Philomath Community Gleaners Monthly Meeting
August 17, 2021 @ 6:30pm via ZOOM & In person
Welcome
PCS Updates -
June Meeting Minutes were posted and approved via online vote – Alicia
Treasurer Report - Ann
Monthly service report -
JUNE NUMBERS
Total number of members- (including children) 252 Gleaner Households – 53 Adoptee households – 44 New households - 3 Volunteer hours recorded – 811
| Donated Miles – 1311 Wood glean hours – 0 Wood glean miles donated – none Wood gathered/gleaned – none Wood Distributed –none
| Total pounds distributed to members – 27,732# Waste – 5248# Donation out – other community groups 1,928# other gleaning groups 11,992# |
275 Shops for the Month, average pounds per family was 101# each trip. That is an average value of $168 per shopping trip
JULY NUMBERS
Total number of members- (including children) 263 Gleaner Households – 55 Adoptee households – 48 New households - 6 Volunteer hours recorded – 886 | Donated Miles – 1583 Wood glean hours – Wood glean miles donated – none Wood gathered/gleaned – none | Wood Distributed – Total pounds distributed to members – 34,320 Waste – 10,952 Donation out – other community groups 8976# other gleaning groups 2501# |
386 Shops for the Month, average pounds per family was 89# each trip. That is an average value of $148 per shopping trip
Old Business
1000.00 Funds – most requested we purchases the rolling carts. We purchased 3 already for 389.00. They are $105.00 each plus shipping. With $611.00 remaining, we could purchase 6 more and we have the funds in our general funds to help with the overage. These are the larger blue push carts.
Reminder: If you can’t shop that week, do not sign up to win an item in a drawing.
New Business
Open Questions and Answers -- What's going well, what’s not?
Monday/Saturdays - We need help with CLEANUPS and Dishwashers always
Christmas Day is a Saturday – move shopping to Friday?
30 years of PCS, we need a craft table coordinator to setup and organize the craft table.
Crazy Dayz – Last one for the year - August 21st. Helpers requested on sign up genious
Sign up Genius new email links – 8.99 a month but messages directly to phones as long as you have an email as well.
Outreach Coordinator -
Bake Sale during Covid
Approving Minutes in order to enter drawings
Tires for the Big cart
Hours Requirements – 4 hours
Wood program
REMINDERS:
Gleaners need to sign up at least once for a cleanup shift
Covid – Quarantine activities (please quarantine for 10 days)
Casinos & Bars
Hospital / ER
Out of state Visiting or having out of State Visitors in your home
Unmasked activities outside of your bubble
Next monthly member meeting will be October 12, 2021
Ongoing and will update when we get more information
Cooler Update – PCS is still working on it.
Tents Update – PCS is still working on it – although we have 1 on hand. We need to get the cooler covered before we can put up the tents.
