River Falls First Responders,
Inc.
Business Meeting
Present:
T. Sorenson, T.
Heineman, M. Waters, S. Nygaard, V. Nygaard, D. Dartch, D. Keatley, C. Clement,
D. Gedatus, S. Ward, Z. Ward. M. Milder
Approval of previous
meeting minutes: Motion made by D.
Dartch to accept minutes as written; second by Z. Ward to accept minutes as
written. Passed unanimously.
Item 1: Treasurer’s
Report:
As of
Item 2:
Administrative Director’s Report:
Excused absence.
Item 3: President’s
Report:
Excused absence.
Item 4: Vice
President’s Report:
¨ A reminder that there will be a fund-raiser at Shopko on
Saturday, October 26. Three students
from the high school are selling Krispy Kreme donuts with all proceeds to
benefit the River Falls Ambulance and River Falls First Responders. There is still a need for volunteers to help
out. Bonnie Christenson is the main
contact for this fund-raiser.
¨ We are still waiting for state approval before placing the
AED’s in the field.
¨ With the new First Responder class set to graduate in
November, we are falling short approximately $7,600 in order to equip them and
get them in the field. There are a few
options to look at in regards to how to handle this shortfall:
¨ Pagers: Borrow pagers
from the ambulance and/or couples get one pager to share.
¨ Funding: We have an
opportunity to secure a loan from First National Bank,
¨ Discussion on funding:
Group discussed different ways to get the new responders ready for the field. One way would be large donations, purchasing equipment when funds become available, and securing the loan from First National. The group all agreed that no one should have to wait for their equipment, we need them in the field as soon as possible. The idea of getting the loan was the main discussion. S. Nygaard made a motion to secure the loan from First National and D. Dartch seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously to secure the loan if needed.
¨ The ambulance station codes will be changing and when they
do, Jeff will let everyone know.
¨ Funds raised to date for RF First Responders are $22,000, $10,000
which are earmarked for AED’s.
Item 5: Secretary’s
Report:
None.
Item 6: Training
Officer’s Report:
None.
Kinnic/Pleasant
Valley:
A reminder to ensure
your safety when responding to calls.
Pay close attention when responding to
Town of
Item 8: Open Discussion:
Valerie Nygaard is
spearheading a fundraiser project that involves selling candy bars. First Resonders will profit 53% on every
candy bar sold. They will be arriving
within the next week or two. Valerie
will send out an email when they arrive for anyone wishing to sell a box. You can pick them up at the ambulance bay or
she will deliver them to your house.
First Responders stand to make $1,200 profit by selling candy bars for
$1.00 each. We can do this!
Adjourn meeting: A
motion was made by S. Ward to adjourn the meeting, seconded by V. Nygaard. Motion carried unanimously. Adjourn at
Next meeting:
Respectfully
submitted,
Valerie Nygaard