HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMUNITY SERVICES - 01/20/2005 - COMMUNITY SERVICES MINUTES ® ELK GROVE VILLAGE COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD OF DIRETORS
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Conference Room C—Lower Level, Municipal Building
Board Members Present: Board Members Absent:
Nancy Czarnik, Trustee Liaison James Morrill, President
Mike Tuozzo, Vice President
Ryan Bookler, Secretary
Teresa Anesinis
Ann Feichter Staff Present:
Jim Foss Linda Blair, Coordinator
Georgia Landt Michael Cavallini, Director
Mary Paliganoff
Des Raftery
Peg Vallillo
Call to Order:
Mike Tuozzo, Vice President, called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
Action Items:
There were no minutes to approve.
Coordinator's Report: Given by Linda Blair
The Community Service Office had a successful Christmas season. Thirty-eight families
were served for the Adopt-a-Family program. Fourteen seniors were adopted through
DC Imports. DC Imports is a shipping company on Devon Avenue that has adopted our
senior clients for the past three Christmas Holidays. There were more people willing to
adopt-a-family than clients this year.
The Salvation Army Bellringing Campaign collected $2,742.95 of which the Community
Service office will include in the Salvation Army Service Unit fund. There was a mix up
with not being able to ring the bell in front of the store sites for the full three weeks. The
Bellringing Campaign collected for two weekends only.
Happy Memories is the Christmas Party put on by Midaco Corp. They are a company in
Elk Grove that sponsored a Christmas Party. Community Service extended the invitation
to fifteen (15) Elk Grove needy families who received several gifts and food. The event
was held at the Hattendorf Center.
The Community Service Board adopted a family for the Christmas Holiday. The Board
® was able to purchase several gifts and food, with the donated $180.00 collected.
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Interfaith Council will hold a fundraiser on February 27`h, which is the last Sunday of the
month. This will be the only fundraiser for the Elk Grove Housing Fund.
New Business:
Vice President Tuozzo brought up the idea for goals for 2005.
Des Raftery brought up the idea of assisting people who are unemployed. It's a program
that the Community Service Office and Social Service Office are working on. They will
not be helping them find jobs, but dealing with the emotional aspect and where you can
go.
Des Raftery also talked about the Board working towards helping domestic violence
victims. He thought that the Village could work on this in October, which is Domestic
Violence month. Trustee Czarnik thought that it would be a good idea to tie this into
Make a Difference Day. Linda Blair talked about fundraising activities such as the
Donate-a-Phone Program to benefit WINGS. When making a donation to WINGS, we
have to specify that the money needs to go to the domestic violence portion of the
program. Otherwise, it will go to other areas. Des thought that it would be a good idea to
promote this program at the Elk Grove Village Board meeting, possibly using the Silent
® Witness display.
Des Raftery and Linda Blair will contact a representative from WINGS to talk to the
Board.
Vice President Tuozzo suggested making WINGS an ongoing program, not just in
October.
Mary Paliganoff suggested working more to get school supplies for the children. Linda
Blair said that she would assess the need of school supplies in the community.
Vice President Tuozzo came up with another suggestion to educate the community on all
activities available. Other Board members said that this is already an ongoing process.
Vice-President Tuozzo requested that all Board members come together with more goals
for the Community Service Board.
Linda Blair brought up the idea of reducing the number of times the Board meets, but
Board Members seemed opposed.
Community Service is a division of Health and Community Services, so all budgets are
combined to one.
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Des Raftery was concerned with the low funding of the Career Development account for
the Community Service Coordinator.
Old Business:
Sheriff's Senior Medal of Honor award information seems to be misplaced every year, so
Trustee Czarnik suggested that we should try to obtain this information.
Committee Reports:
Suggestion Box: Given by Mike Tuozzo
We still need to get a Suggestion Box to the Elk Grove Pavilion.
Trustee Liaison Report: Given by Trustee Nancy Czarnik
The 50`h Anniversary Committee will be on Monday, January 24`h. Trustee Czarnik
mentioned to Mayor Johnson that part of the fundraising monies would go to the 50th
Anniversary Committee and the other half should go to charities, including the
Community Service office.
Announcements:
The next Community Service Board meeting will be on Thursday, February 17, 2005 at
7:00 p.m. in Room "C" at the Village Hall.
There will be a Blood Drive from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, January 201h.
Adiournment
Peg Vallillo motioned to adjourn the meeting and was seconded by Mike Cavallini at
8:22 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
Ryan Bookler, Secretary