(Rice and Beans cont. from pg. 5)

We continued to feed 300 families a month through June of 2001. In September 2001, we cut back to 250 families because of inflation and lack of funds from IFC.

Mr. Powell always gives full credit to the IFC when giving his pep talk to the volunteers, and refers to the IFC as “the most significant charitable organization in Vallarta.” He explains that the many good works the IFC does show the Mexican community that their neighbors to the North really care. Powell never talks about the church to the people at the schools.

On the one day per month we deliver the food, the children all come running out to greet us and help carry the bags in. Their joyful response has inspired many tourists and members of the church to go above and beyond this program to bring down vitamins, school supplies and clothes for distribution. Shoes were supplied to every child in the kinder at Mojoneres for 3 years.

The Feed the Children Program, still on going, was inspired and started by a couple who thought of it after going out with us many times on this program. The Beans and Rice Program continues to be an inspiration to the many people who help, to look beyond their comfortable lives and to think of ways to help those less fortunate.

We encourage anyone who would like to see how some of our money is being spent to accompany us on one of our distributions.

· Committee chairs should be allowed the option of chairing more than one committee.

· The heads of service groups and major fund raising groups should be on the Board of Directors.

· Pg. 5 – Article VIII – Committees:

o Strike out “standing” wherever it appears as “Standing Committee”

o Eliminate Fund Raising Chair

 

o Board of Directors should consist of President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Immediate past President – Ex. Officio Member, plus the Chairpersons of the major committees:

 

§ Home Tours

§ Cookbook

§ Bazaar

§ Medical

§ Membership

§ Newsletter

§ Publicity

§ Social/Hospitality

§ Facilities

§ Education

§ Community Service

o We should have a Newsletter Chair to help get the bulletin out on time.

 

o We did not all agree that minutes should be read aloud at all meetings or handed out, but we could have several copies available in the lobby for those who want them.

 

o A Nominating Committee should be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Board by the end of November

 

o Sufficient time should be allowed between announcing candidates and the election. This slate to be presented in the bulletin the month prior to the election with a very brief biography of each candidate and their picture.

 

o Candidates should be introduced at or before the election meeting.

 

o Nominations from the floor should be requested.

Mary Wichie

Tel. 224-3097

Email: tomar@prodigy.net.mx

At the next General Meeting, the membership will be asked to approve changes to the 1999 Constitution. In an effort to improve and amend the existing Constitution, the following points were agreed upon: