Minutes for GCPAAA
Meeting
Joy Mayo called
the meeting to order at
The Pledge
of Allegiance was recited.
Joy asked
that the new members introduce themselves from class #20 new members.
The
treasurer’s report was given by Greg Gwinn. Greg discussed the budget for the
current year and also he advised that YTD there has been $2,545 in income and
$2,035 in expenses.
Old Business:
·
Joy
requested that a motion be made to approve the minutes from previous meeting as
posted on the web. Ruth Poindexter made a motion to approve the minutes with no
changes and Michelle Little seconded the motion.
·
Joy
stated that she would pass out badges and take any photos of new members at the
end of the meeting if they wanted badges.
·
Joy
announced that November 5th is Clay Shoot and Bowling Tournament for
Speedway Children’s Charities. She passed out a sign up for Bowling Tournament
at Grapevine Main event and for the Clay Shoot.
·
Joy
thanked Kalere and Phillip Coleman for organizing the
reception for Class #20 in May. We all appreciated
their work on this event.
·
The
police luncheon in May (grilled burgers) was very well received. The event had
a great turnout and many compliments for the alumni.
·
Joy
announced that a plaque was presented to the alumni at the summer camp for
their generous donation, which helped to make the camp very successful this
year. The plaque will be hung in the VIPS area with the other plaques.
New Business:
·
Ideas
from the April Brainstorming meeting were handed out, which included the suggested
purpose of the Alumni Association. Joy
asked for a motion to accept the purpose as follows: The
purpose of the GCPAAA is to support the police department through manpower,
fundraising for supplemental purchases and activities, and to serve as community
ambassadors through education and communication. A
motion was made by Linda Robbins to accept the motion and Sonia Urrutia
seconded the motion.
·
Joy
announced that the upcoming topic for the November meeting is Identity Theft
and Homeland Security will be the topic in January, 2010.
·
It
was announced that Ruth Poindexter would sell the alumni stickers for your car @
$2.00 each after the meeting.
·
National
Night Out will be held on Oct. 13th and there are fliers on
the
·
Joy
requested volunteers to help plan the Christmas Party. She requested that a
committee be started to work on the planning of the party. The following members
volunteered to work on the committee: Dixie Turner, Phyllis Jones, and Phillip
and Kalere Coleman.
·
Grapefest
– Joy announced that we were able to fill all of the shifts. The revenue will
be $1184 in lieu of the $700 which was made for the last 2 years.
·
Joy
stated that there has been a request for a television for the outreach center
and the break room at the PD. In addition the fax machine broke at the outreach
center which is used by the police officers to fax in their reports. A motion was made to allocate $1,500 for the
purchase of the needed equipment. The motion was made to accept this allocation
by Gerald Shannon and seconded by Jim Burge.
·
The
discussion by Kalere Coleman for MADD walk in March was tabled until the next
meeting.
·
Mary
Lou Barabash passed out information to sign up for Kroger
and Tom Thumb rewards which donate cash to the Alumni
Association.
·
Joy
introduced Caption Luna who spoke on his FBI training at
The business
part of the meeting was adjourned @
Respectfully
submitted,
Cynthia Ashbaker
Secretary