Washington Chapter 30

June 9, 2009

In Attendance:
* Sandy Cramer			Chapter President
* Jennifer Moore		Chapter Vice President
* Glenda Chambers		Past Chapter President   
* Linda Copeland		Chapter Manager and Treasurer   
  Marian Wilcox			Chapter Secretary
* Ruth Kalies			Puget Sound Life Member President
* Mark Luster 			Seattle Council President
* Bob Annon			Tacoma Combined Club President
  Jane Nishita			Qwest Public Policy
  Lois Beedle			Chapter Webmaster and Environmental Chair
* Jim Lange			Capitol Combined Club Vice President
* John Martin			Cascadian Life Member Club President
* Corinne Mugaas		Cowlitz Combined Club President
* Jerry Olson			Green River Valley Combined Club President
+ Patty Boyce			Lilac City Combined Club Co-President
+ Nancy Uht			Lilac City Combined Club Co-President
* June Anderson			Walla Walla Combined Club President
* Anita Larin			Yakima Council Club President

* Denotes voting rights 		+ Denotes Co-Presidents share one vote

Sandy Cramer called the meeting to order at 11:00am.

Participation Sandy Cramer reported participation hours of 97,186 year to date.

Webmaster Lois Beedle reported that deployment of the new website and software has been delayed due to the economic crisis.

Old Business:

Rock ‘n Roll Marathon Status To date, 72 volunteers have signed up. Ruth Kalies, Glenda Chambers, and Marian Wilcox attended first informational meeting. The water station is located at Aurora Ave N and Republican. One of the bands will be playing across the street. There will be a walkthrough with marathon officials at the actual site. Ruth and Glenda agreed to schedule the walkthrough.

2009 Region Training Last month, it was voted to hold the 2009 Region Training in Yakima. The Region will pay for lunch for Pioneers. Spouses or Partners that attend must pay their own way. The Region will not pay mileage. Linda Copeland estimated the cost of mileage to be about $700 to $900.
Motion from Glenda Chambers to have Washington Chapter reimburse attendees for their mileage to and from Yakima at a rate of 20¢ per mile. Seconded by Patty Boyce. Motion carried. Anyone who wishes can donate their mileage reimbursement back to the Chapter.

Springwood Ranch Luncheon Puget Sound LMC and Green River Combined Club expressed interest in joining Cascadian LMC at a luncheon at the Springwood Ranch outside Ellensburg. John Martin will get information on a date in September. He also suggested a side trip to Central WA State University in Ellensburg to visit the chimpanzees that communicate with sign language. Marian Wilcox agreed to distribute information from John to the club/council presidents.

New Business:

2009 TelecomPioneers Scholarship Winner The granddaughter of a Washington Chapter life member was awarded one of the 2009 TelecomPioneers scholarships. Her name is Leah Griff. The award is in the amount of $1,000 and will be applied to tuition and other fees for the 2009-2010 school year.

2009 Awards Committee Glenda agreed to be the Awards Chairperson for Washington Chapter. Lois Beedle agreed to help Glenda with computer related tasks. Award nominations for local Chapter Awards are due to Glenda by September 1st.

National Awards must be turned in to the Region Awards Chairperson, Cheryl Daughtry by September 15th. Her email address is sddaugh@cox.net. All nominations must be in electronic format. The updated 2009 Awards Manual is now available at this site: http://www.pioneersvolunteer.org/awards/default.aspx. All awards will be reviewed for completeness by the Region Awards Committee before being sent on to the National Awards Committee. Chapter Raffle License Linda Copeland reported that the Chapter Raffle License has been renewed and is good until May 2010. The fee is now $185. We have a maximum earnings amount of $10,000 per year. Last year, we had only one raffle which earned only $200. Linda encouraged all clubs/councils to use the license. Now that we are registered as a 501(c)3 organization with the State of Washington, raffles can be advertised in club/council newsletters. It was suggested a raffle would be a good Chapter fundraiser.

Region Call

Washington Chapter has four delegates to National Pioneers. Current delegates are the Chapter President (Sandy Cramer), Chapter Vice President (Jennifer Moore), Chapter Manager (Linda Copeland), and Chapter Life Member Delegate (Corinne Mugaas. These delegates serve until the end of the year and vote on issues brought to them by national.

Round Table

Linda Copeland - The Hearing Scholarship has not been distributed yet. It will be going to the Vancouver school this year, and will be in the amount of $1,000.

Lois Beedle – Don’t forget to send information on events – especially future events - to Lois to be posted on the Chapter website.

Ocean City State Park is still open, so the Beach Clean-up in September is still scheduled for September 19-20, 2009.

Jane Nishita – Pioneers from Green River and Tacoma have been invited to a Barbecue at the Trafton garage in Tacoma on 6/12. Both groups will attend and do some recruiting..

Cascadian LMC - The speaker at the May luncheon was Ms. Joelene Turnbull from the Delta Society. She gave a presentation on the use of therapy dogs. The dogs are taken to various treatment facilities and serve as therapy for patients young and older. In June, Mr. Richard Dean, a singer and piano player will perform. Cascadian LMC continues programs and monetary donations to various charitable organizations.  There will be no luncheons until September and on board meetings until August 25th. Four of the board members have been out due to illness and age related problems. For further information, Contact John Martin

Cowlitz CC – Raised $702.78 at Rest Stop fundraiser. Will have another Rest Stop June 22-25. Sending two children to Salvation Army Summer Camp for 3 days. Next meeting will be on 6/18/09. Collecting the usual stuff including cardboard (price is rising). Supporting Hospice, the museum, and local food banks. Contact Corinne Mugaas for information.

Green River CC - Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month. Will have luncheons in July and August. Having Hug-A-Bear workshops, and collecting the usual stuff. Contact Jerry Olson for information.

Lilac City CC – On May 3rd, six volunteers built a wheel chair ramp. On June 10th, attending a breakfast at the Columbus Street Qwest garage. Annual picnic at Manito Park on June 16th. The cost is $5 for adults. Will work on Kits for Kids in August and will work the Rest Stop in August. Collecting the usual stuff. Contact Patty Boyce or Nancy Uht for information.

Puget Sound LMC – Gave 7,500 pop tabs to Yakima for Ronald McDonald House. Sent in 19,505 overseas coupons during May for a total of 1,951 volunteer hours. Delivered the last Reader’s For Life books to Valhalla and Graham Hill Elementary Schools. No luncheon in June. Collecting the usual stuff. Contact Ruth Kalies for information.

Seattle Council – A Day in the Park took place on May 16th at Golden Gardens Park. Had 15 volunteers work on park cleanup. Starting to plan the annual school supplies drive for Treehouse. Collecting soup labels, pop tabs, coupons, cell phones, stamps. Contact Mark Luster for information.

Walla Walla – Luncheon scheduled for June 11th. Will be collecting food for the Salvation Army food bank. Collecting volunteer hours. Contact June Anderson for information.

Yakima CC – No formal meetings in July or August. Working the Rest Stop for Father’s Day weekend. Getting ready to order dictionaries. Contact Anita Larin for more information.

Meeting Adjourned at 12:30pm.

Next Meeting: August 11, 2009 at 11am.