HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMUNITY SERVICES - 05/16/1996 - COMMUNITY SERVICES MINUTES ELK GROVE VILLAGE COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, May 16 , 1996
Conference Room A - Lower Level
Municipal Building
Board Members Present : Board Members Absent:
Mary Cortes Jim Foss
Nancy Czarnik Alva Kreutzer
Anne Feichter Laura Kuhn
Ruth Guest Peg Vallillo
Ken Krzywicki
Mary Paliganoff Staff :
Dick Penley Elizabeth Madden
Barbara Rettberg
Bonnie Sokolowski Guests :
Wayne Jozwiak, KWYC
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 04 p.m. by Anne Feichter,
President.
A motion to approve the April minutes was made by Barbara
Rettberg and seconded by Ken Krzywicki . Corrections were made on
page 2 in the first sentence. The word officer was replaced with
the words board member officer. It was also noted that the
minutes from the executive session are for board members only and
are not for publication for the general public .
Intern' s Report:
Report included in Board packets.
Committee Reports :
Substance Abuse: Mary Cortes
Fighting Back continues training on conflict resolution/peer
mediation in the local schools . A copy of Fighting Back' s new
curfew brochure was distributed and will be available to local
communities . Alva Kreutzer was re-elected as President of
Fighting Back for ' 96 - ' 97 .
40th Anniversary:
The "Oldies But Goodies" Sock Hop will take place on June 28th.
On June 29th the Children' s Birthday Party will be celebrated.
This party will be organized by Derrick Pike, an Eagle Scout .
Invitations will be sent out to long-term residents of Elk Grove
in the hopes that they may come forward to share their stories of
• Elk Grove Village both past and present .
CSB Minutes
Page two
The Anniversary Parade will consist of 70 units, 8 bands and 8
musical groups . Businesses will be contacted for donations for
this event .
Bill Shannon will be the Parade Marshal . Applications are still
being accepted for participation in the parade. In totality
there will be 100-200 units participating.
The Armed Forces Band sponsored by Paddock Publications will
perform in October.
Ken Krzywicki reported that 100 Anniversary plates were sold.
The remainder of the plates will be bought by the Village for use
on their vehicles .
Anniversary mugs and hats are still available for purchase.
Mary Schulz is now a member on the 40th Anniversary Committee.
Nancy Czarnik will be appearing on Channel 6 ' s Koffee Klatch on
July 10th for the 40th Anniversary Celebration. .
Intergenerational : Ruth Guest
Elk Grove High School will be hosting the seniors of the complex
and Elk Grove Senior Center on May 8th for dinner and the play
Guys and Dolls .
New Business :
None
Old Business :
Disaster training for the board will be postponed until August to
avoid conflicts with the 40th Anniversary festivities and
Community Service Board members ' vacations . Beth Madden will
contact the Fire Department to make arrangements for the
training. The Red Cross may also be involved in the training.
Announcements :
Anne Feichter welcomed Beth Madden the new Community Service
Coordinator.
Beth addressed the Board giving a brief overview of what she has
done as of date as well as what she hopes to do in the future.
She plans to compile statistics on clients both past and present
in order to get a better handle on the composition and needs of
the client population.
Beth reported that she visited a variety of places including:
the Village of Mt. Prospect, the City of Des Plaines, Northwest
Community Service, and the Bethlehem Food Bank.
CSB Minutes
Page three
While visiting the Bethlehem Food Bank Beth learned of their
program "Project : Take Charge" which helps people move toward
self-sufficiency. She also looked into Naperville ' s Family
Spirit Commission program which rewards families or individuals
for random acts of kindness within the community. Both of these
programs may be worth investigating for Community Service
clients .
The Community Service Department is still in the process of
looking for an intern. Since the search began later in the year
it has been a difficult process locating a suitable candidate.
Anne reminded Board members that the Village Dinner will take
place on May 17th.
Wayne Jozwiak from Kenneth W. Young Center informed the Board
that ground breaking for the Center has not yet begun.
Announcements :
The next regular meeting of the Community Service Board will be
June 20th at 7 : 00 p.m.
Adjournment:
Dick Penley motioned to adjourn and Bonnie Sokolowski seconded.
Respectfully submitted,
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R th Guest, Secretary Pro Tem