Minutes from General Business Meeting September 23, 2009 meeting of Be the Change Baederwood
 
 
Meg Sheketoff called the meeting to order
 

• Welcoming of guests and members.
• Review of the agenda – Time Banking, Local community action activities and Health Care
• Richard Haaz a candidate for Montgomery County Court of Pleas presented his platform
• Patricia Shore announced the launch of the BTCB Time Bank and then introduced Joel Bartlett.
• Time Bank presentation by Joel Bartlett, from the Phoenixville Time Bank.  Mr. Bartlett gave a detailed presentation of the benefits of Time banking.  He reviewed the concept of Time Banking, which is different from a bartering system.  He discussed how it helps the members how everyone has something they can offer.  The intended and unintended benefits to the community and the membership.  Please go to the Time bank website for a more robust description of the program.  http://community.timebanks.org/
• Donations were requested and generously provided by those in attendance.
• Meg Sheketoff
• Dorothy Spruill from the Cheltenham Historical Society gave a brief overview of the establishment and evolution of the Cheltenham Historical Society, its programs, activities, fundraising and records.
• Connie Brick announced the October 4 fundraiser at Abington Friends to benefit, Anna Gutkina and family, a local BTCB family who was in need of community support in the wake of medical and financial challenges.  Anna lost her job in January, suffered a stroke in February, was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in March and lost her health insurance in April.  Please rally and support this family with donations of food, money and moral support.
• Michael Golden spoke about the First Suburbs fundraising event on October 8, screening of The New Metropolis at the HiWay Theater in Jenkintown.  They will be screening a movie about the needs and diminishing political capital, which affect the first ring suburbs throughout the nation.  To learn more you can send an email to FirstSuburbsProject@gmail.com
• Dr. Val Arkoosh, President Elect for the National Physician Alliance.  NPA has over 20,000 member physicians who advocate Patients before profits.  Over 70% of their members support Health Care Reform.  Dr. Arkoosh provided eloquent and detailed description of pending legislations and the need for access to health care for all Americans.  For more information pleas visit their website, http://npalliance.org/
• Meeting was adjourned at 9 pm

 
Respectfully submitted by Marsha Levell, Recording Secretary & Webmaster