It’s getting to be the time of year when outreach becomes a little bit slow. We had 6 neighbors come for supplies, but no one brought a propane tank. This is not unusual for this time of the year. The need for propane drops once the weather warms up, so folks are needing less. They are also trying to be mindful to ensure these essential, lifesaving outreach services can remain active. One neighbor did tell me this on Saturday.
Joyce and I have been discussing meandering to another couple of locations where we have heard people are camping on a slow Saturday to see how many of them are folks that have been displace from nearby our regular outreach spot, and if they are in need of any supplies.
Below is a copy of the meeting minutes for our June 3, 2025 quarterly meeting. During these meetings I like to give a summary of our income and an explanation of what we have spent that income on, as well as an overview of what are the current pain points for outreach, and what we are trying to prepare for moving through the next quarter.
Lastly, we have added the option to purchase a 3D printed tumbler holder and tumbler. In the coming months, especially as the heat picks up, we will be distributing many flats of water. You can stay hydrated, while helping our outreach volunteers to keep our neighbors hydrated too.
Christina
MINUTES of Blossoming Transitions
Meeting date: 06/03/2025
Call to order: A board meeting of Blossoming Transitions, was held in Maple Valley, WA on 2025-06-03. The meeting convened at _7:10 PM, President Christina Jernberg presiding, and _David Jernberg, secretary.
Members in attendance: Joyce
Members not in attendance: [optional item]
Approval of minutes: Motion was made by Christina, and seconded to approve the minutes of the October 11th 2024 meeting. Motion carried.
Officers’ reports:
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Board and committee reports:
Unfinished business:
None
New business:
Removal of Candice from the board
[Subject title]
Motion: Moved by Christina that Candice resigned from the board.
Motion carried.
Announcements:
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at _____7:46 PM__[time].
David Jernberg, Secretary
Secretary Date of approval
meeting minutes
Website is functional and working.
We reached out to Magnolia, we like the logo we have, we could change it down the line, but we like it for now.
Both Joyce and Candice are working toward identifying volunteers
Review of income and business: Income is good, funds are overall in the black
$990.80, deposited to Outreach funds
Proceeds from Etsy store (after shipping and fees), $240.30
65.81 from
$1135 direct donations
$1782.50 for Patreon funds, those are in a separate Outreach account
Going forward: bills are paid from Outreach account, but are reimbursed from the Charity Account
Each Quarter we make sure there are enough funds in the Charity Account, and the Board can approve reimbursement to the Outreach Account from the Charity Account.
The Outreach account stays with Outreach, and if Blossoming Transitions and Outreach ever separated, the Patreon and the Outreach account stays with it
We spent money since Jan on Propane
804.02 on phone services
1206 on storage unit
total of 4040.58 spent
we are in the black about $180 over the period
In the future, when there are more funds for the charity, the charity will pay the bills directly for storage and phones
The charity now can have a staff member, we can pay people for day labor or contract work
Candice is stepping down as president, until we find another board member Christina will hold the role of President and treasurer
Outreach goals for next quarter are to maintain income and limit spending to save money for the winter (we expect propane costs to increase)
We are working on getting more volunteers so people can take more time off
Should we work with big companies like Starbucks? They will make donations as we have a 501c3
Sometimes we could get soups and we can give a tax receipt
Locations to get food and have it warm is difficult
We are trying to total up the amount spent on things (about 40% of funds goes to propane)
We could look for a corporate sponsor to help fund $80 for food
charity website is www.blossomingtransitions.org
For getting socks and supplies, we have to wait for Anton to get another shipment
We received a request for Shoes, we can reach out to Brooks
Seattle Mutual Aid Group has a connection with the West Seattle Food Bank, something we can look into
We are thinking about hiring an employee or contractor for fund raising services, probably on a 30 day payout cycle. Fundraisers would receive a portion of the amount funded
Spending by the charity to fundraise is effectively part of its overhead as an organization
In the long term, we’d like to support people starting a business or doing other tasks, potentially paying a salary, to help people staying on the street.
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