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Submitted by nozorak on October 15, 2024

The annual meeting of AIM USA Board of Directors met at Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, Erie, PA. on September 28, 2024.

Members attending in person were: Sister Mariana, Olivo Espinoza, OSB (Torreon, Mexico), Father Macario Martinez, OSB (Benet Lake, WI.), Sister Susan Quaintance, OSB (Chicago, IL.) Father Anastasius Reiser, OSB (Schuyler, NE.), Sister Anne Shepard, OSB (Atchison, KS.), Sister Stephanie Schmidt, OSB, (Erie, PA.,). Members participating by zoom included: Bishop Elias Lorenzo, OSB (Summit, N.J.), Father Augustine Kelly, OSB (Manchester, N.H.) Sister Kathy Ulrich, OCSO (Crozet, VA) and Sister Nettie Gamble, OCSO (Dubuque, IA).

Reports on all the fundraising programs were presented and confirmed. Financial reports indicated a positive accountability and were affirmed by the Board.

A lengthy discussion on future planning challenged the staff to move forward in social media. The need to expand our publics and to include a younger generation and inform more people of the mission of AIM USA is essential to growth.