CTRAMM Board Meeting | January 6, 2022
CTRAMM Board Meeting January 6th, 2022
Called to order at 9:00 PM
Members Present: Kate Prokop, Katie Vane, Amy Mrowka, Kristen Turkosz, James Turkosz, Wesley Jenks, Mathew Prokop
1. Board Roles and Committees:
- Use extra discretion with profiles from different countries
- Post Approval
7. Website Training
9. By-Laws
Meeting adjourned at 10:24 PM
Called to order at 9:00 PM
Members Present: Kate Prokop, Katie Vane, Amy Mrowka, Kristen Turkosz, James Turkosz, Wesley Jenks, Mathew Prokop
1. Board Roles and Committees:
- - Executive - Kate, Katie, Kristen
- - Finance (Fundraising and Events) - Kate, Katie, James, Kristen
- - Legislative - Kate, James, Katie
- - Marketing - Wes (Chair), Amy ([email protected], religious
exemption requests), Kristen (Monthly Email/MailChimp)
Platforms:
- - Facebook - Amy, Katie, Kristen
- - Mighty Network - James, Kristen
- - Telegram - Kristen
2. Fundraising Outside of Organization
- - Share EVENTS for other groups
- - No donations to lawsuits or other organizations
- - Requests for donations for candidates who support medical freedom
3. County Liaisons
- - 20 people total responded
- - Send Google Form with questions (Kristen)
- - Need 2 liaisons per county (14 total)
- - Meetings on 2nd and 4th Thursdays in February/March/April
- - Roles: educate residents within county on who their representation is
and how to reach out, lead door knocking campaign, distribute print
information - - Possibly add as moderators during session or start county groups
4. Organizing for Session
- - Health Choice
- - Jess, Jeannie, Alise, Matt, Amanda
5. Moderator Protocols
- Use extra discretion with profiles from different countries
- Post Approval
- - Cannot contain false information
- - Cannot contain flag words (vaccine, mask, COVID-19, etc.)
- - Many posts can be declined with feedback if it is a question that has
been answered repeatedly or very specific to that person. - - If declined, let the poster know why with a personal message to
make them feel like they are not being censored.
6. [email protected] email
7. Website Training
- - Monday, January 17th at 8:00PM with James and Katie
- - Review Store, Private Referral Network, Basic Website Content, How to
Add New Pages
8. 2021 Annual Report
9. By-Laws
- - Please review and ask questions
- - Committee portion needs to be completed
- - Will be posted on website after we all sign
10. Future Fundraising
- - $100,000 50/50 Raffle: will cost $25,000 in taxes, split the rest with winner
- - Health and Wellness Week: last week in January
11. Facebook Name
Meeting adjourned at 10:24 PM
CTRAMM Board Meeting | January 28, 2022
CTRAMM Board Meeting January 28th, 2022
Called to order at 8:15 PM
Members Present: Kate Prokop, Katie Vane, Amy Mrowka, Kristen Turkosz, James Turkosz
ADVISORY BOARD
Aaron McCool - Legislative
Kristen Yousef - Private Referral Network
Gabrielle Sellari - Education
Mindy Pafundi - Social Support/Code of Conduct/Event Support
Working in collaboration with HCCT and ICCT
Petition: 23,528 signatures
County Groups
Canvassing Project
Facebook
Email List
Home Show at Mohegan Sun: February 18th - February 20th
Annual Report
Harlem Wizards
Soleil Community Acupuncture Event
Upcoming Event: Yousef Tae Kwan Do Parent’s Night Out
Opening Day: February 9th
Upcoming Meetings
Meeting adjourned at 8:59 PM
Called to order at 8:15 PM
Members Present: Kate Prokop, Katie Vane, Amy Mrowka, Kristen Turkosz, James Turkosz
ADVISORY BOARD
Aaron McCool - Legislative
Kristen Yousef - Private Referral Network
Gabrielle Sellari - Education
Mindy Pafundi - Social Support/Code of Conduct/Event Support
Working in collaboration with HCCT and ICCT
- Legislative spreadsheet for 2023 session
- Many legislators leaving on both sides
Petition: 23,528 signatures
- Focus on print material to hand out (business cards?)
County Groups
- Need to assign moderators and admins to each county
- Kristen will work on assigning leaders to groups
Canvassing Project
- Focus on mental health of students
- Post approval turned off through session
- Posts being flagged even if not approved
- Too many comments in feed that get flagged or inappropriate
- Use Admin Assist: removes a post or turns off commenting, can put in keywords for posts to remove immediately, helps admins to moderate activity
Email List
- Recruit people to sign up for email
- Add pop-up to website to encourage people to sign up
Home Show at Mohegan Sun: February 18th - February 20th
- Booth for CTRAMM to spread awareness?
- Information about legislation
- Focus on mental health of children
Annual Report
- Kate will finish this weekend
- Kristen will review/edit when finished
Harlem Wizards
- Susan from Parents Choice is working on separate event to include all children regardless of medical status
- Kristen will work on action alert to email Harlem Wizards and Griffin Health, also post on social media to call them out on discrimination
- Work with Jeannie on talking points
Soleil Community Acupuncture Event
- Postponed until February 5th due to impending weather
Upcoming Event: Yousef Tae Kwan Do Parent’s Night Out
- Saturday, March 5th at 4:30 - 7:30 PM
- Recommended a ges: 5-12
- Bring your own dinner
- Cost: $40/1 child, $30/2nd child, $20/3rd child
- 3 Hours of Tae Kwon Do, Dodgeball, Game, etc.
Opening Day: February 9th
- No plans for rally on opening day
- We need to save days for when there are public hearings that require our presence in large numbers
Upcoming Meetings
- Sunday, January 30th at 8:00 PM - Legislative Committee
- Friday, February 4th at 8:30 PM - County Liasons
- Thursday, February 10th at 8:00 PM - Board Meeting
- TBA - Bob Stefanowski
Meeting adjourned at 8:59 PM
CTRAMM Board Meeting | March 24, 2022
CTRAMM Board Meeting March 24th, 2022
Meeting called to order at 8:35 PM
Board Members present: Kate Prokop, Katie Vane, Kristen Turkosz, Amy Mrowka
*NEW* Senate Campaigns to Support
District 3: Matt Harper-R (running against Anwar-D)
District 4: Jacqueline Crespan-R (running against Cassano-D)
District 11: Steve Orosco-R (running against Looney-D)
District 17: Kathy Hoyt-R (running against Cabrera-D)
District 29: Susanne Witkowski-R (running against Flexer-D)
District 36: Ryan Fazzio-R
Questions Asked:
Do you support parental rights on mask choice for school?
Do you support a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for education or employment?
Would you support the repeal of the removal of the religious exemption?
Events:
Bob Stefanowski: low-key event to create support, sit down dinner on both sides of state
Calendar Raffle Event: Laura and Kristen working on for May, sell tickets in April
TaeKwonDo: April 9th, promote in email next week
Merchandise:
Lawn Signs:
Kate: Send Kristen members list
Kristen: Give few county liaisons access to Election Doc to make phone calls
Meeting adjourned at 10:14 PM
Meeting called to order at 8:35 PM
Board Members present: Kate Prokop, Katie Vane, Kristen Turkosz, Amy Mrowka
*NEW* Senate Campaigns to Support
District 3: Matt Harper-R (running against Anwar-D)
District 4: Jacqueline Crespan-R (running against Cassano-D)
District 11: Steve Orosco-R (running against Looney-D)
District 17: Kathy Hoyt-R (running against Cabrera-D)
District 29: Susanne Witkowski-R (running against Flexer-D)
District 36: Ryan Fazzio-R
Questions Asked:
Do you support parental rights on mask choice for school?
Do you support a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for education or employment?
Would you support the repeal of the removal of the religious exemption?
Events:
Bob Stefanowski: low-key event to create support, sit down dinner on both sides of state
- Milford Yacht Club - or other venue along water
- Canterbury - Farm to Table Dinner at Farm
- Torrington Area - Little Red Barn Breweries, Winstead OR Tap & Barrel, Wolcott
- One each month during summer - June, July, August
Calendar Raffle Event: Laura and Kristen working on for May, sell tickets in April
TaeKwonDo: April 9th, promote in email next week
Merchandise:
- Facts Over Fear: tank top, blue or rose with white lettering
- Freedom Over Fear OR I Will Not Comply (with American Flag): baseball cap, light gray with black or white writing, trucker style with vented back
- Medical Freedom Mom’s Club: sea moss or paprika unisex t-shirt with white lettering
- Tested Positive for Critical Thinking: unisex t-shirt, blue with white lettering
Lawn Signs:
- Ordering lawn sign “Voted against Parental Rights” with arrow, black and white
- Kate will get price quotes
Kate: Send Kristen members list
Kristen: Give few county liaisons access to Election Doc to make phone calls
Meeting adjourned at 10:14 PM
CTRAMM Board Meeting | April 15, 2022
Called to Order 8:43 PM
Members Present: Kate Prokop, Katie Vane, Kristen Turkosz, James Turkosz
Events:
Crystal Ridge Vineyard, Glastonbury
July 29, 2022
5:00/6:00-9:00 PM
Speakers: Bob Stefanowski, Steve Weir, Jacquelyn Crespan, ?
Catering Options:
Hors d'oeuvres with 2 servers - 75 people standing
Wine glasses with CTRAMM logo
Anthony’s Oceanview, New Haven
August 13th?
100-200 people expected
Time - 1-5PM
Bring lawn games for kids entertainment
Does venue have speaker system?
Speakers: Bob Stefanowski, Kathy Hoyt, Steve Orosco, Kim-Marie Mullins, Dan Cowan
Silent Auction
Additional Venues:
Other Items:
Private Referral Network:
Members Present: Kate Prokop, Katie Vane, Kristen Turkosz, James Turkosz
Events:
Crystal Ridge Vineyard, Glastonbury
July 29, 2022
5:00/6:00-9:00 PM
Speakers: Bob Stefanowski, Steve Weir, Jacquelyn Crespan, ?
Catering Options:
Hors d'oeuvres with 2 servers - 75 people standing
Wine glasses with CTRAMM logo
Anthony’s Oceanview, New Haven
August 13th?
100-200 people expected
Time - 1-5PM
Bring lawn games for kids entertainment
Does venue have speaker system?
Speakers: Bob Stefanowski, Kathy Hoyt, Steve Orosco, Kim-Marie Mullins, Dan Cowan
Silent Auction
Additional Venues:
- Fairfield County with Greenwich Patriots
- Arrowhead Acres Winery, North Franklin
- Radical Roots Farm, Canterbury
Other Items:
- Annual Report Filed
- Lobbying Fees Filed
- Michael Goldstein (U.S. Congress District 4) and Robert Hyde (U.S. Senate) are collecting signatures to be placed on primary ballot
Private Referral Network:
- Need to send a reminder to people who did not pay dues
- Members who are not active should be removed
- Warning to pay dues within 30 days or membership will be revoked
Meeting adorned at 10:05 PM