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Idaho Falls Sister City Youth Approved Meeting Minutes This meeting was conducted using the platform Zoom ​February 15, 2021 Maggie Boring Charlotte Combs Laura Combs Jackie Sugai Kylie Eaton David Eaton Katie Eaton Abby Gallegos Izzy Kelley Laura Kelley Sam Hawker Lori Kidwell McKenzie McIsaac Eden McIsaac Charlie Medema Max Medema Heather Medema Mike Medema Gabe Padron Jorge Padron Nathan Peck Kendra Peck Anna St. Michel Whitney St. Michel Rebecca Smith Stephanie Van Ausdeln Carter Thompson Jennifer Thompson Tim Thompson Kayleigh Thompson Approval of Meeting Minutes ​A motion by Stephanie VanAusdeln was made to approve the February 3, 2021 meeting minutes after fixing a typographical error. Motion was seconded by Lori Kidwell. The minutes were passed. Reminder The next Zoom meeting will be ​March 3, at 7:00.​ Please put this on your calendar. A reminder email notice will be sent out before the meeting. Upcoming meetings you may want to put on your calendar are March 3rd and 15th, April 7th and 19th. May 5th and 17th, June 2nd and 14th. Treasurer’s Report As of today, February 3rd: checking $16,600.84, money market $329.23, and savings $25.05. Fifty dollars was added to the checking from the calendar sales. Bylaws The proposed changes to the Bylaws and the proposed Bylaw Addendum for Student Eligibility for Participation in the Exchange were emailed to each person.to look over (previous to this meeting). The Bylaws and the Addendum were discussed. The group voted on each document and approved both. Fundraisers Kendra Peck asked the group for fundraising suggestions. After discussion of ideas the group proposed the following: 1. Bowling alley at skyline lanes fundraiser (Laura Kelley will look into this) 2. Fundraiser at the drive in movie/ small in car activities (if one here is unavailable Rexburg drive in is possible. Laura Kelley will look into this. 3. Summer version of “Winter Carnival” with outdoor activity possibly near Snow Eagle, some form of food, etc. (Stephanie VanAusdeln will look into this) 4. Servant's heart band (on a Friday) 5. Cookie dough, sell cookies 6. One time services, cleaning windows garbage cans, etc 7. Walk/run 5k at the Greenbelt 8. Form of online raffle/auction 9. Car wash at rapid wash 10. Cherry Blossom Festival with Covid upgrade. Jennifer Thompson will look into this. Stephanie VanAusdeln will email the above list and ask for volunteers to get information on starting the fundraiser they choose to look into. . ​Student Activities ​Current Events in Japan ​Stephanie VanAusdeln gave a presentation, “This Week-A Quick Review” on current events in Japan. The link to this presentation is below. Attachments area This Week's Quick Review on Happenings in Japan Vaccinations in Japan https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20210216142926301/ https://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/129963.php Major Earthquake on Saturday Night https://japantoday.com/category/national/M7.3-quake-strikes-off-northeastern-Japan-injuring-at-l east-100 https://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/129962.php Mammal Fossil Found in Japan https://www.newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/129883.php 2021 Olympics on For July https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-ipc-tokyo-2020-organising-committee-and-tokyo-metropolitan- government-announce-new-dates-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-tokyo-2020 Phrase of the Week According to the survey Stephanie Van Ausdeln sent out in mid January students wanted lessons in learning key phrases in Japanese. Stephanie VanAusdeln gave a quick presentation on the phrase “Ohisashiburi”. Translated in English to “Long time no see” or “Nice to see you”. Student Presentation McKenzie McIsaac’s presentation was titled “Japanese Consumption”. Food Culture-JAPAN (2).pptx 2021 Newsletter ​The 2021 Newsletter needs to be completed. Nathan Peck stated that some students have already signed up for a topic for the newsletter. Students are asked to write one to three paragraphs on the topic of their choosing ​then email Jennifer Thompson at timandjenniferfamily@gmail.com. ​ ​These are due late February and will be compiled by the student officers the first week of March. Students can sign up for topics on this google docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U1WQ30ol_f6s4cXhkqyLYL_OKRu6CB1zB78t35 aH_nw/edit?usp=sharing ​The newsletter articles can be entered into this link. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nMA0Ck7ARJOxikTVWE0G3WRtxo9Uh9Hu?usp=sharin g The following are students who have signed up for a newsletter article. If you haven’t already volunteered please go to the website above and sign up for a topic. ● Fundraisers ● 2020 meetings/format Max Medema ● Get togethers  ● Sushi Making Jackie Sugai ● Zoom Calls ● Volunteering at the Friendship Garden Abby Gallegos ● Garage Sale ● 2020 Raffle Kylie Eaton ● Volunteering at the Community Garden Izzy Kelley ● COVID Impact: Cards we’ve sent ● Soup Kitchen Anna St. Michel ● 2019 Exchange Sam Hawker March 3rd Student Presentation ​Maggie Boring volunteered to present on March 3rd. Next meeting ​Next meeting will be on March 3, 2021 Motion to Adjourn Stephanie VanAusdeln motion to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded by Jennifer Thompson. Below is the link for the Treasurer’s Report. 02/15/21 Treasurer's Report Below is the link to the Bylaws 2021 and the Addendum. IFSC Bylaws 02/15/21 Bylaw Addendum Addressing Exchange Participation as a Result of Pandemic