August 2009

Location: Altercare of Hilliard

The meeting was called to order at 3:05pm by FCTFA Treasurer, Monica Mayer.

Officer Reports:

President, Carie Siegfried:

*Absent but sent agenda to Treasurer.  Notified Treasurer that speaker had to go first with business meeting to follow as speaker had another engagement to attend. 

Vice President, Nicole Cha:

*Announced next month's meeting location and asked that members come prepared for a "working meeting." 

Treasurer, Monica Mayer:

*Current account balance is $2288.68 as of July 31st. 

*Membership dues forms can be picked up at meetings or printed from the web site and mailed with a check to the PO Box (details on the application) or turned in at the meeting.  The group was reminded of the new fee structure - 1st mtg is free, subsequent meetings are $5/mtg, dues paid in Nov/Dec are good for the following year.  Membership dues can be paid at any time but are not pro-rated.  Sign-in sheet was passed around.

Secretary:

*No report

Committee Reports:

*Legislative: no report

*Membership: no report

*Web site: Brad Draper changed positions within his company and will no longer be able to attend meetings so Dan Davis with the Parkinson's Society will now give the reports.  Dan encouraged everyone to send web site information to the FCTFA e-mail address for posting.  One Taskforce member commented that the web site has come a long way and is much more user-friendly. 

*Advocacy/Philanthropy: The sock and cleaning supplies drive is now over.  Six people went through the Meals-on-Wheels training - this is the next project the Taskforce plans to focus on.  A summary sheet was passed out with details about the project.  Members can still get involved and should contact Rob Koch, committee chair, for more information. 

Old Business:

*Thank you to Altercare for hosting this month's meeting.

New Business/Announcements:

*None noted

Speaker: Tim Jarvis, Jarvis Law Firm - topic: Eldercare 101