Present: Keith, Daniel Payne, Ray, Ovita, Martha Lowe, Joseph Smith, Nick, Ron Wynn, Clothilda, Caryl

(Nine board members)

The minutes were accepted by all present.  The finance report is being worked on, as Maria is learning Quick books and it should be ready for the next meeting.  Keith asked that it be moved, seconded and approved that there will be a Finance Report at the next meeting.

Glen Stegall – mayoral candidate gave his background and answered questions for about an hour.  His stance on education is that every child should be involved in an after school program and that education is a community affair.  He also wants to support entrepreneurs and small business.

Civil Engagement & Voter Registration – Keith is supervising 8 or 9 WIA youth this summer.  He has talked to them about civic engagement.  Ovita asked Joseph to have a voter registration table at the Juneteenth celebration at East Athens Community Center of June 20th and he agreed to so.

Out of Poverty Project – Ovita said she had several families from Bethel Homes in mind and Keith called with referrals.  Clo stated that she is working on application forms and a written statement as to the mission of the project.

Worker Friendly – Jo Beth Allen was unable to attend the meeting, but she reported to Ray that she has an action plan.

Chop From the Top Film – Ray asked for people to give him names of places where the film could be shown.  UUFA scheduled a showing on July 23 at 7:30 p.m. and will work at advertising it.

Fund Raising – Ray has gotten EJC registered with the government for grant making.  There will be a grant writing meeting on Monday at EJC at 10:30 a.m.  Keith brought up an idea about a way to earn 20% of purchases from certain retailers.

Office Management & Volunteers – We have two people from Georgia Works right now and working on getting two more so the office is fully covered.

Workers Rights Center – Ron and Nick are working on this.  Nick spoke about the fact that OSHA has become more accessible.  Pilgrims Pride is responsive to problems and usually gets things done within a weeks time.  When there are injuries, the Docs are not receptive and use excuses so as not to pay claims.  Ron thought we needed to get our law students to work on this.

ESL Program – Maria is now the coordinator of this program.  Humberto is also working on trying to get the program going at other venues besides the shelter in front of Home Depot.

Ray stated that the IRS is paying more attention to non-profit organizations and we need to get the 990 forms reviewed by the Board of Directors.  He also talked about handling conflicts of interest correctly.  He suggested we set up an accounting system to keep track of volunteer hours for in-kind funds.  This would give more substance to grant fund applications and a higher budget.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted:  Caryl Sundland, Secretary