Board Notes
This page contains information intended solely for the Board of Directors of HIM If you have reached this page in error, please disregard, or...better yet...use the information presented here to assist you in informed prayer for God's will concerning this ministry! Click here to view the minutes of the 2006 Board Meeting. The most recent minutes will be posted by 02/09/2008. (Scroll down to view all entries.)
February 4, 2008 ► A regular Board Meeting was held on January 11, 2008. A quorum was not present and nominations were made for President and Vice President with voting to take place electronically at a later date. Greg Perry was nominated to continue as President and is continuing to act as President until a decision is made to accept the nomination and an electronic vote is taken. Of the three nominations for Vice President, after prayerful consideration, all those nominated respectfully declined to accept the nominations for various reasons. A special meeting of the Executive Board will be convened prior to March 1, 2008, in order to make a decisions concerning the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the Corporation.
January 11, 2008 ► A Board Meeting is to be held on January 11, 2008, for the purposes of fellowship, the transaction of regular business of the Corporation, to elect a President for the upcoming three-year term beginning in 2008 and to elect a Vice President to serve for one year of a regular three-year term beginning in 2008.
May 21, 2007 ► Click here to view submissions of ideas for a new logo for Harvesters (quite a few were submitted and they've been combined into a single, multi-page pdf file for ease of viewing). Should you see one that "grabs you," let me know! If you like the concept of one (or a combination of several), but have ideas for improvement, let me know that, too, and we'll work with the designer to quickly move towards finalizing the new logo. Please keep in mind that logos are simple representations for identity and quick identification by association . . . too many elements can become cumbersome and a distraction (our present logo may be an example of being a logo that is too "busy" for effective branding of HIM . . . keep in mind, also, the basic definition of a logo: "a graphic representation or symbol uniquely designed for ready recognition.").
February 26, 2007 ► Board "Get Acquainted!" Dinner.
January 20, 2007 ► Pat Brayton has accepted his election to the Board of Directors for a regular three year term.
January 17, 2007 ► Terry Graber has accepted his election to the Board of Directors for a regular three year term.
January 5, 2007 ► Steve Swan has accepted his election to the Board of Directors for a regular three year term.
January 4, 2007 ► Upon properly made and seconded Motion it was RESOLVED (by majority electronic vote via the web) that the Corporation move Operating Account and Designated Account to BB&T (Click here to view votes cast.).
January 2, 2007 ► A blessed New Year to all! (Vote on following issue closed - see above): Regarding banking for HIM: We presently have accounts at Bank of America (Operating) and Coast Bank of Florida (Designated Contributions). The Corporation has maintained the Bank of America Operating Account since its foundation in 1988. Beginning several years ago, monthly maintenance fees began to be assessed to that account. Although we have always been able to have these fees reversed, they are being assessed more frequently, it is becoming increasingly difficult to have them removed and Bank of America indicates that, eventually, we will not be able to avoid the monthly fee. To avoid the maintenance fee which Bank of America presently assesses at $16 per month ($192 annually) and to avoid the time involved in reversing these assessments (as long as that remains possible), I propose moving all checking accounts to a singular fee-free bank. Please consider moving the Operating account to Coast Bank of Florida (a local bank where we presently maintain the fee-free Designated Contributions account) or to a larger, regional/national bank, such as BB&T, which also offers business fee-free checking. I also propose that both accounts be held at the same financial institution in order to simplify the transfer of funds between accounts as necessary.
December 31, 2006 ► A special telephone meeting of the Board of Directors of Harvesters International Mission, Inc., was convened by the President to consider the acceptance of Kevin Grottick to the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Upon a properly made and seconded Motion, Kevin Grottick was accepted, by unanimous vote, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for a regular three year term.
December 31, 2006 ► Click here to view Minutes from December 29, 2006, Board Meeting. Please submit ideas/suggestions for new logo and revisions to Mission Statement/Purpose to make it more concise as discussed at the meeting. Regarding the logo, Carol has suggested that wheat be incorporated into the new logo, somehow. Thanks!
December 17, 2006 ► Please submit nominations for open positions to me prior to our Board Meeting. (Positions to consider: President, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer. Do not hesitate to nominate yourself for any position in which you wouldn't mind serving...all positions need to be filled by present Directors.) Thanks! Greg
December 16, 2006 ► Both Ramon and Zeb have separately suggested that it might be time to update the HIM logo. Prayerfully consider what form a new logo for Harvesters should take while remaining open to allow God to give us something completely new and fresh with which to identify this ministry!
December 15, 2006 ► Please be in prayer for the following being considered at our next Board meeting: Clarify the vision and mission for the ministry and discuss proposals for short-term and mid-term activities for continuing to grow in that vision; Consider two year terms for Officers; consider adopting a two-signature requirement for all issued checks from the ministry; clarify policy for receipt and distribution of donations; consider overhead expenses of the ministry and how best to cover those expenditures; consider implementing acceptance of "electronic" responses and votes from Directors when it is not feasible to convene a meeting or for a Director to attend a meeting; review various legalities of the non-for-profit to assure continuing compliance; consider conferring the designation of either "International Director" or "Director of International Operations" upon Ramon and Debbie Abalos as they prayerfully continue to operate as Ambassadors for Harvesters; consider some type of affiliation with Promise Keepers Philippines.
December 14, 2006 ► Please familiarize yourself with the present purpose of HIM and be in prayer concerning future direction of the ministry. (Browsing this website will explain our present focus.) Other issues that need to be addressed at the board meeting will be posted here prior to the meeting to be held before January 1, 2007. Please be prayerfully considering who would be best suited to fill the positions of President, Vice President/Secretary and Vice President/Treasurer on the Board of Directors of HIM (from the present Board: Zeb Abalos, Carol Johnson, Greg Perry and Vivian Watts) and consider which position(s) you would personally be willing to accept.
December 7, 2006 ► It is the earnest desire of this organization to remain above reproach in all actions relating to the operation of this ministry. To that end, Ramon and Debbie Abalos have resigned from the Board of Directors in order to avoid the potential conflicts resulting from being HIM supported missionaries while also sitting on the Board of Directors of the not-for-profit entity. Simultaneous with these resignations were the appointments to the Board of Directors of Zebulun Abalos and Carol Johnson as Directors. Prior to January 1, 2007, a Board Meeting will be convened and elections held to fill positions recently vacated. Until new officers are elected, Greg Perry has agreed to temporarily accept and carry out responsibilities of all offices of the Corporation.
