Albion Chamber of Commerce

Albion Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 63
Albion, IN 46701
chamber@albionin.org

Chamber Minutes

Albion Chamber of Commerce

Board Meeting Minutes

June 12, 2017

Members Present: Chris Magnuson (P), Sharon Leitch (T), Carla Fiandt (VP)

Janet Mendenhall, Ken Cripe, Kay Craig

Absent: Sandy Petrie (S), Phil Lock, Tammy Luce

Meeting was called to order at the Kountry Kitchen by Chris at 12:10 pm.

Minutes: Ken made a motion to approve the 5/8/17 board minutes and the treasurer’s report as noted below. Janet seconded, minutes & treasurer’s report approved.

Treasurer’s Report: submitted by Sharon.

Beginning balance - $10,890.31

Income - $260.00

$110 - 2017 Dues

$150 - flag program

Expenses - $2889.04

$12.95 - Yahoo June Internet

$435 – Ebey Sales for flags

$100 – Relay for Life donation

$19.89 – clean up supplies

$225 – WAWK ½ camping guide inside cover (split with town)

$1133 - KPC Media – ($958 directory & $175 garage sale flyers)

$290 – Junior Achievement

$604 – Farm Bureau Insurance

$69.20 – Year tabs for chamber plaques

Ending balance - $8,261.27

Old Business:

Garage Sale Wrap Up: May 4-6 Thank you to Phil for an outstanding job at coordinating this year’s garage sale. The weather was not the best. There were 41 sales on the Chamber map which exceeded last year’s count. We need to have an email or fax option for turning in applications next year. Budget $250 – expenses $245

Goodwill Truck Wrap Up: May 13 (9am-noon) Ken and Sandy said truck was 2/3 full and they stayed until noon. It was noted that there was a fairly large pile stacked along the guardrail prior to 9am when the truck arrived.

Quarterly High Impact Meeting Wrap Up: May 16 (5:30-7:30) Sandy emailed the event survey and 14 people filled one out. The event was rated very good to excellent and the information was “absolutely” helpful to the participants. Most surveys liked the video/sound equipment, databases and the resources in “The Bridge” like glass etching, embroidery and posters.

Noble County Chamber Wrap Up- SCORE event (A Taste of Business) on May 17th. This event was at Sylvan Cellars from 5:30-8:30 and was a wonderful way to see what is brewing right here in NE Indiana and another way to network and collaborate with fellow Chamber businesses and organizations in our region. Chris and Sharon attended and worked the event that was fairly crowded.

Stars and Stripes Flag program Wrap Up: There are 29 sponsors and the flags are flying! Look for the sponsor and honor/memorial information posted around town and in the Albion New Era. Ken has done a wonderful job with this year’s program. Budget was $1250 income and $1900 expenses. So far Ken is at $1400 income and $630 expenses.

Chamber Directory Wrap Up: The final batch of 2017 directories have been delivered. If you see a business getting low, Chris has a partial box left in her office for distribution. Plaques and year tabs are available also.

New Business:

Downtown Clean-up: September 6, rain date September 13 – Carla/Chris

Chris asked all Board members to look around town to see if this event is needed this year. The Town and Courthouse went above and beyond before the festival and there doesn’t seem to be much left to do. A final decision will be made at the August meeting.

July Board Meeting: Everyone voted to take a Summer Break and will meet again in August.

Announcements:

July 3 – ALBION FIREWORKS

July 28 – Albion STAR Team – ALBIONOPOLY

September 8 – Albion STAR Team – VERANDAH VISITS

September 16-17 – Albion HARVEST FEST

OTHER: The STAR team has also been busy on grants and has been awarded a $5000 QuIP Grant that will go towards a life size checkerboard at an Albion Park, signage for downtown directing tourists to the State Park and Black Pine etc. and also for bike racks on the courthouse square pending approval from the Commissioners.

Adjournment:

Ken made a motion to adjourn, Sharon seconded. Meeting adjourned at 1:00 pm.

Next Meetings:

Board Meeting is August 14th at Noon (location to be determined)

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Albion Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 63
Albion, IN 46701
chamber@albionin.org

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