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ELK RIVER FOUNDERS COMMITTEE MINUTES FOR THE MEETING OF March 13, 2003 ATTENDANCE: Stewart Wilson, Keith Rosdahl, Nick Haidos, Ken Ebel, Bill Helliwell, Joni Lawrence, E.B. Stoutenburg IV, Troy Sharer, Ron Touchette, Suzanne Kostanshek, Mary Eberley, Michele Bergh, Pat Klaers, Marilyn Schumacher, Wendy Simenson, Todd Schoffelman, and Chad Lanners. TOPIC DISCUSSION ACTION Meeting called to order 7:10am. Meeting began with introductions. Minutes approved Opening Thought Joni Lawrence Chairman's Report With the County's efforts currently stalled, Bill stressed the need to keep the YMCA project Bill Helliwell "volunteer driven" as opposed to a City or County driven project. It is our job to show the community that "the Y is here." We need to keep the programs going and maintain visibility. We need more than a building, we need the community to become involved in order for any project to succeed. It is important to continue looking for a big donor. There is grant money out there and available. We need to establish a list of donors and actively recruit. Again, in an effort to gain advice, Bill and Chad met with the Director of the Southdale YMCA. He reinforced that all efforts need to be volunteer driven. We also need to expand beyond Elk River and look for contacts in out lying areas such as Becker, Otsego, etc. Progress Report Chad and Harold Mezile recently met with Bruce Anderson to gain some understanding of whether the County project is still viable. The meeting was positive but there were no guarantees. We need to proceed as if the County will not be a part of it. It is important to be focused on creating our next steps. Program Comnfittee The Program Committee met January 29, 2003 and looked at the year in review. Will continue Todd Schoffelman with current programs. Day Camp Manitou will begin in June. The committee is investigating contracting with local pools in order to run programs. The YMCA Learning Academy is a teacher led tutoring program similar to Sylvan Learning Centers. The Elk River School District is very interested in this program coming to Elk River. This program is currently running at the New Hope YMCA. This would be a great opportunity for a partnership with the school district. We have two grant funded programs; The ongoing YMCA Family Camp. which is a great idea but needs more referrals, and the upcoming NYPUM program, a YMCA, County, and City collaborative that will involve 11 at risk youth. NYPUM is a behavior modification program using mini-bikes. Senior Programs Chad and Sue Kostanshek worked on creating YMCA visibility with Seniors. A mini Expo has