Monday, May 2, 2016

Photos from April 26th Meeting








Rollingwood Women’s Club Meeting April 26, 2016, Featuring Amy Ford of New York Life addressing Women in Insurance.

Rollingwood Women’s Club Meeting April 26, 2016, Featuring Amy Ford of New York Life addressing Women in Insurance.
At the Home of Nicole Leonard at 5002 Jeffery Place.

The meeting began with a presentation of by Amy Ford of New York Life. Amy is an Insurance Broker and encouraged members to think about Long Term Care Insurance. Amy was introduced by Debbie Holley of Brookdale Senior Living. Wine and snacks were provided by the speakers. 

President Marissa Miraur called the meeting to order. The next meeting will be the final one of the season and is Monday, May 9 at the Rollingwood Pool. This will end the current term for board members. All RWC members interested in board level positions are encouraged to apply. The Hospitality Position (currently occupied by Marnie Fitzgerald) in particular is open.

Next up, members congratulated Roseann Ferraro for her amazing coordination of the Life Is Good in the Wood 5k! The race raised around $14,500 minus costs. All together, there were  $7,350 from sponsors, $1,200 from family sponsors, $500 from food, $100 from Amy’s Ice Cream and roughly $6,000 in registrations. However, Marissa addressed the complexities of fund raising in sponsorship. The 5k has become so successful that some members recommend that a new board position should be created. The proposed position would be called the Fund Raising Chair and would specifically be responsible for organizing permitting for the Fourth of July Parade and 5k. Regular members would continue to operate each event independently. The Bylaws would need to be amended to create this new position, which will most likely happen at the first Fall meeting.

Next Marissa and Becky Combs spoke on behalf of the Rollingwood Community Garden, who is in need a new coordinator.  Current and long-time coordinator Roni Verokolt will be moving out of the neighborhood. They are looking for members with young children in particular to take the reins.

Shanthi Jayakumar and Flo Macklin reminded members to submit their house histories for the albums.

The meeting was adjourned.

Minutes Submitted by Kelly Dixon

Approved by Marissa Miraur