MINUTES of 11 December 2016 Meeting of Board

The meeting was held on 11 December 2016 via teleconference. The meeting was called to order at 4:05 pm EDT / 3:05 pm CDT / 2:05 pm MDT / 1:05 PDT / 2105 GMT by Chuck McClenon. In attendance were: Chuck McClenon, Bob McClenon, Carol McClenon, Ann Haglund, Lee McClenon, Kathy Clark, David McClenon.

1. Approval of minutes of previous meeting in September

The minutes were discussed and accepted.

2. Finance

Lee McClenon had reported by email. The General Endowment has brokerage assets of $81,199. The Special Endowment has brokerage assets of $92,768. The General Endowment has income of $5961. The Special Endowment has income of $4282.

The General Endowment should plan to provide grants of at least $3000 (more than half of income). The Special Endowment will attempt to give $5000 (at least 5% of asset value).

3. Report of President

There was no particular report of the President.

4. Task Force on Causes

The results were not as all over the place as last quarter. Education was listed first. The discussion was however all over the place. The Trustees wanted to focus on domestic rather than international programs. Chuck said to accept the report and to thank the task force for its hard work.

The Washington Redskins won their football game, 27-22. (Although some Trustees have various ties to Philadelphia, more Trustees, including some of the same ones, have ties to Washington.)

4. Family News

The Good Shepherd Center will be dedicating the Kay and Paul McClenon Mediation Room in Philadelphia on Monday, 12 December 2016. Carol McClenon and Lee McClenon will be attending. Bob McClenon will not be attending because his daughter Mary is in late pregnancy. Clara McClenon was mentioned and has moved from Michigan to New York. Wendy Clark’s baby is growing. Kathy Clark said that Vicki and her daughter are doing fine. Robin Clark is in Iowa. Lee McClenon mentioned her doula practice. Marci McClenon will be returning from Wisconsin to Texas the week before Christmas and then going with Chuck and Lizanne to Philadelphia and New York.

5. Grant Requests

There was a motion to categorize the DC Coalition for Special Education as “not selected for other reasons” from both endowments. This was seconded and passed.

There was discussion of the Northern Virginia Technology Council Foundation. There was discussion of giving them $1500 from the General Endowment.

There was discussion about putting together a package, which will be $3000 from the General Endowment and $5000 from the Special Endowment. There was discussion of giving $2000 to the Earth Quaker Action Team from the General Endowment. Lee reported about it, and it is trying to get the Philadelphia utility to increase its usage of solar energy and to give jobs to people in high unemployment areas. Lee reported on Training for Change, and there was discussion of giving it $2000.

There was then discussion of giving $2000 from the General Endowment to the Earth Quaker Acton Team; $2000 from the Special Endowment to Training for Change; $2000, split between the endowments, $1000 from each endowment, to the Northern Virginia Technology Council Foundation; and $2000 from the Special Endowment to the Good Shepherd Mediation Program. This was moved, seconded, and passed.

6. Next meeting (in March)

There was discussion of when to schedule the next meeting. Sundays in March are 5 March, 12 March, 19 March, 26 March. A motion was made and passed to schedule the next meeting for 5 March. The time was agreed to be 4 pm EDT / 3 pm CDT / 2 pm MST / 1 pm PDT / 2100 GMT.

7. Elections

There was discussion of the election of Trustees in 2017. Each Trustee can make two nominations. Each non-Trustee member can make one nomination. Bob McClenon said that it has been a long time since there have been more nominations than Trustees. Ann agreed to serve for another year.

8. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 4:56 pm EDT / 3:56 pm CDT / 2:56 pm MDT / 1:56 pm PDT / 2056 GMT.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert McClenon

Secretary