GCBA March General membership meeting minutes 3/13/26
In attendance:Jackie Perrydore, Brian Earle, Elaine Fleming, Dawn Parker, Sue Bellows, Amy Smith, Mike Walker, Jerry Thorne, Cathy & Dave Courtney, Natalie Thurmond, Kim Dold, Elaine Salter.
9:04 am - call to order
Motion to approve minutes, first Sharon Hassett, second Mike Walker, minutes approved.
Treasurer’s report ~ Mike Walker $16938.46 ending balance. Accepted as filed, copies attached to monthly newsletter for review.
Brian Earle: GC resident and former council member gave a presentation of Amplified Impact, which is the largest fund raising company. The company offers online digital fund raisers similar to the old Entertainment Books. Local sections allow businesses to sign up for free advertising on the app. The fee to businesses is the discount you offer. Brian brought flyers with QR codes so you can view the app for yourself and research it if you are interested. The app adjusts by location. If you are traveling outside your general area - the app will update to your location and list any offers or discounts in your area.
Fund raising impact - companies can give a free membership as a benefit at purchase, and when the customer renews their membership, the originating gifter receives the commission.
Ongoing Business:
We advertised in the program for the Kiwanis Pig Race.
MITP Postcards are on the table in bundles of 25. Please take some with you and drop them off to businesses outside GC if possible. We would like to advertise outside GC to draw more people into our town for the events.
Food Trucks / Bands. 3 trucks for June, 4 trucks July & August. Kiwanis will also be selling popcorn.
6 sponsors have confirmed, and several vendors have already confirmed.
MITP - New ideas. We are looking for volunteers for MITP. Volunteers will be “gifted” an hourly rate that will go to your favorite local non-profit charity. Amy will set up an online form to register. 18 and older only please.
Member appreciation night - May 21 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Radcliff. At 6:30pm Parks & Rec will take interested parties on a tour of the Radcliff center and all it has to offer. We will be doing a garden themed door prize gift basket If any members that want to include anything garden related to be included, please reach out to a board member before the event.
Welcome bags. Any new business that picks up their business info at city hall receives a welcome bag from the GCBA. We are in need of items to put in these bags. If you have any give away items to include in the bag, please bring them to us so they can be included.
Member spotlight
Elaine Fleming, Bookkeeping Made Simple
Natalie Thurmond - Shaklee Ambassador - represents the wellness community. There is a seminar about chronic pain that Natalie can give you a ticket to attend.
Kim Dold - City Council / Kiwanis / Goodfellows. Matt Miller will be retiring in September. Lucky Squirrel is May 16. Council is currently working on the budget. Ordinanace violations will be handled differently through a specific ordinance court. Kim & Stacy meet the public the 3rd Thursday of each month at Radcliff Center to answer any questions or provide information to local residents.. Goodfellows has a fundraiser at Buddy’s Pizza on Plymouth Rd, Livonia coming up. Please consider attending. Fundraising goals are really low.
May 15 at Radcliff - Drag Queen Bingo, GC Goodfellows fundraiser
Lots of projects in the works in the downtown area.
Thank you to everyone who attended and participated in the Kiwanis Pig races. It was a huge success. Kiwanis park at Maplewood & Henry Ruff needs a full reboot. There is a current online contest that will award 1 Kiwanis club $20000 in grants for park improvements. We are currently in 7th place. Please vote every day!! Kiwanis.org/legacy
Dawn - AAUW. They would love to thank everyone for their support by attending their annual children’s play. They are a non-profit organization that supports women seeking higher education.
Brian Earle - The GC Theatre program is doing Frozen April 24, April 25, April 26. Saturday morning they are doing breakfast with the princesses. Tickets can be found on the GC Theatre Program facebook page.
Cathy & Dave Courtney - GC Rotary - They are collecting food and cash donations for the HOME food pantry & Burger Transition Center pantry.
Jerry Thorne - Party Animal Travel - Full service travel & tour company
Mike Walker - LIberty Tax at Ford/Middlebelt. Business & Scorp taxes are due soon.
Elaine - Elaine’s gift Baskets - customized gift baskets. Local delivery free.
Amy - Mary Kay - skin care consultant, skin care and makeup consultations.
Jackie - Apex Realty / Texas Roadhouse is doing a giveaway of free bread for local churches.
Adjourn 9:46 am
