Agenda

Puzzle Peace United 10/16/11

1. We are OFFICIAL!!!!2. Board Members3. By-Laws4. Bank Account5. PO Box6. Fundraisers7. Goals8. Advertisment9. Future meetings10.New Business

Were OFFICIAL!!!!!

• Our official name is: Puzzle Peace United a nonprofit

corporation of New Jersey

• Paperwork for 501(c)3 status in the works (we may need to pay a lawyer to fill it out). By-laws need to be completed and approved by IRS.

• Once paperwork is filed it will take 4-6 weeks to be approved by the IRS, then we will get official tax-exempt status.

Board Members• Trustees

– Jamie Culican, President– Jen Curran, Vice President– Lauren Dallago, Secretary

• Open Positions:– Treasurer– Fundraiser Coordinator– Advertising Coordinator– Communications Director

By-laws• By-laws need to be created,

at the next meeting these will be voted on!

• Come with ideas on:»Voting in future

board members»Money allowances

towards events»Public membership»Etc.

Bank Account

• An account will be created as soon as we have money to put in it! • Account needs three representatives names• All checks will require 2 signatures

PO Box

• A Vineland PO Box needs to be opened in organizations name

»Someone with a Vineland drivers license must open it.

• Current address is:»45 Twin Oaks Dr., Bridgeton, NJ 08302

• Spaghetti Dinner/Improve• Golf outing-parent/child• Carnival• Crepe Maker Lunches• Christmas Ornaments• Holiday Craft Fair• Breakfast w/Santa

Fundraiser Ideas

• Respite Night for Parents• High School Scholarship• Free Community Events

for Children• Parent Trainings

Fundraiser Goals

Advertisement

• T-Shirts• Quarterly Newsletters• Website:

www.puzzlepeaceunited.org• Facebook• Newspaper ads / Thanks

you’s• Flyers

Future Meetings• Future meetings will be held at

a members house, once a month.

• Board members and/or trustees may meet weekly to bi-monthly (places to be determined).

• Next meeting will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011, 6pm @ Culican’s house.

»Bring a dish, we will make it fun!

New Business• Fundraiser updates?