Meeting Minutes - 11/12/19

I. President’s Greeting

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Around the room Introductions

• Favorite Thanksgiving food ( ice breaker)

II. Executive Team

• Vice presidents report

• Treasurer's Report

1. Current Funds

2. We are accepting dues for 2020!

• Corresponding secretary/ social media guru report

1. Jenny will need to cancel ConstantContact account as it is in her name.

2. Now using Mail Chimp because it’s free and the contact information of people who message us via the website is automatically added.

3. New board will need to Get a PO Box for Facebook Advertising

• Recording Secretary report

1. What did everyone like about the bus tour/ pep rally?

2. What could be better for next year?

3. Everyone's feeling on the election? HOW CAN THE FEDERATION DO BETTER NEXT YEAR.

• Requests for accurate address

• Issues mailing dues

• Requests for membership list and contact info of members (Corresponding Secretary Note: List available for executive board and committees as needed to respect the privacy of members. List will not be provided to the general membership as privacy concerns have been raised by members with sensitive jobs in the past.)

• People like the NewsFlash

III SWING Back

• Thank You to all who helped make it possible.

• What did everyone like about the event?

• What could we do better for next year?

IV. New board positions

• Resumes and letters of intent were submitted to the nominations committee. The slate to be voted on at the December meeting is below:

• PRESIDENT Andrea Sullivan

• VICE-PRESIDENT Daria Venezia

• TREASURER Erin Jo Zirpolo

• If you would like to be considered for an open position or to challenge a nomination, please contact Beatrice Moskowitz.

V. MCFDW Events and meetings

• MCFDW HOLIDAY PARTY HONORING BLANQUITA VALENTI for all her years of service and for her support of women as a whole. The Holiday party will be held at The Greek On Main in Metuchen (419 Main street) on Sunday,December 8th from 12-3pm Tickets will be available at the door. Seating is limited so it is first come/ first serve. Non members are $25.00 / members are $15.00.

2020 Memberships can also be filled out and paid for at this event, making you one of our first new members of 2020. $25 dues checks made payable to MCFDW.