MINUTES OF THE CHAPTER LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Meeting Type: / Regular Monthly Meeting / Meeting Date: / Tuesday January 5th, 2016
Time: / 7:00-8:30pm / Location: / Y’s Owl Maclure
Expected Attendees: / Kim Moore,Jennifer Wyatt, Morgan Banister, John MacDonald, Jamie Dunlop, Sarah Martin, Andrew Wilson, John Downing
Regrets:Rachel R
Agenda Item / Motion or Decision or Discussion / Motion & Action Item
1. / Welcome
1.1 / Confirm Attendance/Introduction / Attendance confirmed: regrets are Rachael Riethman
1.2 / Approval Of Current Agenda / Agenda approved
1.3 / Declaration Of Conflict Of Interest / None
1.4 / Approval Of Previous Meeting Minutes / Approved
2.0 / Reports
2.1 / President Report / See attached Mission statement and calendar
Members:
-Need to find a way to reward members
-Membership cards – check with head office
-merchandise
-Andrew: check with head office to see what we are allowed to do and come up with a target
-then promote what being a member gives you
-spring membership drive
-give benefits to members who refer to other members
-where does the membership money go to?
-gain membership points
-get material together so that people understand the value (membership package)
-Sherry: access to information, support groups, materials, speakers, needed someone to tell her that everything is will be okay
-System navigation is our goal, how can we support that for members at large, mentors, what does this mean?
2.2 / Vice President’s Report -Kim / -need someone for next check-in
2.3 / Secretary’s Report - Communication – Andrew / Skunk academy: Jen will follow up
2.4 / Treasurer’s Report – Morgan/Andrew / Total account: $18, 805.63
November 2015 over 5k
This week John and Andrew will investigate the money
2.5 / Potential Programme Report- Marnie / See separate agenda – 34 new families next month
-Need someone to do the communications piece
-Add a calendar to the newsletter
-Mattieu would like deadlines
-Need a volunteer coordinator, communications, manager to run the office, event coordination
-start with reaching out to a communications coordinator to help with AO
2.6 / SEAC – Andrew / -another member for the education committee
2.7 / Committee Reports
-Adults / -Still need to do a needs assessment
-mentorship or community outreach
-John will book a meeting
3.0 / Member’s At Large – Next Meeting Agenda Request
4. / Chapter Priorities & Activities
4.1a / Fundraising/Events
Big Pull for autism –John MacDonald
Autism Awareness Event – Kim Moore
Raise the Flag – April 2nd / Big pull for autism
-Aim for 30-40 teams
-Projection is approx 40k
-Coordinate with Ottawa Police Association memorial weekend
-John M: has submitted an application for Moonies Bay
-John has all of the materials
Autism Awareness Event
-waiting for marketing materials from the Sens
Raise the flag
-waiting for green light to promote
4.1b / 50/50 – People are responding to Facebook
-We are getting only about 9 each game
4.1 / Updates re: meetings, activities, community involvement
4.2 / SLOs for Jan-March – Updates / -cooking program/formal dinner SLO for teens (Chapter could pay for adults)
-graduation party idea
-Speakers: get a list (parents training, psychologist from McGill). Sherry will get information
-Movie night – AO for 18+
5. / Next Steps & Future Items
5.1 / Delegate Tasks/ Action Items / -investigate budget for adult support groups
6. / Adjournment
6.1 / Next Meeting – Date/Time/Location
-Tuesday, January 26______6:30-8:30pm
-Y’s Owl Maclure

Calendar – 2016

January

  • 5th – Meet and Greet meeting 5pm
  • 5th CLC
  • 9th 50/50 Senators vs Bruins
  • 26th CLC Meeting
  • 26th 50/50 Senators vs Sabres 7:30

February

  • 6th 7:00 pmSenators vs Maple Leafs - Saturday
  • 18th 7:30 PM Senators vs HURRICANES THU
  • 23rd CLC meeting

March

  • 3rd- 7:30 PMSenators vs LIGHTNING THU,
  • 15th Meet and greet before Autism Awareness night
  • 15th Autism Awareness night with Senators
  • 15 2016 - 7:30 PM Senators vs WILD
  • 22nd CLC meeting

April

  • 2ndWorld Autism Awareness Day 2016Raise the Flag
  • 50/50 TUE, 5 APR 2016 7:30 PM PENGUINS
  • Lincoln Driven to give TDA
  • Annual Chapter Meeting – TDA (possible Sat 23rd

May

  • CLC meeting - TDA

June

  • CLC meeting - TDA

July

  • CLC meeting - TDA

August

  • CLC meeting - TDA

September

  • Big Pull for Autism - Fundraiser

October

  • Ford Drive for your Community - TDA

November

  • CLC meeting - TDA

December

  • Snowflake party - TDA
  • CLC meeting - TDA

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