April 4, 2015
From: Cindy Fiscko, Secretary
To: Membership, Azalea Charities, Inc.
Subject: Azalea Charities, Inc. FY2015 Annual Board of Directors Meeting
Reference: Annual Meeting Power Point Presentation (attachment)
The FY2015 Annual Board of Directors meeting commenced at 9:40 a.m. on March 14, 2015 at
Giorgio’s Family Restaurant, 4394 Kevin Walker Drive, Montclair, Virginia.
The following board members and officers attended the meeting: Thom Bradford, Kevin Cheezum
(Senior Vice President), Corrine Doerr, Cindy Fiscko (Secretary), Kathy Frank, Joe Hebert, Sue Hebert,
Arthur Lampros, Frank Lasch (Chairman), Tom Rachele (Treasurer), and Doug Taggart (President).
Guests were Kerry Fiscko, Joan Lopacki, and Diane Taggart, as well as proposed new members Stephen
Corbett and Patrick Langdon.
Doug Taggart, President, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and thanking Giorgio’s (Lampros
family) for their support and for opening up the restaurant for the meeting. He noted that the annual
meeting is a 501c3 requirement for non-profits. Doug then introduced Frank Lasch, Chairman of the
Board and founder of Azalea Charities, Inc. The attached Power Point presentation was used to
facilitate the meeting and is included as a part of these official meeting minutes.
Vision – Frank Lasch, Chairman:
 Aid for Wounded Warriors: Areas Azalea Charities supports plus new initiative:
o Service Dogs
o Side by Side Wine
o Fisher House
o Yoga Program (new initiative)
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Community Areas of Support – Founding mission was based on community support. Now most
donations go to wounded warrior efforts. Would like to re-energize supporting the community,
i.e., Boys & Girls Clubs, ACTS, homeless shelters, education and leukemia, lymphoma & juvenile
diabetes campaigns.
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Focus Areas for FY15:
o Christmas concert fundraiser with Angela Knight Ministries – The sold out concert last
December raised approximately $12,000. Tentative date for this year’s concert is December 6.
o Equestrian Program – Rainbow Riding Center – Supports the physical and emotional healing
of those suffering from TBI, PTSD, and amputations.
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o Leverage inherent Board of Director capabilities to identify and execute revenue generating
opportunities.
o Attract new board members with similar passions – Nominees are Brian Card, Stephen Corbett,
Patrick Langdon, and John Murray.
o Increase Awareness of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) – Azalea Charities is a member
of both the National and Potomac CFC Campaigns.
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Goals for FY15:
o Develop a strong golf committee for the May 2015 tournament. Need more advertisements to
help raise funds as well as sponsorship from former & new corporate sponsors.
o $500K Fundraising Initiative – Includes $100,000 fundraiser to be held in the near future to
provide therapeutic horseback riding at the Rainbow Riding Center in Haymarket to wounded
warriors ($30K) and Independent Hill School special needs students ($70K). Giorgio’s and
WineStyles to hold a fundraiser - $100/glass of wine with 100% of proceeds to Azalea
Charities to support the riding program. If raise $10,000 Rainbow will name two of their
horses Azalea and Giorgio.
o Continue to expand the wine program – Arthur Lampros noted that the Side by Side wine from
California did not work out as well as had been hoped. He and Frank have found a new
production partner in California, San Miguel, that will make the new wine sales profitable for
Azalea Charities only requiring 56 cases (one pallet) to be purchased at a time. The name of
the wine will change to United Front and will be distributed in Virginia and Maryland at a cost
per bottle of $16-$17 for red (custom blend), $14-$15 for white (Chardonnay). A big
announcement and party to be held at Giorgio’s are forthcoming.
The Chairman asked the Board members to view the Azalea Charities website often in order to stay
informed of activities and events and he also asked them to reach out to their friends and neighbors for
their support.
Team Azalea Charities (TAC) – Doug Taggart, President and 2015 MCM Coordinator:
 2014 Campaign – Included 287 supporting athletes with total revenue of $133,632. The goal was
$175,000. The goal was not met due to a change in the lottery system for 2014 that allowed
athletes to double book with MCM and a charity partner prior to the lottery. Athletes that were
chosen by lottery then dropped out of the charity participation causing the charity to lose the
participation level needed to meet their goal. For 2015, once the lottery results were announced,
then those not chosen could then register with a charity partner. Azalea Charities is at the top of
the list on the MCM website’s participating charity page.
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TAC’s partnerships included the Allied Forces Foundation, the Shippensburg, PA ROTC, The
Thomas Joseph Sergeant Sullivan Center, Team Red, White & Blue (from West Point), and
Running Strong for American Indian Youth, a non-profit headed by former Olympic runner Bobby
Mills. Doug noted that Triathlete Bob Bastiaans raised a triumphant $12,519 in support of TAC.
Doug will reach out to Bob to see if he will support TAC again for 2015.
“We’re Giving Together”
P. O. Box 579 Dumfries, Virginia 22026
www.azaleacharities.org
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2015 Campaign – The 2015 MCM bibs will become available the end of March at which time
TAC will be acquiring 250. The target revenue goal for TAC 2015 has been set for $150K.
Election of Board of Directors for FY15 – The proposed slate of officers, members and nominees
Brain Card, Steve Corbett, Patrick Langdon, and John Murray was reviewed. Joe Hebert motioned for
approval of the current Board of Directors for FY15 as well as the nominees; Kathy Frank seconded, and
unanimously approved.
Election of Officers for FY15 – A motion was made by Sue Hebert to approve the current roster of
Officers, seconded by Corrine Doerr and passed unanimously.
Financials & FY15 Budget Approval - Tom Rachele, Treasurer, presented the 990 Tax Return Audit
Summary comparing FY13 and FY14 income and expense activities. End of year assets for FY13 was
$223,251 and FY14 was $146,310. FY14 dropped down due to the distribution of funds for the Storey
family home project and other programs. The comparison of the FY14 Actual Budget and the FY15
Proposed Budget was presented. A motion was made by Kathy Frank to approve the Proposed FY15
Budgets for Aid to Wounded Warriors - $225,000 and Azalea Charities (local community fundraising) $150,000. Joe Hebert seconded the motion and all approved.
In closing, the Chairman noted that Azalea needs to figure out how to get more participation with its
efforts and noted that he is looking forward to working with the current and new board members in that
regard.
The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
Attachment:
Annual Meeting Briefing Slides (17 total slides)
“We’re Giving Together”
P. O. Box 579 Dumfries, Virginia 22026
www.azaleacharities.org