01-10-2012EASTVALE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
MINUTES
January 10, 2012
Called to order 6:40 by Al Nassar
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
AL NASSAR – EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JEFF WILLIAMS – VICE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JEFF DEGRANDPRE – BOARD MEMBER
RICK MORRIS – BOARD MEMBER
YVONNE BENITEZ – BOARD MEMBER
ABSENT – Eren Cello, Secretary
GUESTS – Kelly Howell, Jermaine Richards
Al Nassar requested any additions or deletions to the agenda to be announced before continuing with
the meeting. The additions are covered under “Other Business.”
Other Business:
Jeff DeGrandpre met with Corky’s Diner and they will be doing a fundraiser for the Foundation donating
a percentage of the total sales for the entire day on March 15, 2012. Corky’s will create a flyer for us to
distribute throughout the community.
Jeff Williams gave an update on the Bingo Fundraiser. We are set to volunteer at Bingo night on April
25th and the Foundation will receive a donation from the proceeds.
Julie Reyes gave an update on the electronic waste collection event. WM will host the event at Eleanor
Roosevelt High School on February 25, 2012 and the proceeds from the E-Waste will benefit the
Foundation. It was recommended that Julie contact the Principal Mark Leanor to reserve the bus drop
parking area on Citrus.
Kelly Howell researched a fundraiser with Quake’s Stadium in Rancho Cucamonga. We would need to
purchase a minimum of 100 tickets at $6.00 each ($600) up front. We can sell the tickets for $10 each.
She suggested picking a date in June on a Saturday when they have a giveaway or fireworks. We spoke
about selling the child tickets at $8/adult $10 to make it more attractive. Kelly and Al will work on this
together. We also discussed finding a couple of businesses in town that would be willing to sell the
tickets for us.
Minutes from December 20, 2011 were approved. (Motion made by Jeff Williams and seconded by Rick
Morris).
Public Comment
Kelly Howell suggested that we reach out to the community to get volunteers to help with media,
website, public relations, and press releases. Jermaine Richards said that he would like to assist the
Foundation with website maintenance as well.
Block Grant Discussion
Julie Reyes and Yvonne Benitez will be meeting with the Riverside County Economic Development
Agency to gain a better understanding of the grant (process and requirements) and report back at our
next meeting.
By-Laws
Discussion on whether or not it is time to change the by-laws to move the Foundation away from the
City. Members expressed their concerns about the pros and cons of being tied to the City. It was decided
that there are still several things to work out and now may not be the time because we are so new and
trying to establish ourselves.
Other Business
Al Nassar will attend the Council meeting on January 11th and give an update on the Foundation.
Next meeting will be held on February 7, 2012.
Meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
Minutes Prepared by Julie Reyes, CFO