Community Relations Commission

Community Relation Commission Meeting Wednesday, November 4, 2020 7:00 – 8:00 pm Virtual Meeting I. Call to Order 7:05 II. Welcome everyone III. Roll Call – Present: Colleen Attwell, Katie Sivak, Saleha Jawaid, Larniecia Smith, Jennifer Sever, Rachel Bautista, Kay Frederick, Krista Selvey, Erica Nelson, and Tony Asta. Absent: Kristen Santiago. Guests: Ryan Byrne (Make A Difference Day Volunteer) and Sue Fehling (Cantigny American Legion Post 556. IV. Approval of Minutes – Tony Asta motioned to approve October minutes. Erica Nelson seconded the motion. Motion approved by unanimous voice vote. V. Committee Updates – a. Larniecia Smith gave the Make A Difference Day update, which was a great success with several initiatives including Stuff a Truck and Beautifying Adams Park, as well as a proclamation and work to promote the Student Excellence Foundation. We had nice turnout and all partners were happy with the project. Promotion for Make a Difference Day was expanded this year and a wrap-up report was developed that shows metrics/outcomes. b. Veterans update – WCRC worked with Sue Fehling, American Legion Cantigny Post 556 to develop a video, “Conversations with Veterans” to be distributed on Veterans Day. WCRC paid for the editing and post-production. We are discussing the possibility for additional videos to be produced. Suggestions include Conversations with Women Veterans for Women’s History Month in March, focus on Vietnam War Veterans, Korean War Veterans. Erica Nelson worked with Sue Fehling. Saleha Jawaid contacted the MSHV’s to discuss their needs for the Commissary during the winter. December meeting will discuss the possibility of allocating some funds from the WCRC budget to purchase some Wish List items. Social media outreach from WCRC to support their holiday giving program. c. Poinsettia update – We will order 15-20 poinsettias for distribution in early December. Katie, Colleen and Jennifer will work to finalize recipient list, accompanying card and delivery plans. VI. New Business a. There are two new applications for commission positions and we have one open position available. Tony is following up with applicants. b. The commission supplies in Annex need organizing. We need a couple members to work on this. c. We will use December 2 meeting as planning session for 2021.  COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION DRAFT MEETING MINUTES November 4, 2020 d. Rachel Bautista reminded everyone of the Speaker Series, DIE, that has been set up Courtney at the Wheaton Public Library. DIE stands for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. It meets the 1st Thursday of the month and is a webinar.  November 5 - What does it mean to be White? , December 3 - Systematic Racism, January 7 - Becoming Antiracist VII. Adjournment – 8:15pm. Tony motioned to adjourn, Krista seconded the motion. Motion approved by unanimous voice vote. Next meeting: Wednesday, December 2. 2