EPBAA Minutes for December 14^th, 2005

The December meeting of the EPBAA was called to order at 16²⁵ hrs. Only 10 members, including 3 retired members attended it.

The minutes from the November meeting were read and approved (motions by Kazarian, Monsen). The Treasurer's report was read and approved (Kazarian, Monsen).

Old Business:
- The Awards dinner was a success and we still had awards to give to Tom Cronin for his work for hurricane Katrina and to Jim Daffara for his work as a K9 officer;
- Special Kids' day at the Elmhurst Camera was held, Chief Neubauer and S. Weatherford helped with a traffic control in the parking lot. The Explorers helped out by hanging the posters in numerous businesses. Thank you to the Explorer post for all their help;
- Still looking for raffle prizes for the Candlelight Bowl. Idea was to get a restaurant certificate when purchasing one for yourself or as a gift for someone.

New Business:
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters will have their 23rd annual Bowl for Kids' Sake event and has asked us for a sponsorship donation. The EPBAA has supported the group for over 10 years. A donation for a lane sponsorship was passed (Kazarian, Hargreaves);
- A request by A. Ciszewski for a donation for a cancer-stricken child in Lombard was motioned for a donation (Monsen, Arenz), but after a discussion where a thought was to concentrate on donations to causes more attached to Elmhurst and the EPBAA the motion was withdrawn by Monsen and tabled. A suggestion to amend the by-laws to reflect the requirements for donations was given and would be looked at;
- An Elmhurst Police Dept. throws will be offered for sale in near future. The cost will be around $29. More details to follow;
- The annual Toys for Tots program has started and a motion to purchase $100 worth of toys was passed (Carney, Kazarian). P. Carney agreed to purchase the toys;
- It was agreed and motion (Burroughs, Buenz) was passed to purchase a 10'-12', pre-lit Christmas tree and/or a wreath to be placed in the lobby of the police station for next year. Any ornaments not used by members may be donated for future Holidays;
- A motion to purchase 4 tickets to a fundraiser for "baby Hurley", an unborn son of a deceased Chicago police officer was passed;
- Pres. Weatherford will post a reminder about donations to the EPBAA in lieu of flowers in the name of Sandy Luehring who passed away recently.

The meeting was adjourned at 17³⁰ hrs (Arenz, Burroughs) and usual pizza and beverages were served. Next meeting is, tentatively, set for January 25^th, starting at 7pm, at the KC Hall.