	Altrusa International, Inc. of Montgomery, AL

Minutes from June 17, 2003 Business Meeting

Altrusa International, Inc. of Montgomery met for the regular dinner and program meeting at the Capital City Club.

The program was presented by District Four Governor-Elect, Della Ledford. Della brought us greetings from District and discussed plans for the new year.

The business meeting was called to order by President, Melinda Walton. The minutes of the June meeting were approved as written. Linda Haigler, Treasurer, reported a balance of $7.63 in the General fund and a balance of $915.06 in the Special Projects Fund. The report was accepted.

Communications - a letter from Wardrobe for Success was read by Mollie Kemp requesting support. The request was tabled until which time we could find out more about the business.

Melinda informed the members that the next board meeting would be July 1st at her house and all committee chairs were to attend. Our next regular meeting would be at Nell Sellers house. Dinner cost of $10.00 with the funds going into the operating fund.

Committee Reports:

International Awareness - Kay Miller reported that Caroline Barmettler will be our August Speaker.

Orientation/Initiation/Installation-Joyce Cobb reported that we still had one initiation pending.

Yearbook - Jo Coleman reported that the Yearbooks were ready and would be available at the next meeting and if we new of any phone or other changes, please contact her before the next meeting.

Scrapbook - Liz Turnipseed reported that she needs pictures, and anything that we would like to put into the scrapbook. Liz would report at the next meeting cost of purchasing a book and the supplies for it.

Search and Rescue - Alexis McGhee presented the information gleamed from the available documents on non-cash items given to other organizations. A request was made for the members to go over the report and to add any items that was missing from the report and have it ready for next months meeting.

Fund-raising - Jo Coleman reported on two possible fund raising ideas for the club. Angel cards, magnets and bookmarks by Susan Poole. Molly Kemp moved that we sell the cards as a club. The motion was second by Nell Sellers. The motion was approved. The second idea was selling flower bulbs. After much discussion the vote on bulbs was tabled until the next meeting.

Unfinished Business:

2005 District Four Conference - Melinda reported that no location forr the meeting had been selected and the question of the District providing the deposit, still was unanswered by District.

Pat Morgan reported that the July 17th graduation program for C.I.T.Y. was undecided as they were discussing to doing one every two years. Pat said that she would notify us when she knew for sure. The club had already approved $150.00 for expenses.

New Business:

Mollie Kemp reported on Box Top$ for Education. Mollie explained how schools redeemed this coupons for money. Mollie proposed that we could spear head the collection of the coupons for a school. Due to lack of time and more information needed this was tabled to next meeting.

Melinda reported that the Capital City Club would like to have us back for our regular dinner meeting. A motion that we move our regular dinner meetings to the Capital City Club was made by Nell Sellers and Pat Morgan seconded. The motion carried.

Dawn Ellis, for the club, presented Kathy Alred an engraved silver pewter tray for her three years of service as President.

With no further business the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Alexis McGhee, Secretary