One Homeless Night

Date:  Friday, September 13th, 2012 Time:  9 pm Friday through 9 am on Saturday Place:  First Presbyterian Church Proceeds will benefit Fairbanks Youth Advocates There is a permission slip and contact information that needs to be filled out by each participant.  Rules designate that no one may leave the premises after registering  unless parents are…

Draft Minutes FYA 8-15-13

FAIRBANKS YOUTH ADVOCATES BOARD MEETING August 15, 2013 5:00-7:00 Call to Order: 5:03 Roll Call: Present:  Sarah Finnell, Brad Johnston, Barbara Tyndall, Patrick Endres, Kathryn Birch, Meryem Kugzruk, Marylee Bates, Rodney Absent:  Dave Miller Opening Prayer: Barb Tyndall opened in prayer. Sarah moved, Patrick seconded to approve the July minutes.  Minutes approved unanimously. Marylee Bates…

Picnic Debrief Notes

Sarah Smith, Sarah Finnell, Kathy Birch, Marylee Bates, and Nikki Merryweather discussed the picnic and made recommendations for next year. Feel free to comment with your thoughts as well. Thanks again to everyone for helping out! Positives (be sure to do again): Volunteers who came enjoyed it Delicious Food!!! Speeches (pastor Dave, Sarah F., Marylee)…

FYA Vote 7-12-13

President Patrick Endres made a motion, via internet,  that Fairbanks Youth Advocates  (formerly known as Clearwater Ministries, Inc.) goes forward with the purchase and acquisition of the house on 132 Tenth Avenue adjacent to The Door at 138 Tenth Avenue.  Jeff Bizzarro seconded the motion.  Six board members logged on and approved the motion unanimously.  There…

FYA Board Minutes 7-9-13

Fairbanks Youth Advocates July 9, 2013 Meeting called to order at 5:05.  Present:  Patrick Endres, Sarah Finnell , Kathryn Birch , Brad Johnston, Barb Tyndall, Dave Miller, Marylee Bates Absent:  Meryem Kugzruk, Jeff Bizzarro Prayer:  Patrick opened in prayer Discussion of Rilene’s resignation. We will send Rilene a letter of appreciation for the time she…

Johnson River use of the Pink House

please read and consider the following email….please let me know your thoughts Dave, Per our conversation regarding the board’s concerns regarding the use of the pink house as a construction office, please see below: Value: The benefit of the use of that building for us is substantial. The site/land is a significantly larger benefit than…

Urgent: 24-7 Shelter Project

Original message from Dave Miller: Greetings, Here is an update on our shelter project. The City received two bids.  Both were over our budget.  The low bidder seems to have the superior product and all involved with the scoring process gave them the highest score for all considerations.  We are facing a crossroads in that…

FYA Board Meeting Minutes 5-09-2013

May 9, 2013  Call to order: 5:00 Present:  Rilene Ann, Kathy Birch, Patrick Endres, Barbara Tyndall, Jeff Bizzarro, Brad Johnston , Sarah Finnell,  Marylee Bates Guests: Adena Benn  joined us (potential board member); Rodney Gaskins, director of the Fairbanks Rescue Mission Absent:  Meryrem Kugsruk, Dave Miller Open in Prayer:  Kathy Birch opened in prayer. Minutes for…