Minutes of the CHARACTER COUNTS! Coalition Meeting
August 4, 2008, at the Victory Centre of Bartlett
MEMBERS PRESENT WERE-RITA LOPIENSKI, STEVE BOSCO, DAWN LEARDI, RUTH BECKNER, EILEEN OCHOA, JOYCE DAVIS AND BARTLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, MERLE ERLICH.
DAWN OPENED OUR MEETING AND ASKED FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. RUTH APPROVED THE MINUTES AND JOYCE SECONDED IT.
RUTH GAVE THE TREASURER’S REPORT STATING WE HAD A BALANCE OF $1456.64. RITA MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPORT AND STEVE SECONDED IT.
INTRODUCTIONS/SHARING
STEVE SAID THE VILLAGE IS ALWAYS VERY BUSY AND THE FARMERS MARKET IS GOING VERY WELL. STEVE ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HAS BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE VILLAGE FOR 4 ½ YEARS.
RITA IS EMPLOYED BY PATHWAY SENIOR LIVING AND IS HOME BASED AT VICTORY CENTRE IN BARTLETT, AND IS IN CHARGE OF ALL ACTIVITIES. SHE IS ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHORUS AND THE CHORUS SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE OPENING OF THE STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT AND AGAIN AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY. THEY WILL ALSO BE SINGING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING AT 7:00 P.M. AS PART OF THE BI-CENTENNIAL TRAVELING EXHIBIT WITH ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND MARY TODD. LINCOLN.
JOYCE MENTIONED THAT THE BARTLETT WOMAN’S CLUB WILL BE HAVING THEIR ANNUAL SENIOR CITIZENS LUNCHEON ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 23RD AT NOON. THIS EVENT IS ALWAYS VERY NICE FOR THE SENIORS TO MEET OLD FRIENDS, MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND HAVE A GREAT MEAL
RUTH SAID THE ANNUAL SUMMER SPECIAL OLYMPICS WAS RAINED OUT TODAY. IT REALLY IS SO SAD BECAUSE THEY THEN HAVE TO RESORT TO A LOTTERY, AND THE OLYMPIANS JUST HAVE TO BE LUCKY AND HAVE THEIR NAMED PULLED. RUTH ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE $1000.00 WOMAN’S CLUB REENTRY SCHOLARSHIP WAS GIVEN TO LISA WANTROBE
MERLE MENTIONED THAT PBIS IS VERY COMPATIBLE WITH CHARACTER COUNTS. THEY STRIVE FOR CHILDREN TO BE CARING, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE AND BE RESPECTFUL. THEY CHOOSE A CITIZEN OF THE MONTH AND THAT CHILD HAS PIZZA WITH MERLE. THEY GIVE THE CHILDREN WORDS OF WISDOM GIVEN BY FAMOUS PEOPLE.
DAWN SAID SHE SENT OUT RENEWAL LETTERS AND RECEIVED SEVERAL CHECKS IN RETURN. AT THIS TIME WE DID NOT RECEIVE A CHECK FROM BARTLETT BAPTIST CHURCH, ASSOCIATED BANK AND HANOVER TOWNSHIP
EILEEN PURCHASED SUPPLIES TOTALLING $50.00.
DAWN SAID THERE IS A CITIZENSHIP EXPO ON JULY 29TH.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WE WILL HAVE A TABLE AND EILEEN AND RUTH AND JOYCE WILL MAN THE TABLE
DAWN MENTIONED THAT 7 BOOKS WERE PURCHASED FOR THE LIBRARY TOTALLING $101.89. DAWN SAID THERE IS ALSO A SED OF DVD’S FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION SHE WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE AT A COST OF $336.40 INCLUDING SHIPPING. STEVE SAID GO FOR IT SO RITA MADE A MOTION TO PURCHASE THE DVD’S AND STEVE SECONDED IT.
BARTLETT WAS HOSTING THE STATE LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AND THEY WERE ASKING FOR DONATIONS OF ITEMS TO PUT IN A BAG FOR THE PLAYERS SO DAWN DONATED 100 MAGNETS.
WE HAVE NOW RELOCATED OUR MEETING TO A SAFER PLACE DUE TO TORNADO WARNINGS.
RITA MENTIONED THAT RANDY RAMEY AND HANOVER TOWNSHIP AND THE VICTORY CENTRE WILL BE HAVING A HEALTH EXPO ON SATURDAY SEPT. 20, 2008. STEVE MADE A MOTION WE DONATE $100.00 TO THIS WELLNESS FAIR AND JOYCE SECONDED IT. STEVE ALSO SAID THAT EXPIRED OR UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SHOULD NOT BE FLUSHED DOWN A TOILET OR PUT INTO THE GARBAGE AS IT WILL PUT THIS INTO THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS PRESCRIPTIONS NEED TO BE BURNED AND THERE WILL BE A PRESCRIPTION DRIVE FOR WASTE.
DAWN SAID THE “BIG READ” WILL BE COMING TO THE LIBRARY IN FEBRUARY. THE LIBRARY RECEIVED A GRANT FOR $2,500.00. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE FOLK TALES AND BANJO PLAYING BY DAN LEMONNIER AT A COST OF $400.00. HE ALSO INCLUDES CHARACTER COUNTS IN HIS SONGS. STEVE MADE A MOTION WE DONATE $200.00 TOWARD THIS ENTERTAINMENT AND RITA SECONDED IT. DAWN SAID WE WILL ALSO BE NEEDING TO REVIEW THE BY-LAWS.
THERE WAS MUCH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PILLAR PROGRAM BARTLETT
ELEMENTARY WILL BE HAVING RED RIBBON WEEK DURING CHARACTER COUNTS WEEK IN OCTOBER AND PERHAPS WE COULD HONOR OUR PEOPLE OF THE PILLARS AT THAT TIME
OUR MEETING ADJOURNED.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
JOYCE DAVIS
SECRETARY
