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Meeting Minutes: November 19, 2025
Meeting was brought to order at 6:05
Present: Linda Mooney, Teresa Hill, Julia Mooney, Thorp & Kelly McClaren, Dan Tipton, Gail
Weathers, Donna Heath
Dates of Interest
– 1.10.26 Pre-meeting at Linda’sTopics: fundraisers for a new roof and possible grants
– 1.21.26 1st regular meeting in 2026. PLEASE COME and help us make plans for the year.
Minutes of the October meeting were read and approved
Treasurer’s Report – Teresa
– Balance end of October after bills were paid: checking $2310, savings: $2897
– Hughes Net: $55.73; receipt to Teresa. Internet usage went way up from 3.66 GB -> 0.5. May
have been some streaming of music during memorial rental. A clause will be added to the
rental agreement stating if more that phones call are made during a rental, the renters will need
to buy tokens for the additional internet usage.
Caretaker/Rental Manager Report — Thorp & Kelly
– Rentals: Richard & family Thanksgiving for 4 hours
– Thorp: will check table storage area during next hard rain for leaks. Michele found rail base
for the metal railing; Thorp will be working on it between jobs. Mailbox idea for compost
donations needs work; too easy for a vagrant to come at take the money. Perhaps a locked slot.
Unfinished Business
– BINGO debrief: $434 profit from cards and cookies. We need to post a disclaimer that states
that some prizes are donated slightly used so buyer beware.
– Plumbing: work is not done but pipes are good for the winter; no need to run water.
New Business:
– Election of officers: Gail proposed electing current slate, Thorp 2nd, PASSED
President: Linda Mooney; VP: Michele Freese; Treasurer: Teresa Hill; Membership: Juliana
Connell; Lecturer: Gail Weathers; Secretary: Donna Heath
– Delana’s Christmas Party at Marcola Elementary School December 19 at noon; need
volunteers to partner with 60 kids. Donna motioned donating $200, T seconded, PASSED
Helping Hands distributed 96 boxes of food this week.
– Porch Railings: Michele has the railing base; Thorp will do the work & give Teresa receipts.
– Roof: fundraising focus of 2026, we need at least 3 bids; start grant writing in January along
with the planning of the year’s activities. Dan stated the need to advertise on local media.
Adjourned at 6:49 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Donna Heath