HomeMy WebLinkAboutTree Board Minutes 03.15.2018IVI a rch 15 -- 9:30
City Hall
Attending: LuAnne Engh (by phone) Walter Widdis, Matt Wheeler, Kurt Markegard, Dale
Ahrens, Richard Herr, Phyllis Bromgard
Guests: Pat Hart, Sue Carter
Donors: to date we have $1800 collected outside the Walmart Grant
• Yellowstone Bank $200
• Western Security Bank $100
• JM Auto $200
• NW Energy $500
• DNRC $750
• Laurel Ford $ 50
Ace Hardware — Skip King- Aaron will follow up
Altana — Brent — Aaron will follow up
Local 301— LuAnne will call Jay Hatten
Rotary — Matt will bring it up
Lions — Dale will attend their next meeting — Tuesday 6:30 @ The Owl
Tree Donors- planting supplies
• Pastor Widdis said the Baptist School would purchase a tree
• Lions might want to purchase the ceremonial tree
• Aaron sent a letter to Kurt to go out for bids on trees
• Kurt has contacted 3 suppliers but hasn't gotten bids back
• Deadline is March 29th for bids —trees need to be located by donation or purchase
• Aaron has a letter/list for donors of trees — Pastor Widdis will help him contact this list —
he is asking for $200 or a tree ($300-$500 value)
Grants:
• Dale got the $450 Walmart Grant— money to come to the school district
• He sent a detailed letter to the store manager to help sell the grant
• This will all go to food expenses and propane
Ceremony:
• Dale to ask Linda Flipula to attend and speak, Richard to talk to the mayor to attend
• Next month we will focus on the ceremony
0 Possibly use youth for the color guard
0 Need someone to rally the kids and cheer to make it more fun —ask Alyson
Schools:
• May 11 isalso the International Space Station Day mtLHS {n the AM
• Twice asmany vendors aslast year. School Groups may be smaller
• Need to get someone totake photos smvvecan thank our donors better
TeeShirts—Braoding logo
• Shirt order needs tobein6vApril lo
• LuAnneiscollecting sizes
m Only shirts for volunteers and bus drivers
NextMeeting: March29th 9:30 -Site visit after the meeting with city staff
Future dates — April 12, 26
Next Agenda
1. Donations update
2. Trees—Aarontoreport
3. Cerennony—xvhoisspeaking—LindaF—Da|etocontact
4. PubUdty—Out|ook,TVstations—PastorVViddis
5. T-shirts and vvristbands-LuAnne
G. Gift for Lydia
7. Site Layout ofvendors, trees, SOW trailer, busses