Life 5b Meeting
2/19/24
Old Road Cafe, Emerson, Iowa
Meeting called to order at: 6:07 PM
Meeting adjourned at: 7:25 PM
Attendance: Delton, Shad, Jessa, Heather, Damian, Selena, Rob
Guests:
Motions:
1. Remove Ryan From the Bank Accounts for LIFE 5B, & Add Heather – First: Shad / Second: Delton / Unanimous Vote
2. Vote on Bylaws – First: Shad / Second: Rob / Unanimous Vote
3. Add Rob as Secretary – First: Heather / Second: Damian / Unanimous Vote 4. Add Selena as head of Fundraising: Unanimous Vote
Shad:
● Dues are due- Heather, Damian, Stacy owe
● LFPA work plan update – 30k!! move start date to May 19 (April kick off?) —Plan details ● Paid boxes?
● Iowa RFSI grant for equipment
● Share Good Iowa directory
● Enlisting CPA help
● Farmers Market - Maggie proposed LIFE 5b taking over ROFM (and eventually other local markets) so that grants may be applied for to hire a market manager
● Speaking requests – Add to calendar?
● Garden planning class- Donations $121! How many in attendance? Add to email list? Monthly producer meetings?
● LiveWell grant?
● Eric- Website update
● Bylaws
Jessa
● Katrina Markell - Channel 3/Mace H - Jessa will reach out to Mace for info ● Intake form
● 580 Followers on Facebook
● Help with sec duties (who else?) - Stacy is still involved
● Anchor homes - will not be a community partner in the work plan, but will still receive boxes ● How many emergency food requests - getting several, tracking them now via a form ● Seed starting class - will be held in Emerson on March 3 with a brunch and maybe a special drink?
● Sponsorship chart - chart is ready, need to start asking for sponsors
● Membership perks?
● Letter of determination for FB donations
● Hope Locker?
Delton - vday dinner - 2/10, LIFE 5b members can work the dinner for a “donation” from old road? ● Start tracking monetary/food donations - Delton will track donations received at Old Road, put a $$ value to food donations, and write thank yous
● Cold storage - will we have enough room in Emerson. Delton committed to having beer used up and more room for LIFE 5b, discussed asking for residential fridge donations we could set up in area of old road designated for food pantry
● New shelving?
● Next class - Delton will brainstorm and look for sponsors (Send food pantry spreadsheet to jessa?)
● Build A Meal Class (Pork Tenderloin)
Rush delivery
● Delton delivery van? discussed looking for UHaul to perhaps donate a truck every week, saw at PFI conf. CSA delivery truck for $40 (or donated?)
● Rob- Raffle items?
● Bag return issue - should look at using liners instead (another idea from pfi conf.), still use boxes ● Surveys - received none back, will be stricter about receiving info back from clients ● Offer transportation for seniors/WIC to markets?
Stacy- Porters Lake Fall Festival
Library folks - Ryan?
Waterfalls fundraiser?
Fine tune mission statement - who we are not
Food Hub tour? Zoom meeting?
thank you to letters to: Nicki & Lela, County Line Design $25, Jason & Heidi Vessely $100 T-shirt orders – Transfers eta?
Ideas
Ask about Rolscreen foundation, Bank iowa also donates
Hope Locker
Upcoming events:
2/21 LFPA lobby Day & PFI meetup @ West Branch
2/23 PFI meetup @ Harlan
2/24 Market at the Mill vendor meeting @ 10 am
2/28 PFI meet up @ Waverly
3/3 Sunday Seed Talk & Brunch @ 11a
3/6 Winter Soil Health Conference 9:30-3
3/9 RFSI grant closes & Women Gaining ground- Who speaking?
3/10 ROFM meeting 2-4p
3/13 Clarinda FM meeting 4p
3/23 Seed Swap
3/24 Waterfalls fundraiser @ 11a
4/25 Market at the Mill Opening day (Thursdays 4-7p)
Nov- Porters Lake Fall Festival
Prepared by: Rob Mallory Sr.