Place : Newton Public Library
9:00 – 9:30 – Arrival/Coffee/rolls etc
9:30 – 12:00 – KPP business meeting – see agenda below
12:00 – 1:00 (Box lunches ordered from Breadbasket)
Special afternoon Feature
1:00: Robert Kreider, Mennonite Historian, will lead an informal discussion on the history of the Mennonites in Paraguay, and the Mennonite World Conference to be held in Asuncion, July 14-19, 2009.
2:00: Visit to Kauffman Museum in North Newton: The permanent exhibit of this renowned museum tells the story of Russian Mennonites coming to Central Kansas. A new exhibit is entitled, “The Mirror of the Martyrs,” tells the story of Anabaptist persecution during the 1500s & 1600s. Robert Kreider was the key person in developing this exhibit and will introduce the exhibit prior to our moving over to the museum.
Agenda for business meeting.
9:30 am Call to order – Introductions, changes, additions to agenda
Minutes of last board meeting – Marcia Newton
Treasurer’s report – Dave Schafer
President’s report – John Poertner
Chaco Water Project
D& O Insurance
Paraguay Trip with Brown and Gold
Travelers on POA grants
Steve Penner – Family practice exchange – Dr. Penner to present
Karen Hyde – June travel with Lawrence HS students
Reena Berger – Action – request for small grant.
Donna Schenck-Hamlin – Action -request approval
Committee Reports – Committees with action items listed first
Nominating committee report
Education – Edith Black, Kim Kreicker, Arla Jones,
Action – request for small grant for Youth Ambassadors
Action – consideration of not giving one scholarship this year due to market conditions.
Teacher/student exchanges
Pittsburg program
Reach Out – Kim Kreicker, Arla Jones, Bob Klemm (membership)
New brochure –
Committee reports – no action necessary
Emergency Preparedness – Steve Richards
Civil Society – Donna Schenck-Hamlin
Cultural Arts – Lynn Wilson
Health – Merrill Raber
International trade – Melissa Birch
Natural resources – Bob Klemm
Agriculture – Dave Schafer
Women in Development – Tina Williams
Other old business
Annual meeting
New business
Pittsburg – Villarrica Sister City Project
Filed under: Quarterly Meetings
