Members present:
Charity Karwowski, secretary
Evie Berry, treasurer
Beth Phillips
Payton Landy
Oscar Barzuna Hidalgo
Lori Keller
Shelley Dean
Becca Dillard

Members absent: none

1. Crossway update - Lori
- The school year is off to a good start.
- The Bridge program students have started with Bailey and Cierra, and they are
making some progress already.
- The 100 Gardens tank is up and running. The tank is being prepped to add fish. The
volume was initially very loud, but it has been adjusted. Beth asked if board
members could come see the tank, and Lori said yes.
- Evie asked if 100 Gardens could keep any excess funds as a rolling balance. Lori will
look into this.

2. Scholarship update - Lori
-New scholarship applications:
-Sophia - recent student visit, in DSS custody, applied for opportunity grant,
needs $15,000
-Ashton - not currently enrolled in Crossway Academy, mother has not returned
Shelley’s or Lori’s calls.
-James - received $1500 scholarship toward his psychological evaluation.
Requesting additional funds for 1:1 RBT.
-Jordan - has already received $2500 scholarship. Mother is holding a fundraiser
to raise additional money for Jordan’s tuition.
-Evie started a discussion about what boundaries does the board want to set for giving
funds to families. Payton provided some guidelines from another board on which she
has participated.
-Any students receiving scholarship funds must be enrolled in Crossway or accepted
to Crossway.
-Families applying for scholarships must respond promptly to communication from
Crossway.
-We discussed possibly opening up scholarship applications at only certain times of
year: August/ January.

-We will need to have a maximum amount of money available per family (currently
$2500; this amount may increase in the future as the foundation raises more money)
-Based on these guidelines James is eligible for another $1000 in scholarship funds
-We currently have $15,000 of unrestricted funds available. However cash outflow is
currently significant greater than cash inflow.
-Evie requested a running list of scholarship and loan recipients. Becca has letters
send out to previous scholarship and loan recipients to help start this list.

3. Board leadership update - Lori
-Lori does not have any updates on candidates for board president and vice president.

4. Fundraising update - Lori
-Lori suggested a possible afternoon event on Friday 11/21 - Turkey Trot. Each class
can be a team and raise money. This event would require low overhead since we would
use our own space.
-The group discussed that late afternoon/ early evening on Friday or weekend may be
better timing for more participation.

-Payton mentioned that many sports practice Monday-Thursday and are off Friday-
Sunday.

-Becca suggested possibly putting a TV out with the Panthers game for attendees to
watch, and also mentioned that parking may be easier on a weekend.
-Evie mentioned the parking lot would also be safer for kids on a weekend, when other
businesses are closed.
-Lori will look at possible weekend dates and speak to the Crossway teachers/ staff.
-Lori asked us to send her our availability as board members to participate.
-Becca suggested a possible winter art show/ sale if we end up scheduling a
fundraising event in December.
-Charity asked about possibly finding a corporate sponsor for TCF.
-Bob Kunik (former board VP) would like to know information about the next fundraiser,
so he can contribute to TCF financially.
-Lori is still trying to find out who handled charitable donations within her husband’s
company.
-Shelley can give a presentation at the local Rotary Club meeting.
-Evie shared that local businesses sometimes visit her business (TIAA-CREF) to get
visibility and support.
-Evie suggested looking into a Booster-Thon as a possible simple fundraiser.
-Beth mentioned that many employers will match donations. The group discussed that
the following businesses will match donations: Wells Fargo, TIAA-CREF, Duke Energy,
Walgreens.
-Lori mentioned that John Crosland strives for 100% participation from all staff and
families and all donations, even small ones (like $5) are celebrated.
-Payton suggested a “Donate your cup of coffee” campaign. (Approx. $5 donation)

Respectfully submitted,

Charity Karwowski
Secretary, The Crossway Foundation

Members present:
Charity Karwowski (secretary)
Payton Landy
Lori Keller (interim executive director)
Becca Dillard

Members absent:
Evie Berry (treasurer)
Beth Philips
Oscar “Figu” Barzuna Hidalgo
Shelley Dean

1. Treasurer update:
Lori provided an update since Evie was not able to attend today’s meeting.
Evie and Lori recently met with a representative from Bank of America. Bob Kunik and Brian
Shollenberger (former TCF board VP and treasurer) are currently listed as signers on TCF’s
Bank of America account. Bob and Brian have both resigned from the board, so Bob will meet
Evie and Lori at Bank of America on Wednesday 7/16/25. Bob will transfer his account
signature capability to Evie. Bob and Brian will both be removed from the TCF account. Evie
will add Lori to TCF Bank of America account. The group is in agreement to proceed, and
these meeting minutes will be presented to the Bank of America employee on Wednesday
7/16/25 for confirmation of this plan.

2. Interim Executive Director Update:
Lori has spoken with Spencer Guthrie (The Relatives) and Dawn Chanland (Queens University)
for guidance regarding governance of our board. Dawn recommended that we find someone
with leadership experience in running a board, rather than utilizing a graduate student.
Dawn planned to reach out to a couple of individuals regarding possible TCF board leadership.
One is a former leader of the Girl Scots of America board, and one is a former leader of the
Union County Public Library board. Neither has fundraising experience. Dawn has not followed
up with Lori yet regarding her conversations with these individuals, and Lori will follow up with
Dawn. TCF’s President and Vice President positions are still open.
Dawn and Lori discussed that a graduate student could potentially help as part of a work study
program. There would need to be a detailed job description and at least 10 hours/ week of
work for the position. Payton suggested that the graduate student could help coordinator our
board meetings including possible offline board meetings between virtual meetings. Payton will
help create a job description for this position. A marketing student would likely be more helpful
than someone from the finance department. There is a leadership development class at
Queens that requires working with a nonprofit. Payton will locate contact information for this
course’s professor.

3. Fundraising update:
Lori has spoken to a friend of hers who is an event planner. This individual recommended a 5K/
walk as one of the easier events to plan. Lori mentioned getting teachers and therapists
involved as team leads for the walk. We could ask a local church to donate their parking lot for

participants to use. Students and families could participate without necessarily making a
financial contribution. We could print banners and t-shirts for the event.
Payton mentioned a “dog jog” fundraiser she attended that was a fun event for attendees.
People donated extra money by purchasing a tag, t-shirt, etc for their dog. All dogs were
leashed during the event. Becca suggested bandannas with the Crossway logo could be
printed for an event like this.
Lori also mentioned having something special at mile markers, such as a banner in honor of
Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, etc. Payton suggested having a family sit at the mile
markers to greet walk participants. They could have chairs, a tent, etc.

4. TCF Board Bylaws:
Becca and Lori mentioned that if TCF no longer exists, our currently bylaws state that any
funds in TCF account will go to an organization with a similar mission. This should be changed
stating that the funds should go to a scholarship fund for Crossway Academy students.

5. PSO update:
The PSO is raising money for mulch and a shade structure for the playground. They have
already raised about $1300 via a Go Fund Me.

6. Teacher retention:
Lori would like to the group to discuss how to address our board’s pillar regarding teacher
retention. Charity asked if there is anything specific the teachers have requested. Lori
mentioned the following:
-a new literary curriculum for neurodivergent students - approx. $700-1200
-teacher raises
-new furniture- will help provide a more uniform appearance among the classrooms
Charity proposed that TCF likely has enough funds to approve the new literacy curriculum to
purchase this summer, so the teachers may be able to use it for the upcoming school year.
Charity requested that the group receive the name of the curriculum and cost, and the group
can vote at an offline board meeting before our next virtual meeting.
The 100 Gardens project funding was also approved since our last board meeting.

7. Next board meeting:
Since we had only had 4 members present today, Charity will email the group to determine the
date/ time for our next board meeting in August.

Respectfully submitted.
Charity Karwowski
TCF Secretary

Members present:
Lori Keller
Becca Dillard
Shelley Dean
Charity Karwowski
Evie Berry
Oscar Barzuna
Laura Martin
Payton Landy
Beth Phillips

The group introduced themselves to each other. New board members Oscar Barzuna and
Payton Landy are present for the meeting today.

PSO Update:
Laura Martin attended the meeting as a representative of the PSO. She spoke about
restructuring the PSO (Parent Support Organization) this year. Laura has been a member of the
PSO since 2021.
Shelley shared information about the last PSO meeting. The PSO has had questions about
their role in fundraising and how the PSO and Foundation should communicate. Shelley
discussed possibly having a town hall meeting including the PSO, teachers and therapists from
Crossway.
Laura reported that the PSO has created an email account that will be easily recognizable to
families, and PSO leadership will have access to this email. The PSO has also created a Go
Fund Me account, which raised funds for the staff appreciation week. The PSO will continue
this Go Fund Me account and will list specific fundraising campaigns (mulch for playground,
shade structure for playground, etc). Dave Kluesner is PSO treasurer and is currently handling
the finances for the PSO. These Go Fund Me donations are not listed as tax deductible
donations.
Laura also reported that Trader Joe’s will donate items, but they require a request letter
including the Foundation’s tax ID#. Evie shared that Panera is also a good organization to
donate food items, since they often have extra items.
Evie suggested creating a one page document to summarize the purposes of the PSO and
Foundation. Both groups have a similar mission and will have some overlapping goals. The
PSO is working bottom up on local initiatives including support for Crossway teachers and
students/ families, and the Foundation is working more top down on larger/ macro initiatives,
such as raising money for scholarships and larger initiatives like the 100 Gardens Project and a
minibus for student field trips.

​Scholarship / loan discussion:
The group voted to give a $500 scholarship to Zara Mitchell. This leaves us with $1500 in
budgeted scholarship funds remaining. Zara’s family has also requested $5300 as a loan.

The group discussed how to handle loans. We discussed holding off on approving any loans
until Evie has time to review our finances in more detail. We need to determine if there is a
minimum balance required for the foundation account. Evie will work on verifying our account
balance, Square balance, and any minimum balance required in our account.
Shelley shared that we need to develop an annual report before speaking to larger
stakeholders. Evie has spreadsheets from our former treasurer Brian that could be compiled
into an annual report.

100 Gardens Project:
Lori shared some information about the 100 Gardens project, which is an aquaponics learning
lab that helps teach life skills to students. We have raised approx. $7000/$10,000 needed for
this project. The organization is allowing us to house one of their systems (worth $16,000),
which decreases our expenses. We are raising money for the staff training. The program helps
the students learn about life cycles and how to be environmental stewards. Eventually we want
to have a farmers market. We would like to train the teachers this summer and start the garden,
so the seeds are starting to sprout for the kids in the fall.
Charity asked if the 100 Gardens organization could provide a small demo of their garden at
the fundraiser on Sunday. This may help raise money for this cause at the fundraiser.
Evie asked if the 100 Gardens organization could provide a video to share as part of our
fundraising efforts.

Marketing discussion:
Approx 70% of Crossway students receive grant funding (Opportunity Scholarship Program,
ESA+ Program). There are also some scholarships available through local organizations such
as Channing’s Joy Foundation, Unlocked.
Figu asked if Crossway Academy’s financial deficit is due to not having enough children
enrolled, and Shelley agreed with this statement.
Lori said we can currently add 1-2 more students, before needing to add two more teachers.
Current ratio is 1:4 adults to children.
Figu mentioned that we should emphasize that the Crossway Academy program benefits
children so that they may be able to mainstream into other schools.
Lori suggested creating portfolios for the students to show how much they have developed
during their time there.
Evie suggested creating five different profiles/ personas to help advertise the school’s services.
Shelley suggested having parents of children who have previously attended Crossway to give
testimonials.
Figu mentioned appealing to parents of potential students on Instagram, TikTok (maybe
Facebook for 40+). We should consider short reels (30 seconds or less) rather than longer
videos. Every new teacher/ therapist hire is an opportunity to expand our community to that
person’s network.
Crossway Academy gets some referrals from other schools.
We are marketing Crossway Academy, not the Crossway Foundation.

Edge City Brewery Event: Sunday 6/8/25, 1-4 pm:
Sponsors: Channing’s Joy foundation ($1000) and Brighter Strides ABA ($250)
Shelley will try to check in at the brewery later to clarify set up time, food truck location, and if
there is an outlet outside we can use for a TV.
We will have two food trucks - Mecklenburgers and A Pinch of Soul.
Becca has made bingo cards and will print them.
We have a QR code to buy bingo cards at the event. Attendees can also purchase bingo cards
in advance. Bingo cards are $20 each.
We will use markers to mark the bingo cards.
We will play 4 rounds of bingo, 2 winners per round.
Becca will run the bingo game.
We will bring a table with Crossway Academy and Crossway Pediatric Therapy signage.
Lori mentioned having balloons to draw attention at the event (Foundation colors are green and
blue). Beth will get 12 balloons (6 blue, 6 green).
We can laminate 50 Bingo cards so they can be reused, or print 200 bingo cards total.
Figu suggested putting the Crossway Foundation logo in the center of the card rather than a
“free” space.
Please see spreadsheet sent by Lori with bingo/ raffle prizes. Charity has also contacted
Matthews Playhouse.
Taylor McNeill has a small microphone she can let us use for the event.

Event agenda:
Bingo starts at 2 pm and will be every half hour x 4 rounds.
Michelle Pentz’s daughter is doing face painting.
A parent is donating cookies to the event. We can sell the cookies - buyers can be asked to
donate whatever price they would like, rather than selling them for a specific price, in order to
try to get more money donated for the cookies.
Edge City Brewing will play music in the background of the event, so we do not need to
provide any music.
To display sponsors: We can play videos on a TV advertising our sponsors and Crossway
Academy and Crossway Pediatric Therapy.

​The group took a tour of Crossway Academy and Crossway Pediatric Therapy and then
concluded the meeting.

Tentative date for next board meeting: Monday 7/7/25, noon-1 pm

**At this meeting we will need to discuss Lori’s update from her conversation with Dawn
Chanland from Queens University, as well any potential candidates for board president and
vice president.

Members present:
Charity Karwowski (secretary)
Evie Berry (treasurer)
Beth Philips
Lori Keller
Shelley Dean
Becca Dillard

Members absent:
None

1. Scholarship and loan discussion and vote
The group voted 3/3 voting members to award the following scholarships:
Lincoln Suchara- $2500
Jordan Newberry - $2500
Benjamin Baxter- $500
Lauren Todd- $2500
This is $8000 out of $10,000 budgeted for scholarships.

The group voted 3/3 voting members to give the following loans from TCF, to be repaid by
10/3/25. ($6500 total in loans)
Elliot West - $2000
Silas Martin - $2500
Benjamin Baxter - $2000

Becca will draft a letter to send to families notifying them they are receiving a scholarship (a gift
that does not need to be repaid) or a loan (funds will need to be repaid once grant funding is
received, by 10/3/25). Families receiving loans will need to sign that they understand they are
receiving a loan, not a scholarship.

Becca shared that families will likely request loans again at the start of the 2nd semester, in
early 2026, when they may need funding before grant money is distributed.
Money is transferred between TCF and Crossway Academy; the families do not receive checks
directly.

We have $2000 in scholarship money remaining. Families can apply for this, including
new families enrolling at Crossway, with a deadline of 5/23/25. We will vote on scholarship
recipient(s) at our next board meeting in June.
Beth shared that she is a Notary, if we need to have any documents notarized.

2. Recruitment update
The group voted 3/3 voting members to invite Oscar (Figu) Barzuna and Payton Landy to our
next board meeting in June.

Charity will send board invitation letters to Jill and Lauren by next week.
We need a president and vice president for TCF.

3. Finance update
Evie and Brian (former TCF treasurer) are connecting regarding the checks for TCF.
Lori and Charity both have some financial documents as well as the TCF debit card to give
Evie.

4. Event update
Our event at Edge City Brewery is confirmed, Sunday 6/8/25, 1-4 pm
Charity will contact John at Edge City to ask if we can get our own food truck for the event and
to see if we can set up 30-60 min before the event. We will bring a tent, table, and games
(Jenga, corn hole, ring toss). Lori has two unopened face painting kits from a previous event
that she can bring.

Lori has spoken to Adrienne, who resigned from the VP position. Adrienne has experience with
fundraising and will make a list of fundraising/ raffle gift ideas to give to Lori. She also plans to
help with obtaining some raffle prizes and plans to attend the event. She would love to stay
involved with TCF but is not currently able to give the time needed for the VP position. Lori
asked if Adrienne knows anyone else with fundraising experience who may be interested in
participating on TCF board, and Adrienne will update us.

Becca will make the bingo game, and Lori and Shelley will obtain raffle prizes.
S
helley has gone to the culinary school to ask them to donate a meal. Shelley or Lori will go to
the bakery in Greylyn Business Park near the school. Shelley has also contacted Target,
Carowinds, and the Hornets. Adrienne suggested making themed prize baskets - for example,
a basket containing a month of classes at a yoga studio, a yoga mat, and a headband.
Becca is creating a letter to send to companies that donate raffle prizes.

Lori asked if there is a minimum donation required to add a donating company’s information to
our event or our website. Evie suggested possible tiers, and the group discussed the tiers
listed:

Tier 1 - $250- sponsor name displayed at event
Tier 2 - $500 - sponsor name displayed at event, and sponsor name listed on Crossway
website as a Crossway supporter for the rest of the year
Tier 3 - over $500 - as listed above and may bring marketing materials and/or have a table at
our events, name added to a banner at Crossway Academy

We discussed advertising the event. Becca has made a flyer and will draft an invitation email.
We will send the invitation to teachers, therapists, families, and community contacts, as well as
post on social media. Becca will post the flyer on Next Door and Reddit as well.

5. Next board meeting: Monday 6/2/25, 8:30 - 10 am, in person at Crossway Academy

We will meet in person next month so board members can tour the school after our meeting,
and so that we can meet each other in person. We will have coffee and possibly a light
breakfast at the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,
Charity Karwowski
Secretary, The Crossway Foundation

Members present:
Charity Karwowski (secretary)
Evie Berry (treasurer)
Beth Philips
Lori Keller
Shelley Dean
Becca Dillard

Members absent:
None

1. Recruitment update - Charity
Adrienne has resigned from her position as TCF Board VP.
Charity spoke to Payton Landy this morning. Payton is very interested in board participation.
She works for Walgreens, recently graduated from business school, has experience on other
boards in the past, and has tech skills.
Charity has contacted Figu, who is also interested in board membership. He is a faculty
member with the Queens University MBA program. He and Charity have not spoken yet.
Charity sent resumes for Payton and Figu to the group to review.
Shelley and Lori may try to arrange a visit to Crossway Academy/ Pediatric Therapy for board
members and potential board members who have not yet seen the school.

2. Scholarship discussion
We did not receive any new scholarship applications last week, when we extended the
deadline by another week.
We discussed clarifying questions to ask the scholarship applicants to help make our final
decision. Becca will send these questions to the applicants via Google Form, to be completed
by this Thursday 5/8/25 at 3 pm, so the board can make a final decision on scholarship
recipients on Friday 5/9/25.

Clarifying questions include:
1. How much money are you requesting, up to a maximum of $2500?
2. Is the money a scholarship, or a loan to be repaid once you receive grant funding in the
fall?
3. Do you receive full or partial grant funding?
4. Is your account with Crossway in good standing?
5. Can you share your family’s current financial situation and how this scholarship would
impact your ability to access the program? (This allows the family to discuss any special
circumstances we should consider regarding their application.)
6. Have you explored other educational options? What challenges have you faced in finding
the right support for your child?

Previously we had discussed doing phone interviews, but Evie suggested collecting this
information via email, and Becca offered to create a Google Form to send to families.
Evie suggested that the group could handle loans separately from scholarships, and the group
agreed. We could potentially provide loan money over the $10,000 budgeted for scholarships
since it will be repaid to the Foundation in the fall.
Shelley has information from Kenzie regarding full versus partial grant funding to send to the
group.
Evie asked if any other families have an outstanding balance and should be encouraged to
apply. Lori mentioned one family (Alessandro), but the family did not submit their application
last week.

3. Finance update - Evie
Evie and TCF former treasurer Brian met to discuss the TCF finances and transition the TCF
finances to her. Brian was very helpful. He will continue to write checks for TCF when needed
for now until Evie has access to the TCF bank account and PayPal. Brian shared how to track
donations as well as tax information for the foundation.
Evie is using some of her business contacts to try to get assistance transitioning the account to
her.
Lori shared that she and Becca are tracking smaller donations such as donations from the Art
Walk. Donations via Square are deposited directly into the foundation account.
Lori said we currently have a cash and check donation to deposit. Ceci had the deposit slips
for the TCF account. Charity will try to contact Ceci to get the deposit slips.
Becca is sending a donation letter to anyone who makes a donation to TCF.
Evie suggested that we encourage donors to use their employer’s match program when
available. We can provide donors with TCF’s EIN # to give their employer.

4. Fundraiser/ social event
We have cancelled our Edge City Brewery event initially scheduled on 5/10/25.
We discussed other possible dates, and Charity will contact John with suggested date of
Sunday 6/8/25, 1-4 pm.
We discussed playing bingo at the event and getting raffle prizes, such as gift cards,
Carowinds admission, tickets to local events/ performances. Lori will contact Soccer Shots,
who donated a gift basket in the past.
Evie shared that companies that provide raffle gifts can use their donation as a tax deduction.
Donating raffle gifts will also provide brand recognition for companies that participate.
We discussed possibly making T shirts with logos of sponsors/ raffle gift donors. The group
decided there is not enough time to do this prior to the 6/8 event, and we may consider this for
a future event. Evie suggested possibly making a cap, which would not require sizing like a t-
shirt.

Lori will network with some local construction companies as possible sponsors.
Becca will invite businesses from the Greylyn office park where Crossway is located.
We can make flyers/ boards with names of sponsors/ raffle gift donors to thank them.
Any funds raised will be general funds for the foundation (not restricted to scholarships).
We could consider specific information about what a donation covers. For example,

• $150 covers a social skills group
• $300 covers a week of summer camp
• $2000 (approx) covers a month of tuition, etc.

We may include pictures and quotes about some Crossway students at the event, with parental
consent. We may need a new consent specific for TCF.
We have an article in the Giving Guide for the Charlotte Business Journal and could consider
printing some copies of this to have at the event.
We have a promotional video for Crossway, and Lori speaks about the Foundation at the end of
the video.
We have a QR code for donations to the TCF that can be used at events.
Lori and Shelley will help obtain raffle prizes. Becca will help with bingo game.
This will be an end of year celebration event in addition to a fundraiser - Crossway teachers,
therapists, and families will be invited, as well as TCF board members and other community
members/potential donors.

5. Next meetings:
Friday 5/9/25, 9-10 am (vote on scholarship/ loan recipients; may also vote on inviting
Payton Landy and Figu to join board for next meeting in June)
Monday 6/2/25, 12-1 pm (will need to discuss Edge City Brewery event details)

Respectfully submitted,
Charity Karwowski
Secretary, The Crossway Foundation

Members present:
Charity Karwowski (secretary)
Evie Berry (treasurer)
Beth Phillips
Shelley Dean
Lori Keller
Becca Dillard

Members absent:
Adrienne Campolmi (VP)

Charity motioned to elect Lori Keller as the board’s interim executive director for the next 6
months (through 10/28/25). Evie seconded this motion. The group voted 3/3 voting members
present to elect Lori Keller as interim executive director for the Crossway Foundation.

The group discussed scholarships. The previous board members voted to distribute $10,000 in
scholarship funds, divided into four $2500 scholarships. We have not received as many
scholarship applications as anticipated, so the scholarship deadline has been extended to
5/2/25 at noon. Lori will make sure the board members receive all applications to review prior
to our next scheduled board meeting on Monday 5/5/25.

Lori and Shelley provided some additional information to consider when choosing our
scholarship application finalists, including whether the applicant is receiving full or partial grant
funding to cover their tuition at Crossway, and whether the applicant’s family is seeking a
scholarship versus a loan to cover the tuition costs during the summer months, until they
receive grant funding in the fall.

Beth asked how we will know which families have full versus partial grant funding, and Lori and
Shelley said that they can get this information from Kenzie.

We discussed that the previous scholarship application was lengthy and was simplified to
eliminate some medical history information (birth info, NICU history, etc), but we may need to
consider adding back in some more detailed financial information in the future. We may need to
do a parent interview before making final scholarship decisions, including information about full
versus partial grant funding, scholarship versus loan, specific amount of money requested, and
any special circumstances that apply to the family (for example, one family has had additional
expenses recently due to a parent’s cancer diagnosis).

Lori updated the group that tuition expenses run July-June each year, but grant money is not
distributed until September.

Charity mentioned that at least one applicant (Baxter family) requested $750, less than the
previously discussed $2500 scholarships.

Evie discussed a possible timeline for the scholarship decisions. Applications are due by Friday
5/2 at noon. The voting board members will review the scholarship applications prior to
meeting on Monday 5/5, noon-1 pm. We may need a week to make any follow up calls to
parents and hope to select scholarship recipients by Monday 5/12.

Charity provided an update on recruitment. She has contacted two potential board members
recommended by Shelley (“Figu” Oscar Barzuna-Hidalgo and Payton Landy), who have both
expressed interest in board participation. She will follow up with them and continue to contact
other potential board members.

Shelley also suggested contacting Jill Wegner, who is interested in board participation and has
experience in childhood feeding concerns.
Evie and our former board treasurer Brian will speak this week to transition the financial
information to Evie.

Charity received debit card information from our former board VP Bob Kunik today and
provided this to Becca. Bob will give Charity the physical debit card sometime in the next 1-2
weeks.

Lori updated the group that the recent Art Walk / Silent Auction at Crossway has raised $1435,
assuming we are able to collect the money that was bid on art work.

The group will meet again on Monday 5/5/25, noon-1 pm, with discussion of scholarship
applications as the main agenda item.

​The group will tentatively plan to meet the first Monday of each month, noon-1 pm, so the next
board meeting will be 6/2/25, noon-1 pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Charity Karwowski
Secretary, The Crossway Foundation