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Coral Gables Merrick House Governing Board Meeting of April 6, 2015
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COMMITTEE REPORTS: Events Committee:
§ Sundays on the Porch with George series reviewed and updated.
HOUSE REPORT: March 2015:
§ Total visitors in March: 2 Adults; 5 Seniors; + 27 seniors on group tour taken March 11, 2015 from Mandel JCC in Palm Beach Gardens + 55 seniors on group tour taken March 26, 2015 from Bonita Springs; 0 Students; 0 Youth;
0 Children.
§ Trust Fund Balance: $26,462.50 (expenditure account); $5,427 (revenue account).
§ Roxy O'Neal Bolton Fund: $4,939 (unchanged).
§ Rental Requests: None new.
§ Dress donation: Approved by the Board in November.
§ Villagers Grant to restore child portrait: $3,000. The entire portrait will cost $8,750.
A motion was made and seconded to cover the remaining cost using funds from the trust fund to restore "Portrait of a Child", by Denman Fink. (Unanimously approved)
OLD BUSINESS: House Restoration Update; Part Time Merrick House Docent Coordinator; Porch Benches.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
DISCUSSION ITEMS: Meeting Location.