Sister Cities

Idaho Falls Sister Cities Youth Meeting May 14, 2018 Attendees: Cameron Archer Tate Corbridge *Jo Gallegos Dallin Peck Anna St.Michel David Archer Brennan Corbridge *Abby Gallegos Michelle Retallic Jackie Sugai Max Benjamin Garrett Corbridge *Aidan Gallegos Jacobi Retallic Ness Villasen Melinda Cebull David Eaton Gabe Padron Lauri Retallic Peter Cebull Katie Eaton Kendra Peck Whitney St. Michel *Indicate Guest Nicholas Cebull Kylie Eaton Nathan Peck Ian St.Michel Action items in red Business Section of the Meeting Minutes: The May 2nd meeting minutes were provided to the group by email. Katie motioned to approve the meeting minutes and Kendra seconded her motion. Treasurer’s Report: Peter provided the treasurer’s report. The initial balance was 9,269.89 and the current balance is $15,496.33. The group received a $1494 from the raffle, $3500 from the city, $1250 in airfare payments, and $1.14 in dividends. The group paid $18.70 in office supplies. Friendship Garden: The group discussed possible dates this week for Friendship Garden clean-up. Dave will contact Judy Seydel to see if 5/15 at 6 p.m. will work for her. Japan Exchange: Whitney told the group there is a 50 lb weight limit on luggage and a 62 inches size restriction which include the sum of the height, width, and height. She has looked at different exchange rates and will look into it more to help the group decide whether to exchange in Japan or Idaho. Whitney said there may be example speeches online for the students who are giving speeches. Kendra said Junko is willing to help students who want to include Japanese in their speeches. The full airfare amount is due by the first meeting in June. Garage Sale: The garage sale is on May 19th at Kendra’s house at 961 Pescadaro. Kendra sent around a sign-up sheet. If you can help with setup on May 18th at 4 p.m. or on May 19th, please contact Kendra. Town & Country Fundraiser: Dave has some Town & Country gift cards available for purchase. He is willing to get more if anyone needs. Let Dave know if you would gift cards. Student Notes A panel, made up from the students who went to Japan before, where asked questions and talked about their experience while in Japan. Questions included: What was your favorite food, activity, or memory? How did you deal with the language barrier? What were family days like? What kind of activities did you do? What kind of foods did you try? What did you sleep on? What do you want to see in Japan again? Next Meeting Vanessa will be doing a phrases in Japanese lesson. Motion to adjourn was made by Peter and seconded by Max.