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Chair and Director Reports: <br /> <br />1) Boys and Girls Club: Tom McKinney and Bill Helliwell met with Duane <br />Howard and his staff person and discussed the potential for partnering for specific <br />activities. The Boys and Girls Club showed interest, particularly for possible summer <br />programs. Tom McKinney is to develop a proposal to be submitted so a follow-up <br />meeting can be scheduled after the first of the year. <br /> <br />2) Northwest YMCA Board Meeting: Bill Helliwell attended the Northwest <br />YMCA Community Board meeting on 11/20/03. He reported that the size of the group <br />was about typical of what meets for Elk River and that it seems like most of the detail <br />work is done at the committee level with the Board Meeting being the time for updates <br />and decisions on direction. <br /> They have several approaches to fund-raising, with the Y Partners Campaign <br />probably having the most immediate impact for Elk River. <br /> Bill will ask for a listing of the programs offered out of the Northwest YMCA and <br />also a copy of their operating budget so that the Program and Finance Committees can <br />review for applicability. <br /> Along with Stephanie Klinzing previously stating that she was interested in <br />joining the Northwest Board, Joni Lawrence also volunteered. <br /> <br />Discussion Items: <br /> <br />1) Student Members for the Elk River Committee: Ron Touchette suggested that <br />two or three high school students be recruited to serve on the Founders' Committee. <br />They could be used to help determine programming needs for this age group in the <br />community. The committee thought this was a good idea and Ron volunteered to pursue <br />it. <br /> <br />2) Y Partners Campaign: Ron Touchette said that he was scheduled to meet with <br />Tina Scheid on a possible Y Partners Campaign for Elk River. He will bring the <br />information to the next Founders Committee meeting in January. <br /> <br />3) Meeting Schedule: The committee discussed the frequency of meetings and <br />decided on a eight (8) meeting per year frequency, with no meetings in June, July, August <br />and December unless the need arises. <br /> <br /> The next Founders' Committee meeting will be Thursday, January 8, 2004 at <br />7:00 am at Lions' Park. <br /> <br />The meeting was adjourned about 8:30 am. <br /> <br /> <br />