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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMUNITY SERVICES - 01/19/2006 - COMMUNITY SERVICES MINUTES ELK GROVE VILLAGE COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARD OF DIRETORS MEETING MINUTES Thursday, January 19, 2006 Conference Room C— Lower Level, Municipal Building Board Members Present: Board Members Absent: Nancy Czarnik, Trustee Liaison James Morrill, President Mike Tuozzo, Vice President Jim Foss Ryan Buckler, Secretary Teresa Anesinis Ann Feichter Staff Present: Georgia Landt Linda Blair, Coordinator Mary Paliganoff Desmond Raftery Peg Vallillo Call to Order: Mike Tuozzo, Vice President, called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Action Items-Minutes: ® The minutes from the November 17, 2005 meeting were approved after a motion by Peg Vallillo and a second by Anne Feichter. Coordinator's Report: Given by Linda Blair WINGS sent the Board a thank you note from the Make a Difference Drive. Adopt-a-Family program from Christmas was a booming success with 33 families served at Thanksgiving and 44 at Christmas. This year as in the past two years, Coordinator Blair has been helping families referred by Elk Grove Township since they meet the criteria to receive our services. The office is fortunate to have a surplus of donors. The Salvation Army Drive went well, total collected was $1,917 for two Saturdays worth of work. Coordinator Blair was pleased with this drive. The solicitation for Volunteer of the Year nominees will begin in February. The Senior Directory was last published in 2001, so the office will be working on updating it. This booklet will be for seniors and disabled individuals. It is distributed to the Kenneth Young Center,the Senior Center and to anyone requesting a copy. Anne Feichter asked if we had received requests from residents to help pay gas bills, but the office hasn't received any yet. Fortunately, Vice President Tuozzo pointed out that the Chicago land area has experienced a mild winter. CSB Minutes Page two Families can receive $200 from the Salvation Army fund annually. Also, there is money from the Housing Fund available to residents in need. Village Voices usually does a choir concert once a year. It more than likely won't happen this year since it has been scheduled on Super Bowl Sunday, and the choir participation is minimal. They are looking at rescheduling the event, but there could be conflicts with finding a time when the High School gym is open. Des Raftery pointed out that the cancellation of this event would affect the Housing Fund since it receives a donation every year. Coordinator Blair said that there were other revenue sources available to make up for it. There will be a fundraising walk in May to benefit the Kenneth Young Center and Alexian Brothers Hospital. May is Health Month and Coordinator Blair is looking for members to help organize this. The Walk and Blood Drive are some of the scheduled activities. Oh New Business: Vice President Tuozzo was open to any suggestions as to what activities the Board could do to help the Community for 2006 (Make A Difference Day, the selling of Bracelets at Rotary Fest, analyzing a need in the Village), but he also recognized that our resources could be devoted to help the Anniversary Committee. Vice President Tuozzo discussed whether the Board would do the same amount of activities as last year. Des Raftery suggested finding a social need that's out there as the Board did in 2005 with a focus on Domestic Violence and Domestic Violence Month. Des Raftery brought up depression as being something that the Board could focus on to help the Community. The Board agreed that it would be beneficial to have presenters speak to the Board in an attempt to educate them about the different social services, many of which are scrambling for money as a result of budget cuts and lack of funding. There are plenty of opportunities for the Board's involvement in these organizations. Also, Coordinator Blair suggested looking at getting the Community involved in these programs since a larger pool of volunteers can be accessed. Trustee Czarnik suggested focusing on working with other organizations to piggyback since we are limited with volunteers. Trustee Czarnik brought up the fact that it takes time to build some of the programs (i.e. the Blood Drive) that are in place today. (� CSB Minutes ® Page three Coordinator Blair thought that it would be a good idea to have the providers of social services speak to the Board so that we could get a better understanding of what's out there. Des Raftery suggested looking ahead to anticipate what challenges might lay ahead in the future. One of the things that Des has seen among young kids is "lethargy" in them, so he wonders what can be done to help them. Culturally, we are dealing with more Polish people with issues. He thought that we should study the demographics in the Community more to understand how to better serve the Community. Trustee Czarnik questioned how do we get information passed out to people who are not familiar with what's available. For the next meeting, Coordinator Blair and Police Social Worker Raftery will come up with a list of people to bring in to do a small presentation with a conversation afterwards. Mary Paliganoff suggested that we shorten the agenda and/or start the Board meetings earlier when we are having presentations. Another thought was brought up to have pizza • and cola available for extended Board meetings. Committee Reports: Old Business: Coordinator Blair sent Sgt.Naumann a thank you for presenting at the last meeting. Trustee Liaison Report: Given by Trustee Nancy Czarnik The calendars are a fundraiser for the Village. Community Service will be a recipient of the proceeds of the birthday celebration. The calendar is an excellent way to keep people updated about the events. She thought that we should try and promote the Home Giveaway so that way the Community Service Housing Fund and some other organizations (Lions, Lioness, Rotary, Alexian Brothers, Kiwanis, Community Character Coalition, Jaycees and Park District to buy the Senior Bus will greatly benefit. Announcements: The Dinner Dance is February 25, 2006. Schaumburg and Elk Grove will have a New Years Eve Party in December at the Convention Center to culminate both Communities birthdays. Trivia Night is this Saturday, January 20, 2006. CSB Minutes Page four The next Community Service Board meeting will be on Thursday, February 16, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in Room "C" at the Village Hall. Adjournment: Des Raftery motioned to adjourn the meeting and was seconded by Georgia Landt at 8:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ryan Bookler, Secretary K.