Sister Cities

Idaho Falls Sister City Youth Approved Meeting-Minutes This meeting was conducted using the platform Zoom ​September 14, 2020 Nicholas Cebull Kylie Eaton Katie Eaton David Eaton Abby Gallegos Sam Hawker Lori Kidwell McKenzie McIsaac Ed McIsaac Charlie Medema Max Medema Heather Medema Mike Medema Nathan Peck Kendra Peck Rebecca Smith Anna St Michel Whitney St. Michel Curtis St. Michel Carter Thompson Jennifer Thompson Approval of minutes ​A motion by Whitney St. Michell was made to approve the September 2, 2020 meeting minutes. It was seconded by Rebecca Smith. Passed. Reminder The next Zoom meeting will be ​October 7, 2020 at 7:00.​ Please put this on your calendar. A reminder email notice will be sent out before the meeting. Upcoming meetings: October: 7th and 19th, November: 4th and 16th and December meetings: 2nd and 14th. David Eaton called the Idaho Falls Public Library and asked if they were allowing meetings to occur. The library is not allowing meetings to occur. When the number of covid cases decreases David will call the library again. Treasurer’s report Lori Kidwell reported the checking account balance is $15,718.24. Friendship Garden ​David Eaton talked with Jim and Judy Seydel about scheduling a date to rake leaves at the Friendship Garden. Nothing has been scheduled yet because the leaves haven’t fallen off the trees yet. David will call Judy before the October 7th meeting and let us know if there will be a clean-up scheduled. Fundraiser Yard Sale/Virtual Auction ​The virtual yard sale made a little bit of money. We’ll know how much money by the next meeting. If you have items left that were displayed on the virtual yard sale you may now take those items and donate them. Town and Country Poinsetta Fundraiser ​ Heather Medema stated that Town and Country has a fundraiser for groups. Town and Country will give coupons to sell Poinsettias. We would get a form to fill out customers requests. Heather will let Town and Country know the number of coupons our group needs. Customers will be able to pick up the Poinsettias November 11th. Heather will email each member the Town and Country forms. If you are interested in purchasing poinsettias please reply to Heather’s email so that she can get an accurate count of the number of coupons to request from Town and Country. Recruiting Members for IFSCY If you know of any student who is interested in the Idaho Falls Sister City Youth program please invite them to the Zoom meetings. You may forward the link to the meetings to any student who is interested. City Councils’ Discussion on the Sister Cities Idaho Falls and Tokai-Mura David Eaton stated that there is no news from the city. ​Student Activity Maggie Boring will present at the October 7th meeting because she was not able to make this meeting. Izzy Kelley signed up for the student activity for the​ ​second meeting of October. Motion to Adjourn Rebecca Smith motioned to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded by Sam Hawker. Current Checking Balance as of 09/12/2020---$15,718.24 August 31, 2020 Statement Basic Checking $15,718.24 previous months balance $15,718.24 Money Market $3289.79 previous months balance $3289.09 (+$0.70) Reg Share Savings $25.05 previous months balance $25.05 No August Deposits Date No August Deductions Date Check# Current Checking Balance as of 09/12/2020---$15,718.24