Notes from Core Meeting on July 7, 2025 DCCFoodWeb

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Robin Lindsley

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Jul 23, 2025, 8:31:42 PM7/23/25
to Jane Michaud, April Bradley, Ellen Hastay, V j Ross, Marie Helene Rake, Anita Spaeth, Dairy Creek Community Food Web General info
This Core Group meeting was attended by Ellen, Jane & Robin at St Bede Episcopal Church, with potluck from 6 pm to 7 pm, and Biz meeting from 7 pm to 8:20 pm
1. Gratitude to Kalapuyuh First (Ellen)

2.a: Financials (Jane) Current in checking account: $1627.99; $879.xx left to pay.

2.b: LAWN SALE: $593, net, including $6. from Charlotte’s lemonade & cookies sales (Thank you, Marie!); $100. Donated from Barbara Johnston (& her handyman’s tool sales) Square: $3.00; $740 cash; check $20.00. Robin deposited $860. on June 30/2025 (approx).

3.a:
Lawn Sale: June 28, set up at 8:30 am, Open at 10 am, close at 2 pm, surplus free after 3 pm. ;

3.b: Big SUCCESS - thank you once again, April - you’ve sure got the system that works! - Many volunteers, well organized, hooray!
Good location, signs on corners of Elm St. at Pacific and at 19th; Good collection of clothing, tools, houseware, art supplies. Garden equipment, sporting/camping items, etc. Fun and easy (easier than plant sale, and good to be recycling)!

4.a Food Pantry Garden - Jane shared that she’d seen the house next to Taste & See Local Food Bank is for sale. That house is 15 feet away from our FPG northern boundary. Sale price listed at $389,204. 6000 square ft lot. (Ask April to find out from Rochelle at T+S about their plans about that house - if any).
4.b: Robin is editing sponsor request to give to First Community Credit Union (Sherie Holland, manager).

5. Gleaning Program; Robin reported that about a hundred pounds is being donated each Wednesday after the FG Farmers Market, which she takes to four food pantries on Thursday mornings. More pounds, harvested at St Bede’s Good News Pantry Garden, are harvested on Thursday mornings and taken to two of the pantries as well - FG Sr & Comm Center and Boxer Food Share. A new red folding wagon is being used for gleaning, too.

6. Seed saving workshop is set for September 12, 2025.

Submitted by Robin Lindsley, subbing for April. =)



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