Attendees

Betsy Bennett, Dana Cann, Violaine Dumorne, David Jacobs, Kent Hughes, Diane Kupelian, Gary McDavid, and Mary Schoonmaker
 

AGENDA (June 15 @8:30am)

Opening David
Minutes Betsy
Treasurer’s Report Betsy for Paul
Spring Grants Payment Procedure
Future Forum Idea
Update to BCA Website
Committee Updates (as required)
Announcements & Other Business
 

ACTION ITEM SUMMARY

Concert/Arts: Betsy Bennett to send list of 2 other potential beneficiaries around for discussion and vote.
Website: Dana Cann to send amended website mock-up to group. Group to review and approve over the summer, launch in fall.
Website: Kent to remind Amy to update Bazaar section.
Forum: David Jacobs to send email to Bob/Rich with the BCA date of October 19th.
 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

September 21st @ 8:30am - BCA meeting
 

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MEETING TOPICS

Meeting opened by Betsy Bennett at 8:35am

 

Opening Reading by David

Past Minutes

The May 17th BCA minutes were reviewed electronically prior to the meeting and then, were approved at the meeting.

Treasurer’s Report
Paul submitted the Treasurer’s report electronically. This was approved at the meeting.

SPRING GRANTS

As part of the Spring grant process, the BCA gave Shaw $1000 for audio visual equipment and $2,000 for the summer Youth Camp Program.

 CHAIRMAN UPDATES

Green Group bringing in WWF speaker on June 29th and then afterwards, we will have a forum afterwards.

 FORUMS

BCA sponsors Forum for all community groups (community outreach fair with around 20 tables).  We are looking for a spot in the fall.  At Tuesday staff’s meeting the BCA will propose a time of October 19th.  We will invite agencies.  Should we do something with Shaw and Lincoln?

 ACTION: David to send email to Bob/Rich with the BCA date of October 19th.

 

WEBSITE

Fall Bazaar information is out of date.

 ACTION: Kent to remind Amy to update this section.

 Dana has gone through the website and made comments.  Comments are as follows:

• Groups

• Martha’s Table should be inserted for Bethesda House dinner (second bullet)
• Delete Meals on Wheels and canned and dry foods
• Add Marie Reed School with Shaw and put first
• Pick examples from categories - food, international, and community (Shaw/School)
• Drop Kilimanjaro initiative
• Citigate and ESL should be added
• MR Learning Center - link to school doesn’t work. Content is current. (Gary should look at to make sure math content is included.)

• Calendar/Dates
  

• Discussion about not putting dates but referencing the church’s calendar section

• Grants:
  

• Collapse Grants into one category and put at end
• Be less descriptive about where grant funds are allocated
• Amend application, highlight May and November

• Other

• Sections headings say BCA and others don’t. Should be handled by each section leader.
• Neighbors in Need and other offerings (One Great Hour Sharing) should be linked to main page to denomination. Should not be BCA action, put on main page. Link to UCC description.
• Middle East Committee and Volunteer Corps relationship with BCA is non-financial. Each group should have its own page (Marian Goodson for Middle East).

 ACTION: Dana to amended website mock-up to group.  Group to review and approve over the summer, launch in fall.

 Committee Reports (ABBREVIATED DUE TO WEB FOCUS)

Arts Committee/Concerts

We will be hosting 4 benefit concerts next year:

September 13th 7pm

The concert features Grace Cho (piano) and Hyun Park (violin), music will include some Barber, Bernstein, and Corigliano; Hyun and Grace are bringing the concert they presented at Carnegie Hall to us at Westmoreland!   The concert begins at 7pm, September 13, and is followed by a reception and the opening of an art show featuring art/crafts of African women.  The free will donation that evening (80% of it) will go to NAMI, the Montgomery County Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.  We would like these to include D.C. beneficiaries, since the other two are represented by Montgomery County. 

Future concerts are as follows:

December 6th kick-off brass concert

Feb 14th chamber concert

May 2nd for 2 church choral concerts, where Bethesda Cares is the beneficiary

ACTION: Betsy to send list around for discussion and vote for beneficiaries for Dec 6th and Feb 14th concerts.

Haitian Orphanage

There was a discussion about Haitian check and reimbursement process.  Violaine Dumorne accepts a check on behalf of the orphanage and then provides the BCA with receipts.    Violaine is trying to move 35 children to one spot.

Marie Reed

The student population has been reduced from 415 to 183 students.  Staff will also be reduced this year. The 6th grade will no longer be represented at the school.  The church volunteers will continue to work with math group.  Test scores will come in this fall.

Announcements and Other Business

The BCA will be holding a potluck dinner on August 24th @3pm at the Jacobs house.

NEXT MEETING

BCA will not be holding meetings in July and August.

Meeting adjourned by Betsy at 9:50am

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