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DLF Meeting 02/04/2025 

Leo..Tony..Brandon..Darren .Greg and Mike present 

 

Mike makes a motion to bring Brandon the board. Tony seconded the motion and Brandon accepts the nomination. Motion passes. Brandon has two letterheads for review and will get with Tony to put on  website. Darren nominated Greg Wilhem as VP and Mike seconds. Motion passes with no objection. Meeting will be Thursday Feb 6th at 7 pm to discuss more projects when other members can be present. 

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March 22, 2025, Meeting @ Tony & Leonora’s House, 600 Murfreesboro Road, Franklin, TN

  • Need to cut vents in the trailer and add shelves.  Rachel said Jeff with BJ’s Trailer can most likely do the work.

  • Tiers of sponsorship:

  • Gold - $1,000 or more

  • Silver - $500 to $1,000

  • Bronze - $250 to $500

  • Tom Lawrence with WAKM wanted to make a personal donation.

  • Obtain a PO Box with an address that uses a suite number.

  • Mike will check on Monday

  • Treasurers Report - $9,681.47

  • Need to switch all auto debits to new bank accounts.  Website, PayPal, Venmo, etc.

  • Lifesaver Conference, August 6, 7, 8, 2025.

  • Scott needs to come up with a presentation.  He has to present it to THSO for approval.

  • Would like to Scott in the schools to give presentation.

  • MADD invited DLF to an event in Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN.  Norris Skelly 931-261-4168 norrisskelly@gmail.com, Saturday, April 12, 2025, Walk Like MADD Event, Registration begins 8:45 AM, event starts at 10:00 AM.

  • Tim Johnson, Spotted Shark Foundation, Motorcycle Ride honoring all 1st responders, Military and promote safe driving.  Asking for the foundation’s support.  Start @ Brentwood PD.  Would like DLF trailer there.  End @ Boondocks.  May 3, 2025, ride leaves at 10:00 or 11:00 AM, registration an hour before. 

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Destin Legieza Foundation meeting 06/12/2025 7:00 pm

Mike, Darren, Leonora, Tony, Brandon in attendance

 

Spotted Shark did not have a successful ride this year according to Mike. The insurance has gone up so much it makes it not feasible. We will not commit to a ride next year after this year was such a loss. 

The 18th is the anniversary of Destin's death. That night at What A Burger we got 20% of the proceeds. Darren will bring trailer from 5 to 7. 

The Brentwood PD will allow the trailer to be displayed on the 19th. There is a new bike riding organization will stop at Brentwood on the 20th and Mike will be there to receive a check at lunchtime. The night of the 20th is the DUI checkpoint in honor of Destin and Darren will reposition the trailer for the checkpoint.

Mike will get a report to AAA on the grant proceeds and how they are used. 

Darren wants to buy pedal cars and donate. Mike needs the tax exempt status letter.

We need equipment in trailer and get vents on trailer. We need to focus on keeping grants per Darren. We need to focus on our mission and the THSO classes. The issue is getting word to the smaller counties. 

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04/07/2025 7:pm

Mike opens the meeting. Darren, Brandon, Rachel, Tony Leonora and Mike present. We have several dates to take the trailer to. Tony and Leo can take the May 5th . We do not have anyone to go to the April 12th event. Darren will take trailer to the bike ride May 3rd Saturday. Tony and Leo may try to make the ride on May 3rd. Mike put it out to the Jeep groups. 

Tony will take trailer to Whataburger on April 22nd 4 to 6 pm.. Rachel will bring some items that day to put into trailer. Darren has our items in his attic and will get it down. We also need to have at bike event. We received a payment for 50.00 but are not sure what she bought. Mike will follow up with her to see what she bought or if it was a donation. Julie gave us a donation in the amount of $250.00 on Christmas in memory of Destin. Darren will also change our bank to the new bank for Paypal. Rachel needs the log in for Paypal and Venmo. 

Darren may try to get to event on the 12th. Rachel is dealing with our new bank Southern Bank  and the loan to cover the items we buy as they are a reimbursement basis. 

The day for Rodeo Parade is May 10th. Leo will look to see if we got a confirm. 

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07/30/2025 minutes

Mike, Leonora, Tony,Darren, Dale, Rachel are present for our 7 pm today. Mike announces we have 100 challenge coins and he wants to sell at 15.00 each. He thinks they cost about 6 each so we have a 9.00 profit in each coin sold. We have to call each sale a donation and not a sale to comply with 501C3 rules. Do we have a Venmo account and we don't. Rachel says we need a phone number and we can use our Google number. We might need to know the last 4 digits of the number. Rachel brings up the conference next week Thursday and Friday. We do not have much to sell at this moment so we will not attend the conference next week. We do need to order some shirts. We have 1 unfulfilled order. Leo asks if we might sponsor coffee for them. It is not in Franklin this year and is up by airport. They have over 500 registered. Rachel will call Aron tomorrow to see if we might attend the opening reception. Darren asks if everyone knows about the fundraiser at Whataburger. Tony  goes to get the check to open it. The check is 353.76 cents and Mike will pick up tomorow. Tony will attend a retirement party tomorrow at the City. Mike will come by around 8. Rachel reports 5700 in our checking account currently and we are  expecting 3400 coming shortly. The bill for the vent install on trailer is outstanding. Mike expects about 1000 from coins. Mike says we need another trailer for the pedal cars to be stored in. Rachel reports a grant audit and we passed fine.

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We need to figure out waivers to sign to lend them. Dale might can help. Right now we have no agreement agreement that is signed. We would need one agreement for each trailer. The department using it we hope would cover any injuries from the trailer and pedal car usage. 

Darren mentions getting insurance. We need a sticker on pedal carts and consider what to do with outside of trailer. Rachel says we can get THSO stickers. 

Mike has not released a press release yet on the pedal cars for AAA grant. THSO paid for pedal cars and goggles. 

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We need to update website to mention AAA donation. We can reapply for another grant from them Mike thinks. 

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We may not apply for the THSO grant this year and take a year off. The grants are being cut which affects all grants. We need to spend 14k in the next 2 months on travel. Rachel will create a Venmo account tomorrow and send Mike the code to scan for coin sales. 

Darren thinks we should contact the school system to utilize the pedal carts in the schools. Rachel thinks the criminal justice teacher might be a contact however Darren suggests Jason Golden's office might be the best place to start. Rachel can suggest from her experience how to run the program in a school system. THSO wants to hear Scott's talk if he attends Lifesavers so they can place him appropriately. It appears they want a more formal presentation than an off the cuff talk. 

Dsrren states we need more info from THSO on who gets grants and who does not. Greg provided a list to Darren but it was short and we are not sure it is correct. We need guidance on who to contact to get  officers to attend.

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Darrens suggests a promo video to let them know what we have to offer and lend out. Rachel suggests we meet in person more often. 

Next meeting is August 27th. Mike will update our Facebook page to reflect we can sponsor DUI class attendance in the next 2 months. 

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Meeting at 7 pm 09/03/2025

Tony, Leo, Mike, Greg, Rachel and Brandon present. Mike asks about the insurance quotes that Leo had gotten last year. He will reach out to get the quotes updated as he wants to put this in place. The challenge pins had come in and everyone likes them, They are selling for 15. each and several have been sold. We discuss the Venmo account and turning it over to Rachel. Mike wants to have a work day Oct 18th at the Cliffords to fill out the trailer as well as put together the pedal cars. We continue to struggle with getting our information out to agencies that could use our trailer. We are paying for one officer to attend a DUI school soon. 

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