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Minutes for Antony Working Group meeting on April 4, 2013 Meeting began at 7 PM - -- adjourned at approximately 9:30 pm Present at meeting: Dawn McKenna, Kerry Brandin, Sandy Gasbarro, Kitty Galaitsis, Tony Galaitsis, Maureen Poole Documents available for review: 1. Friendship Dinners invitation 2. Antony Park Fundraising Goals 2012 -2013 3. Giving Levels document 4. Sample "Friends of Antony Park" stationery 5. Draft Itinerary for Visit 6. Minutes from previous meeting - -- February 27, 2013 Antony Park a) Project update - -- Dawn: bidding documents are ready. Discussion of costs: major expenses; money spent on design; construction contract - -- impact on goal. Group decision was to raise fundraising goal to $75,000 given that projected cost of contract is more than originally anticipated. b) DinersAmicaux — Friendship Dinners - -- Three dinners scheduled are not yet sold out. Discussion of how to fill remaining dinners. c) Donation updates - -- Amount raised to date: $50,665. Discussion of possible sources, grants? Kitty will contact Garden Club regarding potential giving of a tree. Dawn will reach out to Jay Kaufman about consideration of French Consul contributing a tree. d) Art auction and display - -- Kudos Kerry Brandin, Christina and George Gamota, and Dawn McKenna who set up the display at the former 344 store next to CVS that is owned by Kevin McGuire . We are grateful to Kevin for his generosity. Discussion about method(s) of selling the art: talking about auction online; Kerry suggested the nonprofit "Bidding for Good" and will look into it. e) Direct solicitation - -- i) Giving Categories and already determined. See Giving Levels document. ii) Who will solicit individuals? We have 10 of the 14 trees to still available. Placement of Plaques to identify contributors. Thoughts of whom to approach. iii) Mailing materials - -- creating a letter (to be printed on the very attractive new stationery created by Kerry) which would accompany the Giving Levels Document, and be sent to the larger group on our Constant Contact list.