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anderson island community fitness center
Our mission is to provide an educational, friendly, and inviting experience to help those in our community reach their fitness goals.
Since its establishment in June 2010, the Anderson Island Community Fitness Center (AICFC), a non-profit 501c3 organization, has been dedicated to enhancing the physical well-being of Anderson Island residents. Our fully equipped and accessible facility is committed to serving the community for generations.
As part of our commitment, we offer FREE ‘Senior Activity for Independent Living’ (SAIL) classes to ALL seniors in our community. These classes are held at the Archival Building on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM and Thursdays at 9:30 AM for all senior island residents.
We invite you to contact us to discover how you can become a fitness center member and begin your fitness journey.
Your Board of Directors is
Chair: Cheryl Netzer Babo, president@aigym.org
Vice Chair: Stephanie Hyatt
Treasurer: Jaleah Delphino-Smith, treasurer@aigym.org
Communications Chair: Michelle Ames, Manager@aigym.org
Secretary: Rita Barnes
Member at Large: Marvin Presnoll
Member at Large: Mike Jahn
Anderson Island Community Fitness Center is a 501c3 Charitable Organization.
Dedication to Fitness
We are dedicated to everything fitness! From cardiovascular to medicine balls to resistance training, we offer various classes and equipment to help you reach your fitness goals.
Personal Training
Do you need help staying motivated and reaching your fitness goals? Please consult our gym manager, who can help you develop a training plan.
Helping MEMBERS Focus on Health
We offer a dedicated space for health and fitness for our island residents. Our free classes will help you maintain strong, flexible muscles.
Board of directors meeting minutes
AICFC Board Meeting Minutes April 5, 2025
Members Present: Michelle Ames, Cheryl Babo, Rita Barnes, Marvin Presnall (via Phone) and Jaleah Delphino-Smith
Also Present:
Stephanie Hyatt, prospective new board member
Michael Jahn, AKA Alaska Mike, prospective new board member
Chuck Hinds, guest from Parks Department Board
The meeting was called to order at 9:00AM and a verification of a quorum was provided by Cheryl.
The March 1, 2025 meeting minutes were reviewed and approved. Motion to approve made by Rita and seconded by Cheryl then unanimously approved by the board.
Chair’s Report:
Nancy Riggs submitted her resignation from the board.
Motion to accept her resignation made by Rita and seconded by Cheryl then unanimously approved by the board.
Communication Chair position discussion: in the past communication was the responsibility of the gym manager, suggest that we revert to that structure, by-laws may need to be amended.
Action Item: Cheryl to review and amend (if required) by-laws which the board will review and approve.
Note: By-laws also need to be amended to show that board members are exempt from paying dues while serving on the board.
New board members are needed for Vice Chair and member at large positions.
Stephanie and Mike introduced themselves and expressed their desire to become board members.
Rita made a motion that Stephanie Hyatt and Mike Jahn join the AICFC Board, Stephanie as Vice Chair and Mike as member at large, which was seconded by Cheryl then unanimously approved by the board.
Vice Chair’s Report: No report.
Treasurer’s Report:
The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed and discussed. There are currently 112 regular members plus 17 Silver Fit/Sneakers members and 4 paused memberships. Jaleah shared that moving forward the Treasurer’s Reports will be generated via QuickBooks then brought to the board for review and approval. Next she’ll be working on preparing our tax and annual reports.
Secretary’s Report: Rita had nothing to report.
Members at Large Reports: Marvin had nothing to share.
Communication’s Report & Gym Manager’s Report: Michelle reported there were 585 gym visits this month including 84 in classes.
She states that we need to provide more information on all the new senior programs available for members, Silver & Fit, Silver Sneakers etc. She brought up the idea of possibly establishing a youth program similar to the senior programs with fees to be paid from our Out Reach Account. This will be discussed further at future meetings.
She’s setting up a new Face Book page that is linked to the AICFC Communication email rather than a specific person.
She has requested that the Sounder correct our logo’s format in future editions.
Michelle report on an incident which occurred involving two of our younger members who found themselves locked inside the building. They climbed out a window to exit. The old door knob somehow became stuck in a locked position even though its locking mechanism was not in use since the new lock was installed. A new door knob has been installed. A concern was expressed that at least 1 of the youth involved may be under 16. She mentioned that possibly we should offer free memberships to island youth 16-18. This will be discussed further at future meetings.
Communication: Michelle has updated the tri-fold brochure and ordered 150. We need member volunteers to set up and staff tables at Summer Events such as Salmon Bake. She would like to order a table for ease of set up, approximate cost $325.00 and a new gym banner showing the new gym plans for approximately $40.00.
Motion made by Marvin to authorize the expenditure of $500.0 to purchase the above items. This was seconded by Rita then unanimously approved by the board.
We need to update welcome Silver & Fit sign or replace it with a “Have You Donated” sign. Michelle volunteered to cover this cost. Would like to do a survey of members regarding the draft plans for the new gym on Guthrie.
Fund Raising: Michelle would like to host a Zoom (Find Relief) ball class on 5/10/2025 at 10:30. She will be the on-site facilitator with the instructor being in San Diego. The registration fee will be $15 and the class would be open to 10 members as we have 10 sets of balls.
Virtual Move It Challenge – Planning for a June start date. In order to limit our possible liability, the event will be for members only, non-members would join for month and members will be encouraged to use equipment at the gym. If members chose to participate at other locations/outside then they must sign our event waiver.
Action Item: Stephanie to review event waiver draft.
Need help to reach out to listed island providers via email to solicit sponsors. Board discussed different levels of sponsorship and possible awards (plaque, walk way brick, etc.)
Action Item: Cheryl to draft sponsor request email.
Next Meeting:
The next board meeting is set for May 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM in the Archival Building.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:13 AM.
Respectfully submitted, Rita Barnes, Secretary.
AICFC Board Meeting Minutes March 1, 2025
Members Present: Michelle Ames, Cheryl Babo, Rita Barnes, Marvin Presnall, Nancy Riggs and Jaleah Delphino-Smith
The meeting was called to order at 9:00AM and a verification of a quorum was provided by Cheryl.
The February 12, 2025 meeting minutes were reviewed and approved. Motion to approve made by Marvin and seconded by Nancy then unanimously approved by the board.
Chair’s Report:
Financial Audit: Cheryl reported that the audit has closed out the 2023 financials as they exist. The 2024 account statements were reconciled with QuickBooks through 12/31/2024. It was discovered that the QuickBooks fee of approximately $32 does auto transfer. The audit revealed more training on QuickBooks is needed as it appears as though there are some duplications of manual transactions. We need to let QuickBooks function as intended with less manual interventions. The balances for January 1, 2024 were $13,000 and $25,000 on 12/31/2024. However, some expenses (taxes for example) are coming due.
Had a meeting with the banker to discuss setting up the donation account which could be a savings account which could allow transfers of funds. If Stripe could be set up to go directly into this account only, then it would be easy to monitor. Stripe charges a flat percentage plus a 0.30 per transaction fee.
Discussion occurred related to the functionality of a donation button on our website, should we update our site’s security or have the donation button merely provide a link to a third-party donation processing company (Stripe, Donor Box, Pay-Pal etc.) so that we don’t need to change our site’s security.
Action Items:
Nancy and Michelle to work on updating gym web site to include donation button link to 3rd party service.
Cheryl, Nancy, Michelle, Jaleah and maybe Marvin to meet on March 4th to review/demo and select a third-party donation processing vendor.
Old Business:
Silver Sneakers first payment has been received. Siver and Fit payments are being received.
Jaleah requested that Silver Sneakers and Siver and Fit Id numbers be captured on new member forms. Board determined the best way to capture this info would be to include a series of fields similar to: Silver Sneakers, Silver and Fit yes/no then if yes, fields to enter 2 (for couples) Silver Ids.
Action Item: Michelle to update gym membership applications.
New Rate ($28.00) effective April 01, 2025. Need to update rates for board members in March to test the rate change in QuickBooks before actual increase. Board also discussed prorating first month’s fee if a new member joins before or after the 15th of a month, Rate is prorated for the first month if a member joins after the 15th. We also need to resend notification of new rate as well as including it on the web site and with a sign at the gym. In addition, we should include on our membership applications that membership includes a monthly newsletter just to ensure that members have given de facto permission to receive our emails.
Virtual Walk-A-Thon Event Insurance: Nancy provided a copy of the Move It Challenge Liability Waiver following it’s review and minor edit by legal firm Morton McGoldrich. Nancy continued to express concern about whether our general liability insurance is sufficient or if we need to get secondary event insurance which we have not been able to find for virtual multiday events. She will continue to reach out to our insurance carrier including emailing them the Move It Challenge Liability Waiver with the goal of having the carrier verify that our waiver is sufficient.
Nancy believes that we’ll need approximately 3 weeks from the go-ahead date to prepare for and publicize the event, which means that we’d probably target June or July for the event start date,
New Business:
New board members are needed both currently and in the Fall. Board discussed recruitment strategies including free membership for board members. Marvin made a motion that we provide a free house hold membership to new board members for the duration of their term. This motion was seconded by Nancy then unanimously approved by the board.
Open House:
Scheduled for March 15,2025 from 12-2PM to unveil proposed plans and renderings for the Guthrie facility.
Vice Chair’s Report: No report.
Treasurer’s Report:
The Treasurer’s Report was reviewed and discussed. January’s report will be corrected and resubmitted. New rate test discussion, see new rate above for information.
Request, please send all gym related emails only to Treasurer@aigym.org in order that Jaleah may better track gym related work and streamline her communications.
Secretary’s Report: Rita had nothing to report.
Communication’s Report: Nancy shared Virtual Walk-A-Thon progress, see above under old business.
Members at Large Reports:
Marvin had nothing to share.
Gym Manager’s Report: Michelle reported that in January and February the gym had 1,000 interactions.
Additional item: Jill A. requested that we donate a 1-month membership to the salmon bake silent auction. In the post we have donated a 6-month membership. Rita made a motion that we again donate a 6-month membership to the silent auction. This was seconded by Cheryl then unanimously approved by the board.
Next Meeting:
The next board meeting is set for April 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM in the Archival Building.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 AM.
Respectfully submitted, Rita Barnes, Secretary.