Present: Mary Anderson, Lee Haring, Leif Anderson, Caroline Webster, Wolf Horan, Bill Leicht, Mary Williams, Denise Sherman, Nettie West, Vonn New, Clerk, Karen Snare, Recording Clerk
2017-76 Leif Anderson reported on the recent session of Nine Partners Quarterly Meeting. Pamela Boyce Simms spoke enthusiastically of recapturing the spirit of early Friends. Friends are invited to view her slideshow at https://buddhistquaker.wordpress.com/quaker-pathways-forward/ and her plenary presentation at FGC Gathering 2017 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTRo-G2JlxQ.
2017-77 Nominating Committee brought the name of Leif Anderson as a first reading for the office of Treasurer. This is a one-year term to begin January, 2018.
2017-78 Mary Williams presented the Treasurer’s report, as of November 30. She raised the question of whether we will make a donation to Friends United Meeting for this year. Friends approved making the budgeted donations to Dutchess Interfaith Council, and to Friends General Conference, and to hold back the FUM donation as we continue to discern. Friends accepted the report, which is attached. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2H3uspbj7kAU2pvOGUyQTIyN0s2WHZlUkRJMGdJUlVXanRr
2017-79 Karen Snare reported for the ad hoc committee on requesting funds from the Meeting, attached. Friends approved combining the Thorne and Ricketson Funds into the Support Fund, and combining the Community Outreach and Memorial Funds into the Community Memorial Fund. The Witness and Ministry Fund would remain unchanged.
2017-80 The ad hoc committee is asked to further season the document that describes the process of requesting money from these funds, and to bring it to Meeting for Business in January.
2017-81 Leif Anderson brought a report from Ad Hoc Committee on how to spend our budget line item for Prison Ministry. (The ad-hoc committee was comprised of Mary Cadbury, Leif Anderson and Yohannes ‘Knowledge’ Johnson.) The committee recommends sending the budgeted $200 to the Exodus Program. This money would support a house Exodus is renovating at 97 Cannon Street, Poughkeepsie to house newly released people.
