SPEED NETWORKING & ANNUAL DIRECTORY DISTRIBUTION
MEETING MINUTES [NOT YET APPROVED BY BOARD]
9:00 MEETING OPENED
PRESIDENTIAL WELCOME
VP - EXPLAINED DISTRIBUTION OF DIRECTORIES BY JUNE 1 AND TRACKING OF SAME AND HOW SPEED NETWORKING WOULD WORK
NETWORKING COMMENCED
45 PEOPLE PRESENT - 4 MIN PER SHARING, SHIFT...CONTINUE...VERY POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM EVERYONE
SPONSOR: LISA STOVER OF PRESTO WHOSE OWN MOTHER WAS HER INSPIRATION TO SHIFT HER FOCUS FROM SIMPLE REAL ESTATE TO THE COORDINATION OF EVERYTHING FROM PACKING/MOVING [SET-UP IN WHATEVER IS NEXT "HOME" REGARDLESS OF DOWNSIZE, SENIOR HOUSING, ASSISTED LIVING, ETC.], CLEAN-UP, DEAL WITH STUFF SELL/JUNK/DELIVER TO OUT-OF-STATE KIDS, SPRUCE-UP OR AS-IS SALE OF FORMER HOME.
WELCOME OF NEW MEMBERS
JOHN CUSHING OF TOUCHING HEARTS AT HOME NON-MED IN HOME CARE
AMY SOBKOWICZ - CLEARCAPTIONS
INTRO OF PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS
MIKE RICE - ADVOCATE FINANCIAL PARTNERS [FOUND US ONLINE]
TOM REIF - GCG FINANCIAL
MARY WINDSOR - WERV 95.9 ETC.
SARA SCHNEIDER - THE HUMAN JOURNEY
ADAM APOSTOLOVICH - LIFESTAGES ILLINOIS [HAS SINCE JOINED, WELCOME!]
?NAME? - MISSED...GET FROM MEMBERSHIP CHECK IN
DRUMROLL...WINNER OF GIFT CARD MAUREEN WOOD [ SORRY DENNISE & RICK WHO BOTH HAD 2 CARDS IN THE JAR! ]
BUSINESS MEETING
PRESIDENT - PLEA FOR NEW SECRETARY RESULTED IN VOLUNTEER BY MICHAEL GONZALEZ [HUZZAH, LAURA'S NEW FAV PERSON]
VP - REQUEST TO RESOLVE UNCLAIMED DIRECTORIES - ANNOUNCED MIKE COOPER PRESENTING & SPONSORING NEXT MONTH ON 8 HIGH PAYOFF ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE RESULTS - SALLY REEVES OF SARATOGA GROVE ELECTED TO BE OUR AFTER-HOURS HOST FOR JULY - REMINDER THAT WE ARE NOT MEETING IN AUGUST
SECRETARY - VACANT SO NO REPORT
TREASURER - BALANCE $3,562 ON HAND
CHAIR UPDATES
GRANTS - JO NOT PRESENT, HER COMMITTEE [CARON/PEGGY] STATED LATEST GRANT APPROVED IS FOR A PERSON IN HOSPICE IN MILWAUKEE. NANCY FROM CS PHARMACY READ LOVELY THANK YOU MESSAGE FROM GRANT RECIPIENT WHO COULD NOT AFFORD HER Rx AND WAS VERY TOUCHED BY OUR ASSISTANCE.
MARKETING - NOT PRESENT
MEMBERSHIP - 105 MEMBERS
SOCIAL MEDIA - NOT PRESENT SO PRESIDENT URGED ALL TO FOLLOW/JOIN
WEBSITE - UPDATE YOUR PROFILE WITH YOUR CREDENTIALS AND NOW THAT DIRECTORY IS OVER WILL WORK ON GETTING THIS NEW FIELD VISIBLE ON YOUR ONLINE PROFILE TO FURTHER HELP OUR SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION RESULTING IN ONE OF OUR NEW ATTENDEES TODAY FINDING US JUST BY A GOOGLE SEARCH
ROUND-THE-ROOM PASS-THE-MIC NAME/CO.NAME ONLY INTROS
ADJOURN 10:14 [ANNOUNCEMENTS/EVENTS SKIPPED FOR A TIMELY CLOSE].
