06-08-09 HSF Minutes
Golden Valley Human Services Foundation (GVHSF) Meeting
Minutes
June 8, 2009
Present: Dan Blumb, Hilmer Erickson, Elissa Heilicher, Brenda McGhie, Chris Monroe, Diane
Nimmer, Connie Sandler and Steve Schumacher. Also present Jeanne Fackler, Staff Liaison.
Not Present: Gloria Johnson and Toots Vodovoz.
Call to Order: Chairman Blumb called the meeting to order at 6:36 p.m.
May 11 minutes: Heilicher moved and Monroe seconded the motion to approve the minutes of
May 11. The motion passed unanimously.
New Business:
Elections: Heilicher moved to nominate Dan Blumb as Chair and Connie Sandler as Vice-Chair.
Nimmer seconded the motion. Blumb and Sandler accepted the nomination. The motion passed
unanimously.
Golden Valley Golf Classic:
Publicity: Monroe offered to contact Lee Valsvick and KARE 11 to promote the
tournament and Freestyle Productions to shoot the promotion.
Schumacher will contact Keith Ellison. Heilicher will contact Jim
Marshall and Ron Latz. Sandler will contact Larry D'Amico. GVHSF
members will announce the tournament and the Taste at the
Commission Dinner this month.
Food: Heilicher will contact Piazza's and LaTuffs for a lunch menu and price.
Sponsors: Letters have been sent to last year's corporate and golf-hole
sponsors. Fackler will send letters to Popp Communications and door
prize sponsors this week.
Prizes: All members were encouraged to solicit for door prizes.
Other: Go Health Chiropractic will offer digital foot scans and 15-minute chair
massages after the tournament. Heilicher will contact AI's Coffee to
donate individual coffee packets for each golfer as a thank you. Sandler
and Fackler will get a price quote on 100 coffee mugs.
Publicity/Marketing: McGhie passed out a marketing checklist for events and a data base for the
Taste. KSTP will be added to the media list. Members appreciated the work McGhie has done.
The Allocation Packet was reviewed. Two questions were changed. Fackler will give the changes
to Communications.
Other Business:
Taste of Golden Valley: Sandler reported The Metropolitan is available for the event. Rental fee
is $500 which includes tables, chairs and linens. Skirting is available for $7.50/table. A $150
event manager fee will be charged. After much discussion, Heilicher moved to change the
venue to The Metropolitan Ballroom with the date of Wednesday, November 11, 5:30-8 PM.
Nimmer seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. Blumb will contact the GVCC
and notify them of the decision. Sandler will contact The Metropolitan and ask for a tour of the
facility for committee members.
Discussion centered on using students from Perpich Center and Meadowbrook School for
entertainment. McGhie will contact Perpich Center, Sandler will contact Meadowbrook School.
Fackler will contact Don Wascoe and the GV Orchestra after Perpich and Meadowbrook have
been contacted.
It was suggested to change the name of the event to "The Taste and Sounds of Golden Valley" to
show the changes in the event. Since the event is on Veteran's Day a "Salute to Vet's" will be
explored.
Blumb and Schumacher met with Luke Weisberg from the Golden Valley Days Committee.
Blumb will invite Weisberg to the July meeting of the GVHSF to discuss the organization.
Fackler announced that the Golden Valley Federated Woman's Club donated $700 to the
GVHSF.
Fackler will send members an updated roster.
Adjournment: Blumb moved to adjourn the meeting, McGhie seconded the motion. The
meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Fackler
GVHSF Staff Liaison
TASKS
Blumb
Invite Commission members to Golf Classic and Taste events at Commission Dinner
Invite Luke Weisberg to July 13 GVHSF meeting
Erickson
Posters to GV Shopping Center
Contact businesses for door prizes
Heilicher
Contact Jim Marshall
Contact Ron Latz
Contact AI's Coffee for individual packets for the thank you gift at golf tournament
Contact Piazza's and LaTuff's for menu and food prices
McGhie
Contact Perpich Center for the Arts for entertainment at Taste
Monroe
Contact Channel 11 and Lee Valsvick for the Golf Classic. Freestyle Productions to shoot promo.
Sandler
Contact Larry D'Amico for golf foursome
Contact Larry D'Amico to confirm date for Taste and Sounds of Golden Valley and set facility
tour date/time
Price quote on 100 coffee mugs (imprinted and blank mug price)
Contact Meadowbrook School for entertainment at Taste
Schumacher
Contact Keith Ellison
Vodovoz
Contact businesses for door prizes
Fackler
Letter to Popp Communications
Door prize letters
Allocation packet changes
Contact Don Wascoe and GV Orchestra for entertainment for Taste (after Perpich and
Meadowbrook has been pursued)
Have Communications make a "save the date" postcard for Taste.
Send updated GVHSF roster to members