MINUTES
of Endless Mountains Pennsylvanians for Human Life Meeting
(a local chapter of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation)
January 12, 2006
Time: Came to order at 7:32PM by moderator pro tem, J Kershner.
Location: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro
Number in Attendance: 8
Minutes: Of 12-8-05 were approved as presented.
Matters of Business:
- Finances
The treasurer reported a bank account balance of $1,670.95.
- Change time and day of meetings?
Discussed once again these possibilities: changing from 7:30PM to 7:00PM and/or from the second Thursday of the month to the second Monday. The hospital administration informed us that Mondays will not work because of a conflict of a group meeting [aerobics] that goes until after 7:30. Therefore, the consensus of those present was to keep the present time (7:30PM) and day (second Thursday of the month).
Notes about future monthly meetings: the April meeting (4/13) will meet in Room C; meetings in August will be canceled, because of the annual conflict with our presence at the Tioga County Fair (i.e., our group plans to meet only eleven times per year).
- Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center
Again gave out copies of their brochure. This group will in the future discuss with us about having a branch office in Mansfield -- sometime in mid-2006. Marsha Baldwin is the director of “EMPCC.”
- March for Life in Washington, D.C.
The Roman Catholic Churches of Tioga County are again sponsoring a bus: cost is $35/person & will depart from Holy Child, Mansfield. Plans are to leave on Sunday, stay overnight at a high school, go to march, and return Monday night (1/23).
- Literature tables at local festivals
R Lyle checked about the Fall Harvest Festival of Wellsboro: among others problems about denying us a table, the event has been canceled for 2006.
J Kershner will check into our attendance at the Blossburg Coal Festival (May).
- Baby Bottle fund raisers
C Lannak will try to get this going at St Peter’s RCC, Wellsboro, and will need: bottles, new labels (with new address for our chapter), and perhaps guidelines for conducting this type of fund raiser.
- Other pro-life group
It was brought to our attention that another local pro-life organization is operating, which might be a group that some in contact with us would prefer to affiliate: it is “PA Baptists for Life & Families.” If interested, contact Jan Martin of Little Marsh [phone: (570) 376-2584].
- Re: officers
R Lyle took the chair and we conducted elections:
1) Joel Kershner was nominated and elected as chairman to replace M Branciforte.
2) Katherine Kershner was nominated and elected as secretary to replace J Kershner.
- Bad weather cancellations
Anytime this is necessary, M Strange will post cancellations on the EMPfHL web site.
Next meeting: Thursday, February 9, 2006, at 7:30PM
Adjournment: At 8:35PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
K Kershner, Secretary