HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMUNITY SERVICES - 05/15/1986 - MEETING MINUTES ELK GROVE VILLAGE COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, May 15 , 1986
Elk Grove Municipal Building
Board Members Present: Board Members Absent:
Dennis Gallitano Harriet Dalaskey FCS
Ray Gunn Ruth Guest
Bro. Philip Kennedy Randy Melind
Marge Mahoney '�f✓ 3 F®
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Rev. Roger Schindel Sheila Rudden - Senior, Elk Grove
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Tim Leverenz - Senior, Elk Grove
High School
Call to Order :
The meeting was called to order at 8 : 00 p.m.
Discussion of Illinois Citizenship Experience by Elk
Grove High School Students - Dick Penley introduced the
two students who have gone to an Illinois Citizenship
Experience which this board helped to fund. The Illinois
Citizenship Experience was described by Sheila Rudden,
a senior at Elk Grove High School, whose area of interest
is Psychology, and Tim Leverenz, also a senior at Elk
Grove High School, whose area of interest is business.
They saw films and heard many lectures on government
and how it works. They learned about state laws. They
visited the Illinois State Police Crime Lab, the Department
of Agriculture, the State Board of Education, the Senate,
the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, the
State Board of Elections and a Frank Lloyd Wright House.
Members of the Department of Commerce, the Transportation
Department and the Chamber of Commerce spoke to them.
They were able to meet with Gov. Thompson. They also
met with students who had participated in this Citizenship
Experience in the past. They said they had learned many
valuable things which they couldn't learn from books.
Sheila and Tim thanked the Board for their support and
assistance in funding this program.
Approval of Minutes:
Dick Penley motioned to approve the minutes. Bro. Kennedy
seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Coordinator' s Report : Given by Karin Epe
Written report is attached. The monthly information
and referral reports are now on computer printout. The
printout of the monthly report as well as the agency
listings were shown to the board.
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The Youth Employment Service recruitment visit to Grove
Junior High School was a huge success. Over 100 new
applications were received and are now being loaded into
the computer. This spring' s recruitment is being -done
at Grove Junior High and Elk Grove High School since
those schools west of 53 were the focus of the fall recruitment.
The new Senior Citizen Handbooks have been completed
and a copy was shown to the board.
Community Service was asked to assist in promoting Hands
Across America scheduled for May 25 . There was not much
information available about it but it was presented to
the board. It was suggested that a poster be hung up
in the Community Service office and brochures be made
available.
Coordination of Services : Given by Barbara Pohn
The program for May will be next week at Channel 6 . The
subject is "Substance/Alcohol Abuse - Partnership of
Community, School and Youth. " The presentors are Mary
Corraza and Christie Bontsema from the In Touch program
at the Elk Grove Schaumburg Townships Mental Health Center.
Elk Grove Distance Classic Planning Committee: Given
by Barbara Pohn
Planning is going along all right. Some problems revolving
around an insurance request from the Forest Preserve
have developed . The problems are expected to be worked
out. A planning meeting will be held on Tuesday, May
19th.
Intergenerational Ad Hoc. Committee : Given by Dick Penley
Dick met with Sheila Ray; attached to the minutes are
suggestions which came out of this meeting. Their next
meeting is scheduled for May 22.
Personnel Committee :
Deferred to Executive Session.
Old Business :
The Living Bank Organ Donation Program: Discussion tabled
due to Harriet Dalaskey' s absence.
Stop O' Hare Noise Rally: On May 13th Marge Mahoney participated
in the Stop O' Hare Noise Rally in Springfield. She went
to Springfield on a bus with individuals representing
suburbs nearer O' Hare. To her knowledge she was the
only representative from Elk Grove. She says there is
much work yet to be done as it appears to be an uphill
battle.
New Business :
The Board would like to see an organized effort through
service organizations and churches on getting clothing
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for the Elk Grove Community Day Care Center. Karin will
contact the Day Care Center to see how this can be implemented.
The Board went into Executive Session at 9 :29 p.m. The
Board reconvened at 9 : 35 p.m. Dick Penley motioned adjournment.
Bro. Kennedy seconded it. The meeting was adjourned
at 9 : 36 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Barbara Pohn, Secretary
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