Association for the Preservation of the Anabaptist-Mennonite Family Cemetery of Rhodes
December 2018 - December 2020Note: The material has been translated from the French, so you will find a few English oddities, but it is all understandable.
Amendment of Statutes
General meeting on December 15, 2018
Article 10: Board of Directors
The association is administered by a Board of Directors comprising 7 members elected by secret ballot for 6 years by the General Assembly and chosen from within. Renewal takes place every third year. The order of exit of the first members is always determined by draw.
The association is administered by a Board of Directors comprising 7 members elected by secret ballot for 6 years by the General Assembly and chosen from within. Renewal takes place in half every 3 years. The order of exit of the first members is always determined by draw.
Article 12: Board Meeting
The Board of Directors meets twice a year and whenever it is convened by its chairman or at the request of at least a quarter of its members. Resolutions are taken by the majority of the present members. The releases are taken by a show of hands.
The Board of Directors meets at least once a year and whenever convened by its chairman or at the request of at least a quarter of its members. Resolutions are taken by a majority of the members present. Deliberations are taken by show of hands.
In general and for a good functioning, consensus is sought for all decisions to be made.
Article 16: Bureau
The Board of Directors secretly elects a bureau comprising:
- a president
- a vice-president
- a secretary
- a treasurer
The office is elected for 2 years. Outgoing members are eligible.
The Board of Directors shall elect from among its members, by secret ballot, an office comprising:
- a president
- a vice-president
- a secretary
- a treasurer
The members of the bureau are elected for the duration of their term as member of the Board. Outgoing members are eligible.
Update on the work done and remaining to be done
Recall Previous Conditions
Beginning Work
Status after grounding and recovery of falls.
Other Work Underway
Cleaning monuments.
Cleaning monuments.
Templates of Missing Name Plates
COST 1: 416 €
Installation of Name Plates
Repair of Abresol Tombstone
Stage 1 Finished
COST: 720 €
Repair of Abresol Tombstone
Stage 2 Progress
COST: 858 €
Design of the Information Brochure
Design of the Entry Gate
Donation of Schertz Families
Installation of Recovered Gate
Graciously adapted and renovated by Schertz Families
Rear Wall Repair
Remaining funds needed – Cost 500 €
Beginning of the Roadworks
The Following Work Began in 2019
Financial Situation as of 30.11.2018
BALANCE IN ACCOUNT at 30.11.2018 = 4,469.57
EXPENDITURE EXPECTED
- WEIBEL (Wall and laying gate and gate) = 4,500.00 + unforeseen
- SCHNEIDER (Abresol grave above) = 858.00
2018 EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS = 460.00
BALANCE FORECAST AFTER WORK – 428.43
Memorial Funds Given
COMMON SUBSIDY OF RHODES = 2,000 €
PARKING PROVISION BY THE COMMUNE OF RHODES
AFHAM GRANT = 500 €
DONATIONS (AMERICAN COUSINS) = 1,800 €
DONATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS at 30.11.2018 = 2,305 €
EXPENDITURE:
- Careers Schneider – Nameplates = 1,416 €
- Quarries Schneider – Repair monument Abresol Part 1 = 720 €
Cemetery Rededication – October 2019
Additional work on the cemetery took place in the fall of 2020. Here are four new photos of the nameplates and tombstones that were repaired.
