Meeting #1 Monday July 18, 2005 10:30am Honors Conference Room Members present: Michael Metzger, President Eleanor Mooney, Vice President Kate Danckert, Secretary Roles of Officers President: Maintains connections between members, creates interest in ALD, sets meeting dates, runs meetings Vice President: Assists president, takes over president’s activities in his absence, serves as club historian taking photos of events. Secretary: Keeps accurate reports of meetings, handles correspondence with members Treasurer: Handles club finances, pays bills, prepares annual financial report *Editor: Liaison between chapter and national editor, contributes news of chapter to local campus media *Junior and Senior Advisors: Aid administrative and faculty advisors in operation ofthe chapter [Group decided that the asterisked roles should come into play in the club’s future when ALD has more members] UMass Boston ALD website http://www.geocites.com/umassbostonald designed and maintained by Mike club email checked by Kate umassbostonald@yahoo.com site soon to be linked to UMB website and national website www.nationalald.org national website has annual contest for best chapter website winner usually a big university with hundreds of members need to get permission to list names of new inductees on the site, first need to get the list and contact information for each new member from Layeforest Donald (Theresa Mortimer’s assistant). Publicity website ALD bulletin board (Eleanor will talk to Student Senate about getting one, most likely will have to wait until fall) Induction to be held in fall, usually in Ryan lounge inductees wear white shirt, black pants/skirt faculty inductees also inducted Candlelight processional refreshments provided -Joyce Morgan gave permission for us to choose a guest speaker Eleanor proposed the former Boston Pops conductor, no one could recall his name. Very effective speaker, does not need to be paid. Proposed Causes for UMB ALD support advertise student services on campus visit burn victims in Children’s Hospital read to child cancer patients monthly/bimonthly service projects considered Live 8 concert on campus Chosen Cause: Live 8 Concert to support “Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria” benefit concert to be given toward end of Spring 2006 semester (late April, early May) *edit: after speaking to Joyce Morgan, Mike said it would be best to hold it at the same time as the end of semester festival, date forthcoming. project would serve as awareness campaign to alert campus community of the cause to support health programs in underdeveloped countries, mainly those in Africa need to contact senators to push for support of the Santorum-Durbin Amendment for global AIDS funding. need for local sponsorship Proposed companies/people to be contacted for help: Costco, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Roche Brothers (food donations) local radio stations Kiss 108 and Jamn 94.5 (entertainment and publicity) The Boston Globe, WB56, The Metro newspaper (publicity and media coverage) The Kennedy family and local senators (political support) Boston Red Sox, NE Patriots, Boston Bruins (celebrity guest appearances) Mayor Thomas Menino (UMB graduate and charitable supporter) other famous UMB graduates Dr. Michael Collins, UMB Chancellor (administrative support, known for fundraising ability) Dropkick Murphys, Aerosmith, other local bands (concert performance) UMB event coordinators (contact about use of Campus Center lawn, stage, etc) stars of upcoming film “The Departed” (celebrity appearances) contact other UMass ALD chapters, see if they want to be involved each officer will write drafts of letters to be sent to celebrities, to be printed and shared at next meeting. Mike will send the other officers the official ALD logo to put at the top of the letters. for celebrity addresses go to www.fanmail.biz Mike will get official UMB envelopes and return address labels, letters can be printed in Honors computer lab. Next meeting: Wednesday, August 3rd 10:30am, Honors Conference Room (CC/1/1300 street) |
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