Nebraska Youth Camp
Board of Directors Meeting
October Board Meeting Minutes
Nebraska Youth Camp
Board of Directors Meeting
Saturday October 12, 2007
York, Nebraska
Present: Brent Burch, Greg Clark, Lane Hinton, Jonah Leinen, Jake Munsell, Jerry Munsell, Mike Ogle, Judy Pierce, Deena Tandy and Eric Tremaine.
Absent: Theresa Brown, Trisha Goben, Doug Houtz and Andrea Leinen
Meeting opened in Prayer led by Brent Burch
Jami Pickering announced that she was going to resign her position on the board. She has a passion for working with the youth and there are other areas that she needs to dedicate her time to. Thank you Jamie your time of service on the board.
YAC Report:
• YAC is working on their fundraising ideas. They have set a goal of each member raising $100.
• Will be meeting at the Lincoln youth rally
• Looking at the 1st weekend in December for a YAC retreat
• Working on project ideas
• Need date for YAC work weekend 2008
Officer’s Reports:
Secretary: Reviewed Minutes from last meeting.
Treasurer: Looked at financial statement. Motion by Jonah to accept Treasurer’s report. 2nd by Brent. Motion Passed.
Vice President: Lane presented an activity to promote cross committee involvement and the sharing of ideas. Divided into small groups for brainstorming activities. Lane will compile results of brainstorming session. Important to always keep our mission in mind while we do this. Will focus on different areas at each meeting.
President: Requested removal of “Review of Absences” from agenda. President will keep an attendance list and we can address situations if needed. Excited about this next year and all that God will do with it.
Committee Reports:
Programs: Chair – Deena Tandy
• Shirt and theme ideas to be taken care of by YAC
• Dates and Session Directors are set. Checking on Beginner 2 and if the Derr’s want to direct again.
• Will be doing a review of policies and guidelines at next meeting. Specifically campers, visitors and waterfront.
• Need to actively promote and recruit for Beginners Sessions
• Need to address problem of parents wanting to “Hang Out” with their children at beginner’s camp.
Promotions:
• Newsletter – Want to get two out before the end of the Year. Working on electronic newsletter and giving people a choice of which
one they would prefer.
• Will be talking to Mark about updated drawings.
• Greg has brochures and pledge cards available for the dinning hall fundraising.
• Presentation at Hastings went well.
• Showed promotional video that Mike put together. Will be a good tool for our fundraising.
Facilities: Chair – Andrea Leinen
• Discussed future use of old dining hall. Game room, Crafts, Chapel, Nurses Station, Canteen.
• Compiling Long Term assessment of facilities in order to develop a priority list and a needs list. Pro-active thinking.
• Creating permanent cleaning instructions for different areas of our facilities to help provide the continuity in these areas.
• Needs List: Kitchen Equipment
• Have a lead on new riding mower.
• There is an auction in Lexington 10/20/07 with kitchen equipment.
Motion by Lane. Authorize Jerry to purchase equipment for the new dining hall and camp in general at the Auction in Lexington on 10/20/2007. 2nd by Jonah. Motion Passed.
Next Meeting – November 9th. 7:30 at Southwest Church in Omaha
Meeting adjourned in prayer led by Jake Munsell.