Town of Cary, North Carolina
SISTER CITIES COMMISSION
Minutes of July 18, 2002 Meeting

Present: Barry Mitsch, Chair to the Commission, Sarah Sheffield, Ildiko Trombitas, Mary Lou Addor, Sharon Hannigan, Jinnie Davis, Steve Morrison, Samuel Fudzie, Mr. Mike Ostrom, Band Director - Cary High School Band, Ms. Missy Eide and Ms. Eleanor Ray both of La Farm Bakery, Cary.

The meeting was called to order at 7.30 pm.

Previous Minutes: Sharon Hannigan moved for the minutes of the June 21^st meeting to be accepted. Mary Lou Addor seconded. The members accepted the previous minutes.

Introductions: The commission members present at the meeting introduced themselves to the guests present at the meeting, Mr. Mike Ostrom of Cary High School Band, Ms. Missy Eide and Ms. Eleanor Ray. The guests in turn introduced themselves to the members.

Treasurer’s Report: The Treasurer, Mr. William McCuiston, was attending a conference out of town. Barry further informed the members that the travel deposit refund from the Travel Agency was expected during the week of July 22^nd. He further informed the members that the expected refund and the Association’s membership dues received to-date would put the Association’s bank balance between $2,400.00 and $2,500.00.

Laze Days: Missy Eide of La Farm Bakery thanked the commission for the opportunity to work with the commission to sell some of La Farm Bakery’s products at the August 24, 2002 Laze Daze. She further said that La Farm Bakery appreciates the opportunity to assist the Sister Cities Commission’s objectives towards raising funds as well as awareness for the Cary Sister Cities Association.

Both Ms Eide and Ms Ray went on to describe and commented on the samples of La Farm Bakery’s products they brought to the meeting. They further said that La Farm Bakery would assist the commission to set up the booth on the morning of Lazy Daze.

Barry then suggested that the Association should sell only 5 or 6 products instead of the wide range of La Farm Bakeries’ products.

It was discussed and agreed upon that the Association will pay La Farm Bakery 50% of the cost of goods up front (upon delivery and set up) and the balance of 50% after the Lazy Daze sales.

Barry made Ms Eide and Mr. Ray aware of the annual internship visits to Cary of culinary students from Le Touquet under the organization of Wake Tech. Ms Eide expressed interest in making La Farm Bakery available to the students as one of the establishments where the students can intern.

Members discussed the Association selling water during Lazy Daze, in addition to the La Farm Bakery’s products. Mary Lou Addor will check to see if the Association can get water to be donated by Le Bleu Water Company. The alternative to getting water donated to the association to be sold will be for the Association to purchase water from any of the wholesale stores.

Members volunteered for the times that they could be available to manage the Association’s booth at Lazy Daze on Saturday August 24^th and the alternate day (Rain Day) of Sunday August 25^th. Jinnie will make the schedule and email the members.

Ireland Trip: Information packages on the planned Spring 2003 Ireland trip to be available for distribution during the Lazy Days. Sharon informed the members that the cancelled Fall 2002 trip to Meath (Ireland), Cary’s Sister City, has been re-scheduled for May 16-26, 2003. She further informed the members that the Travel Agent is working on pricing (airfare, hotel, ground transportation and other related costs) to be submitted to the commission. She expects this information to be available during the August meeting of the commission.

Cary High School Band: Mr. Mike Ostrom informed the members that he was at the meeting to re-establish and promote the band’s interest for 2004 trip to Meath. He informed the members that though tapes involving the band’s various performances have been sent to Meath, a positive response has not yet been received, nor has a contact or liaison person been established.

Mr. Mike Ostrom was encouraged to consider signing up and going on the Spring 2003 trip to Meath to obtain first hand information and also to establish communication links with regards to planning for the Bands 2004 trip.

Le Touquet: The members were informed that Adrien, the student from Le Touquet, was arriving July 18^th. A family from SAS will host him during his three-week visit to Cary. Steve further informed the members that the host family had planned several activities including weekend trips to Washington DC and to the beach for Adrien. The host family will appreciate assistance from the members of the association to plan and engage Adrien in some weekday (afternoon) activities. The members of the commission were asked to send email to Steve as to what they can organize and do with Adrien .

Markham. Barry reported to the members that the visit of the gentlemen from Markham to Cary was a very successful one. The visitors were shown projects, sites and facilities of great interest.

Cary Sister Cities Association: To promote further interest in the Cary Sister Cities Association for the newly registered members and prospective members, it was suggested that we organize a meeting for the Association to which the newly signed on members as

well as the general public will be invited. Nadette will check with the Town of Cary on the possibility of having the Page Walter Center as the venue for the Association’s meeting.

It was suggested that The Commission’s September, 2002 meeting should be changed to the Association’s meeting. The September meeting to be advertised.

Other Businesses:

Tent: Barry to contact Mr. Ken George to arrange with him for the use of his tent for the Lazy Daze.

Web Site: Members discussed the need to update or upgrade the Commission’s Web Site. Steve was asked to update and/or upgrade the web site. Barry will provide Steve information on some of the Commission’s and the Association’s past activities to be included on the web site.