Directors,

Directors,  Len and I met with Cadie and Maria today.  It was an excellent friendly lengthy meeting.  Scheduled for 30 minutes it lasted for 1.5hrs.  A complete reversal.  We will be meeting the first Wednesday of the month at 2:30pm until further notice.  All board members are invited to attend.  In addition we are being  encouraged to be involved in activities at the LVFH. 

   Volunteer Recognition event April 22 (not to be confused with VAVS Volunteer event).

   Founders Day Celebrations September 22and 23.

   A monthly dinner for the guests prepared and served by NVF.

There are also some requests for funding.

   An estimated $500 to 700/6 mos for furniture upkeep.

   ? Cost for laundry service for Duvet covers (sheets are to be done for free).

   ? Recognition Awards for LVFH Volunteers.

   Storage unit.

Cooperation was the word for this meeting.  I could not be more encouraged, relieved, overjoyed.  Patience is a virtue.  Cadie is even going to see if she can access the station Fisher House account.  Even she does not know the balance or if it has been accessed by others.  Nobody knows.  Soon we will and that monkey will off my back.

I ask for your votes for the furniture upkeep expenditure and for renting a self storage unit for the Christmas supplies, paint and wall paper left overs and whatever other nonessentials we can get out of the house.  This may be temporary or permanent.  It beats all the expense, hassle and ugliness of a storage container somewhere on the campus.  Someone will have to leave the house anyway and there are volunteers to do the fetching.  Also for the Volunteer Awards for Cadie's committed volunteers.  It will not be much for a couple of golf shirts, mugs and whatever.  Without specific info we will delay action on the laundry request but one of the volunteers found a service to gift doing the sheets once a week.  I expect we will decide to support that.

Richard