HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMUNITY SERVICES - 10/16/1997 - COMMUNITY SERVICES MINUTES (2) ELK GROVE VILLAGE COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, October 16, 1997
Conference Room C- Lower Level
Municipal Building
Board Members Present: Board Members Absent:
Mary Cortes Dick Scholten
Nancy Czamik
Anne Feichter Staff Present:
Jim Foss Beth Madden
Ruth Guest
Mary Hale
Paul Klevinsky Guests Present:
Alva Kreutzer Bart Dill, Village Trustee
Salvatore Pace Stewart Hale, PADS
Mary Paliganoff Chris Prochno, Village Trustee
Ed Ruszkowski
Peg Vallillo
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m. by Alva Kreutzer, President.
® A correction to the September minutes was noted. On page 2, line 3 the phrase "She is looking
for two other sponsors" should be changed to read "She is looking for ten(10) other sponsors." A
motion to approve the corrected September minutes was made by Sal Pace, seconded by Jim
Foss and approved by the members of the Board.
Agency Presentation: Given by Stewart Hale
Mr. Hale represented PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) of Elk Grove Village. He
explained the history of PADS, the numbers of sites available each night, meals served, etc. Elk
Grove Village PADS is held each Tuesday night from October until the end of April . The
organization is financed and run by volunteers.
President's Report: Given by Alva Kreutzer
Alva and Beth Madden attended a regional conference entitled "Partners for Healthier
Communities" sponsored by Northwest 2001. The meeting was held on September 5, 1997.
She discussed and passed out information on human dynamics.
Coordinator's Report: Given by Beth Madden
Report in packet.
Intern's Report:
Report in packet.
Committee Reports:
• Elk Grove Community Spirit Award: Given by Mary Hale
• CSB Minutes
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A Committee meeting was just held prior to the Community Service Board meeting. The
Committee members have been working on developing the logo; they hope to make a final
decision soon. They are searching for sponsors and committee members. They hope to
recognize the first award recipients in January or February 1998.
Needs Assessment Committee: Given by Mary Cortes
Over 500 surveys have been received. The Committee met on October 9, 1997 to discuss data
tabulation. The results should be ready in late November. The Committee will be disseminate
the results to the appropriate agencies/departments. The results will be included in the Village
newsletter, press releases, etc.
Volunteer Committee: Given by Anne Feichter
At the Committee's last meeting on September 26th, the members went through responses to
the original letter and request for information about volunteer needs. The Committee selected
seven (7) organizations to begin featuring. The organizations selected are:
The Kenneth Young Center
Talkline
PADS
Elk Grove Senior Center
Second Chance Adoption
Elk Grove Township Daycare Center
Manorcare Health Services
Each Committee member is responsible for 1 or 2 organizations, calling them personally to
better understand the organization and its volunteer needs. The Committee will work with them
to prepare a press release describing their volunteer opportunities and to prepare an on-site
Channel 6 filming of the show Elk Grove Matters produced by Dana Nevell. The next
Committee meeting will be at 8:00 a.m. on Monday November 3, 1997.
New Business:
Community Service Board Holiday Party: Given by Alva Kreutzer
The December meeting will be a holiday party at Alva Kreutzer's home on December 18th.
Old Business:
Make A Difference Day: Given by Paul Klevinsky and Nancy Czarnik
Nancy Czarnik, Paul Klevinsky, and Stewart Hale appeared on Koffee Klatch to discuss the
upcoming PADS walk and other activities planned for Make A Difference Day, October 25, 1997.
In addition to the PADS walk other MADD activities include:
Clean up of the Salt Creek by Critters of Salt Creek
Village Trustees will clean up some resident's yards
Rupley school will write letters for Love Letters
Chris Prochno and Nancy Czamik (Village Trustees)will decorate the Hattendorf Center
for Halloween and work at Alexian Brothers
Village Blood Drive
Senior Complex- food drive
School District 59- coat drive
CSB Minutes
Page three
The opening ceremony for Make A Difference Day will be held in front of the Pavilion at 7:30
a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 1997.
Personnel Committee: Given by Sal Pace
Thirteen (13) performance evaluations had been passed out to Community Service Board
members. Only five (5) have been returned. Members expressed their concerns regarding the
method of evaluation. The next meeting will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 23, 1997.
Community Service Board Members Reports:
Alva Kreutzer: Alva attended a meeting of Fighting Back on September 24, 1997. It was
reported at the meeting that all area high schools will be trained in crisis intervention. Fighting
Back is establishing a parent partnership program which will entail working with parents'
workplace. The smoking cessation program is under way- Police Chief Ron Pavlock of Mount
Prospect is working with area police chiefs about current curfew ordinances. Bill Johnson,
director of the alternative school gave an overview of the Project Reclaim program which will
take students who have been expelled from school. The next meeting will be on December 9,
1997 at 9:00 a.m.
As of date, the Cook County Sheriffs Youth Award recipients have not received any notice of
their awards.
Ed Ruszkowski: Ed reported that 18 volunteers from Elk Grove High School helped the Lions
• Club with it's recent candy day.
Announcements:
The next regular meeting of the Community Service Board will be Thursday, November 20, 1997
at 7:00 p.m.
Adjournment;
The meeting adjourned at 8:14 p.m. after a motion to do so was made by Mary Paliganoff,
seconded by Mary Hale, and approved by the Board.
Respectfully submitted,
Peg Vallillo, Secretary