Committee Minutes, December 2011
Noten Yad: Beth David Local Organizing Committee (LOC)
Wednesday December 7, 2011. 7:30 pm
{Chair: Karen}
Scribe: Stephen
Attendees
Judy Holtzman, Karen Deloumi, Stephen Kinsey, Ina Checkman, Harvey Checkman, Matt Hammer
7:35 Welcome and Purpose: Next Steps for Noten Yad
7:36 D’var Torah –Stephen
7:40 Noten Yad/PACT Credential – Judy
7:42 Reports:
– New member update / results from calls
•Need to combine ”dots” list from Yom Kippur. Stephen to email out his dot list.
– PACT board meeting report-Judy
*Reported about the financial situation of PACT
*Fluoridation of water in San Jose was approved—now need funding.
*Ballot funding issues for 2012 were discussed.
*Judy and Rabbi Pressman worked out a disclaimer paragraph that will appear on the PACT website
– Luncheon report – Harvey and Ina
*Powerful, inspiring, and personal
*The work of each PACT –LOC is a process as opposed to instantaneous gratification.
– Transportation Webinar
* Ina participated in this conversation. This was a community in western Michigan. She was quite impressed with the viability of this plan.
– Reflect on what is going well / what is needed to move forward / what we should do differently
*Ina suggested that we create a flow chart of our accomplishments
* Dec. 19 PACT senior issue meeting
* Beth David i.e. Noten Yad needs to join with other congregations to partnership on senior issues. We are meeting and working with
other congregations. The key is how can Beth David members help tackle a larger community issue—transportation.
•Next steps
•Multi-LOC involvement
•What we have learned and our community contacts
•PACT Luncheon report
•Continuing to reach the “dot” people from our Yom Kippur conversation