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 (support@ctramm.com, 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. Support@ctramm.com 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
Connecticut Residents Against Medical Mandates was originally formed on Facebook in December 2020 as Connecticut Residents Against Covid19 Vaccine Mandates, since social media giants are shutting down movements like ours, in March we incorporated, changed our group name, and built this website for our Facebook following of over 17,000 members and counting!