This is long reading but not very much on action or decision is required. Please make certain to email me, If You do not receive your copy, in advance of the meeting. We do have some important matters to discuss. I urge everyone to attend if at all possible. Thank You! Accessible West Virginia Association/ Handyman HouseCall 300 Merchant Street Fairmont, WV 26554 304-816-1703 access-wv.org MEETING AGENDA FOR MARCH 7, 2014 & MARCH 12, 2014 1.) Previous meeting notes and minutes: Winter storm Weeks of 2/3/14 - 2/16/14 125 Calls, 12 applications, 7 Jobs in progress, 79 Driveways and Ramps cleared, 16 Home gutters de-icicled, 1 Full home clean-out and donation taken in, 2 Drywall replacements ( water damage), 1 New Light fixture installed ( donated Item Thank You). 2 Rubber grip handrails for shower installed, 9 Busted Pipes resolved, 1 Stray dog rescued, Direct donations received $280.00.. Item donations sold and converted to funds, Through, The Purse Snatcher and Our outlets and venues= $780.00. Giving Back Charitable consignment Items In stock and being sold $1,400.00 ( varied rates of donation)( will post and report when sold) Total =$1,060.00 In-Kind Material Donations ( TBD) Thank You we need them and will need more, Until we can get corporate donors. Two New Volunteers, 2 New contractors worked and paid. Total expenses for the period=$2,974.45... Total budgeted for client work and emergency calls is $4,300.00+ We are working hard with the crowdfunding Campaigns ( not much there yet) Private donations, and Getting Licensing and Tax -exempt status certified. 2.) New Winter Storm Tallies: The final tallies for winter storm Pax We did get out late due to sickness.. 11 Driveways and walkways and emergency access paths cleared 22 cars, and 4 gutters deiced and 1 rehung.. Better News we did get 5 new donors, and have a small stock of items and materials ( Very small) We did keep a tight budget and Only had $400.00 in expense. But Lease at Merchant is Now due at $500.00 and we do not have it.. 3.) Sales of Items- returned item cost and we are negative on the income side for this period. Total Negative = $45.00 4.) Other activity: a.) We have met with several local organizations and made excellent contacts for future engagement and support. I was introduced to Pay It Forward Inc.. Local Charity that helps with household items by donation , then given to displaced families. I was going to give our larger item donations to them, as we have been donating to Salvation Army and Penny Pincher solely. I would like to have your thoughts on this?. They are apparently affiliated Now with connecting Link. b.) Met with and secured a new meeting location for business meetings. We have the CVB Conference room on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 3Pm for our Monthly meeting and reports. Thought to include invites to other organizations to allow them to see what we are doing. Your thoughts on this? *** Note We decided that having the Friday meeting at Firehouse would continue as long as there were members who preferred this venue and meeting time and place. Your Thoughts on this? c.) Met with New Prospective landlord: on Fairmont avenue *** TBD at meeting.. d.) There were no cash donations for this period and None pending.. We need to have a fundraiser of some type- We Need $3,800.00- $4,500.00 est. ASAP.. It is required for: 800.00 IRS Fee for filing, $200.00 Bond for Insurance. For any Association in WV $ 500.00 Merchant Street Rent ( Project SLB backed out of splitting the rent, in fact there has been no contact with them, or even returned phone calls ( 5) or emails (3).) $400.00 State filing fees and Charity registration. ( Includes $180.00 for Required Handyman License Contractor License.) $800.00 for pending Job Materials needed (** Note upon completion of one of these jobs… family plans to make donation for the work. Amount unknown) $750.00 for Prospective Location Office..$300.00 for lot and storage Unit rentals, where we are currently storing items from donations, and some of these are listed for sale. And the remaining $500.00 - $1200.00 est. for New Jobs when we officially begin operations on or by April 1, 2014. e.) We began operation of our County wide neighborhood watch, and such has been instrumental in saving a client substantial funds on an unlicensed, uninsured party offering to do work ...for double any reasonable estimated cost. We did also assist Contractor’s licensing board with several inquires about rogue workers in area. They appreciated our support, and look forward to working with us and our clients. f.) We Have a new website domain it is : access-wv.org... Cost was $85.00 ( pd by Robert) We have a holder page there, and need assistance in getting an actual page up.. May have volunteer, to help, otherwise cost is estimated at $500-750.00 for services that I checked with., We will also have a Domain renewal fee of $179.99 for 3 years or $99.99 for a single year. g.) We have met personally with “ Disability Action Center” , HRDF ( via telephone and email contact), BAD Building Program in Fairmont, The National Center of Volunteers, (We are subscribed to get project volunteers and post Job work opportunity for client projects. This is Free WV.gov site.) Also met casually with FCDP, and at least a dozen or so business owners.. all “like what we are offering/doing… none have pledged any support.. at least not until we are IRS and State Tax-Exempt. Connecting Link- has failed to return at least 6 phone calls, and that was the last one I will make… Amy Hammond at HUD was greeted and handed our card and given a jittery rendition of our mission statement, while I was drugged ( steroids and Thera flu) and sick from pneumonia. Id imagine they may support, by referral only. Habitat for Humanity was not able to be reached, as of yet. I am also going to work some with the City Planner on the BAD Building Program, I am going back to City Council, and County Meetings to make a short introduction.. Could use some assistance.// Please let me know if you are available. h.) New revision of mission statement has been drafted and is up for vote by the body of members in attendance. Your thoughts and vote will count on this. i.) We have Identified $140,000.00 of Grant Funding which we could immediately access, If we had legal obligations, already taken care of.. But,We the Lack funding to complete. So, This funding, though realistic and accessible; is, for the moment- hypothetical. We need ideas on how to meet this need and get funding or face closing down operations or scaling back to a static state. Please comment, suggest, or offer to assist. j.) We need a new desktop computer system.. Donated hopefully since we have no funds to procure one. My personal system has crashed 5 times and screen is flickering the flicker of death… Chief Executive Director’s report_- I am saddened,that; we have not become financially viable. I had originally thought... I might fund this from personal budget. But any such funding is not feasible or viable, even, if Sales of all my personal and business items would occur, It would only fund operations for 1-2 Months. maximum. ( and the items are not selling) I had thought to sell my SUV Jet Ski and Sound system, or take out a loan against, But, no such loan can be secured on these items. I had hoped, with my Church ties and service , we may be assisted by Local Churches, and this is not going to happen.. For what reason?? I am not aware..It does not really matter.. Perhaps , we took on too large a target service. I have been exposed to the interior working of the Charitable concerns in our area…and perhaps, to a fault of my own, insist; that we comply: legally, ethically, and morally to All Licenses and code.. ** Not hide in a loophole of another organization, or even my church , since that would simply be manipulating the system and suggesting an untrue position of this association, and it’s relation to said entity. But,It has become apparent, that this is quite commonplace, and many organizations, do this questionable practice, as routine, or for function prior to their own viability, and autonomy. Pseudo Causes and movements with their own line of Paraphernalia and 6-10 events monthly..and No license.. It is rather disheartening, and I simply refuse to engage in it. If we… together; cannot fund this Cause properly, and with holding to being: completely open and providing Full disclosure , legal and ethical moral Imperatives also met squarely, even, if inconvenient. Then perhaps it should not be at all. It is at this time and meeting that this ad hoc and Executive Board of Director’s make available this position of: Chief Executive Director ( My current post) to any qualified and committed party , that holds interest in serving this position. Your Vote and Nomination will be recorded on this meeting date, and subsequently confirmed on the 12th day of March 2014 at 3pm at CVB Conference room meeting. ***If this fine group wants me to stay on in any capacity, even advisory, I will be more than pleased to serve, in any manner You see fit. I apologize for failing you. I have worked, for the past 4 months, (without sleep most times) 14-18 hours daily, on this work, and care a great deal about this Association, and all the work and service, it is capable of, and has sought to perform. But, in review, I am the only person to blame for this failure, and, if it costs this group, and /or our clients any possible resource or benefit. The only ethical action is for me to step down, and fill the post with someone more suited to serve it efficiently. Regards: Robert Bohigian The other matters will be discussed and voted on or consensus taken of the group at Fridays and Wednesday s meeting.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 07:25:55 +0000
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