08-09-10Golden Valley Human Services Foundation (GVHSF) Meeting
Minutes
August 9, 2010
Present: Hilmer Erickson, Elissa Heilicher, Brenda McGhie, Diane Nimmer, Connie Sandler, and
Toots Vodovoz. Also present Jeanne Fackler, Staff Liaison.
Not Present: Dan Blumb, Gloria Johnson, Chris Monroe,and Steve Schumacher.
Call to Order: Co-Chairman Sandler called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m.
July 12 minutes: Heilicher moved and Erickson seconded the motion to approve the minutes of
July 12. The motion passed unanimously.
GV Golf Classic: Event went well. Positive comments on July date. Need to fine-tune check-in
procedure and work on prizes for 2011.
Addition to Agenda-Commission Membership: Discussion centered on need for additional help
for GVHSF sponsored events and Commission's role. Discussion items:
Should Commission be the planning board and ask residents to assist with events?
Do we need to add members to Commission? How?
Gather names of businesses and churches to contact - do they have an Outreach person
willing to serve or place information in their bulletin?
Have city commissions hold an informational event on a Saturday at Starbuck's or
Einstein's?
Nimmer suggested re-visiting the mission statement and writing a position description for the
Commission before actively pursuing members. Items will be place on the September agenda.
Upcoming Events:
Taste of Golden Valley -November 10. The Metropolitan has been booked for this date. Deposit
has been sent. Sandler will work on creating a Facebook page, Nimmer volunteered to work on
the auction mechanics with The Metropolitan. Members reviewed the restaurant list prepared
by McGhie. Sandler will send a revised list so members can begin contacting restaurants either
to participate or by donating a gift card. Fackler will revise the information foe restaurants and
send to members this week. Blumb will work on entertainment. Discussion will continue at the
September meeting.
Other Business:
Golden Valley Foundation - An invitation to meet has been sent to Nimmer and Sandler.
Grant Application -Information has been posted on the website. Deadline to return applications
is August 27th. Asub-committee of Sandler, Heilicher and McGhie will review applications and
recommend which agencies to interview. Members suggested holding the agency interviews the
afternoon of September 13th prior to the GVHSF meeting. Fackler will send agency interview
information to members.
Adjournment: Nimmer moved to adjourn the meeting, Monroe seconded the motion. The
meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Fackler
GVHSF Staff Liaison