MMAS:
Lighting equipment upgrade ($5,248)
Underwrite the cost of revamped Music and Arts Festival, t -shirts for 5K, banner (Total $6,100)
*On Hold: Missing quote on banner
Natural Resources Trust:
Printing of 500 copies of the book "The Old Town" by author/writer Harry Chase ($4,000)
Pop Warner Football:
*On Hold: Missing quotes from vendor for Cheerleader uniforms and megaphones and conclusion of
2014 grant ($4,000)
Spring Brook Cemetery Corp.:
*On Hold: Missing quotes from vendors
Paint the chapel interior, sand/refinish the wood floor, wiring for wall sconces ($7,845)
Fencing for cemetery perimeter ($26,000)
UnCommon Theater:
Paint the exterior of the Hartwell School —town owned, used for storage ($4,740.)
Faith Fellowship Methodist Church:
Computer software and 2 laptops ($1,550)
Our Daily Bread:
*On Hold: Need clarification on where chairs are stored and where steel doors go.
30 chairs, outside storage shed, steel double front doors ($2,500)
The consensus of the committee is to adjourn this meeting and reconvene in May. Groups that are
designated as "*On Hold" will be contacted for additional information if so stated. May 6 is the final
day to receive the information necessary to make a decision on organizations missing information in
their requests.
Amount for grants that can be approved is presently: $43,381. All funds must be released each year.
Motion made by Chuck Boehm to adjourn the meeting, 2nd by Lorilee Fish
All in favor,
Meeting adjourned at 9:39pm.
Lorilee Fish, Secretary Date Kevin McNatt, Chairman Date
Kevin McNatt, Chairman; Nancy Wall, Vice -Chairman; Lorilee Fish, Secretary
Charles Boehm; Rosemarie Sirois
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