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Non-Profit Gift Fund Committee Minutes
March 5, 2008
Attendees Present: Charles Boehn, Lorilee Fish, Kevin McNatt, Nancy Wall,
Excused: Rose Bryant
1.The meeting opened at 7:19pm
2. Motion made by Chuck Boehn to accept the minutes of the April 18, 2007 meeting, 2nd by Nancy
Wall. All in favor.
3. Election of Offices Motion made by Chuck Boehm to have the present officers be retained for the
2008 year as constituted, 2nd by Nancy Wall. All in favor.
4. Old Business: Discussion of the status of the grants distributed for the 2007 year:
Town:
• Ambulance Fund: Letter to be written to Ken Parsons requesting receipts for the Auto Pulse
machine and any necessary materials/supplies to operate the machine
• Animal Shelter: Project Concluded. The funds have been deposited in their building account to
be used for Phase I construction
• The Mansfield Public Library has requests an extension on both projects. The last ink bill will
be in shortly for the color copier donated to the Town for the public's use. There are several
performances to be held before the weekend family entertainment grant is completed.
Extension on both projects granted.
• Parks & Recreation grant for $6,000 — transferred to MY SA — Finished w/receipts for the fence
Schools:
• MHS Swim Club: They are presently purchasing the equipment and supplies requested. Sue
Cuneo, parent representative, stated that the equipment will not be as expensive as thought and
could they purchase additional items. In conversation w/Rose, Rose suggested they apply in
writing listing additional equipment and that cost.
• MHS Booster Club: They have yet to purchase the trophy shelves. Margaret is aware of the
deadline date of March 31 and will get back to us w/receipts.
• Robinson Playground: We need an extension letter from the committee and then the receipts.
• MHS Visual Arts Department: The software has been purchased and is in use.
• Band Parents: The alto sax has been purchased and the receipt received.
• Roland Playground: We need a letter of request to extend their playground project. The school
may be moved to a different site.
Continued:
Other:
• Food Pantry: Project completed and $5,236.00 returned to the fund
• MMAS: Banner purchased and project completed.
• UnCommon Theater Company: New heating system purchased, installed and completed.
• Mansfield Historical Society: Extension requested and approved for the remaining purchase of
archival supplies to store records - Balance: $1,010.
• MYSA: The check for $6,000 has been received. Project completed.
• Downtown Business Association: Parade held and band paid. Project completed.
• Eagle Scout Alan Miller: Alan was contacted by Rose Bryant and should have called us by
now. He will be contacted again.
• Springbrook Cemetery: The custodian was not able to do/complete the irrigation project. An
extension has been requested and granted.
• Mansfield Board of Selectmen: To date, their use of the funds has been concluded.
5. New Business: Discussion of the new grant requests.
TOWN:
Library Performances
P & R Cemetery Restoration
Animal Shelter Fund
Great Mansfield Clean Up To be re written.
SCHOOLS:
Band Parents New uniforms
MH Marching Band uniforms
MHS Katrina Trip 2 trips need anything
MIDS, Inc. computer network for
challenged MHS students
OTHER:
Springbrook Cemetery finish water line
Our Daily Bread Food Pantry
M Hist. Soc convert 16mm film to DVD's
Downtown Business Assoc. Parade/Band
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$20,000.00
$500.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Anything
$5,380.00 Mansfield Innovative & Developmental Services
$2,500.00
$7,797.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$54,177.00
• The Committee felt that because we did not have all members present that we would not vote
on any grants.
• Mansfield Innovative and Developmental Services, Inc (MIDS) has requested funding for
office equipment, software, etc. They will be invited in for further explanation.
• The Band Parents will be invited in to show examples of uniforms, cost per, numbers needed,
life of a uniform, etc.
Continued:
Final suggestion is that we follow up on the old business from 2007 for a new status report.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 12 at 7:00pm, Town Hall, 3`d floor, Committee Meeting
Room.
Motion made by Chuck Boehn to adjourn the meeting, 2"d by Nancy Wall. All in favor.
Meeting ended at 8:50pm.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kevin McNatt, Chairman Date
Kevin McNatt, Chairman; Nancy Wall, Vice -Chairman; Lorilee Fish, Secretary
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