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Woodbury Women of Today Meeting Notes
10/9/07
Members Present: Tina Altman (President) & Kim Hunn (Vice President), and Janet Marzolf
Prospective Members Present: Natasha, Alicia, Flo & Nicole
Welcome
The sign – in sheet was passed around. The 10/9 meeting agenda with the September meeting minutes was handed out. Tina led a name tag activity. Each person in attendance was asked to write down and share a favorite scary movie, costume, candy and place to trick or treat. (anywhere in the world)
New prospective members were given an overview of the history of Women of Today. Tina Altman and Kim Hunn decided to restart the Woodbury Chapter in May. We currently have 8 members and prospective members are present at monthly meetings.
Good News and Celebrations
Member Janet Marzolf shared that her daughter was awarded a scholarship to St. Scholastica College.
Prospective Member Tanya Holt was unable to attend the meeting because she is launching the Primrose School of Woodbury, an educational child care center. Woodbury Women of Today members and prospective members are invited to the grand opening celebration on Saturday, Oct. 20th from 10:00-2:00 p.m. The school is located at 10350 City Walk Drive in Woodbury.
Kim Hunn gave birth to her first son (Matthew) on Sept. 2nd.
Announcements and Updates
New Website- Those in attendance were asked to share what they would like to see added to the site.
Suggestions included printable membership forms & flyers. Tina’s official e-mail address is:
president@woodburywt.org.
Advertising – Kim Hunn gave an update on the advertising campaign. The organization is currently
being advertised on many community bulletin boards around town. The locations include: Caribou Coffee, Starbucks, Anytime Fitness, Dunn Brothers Coffee, Cub Foods, Rainbow, Panera, Central Park/R.H. Stafford Library. Ads have also been placed in the Woodbury Bulletin, Woodbury Magazine and on the City of Woodbury Website.
Advertising suggestions- Several people in the group mentioned the following as possible places and ways to advertise: Woodbury Community TV Channel, Rest Stop Bulletin Board near 94 & the Powers Lake Bulletin Board.
Nicole mentioned that she would like to see a group photo of the Woodbury Women of Today used in future advertisements.
Completed Events – Tina attended the President’s Retreat at Camp Friendship on Sept.29th. There were 20-30 presidents from other chapters at the retreat. Tina was given a copy of the President’s manual. Discussion topics ranged from recruitment to ideas for social activities.
Woodbury Days- Women of Today member (Tina) and prospective members volunteered and did shifts at the Bingo tent. Next year, the group hopes to have greater volunteer involvement and outreach efforts to recruit new members.
Brainstorming/Project Ideas
Current Fundraisers- Happenings Books and Herbergers Community Day Coupons.
ACTION: Contact Tina if you need books/coupons to sell or if you would like to sign up for a shift to sell the coupons at the Herbergers in Stillwater.
Happenings Books are $30.00 and will be sold until Dec. 15th. If the group sells 50, we get 50% of the profit. If the group sells less than 50, we get 20-30% of the profit. There will be a prize for the person that sells the most.
Tina is keeping a log of numbers. Janet and Kim took Happenings books. Kim also took Coupons.
Project Ideas – Volunteer at Woodbury Estates (place where we meet)
Kim will follow up with her contact at Woodbury Estates and have suggestions of things they would like
help with by the next meeting.
Ideas for Socials- Those in attendance were split in to two groups and came up with ideas for social
activities.
The ideas are as follows: Pampered Chef Party, Chocolate Party, Coffee Shop Social, Maplewood
Mall, Dinner, Make up Party, Ice Skating, Going Green Seminar, Wine and Cheese Party, Brunch, Game Night, Potluck, Cookie Dough Exchange, Root Beer Floats w/family, Family Pizza Night, Happy Hour & Spontaneous Socials.
Best Day/Time for Socials – The consensus was Tuesday nights at 7-8:30 p.m.
ACTION: Tina to e-mail all members and prospects to take an informal survey of what days and
times work best. Ideally, socials could be done every 3 months.
Treasurer’s Report
This position is currently vacant, but Tina is the acting treasurer for now.
An account for Woodbury Women of Today was opened at Wells Fargo on 8/21/07. The opening balance was $272.33. A portion of that balance ($70.00) was sent to the District Service Center for 2 new membership dues that were collected and ($5.00) was paid for the bank bag. The balance on 10/8/07 was $197.33. Reimbursements yet to be paid to Tina include: P. O. Box ($70.00), Stamps ($40.00), President’s Retreat ($60.00 + gas), Applebee’s Gift Certificates ($20.00), Printer Ink ($20.00)...
Upcoming Events
10/23 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sell Community Day Coupons at Herbergers in Stillwater
11/4 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sell Community Day Coupons at Herbergers in Stillwater
11/9 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sell Community Day Coupons at Herbergers in Stillwater
11/10 Community Day at Herbergers
11/13 7:00-8:30 p.m. Nov. Monthly Meeting-bring a guest to be eligible for prizes!
11/16-18 Fall State Convention at Breezy Point
12/11 7:00-8:30 p.m. Dec. Monthly Meeting- bring a guest to be eligible for prizes!
12/15 Happenings Book Fundraiser Ends
Thanks to Kim Hunn for taking such great notes.
See you at the next meeting November 13, 2007.
MEETING MINUTES- September 11, 2007
Members Present: Tina A., Brenda R. and Janet M.
Prospective Members: Nicole S., and Tonya H.
Welcome & Activity – Tina Altman, Chapter President
Announcements and Updates
*Congratulations to Kim Hunn, acting VP, new son Matthew born last week
*Promotion – New Website: www.woodburywt.org and new emails: president@woodburywt.org and volunteer@woodburywt.org. Website is live and contains info: About Us, Mission Statements, Member Resources, Calendar of Events, Meeting Minutes, Fundraisers & Contact Info. …
*Advertising in: Woodbury Bulletin, City of Woodbury Website, Panera, Grocery Stores, Library, ...
*Other Ideas - Getting names on tax website, going door to door, Stonemill Farms has intranet they may promote us- Tonya H., Constantcontact.com
*Tina sent out a letter to every member and prospective members personally inviting them to upcoming meetings. Phone drive was also done by Tina and Kim.
Brainstorming – Projects, Events, & Advertising
*Handouts- Statewide Garage Sale - October 4-6 *Discussed 2 new fundraisers- Herbergers Coupon Booklets and Happenings Books *Herbergers Community Day- Nov. 10 Volunteer Sheet Sign Up: Sell Happenings Books at Stillwater Store and to friends - Tina, Brenda Janet Sell Herbergers Coupon Books- Brenda, Janet, Nicole, Tina Join Exec Board - Brenda Woodbury Estates Event - Brenda, Janet
Discussed Upcoming Events
• September 29–30 President’s Retreat in Annandale- Tina will be attending
• October 4-6 Garage Sale in Crystal
• October 9 7:00 pm Next monthly meeting - bring a guest and be eligible for prizes! • November 10 Community Day at Herbergers ($5.00 coupon books)
• November 16-18 Making Memories Fall State 2007 Convention at Breezy Point in Brainerd
• December 15 End of Happenings Book Fundraiser -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEETING MINUTES- August 14, 2007 August 14, 2007 Woodbury Women of Today Meeting Notes:
Members Present: Tina A., President and Kim H., Acting Vice President
Special Guest: Kelly P., Lakeville Chapter
Prospective Members: Brenda R., Christine T., Sharon N., Georgine L. and 2 friends
August New membership: Brenda R. and Janet M.
1. Welcome & Word Search – Tina Altman, Chapter President
2. Name Tent/ Ice Breaker Activity – Tina Altman, Chapter President
3. Membership Presentation – Kelly P., Lakeville Chapter
Kelly gave a very detailed overview of what the Women of Today Membership entails. Her presentation lasted approximately 40 minutes. A suggestion that stood out was doing one community service project and one social every three months. E-mailing members and prospects that miss meetings the notes was cited as a way to keep them informed.
4. Announcements & Project Ideas
The Woodbury Days event (Aug. 24-26) was mentioned. Volunteer category sheets were passed around the table. Prospective members were asked to think about which areas they’d like to be involved in and contact Tina for more information and to volunteer together.
Other Project ideas that were mentioned included: Woodbury Estates (Bingo or bring kids in),
35W Bridge Collapse Relief, St. Paul New Area Residents and Cornerstone Women’s Shelter.
5. Membership Recruitment
Tina and Kim talked about our efforts to grow the chapter and asked the prospective members in attendance to share their ideas. They are as follows:
St. Paul Area New Residents Club
10055 Powers Lake Trail
Woodbury, MN 55129
Publicity: 651-207-5903
www.spanrc.tripod.com
City of Woodbury
*New Resident Packets
*Info on city website
*Speak at City Council
*Work with the Mayor South Washington County Community Access – Channel 14
www.swctc.org Woodbury Bulletin/Woodbury Magazine Woodbury Women of Today
Web Page
(options being researched now) Flyers being hung up at: coffee shops, gyms, libraries, grocery stores, Panera, and more…
6. Adjourn Meeting
NEXT MEETING: SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
FOCUS: getting to know each other, brainstorming for projects and new members!
Feel free to bring a friend and be eligible for door prizes!
SPECIAL THANKS to Kim for typing up the meeting minutes and to Kelly for being our guest! |
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