Board Meeting 8.21.2020

• Connie G. steps away from fostering 
• Partnering with Edina Realty. Edina Realty is donating a shed valued at $2200. Size 8X10. We will raffle off at the Dad’s Waffle Breakfast Oct. 11th. It will soon be sitting in the front of the Eagles with a banner. 
• We signed the Dad’s Waffle contract on 8/21/20. We need over 300 people and we need to push TAKE OUT. 
• Look to State Bank/ C&S Vending for donations- Juice, Milk? 
• Aldi might be a potential. 
• Next event, a couple yard sales, dad’s waffles. 
• We had 16 garbage bags of newspapers delivered/ donated. 
• Dogs are a scares commodity. 
• April/Sheri stepped up and worked yard sale next week. 
• Bake Sale at Dad’s Waffles, Sweatshirt/Beanies Advertised for Sale. 
• Going to wait to do Online Auction Spring 2021.
• No More T-shirts, we have a lot of grey left, we will be selling ½ price at yard sale, they’ve been going fast. 
• 3 Big cats with Crabby Gabby left. 
• 2 kittens from Red Wing took in because Red Wing puts them down. 
• Impound Dog Wednesday. Lab/Huskie- it was removed from a bad situation/ 8 years old. Name is Duke- Can NOT post. Under radar. 
• Maltese 7/9 years old- surrendered. 
• 3 kittens are at the animal center/ 1 is left. 
• No pets at Petsmart. 
• Give to the MAX- NOVEMBER
• Pose your pet- End of NOV.
• Adding a Christmas Boutique. This fundraiser will be the last for the year. 
• Made every bill/payment
• Used Care Credit for 1 bill. 
• Expensive last month July.
• Lease was paid in FULL. 
• Electric for the building we are on a monthly payment plan
• Dog bite- Andrea paid up to $5000, she is now doing well. 
• Cancelling 28th Foster Meeting, rescheduling for the 11th @ 6:30PM, we will be ordering pizza/ Connie donated- She bought a enormous amounts of cat litter, canned food and cleaning supplies and added a $100 bill that she insisted go to the Fosters and volunteers of Rescue in some way. 
• Dad Waffle’s Ticket Price? 
• Thoughts: $20? 
• Bambi, $10-🡪 $50 for 5 chances 
• Everything has to be printed on ticket- Keep it Simple. Do not have to be present to WIN 
• Illegal to sell raffle tickets on Facebook? 
• 
  Rescue as a whole- HARD- COVID 
• Just received $1000 from PetSmart and $300 for State Bank of Faribault- not worried about finances at this time. 
• It takes a lot to become a FINAL 1C3- $800 and keeping up with it all. Not just FBO- It’s Morristown, Owatonna, Etc. 
• Steele County Humane Society is almost none existence – we are all hurting. Issue is Time. Theresa is doing A LOT- feels like she is going 400 mph- cannot do it all alone. 
• Restructuring  the Rescue- No reason to dissolve. 
• Maybe downsize? But if we get rid of building, Cats/Kittens almost completely stop. No more storage, insurance is expensive still. 
• We can not add anymore. Theresa can’t do it all alone. 
• Getting sub members? Temporary 
• Advertise to the retired people- to help and come in and help with fundraisers/ social media/ website. 
• To dissolve a Rescue will take MONTHS 
• Theresa NEEDS to cut her hours/ choose what she wants. 
• Theresa will continue for the next year. We still have meeting, fundraiser and website. 
• Should we get a vetting coordinator? Who is one on one with Theresa? 
• Small Things to Theresa: 
• Cleaning 
• Social Media 
• Website 
• Fundraising 

*** We need retired, responsible volunteers. 

• Next year 2021 personal assistant to take phones calls
• We NEED to start FOLLOWING UP with Adoptions and checking on them! 
• Fosters should be following up- The foster knows the animal the BEST and the best person for the job. 
• Fridays the deposits are put together and Sat. AM the Deposit is usually made.