The Better Choice Foundation board met Tuesday at Mary D. Coghill Charter School, but in the absence of a quorum couldn’t vote on anything — not even on whether to approve the minutes of the prior meeting, since board member Earnestine Bennett-Johnson, who recorded the minutes, failed to forward them to the board.

Five of the board’s 11 members showed up: president Keith Barney and members Andrew Amedee, Ida Richard, Terri Franklin and Gretchen Bradford.

Discussion focused on the upcoming Jazz Brunch fundraiser, slated for Saturday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A list of food vendors has been narrowed to two. The board will select one of them at the next meeting, March 5 at 5:00 p.m. Barney encouraged members to try to sell 20 tickets and donate two items to the event’s silent auction.

Franklin and Bradford said they would continue to seek contributions. As of the meeting, the school had received donations from the Empire Services, a maintenance company, and from Entergy, the local utility, with promises of funding from Regions Bank as well as individual donors.

Reports on school activities and finances were distributed to board members but not discussed.

The school’s marching band recently participated in a Slidell parade and will be holding their own Carnival parade this Friday at 1 p.m., leaving from the school.