Minutes of the October 18, 2016 Meeting

Minutes of the FOML Meeting of Oct. 18, 2016

Present: Karen Tusa (President), Diane Christie (Treasurer), Marion Ormsten (Correspondence Chair), Maureen Garvey (Acting Secretary), Sandra Mintz, Ellen Firer (Library Director), Howard Schwartz (Vice-President), Jan Sanseverino.

Meeting was called to order at 4:35 by Chair Karen Tusa.

The minutes of the September meeting, as emailed to the members, were accepted on a motion by Howard Schwartz, seconded by Sandra Mintz and unanimously approved.

The Treasurer’s report, as follows, was accepted on a motion from Howard Schwartz, seconded by Maureen Garvey and unanimously approved:

Total in Savings:  $8,543.72

Total in Checking: $254.08

Total Income: $219.33

No expenditures

Committee Reports

Publicity-Karen Tusa, in the absence of a publicity chair, presented the new FOML bags.

Business Membership-Howard Schwartz will prepare the mailing of the membership application to local businesses in January 2017.

Residential Membership-General membership applications will be ready for mailing in November.

Craft and Vendor Fair-Howard Schwartz reported that fewer than half of the 25 available spots have been reserved. Our list of potential vendors is 200; he is confident that we will fill all the spots. A number of the meeting’s attendees volunteered to work the Craft Fair.

Karen Tusa reported that the Library has established an extension dedicated to the Friends; she has retrieved several messages related to the Craft Fair already.

Old Business

Karen Tusa passed around the updated Friends brochure.

Karen Tusa reported that she greeted the attendees at the first meditation class; Maureen Garvey volunteered to attend the final class to represent the Friends and hand out our brochure.

Karen reported that an ad has been placed in the Merrick Herald-Life asking for volunteers to join the Friends.

New Business

A new publicity chairperson is still needed.

Marion Ormsten, Sandra Mintz and Jan Sanseverino will serve on the nominating committee.  Karen Tusa will review the by-laws. 

Sandra Mintz suggested that the Friends host family-oriented program. After discussing the possibilities, it was agreed that a “Family Movie Night” should be scheduled for the mid-winter break, aimed at families with children younger than 10.  Maureen Garvey offered to coordinated with Susan Goodwin, head of Children’s Services, and Angela Capone, Program Coordinator, to pick a date.

Future meetings will be held at 4:30 on Tuesdays, Nov. 15, Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 14, April 11, May 9 and June 13.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:21 on a motion by Howard Schwartz, seconded by Maureen Garvey.