2023 Annual Report

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2022 A NNUAL M EETING M INUTES 10 Annual Meeting Minutes October 15, 2022, 10:35 AM In attendance: Board members; President, Liz Janson; 1 st VP Communications, Brenda Brinkley; 2nd VP Membership, Yolanda Henry; Treasurer, Kathy Limbaugh; Philanthropy Director, Sue Frick; FAWCO Liaison, Suzanne MacNeil; Parliamentarian, Jennifer Padfield; Secretary, Leslie Nelson Counselors: Rick Chizmadia, Janet Darrow, Dale Koepenick, Louise Greeley-Copley, Jane Indreland Members: Judy Furukawa, Renuka Matthews, Ginny Anderson, Barbara Castro, Tessa Wheeler, Suzanne Wheeler, Tricia Lawrence, Margaret McCue, Amy Patrick, Kathy Coughlan, Linda Harvan, Kathy DeBest, Ellie Badanes, Liz Hemminger, Dolores Cuellar, Priscilla Dysart, Carol Lalani, Johanna Dishongh, Marilee Watts, Regina Webster, Marlene Holmes, Janet Setzer, Wendy Russell Spouses in attendance for the speaker: Steve Limbaugh, Brian Copley, Rich Castro, Tony Armand, Sean Padfield, Eric Janson, Murray Frick, Tripp Brinkley In attendance via Zoom: Judy Treanor, Mary Elizabeth Sadun, Julie Mowat, Therese Hartwell and Nancy Thornley The meeting opened with speaker, Dr. Corrine Sanchez, Executive Director of TEWA Women United. Secretary: Corrections to last year’s minutes were submitted. The minutes were accepted as corrected. President of FAWCO Emily Van Eerten spoke via a pre-recorded YouTube video. FAWCO Foundation Treasurer , Kathy DeBest explained the 2023 Education Awards and Development Grants and FAUSA’s role therein. Members can find more details on the FAWCO Foundation website, www.fawcofoundation.org Liz Hemminger spoke about the 2021 FAUSA Grant Recipient, Lamp for Haiti. It was also a FAWCO Development Grant recipient. President: Liz Janson explained various teams who help the board members and enhance membership. She requested members to reach out to friends who are eligible for membership, support us financially and participate. FAUSA has had yet another busy and successful year. Five of eight board members at last year’s Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, OH are first timers on the board and have brought new energy and ideas. We worked hard at our monthly Zoom meetings to make positive decisions for the growth and development of FAUSA, its projects, membership desires and
11 relationships with our sister and other organizations. Please take time to read their reports for a thorough understanding of their accomplishments. Teams are an important part of how FAUSA is able to accomplish all that we do. Teams give FAUSA members more opportunities to participate, share more voices and ideas and provide leadership development. Two new very active teams were formed this year: the Annual Grant team reviewed and revised the criteria, application and awards for the FAUSA Annual Grants. They decided to award $5000 grants to two 2022 recipients. A new Getaway Events team organized this year’s Getaway (Rick Chizmadia, Marilee Watts, Linda Harvan, Julie Mowat). In keeping with the breadth and strength of members’ involvements with worldwide and local organizations, the board adopted a new tagline to go with our logo: Globally Connected, Locally Active 2021 Getaway: The first blended Getaway and Annual Meeting was held in Cincinnati, OH, with a total of 36 in-person and 20 virtual attendees. Jen Padfield produced the Annual Report in print and virtual formats. A full weekend of tours and activities was planned by the Getaway team of Rick Chizmadia, Cindy Adams and Carolyn Ludwig. Zoom connections were available to virtual attendees for the Annual Meeting and Saturday evening’s Live Auction. A new board was elected. A record $20,400 was raised through the silent and live auctions of items and experiences, and donations held on the OneCause platform. 1 st Vice President: Brenda Brinkley thanked her teams for running so smoothly and recapped what she’s done over the last year. Brenda oversees the big job of all internal and outside communications. Our monthly newsletters have a consistently high open rate, often over 80%, thanks to the efforts of editor, Nicole Grillo. Jen Padfield, wearing her Social Media hat, continued to post frequently on our public and private Facebook pages and Instagram. Our website guru, Debbie Hastings, remains responsive to requests for changes and keeping the website looking clean and appealing. Highlights magazine was published in February in virtual and printed format, edited by Jane Indreland and published by Rick Chizmadia. Virtual activities remain one of the strong ways FAUSA members connect with each other, coordinated by Jen Padfield, wearing her Activities hat. Seven book clubs and eight virtual activities meet at least monthly, with some getting together more frequently. Led by Membership VP, Yolanda Henry, the FAUSA Route 66 Virtual Mission continues to engage participants in friendly competition between teams for all to reach the end goal on Dec. 31, 2022. Regional reps were reorganized to divide North America into two areas with respective metro areas. Membership remains strong with a total of 269 as the Annual Report goes to press. My first year as serving the position of 1st Vice President is coming to a close and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to learning more, and to continue working for and with our wonderful FAUSA members. The responsibilities of the 1st VP include:
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