HIAWATHALAND COUNCIL

Hiawathaland Council Meeting

September 23, 2009
VFW Club
Owatonna MN

Present:
Harry Osborn                    La Vaughn Osborn
Virginia Hermanson            Shirley Ryan
Dorothy Meier                   Diane Rueb
Cheryl Adams                    Pat Levisen
Roger Hanson                   Alice Dulitz
Jack Wilson                       Kim Wilson
Janet Lozon                      Eddie Lozon
Patricia Sable

Meeting called to order at 5:00 pm.  Pledge was led by Roger Hanson.

Secretary’s report
    Minutes from last meeting were passed to all. Harry motioned to accept as read. Shirley seconded. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s report
    All bills paid except for meeting tonight. The cost of the picnic was $275 plus an additional $264 for postage for the mailing.

Historical
    There were 888 visitors at the Mower County Fair. Many compliments from the visitors about how well the building looks.
    Ken Schaub, an Austin retiree, will help next year with names to call to be volunteers.

Newsletter
    These can be printed and mailed from Denver. We would just need to get the information to them ahead of time.
    We will need to get one out with the luncheon and bazaar information.

Publicity
    Currently there is just information about the lunches on the hotline. Will add the information about the bazaar/luncheon closer to the day.

Fellowship
    No report

Educational
    Janet and Ed delivered 4 boxes of school supplies collected at the picnic to the Randolph School. The school was very appreciative of the supplies.    
    Janet has kept a list of the schools the council has delivered items to and the council has done all but 4 towns.

Bakeless food sale
    Dorothy will once again collect the donations for this. Please mail to her house.

Membership luncheon
    Will be held November 21 at the Owatonna Eagles this year. Joan and Dorothy will still help with this, but there may not be as much work with it.
    Will need to send out a flyer with the date and time to r.s.v.p

Fundraising
    Items were available at the picnic, but only one sweatshirt was sold. New items have been purchased for the bazaar in November, so hopefully sales will be better then.

Picnic
    Turn out was very low this year. The city of Medford did return the Council’s $200 check that was put down at the time of reservations.
    They looked at how long the picnic has been held there and that the park is usually cleaner after the picnic is over then before it starts.

Operation MN Nice
    Still sending a box each month. Diane has been making sure the needed 10 items are there each month and Pat is mailing out the box.

Chapter Office Rep
    At the chapter meeting on October 2, there will be some representatives from Denver for training. All presidents, treasurers and secretaries are invited to attend.    

    The training will start after lunch, when the meeting is done.

Qwest Management
    No report

Old business
    The park bench’s in Pine Island have been taken care of. The two old ones were in such bad shape that the council bought two new ones.    

    The plaques on them were cleaned up and put back on the new ones.

New business
    St Peter Regional Center is looking for donations again this year. Harry motioned to donate the $150 that the council has done in the past. Ed seconded. Motion carried.

    Because the city of Medford returned the check, the council in the past has always donated the $50 deposit. Pat Levisen motioned to send a $50 donation to the park.
    Pat Sable seconded. Motion carried.

    The $500 working advance has been returned the headquarters in Denver. We will need to see if we can get one at the beginning of each year    

    for the different functions and then to return at the end of the year. Alice also found out that the $10 memorials that we have been sending    

    after someone passes away do not have to be limited to that amount. It is up to the council how much to give.

    The international beep ball tournament will again be held in Rochester in 2010. There will be a need for volunteers to help in different areas again.    

    Harry mentioned that in the history of these games, only 4 times has the ball been caught in the air.

    Calendars are now out. There were only 1,500 printed this year so please try selling as many as you can. Roger Hanson and Ralph Hunstad are the chairs for this.

    Janet and Ed Lozon will be starting up the educational business after the first of the year.

    October 11^th the Pioneers will be helping to serve lunch at the Ronald McDonald house again. Volunteers are always welcomed.

There being no other new business, Harry motioned to adjourn the meeting. Virginia seconded. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:30.

Respectfully submitted,

Kim Wilson
Secretary