MINUTES
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
ELISHA D. SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JULY 17, 2014
Called to order at 5:15pm by Wicihowski.
Present: Kiley and Wicihowski
Absent: Crawmer
Also Present: Director Lenz and K. Dreyer (Administrative Assistant)
Public Comment/Communication
None
Action Items/Funraising Efforts
A. Approval of Minutes: Wicihowski moved, Kiley seconded to approve the Fundraising Committee minutes from June 19, 2014. Motion passed.
B. Follow-up on Fundraising Activities: Lenz suggested holding the chili cook-off on November 2 to give us more time to plan and it is a bye week on the Packer schedule. She spoke with Menasha High School who has a jazz ensemble who could play at the event. Menasha Rotary is willing to help. They suggested charging more and expanding. Lenz suggested holding it at North Shore County Club, Weathervane or Germania Hall. If we have a cash bar, there was a question as to whether or not we would need to pay for bartenders. Lenz will talk with Manderfields about having a variety of different breads and Hennings Wisconsin Cheese about having cheese at the cook-off. Wicihowski brought in a sample basket that could be taken to area businesses to show them the kind of basket they could donate. We will also need to decide how to auction them off. There was a discussion about how we go about selling tickets and whether to have a general mailing to people in Menasha. In order to start to planning and sending letters, we need to decide on the date, time and venue.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 5:30pm
Next meeting – Lenz will do a Doodle poll to see when people are available within the next two weeks.
Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Dreyer, recording secretary
