Minutes for Winter Quarter Meeting #1

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The minutes for meeting#1 are posted below:

General Meeting: Minutes #1
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

3:36pm
LPE calendar passed out and discussed:
-Health center guest speaker at the next general meeting on health services
-Hot stuff bake sale on January 25th
-General meeting
-Hot stuff bake sale
-General meeting w/ guest speaker from U-lead on recruitment which will be KEY this quarter, to get an idea how many members we will have at the graduation.
-Shakey’s fundraiser, last time we raised $55.00
-Rock the stress away, final qtr event

3:42pm
-Honorary member” option if you do not meet the GPA requirements
- Even non-member comm. Graduates can participate.

3:45pm
-Is any one available for a bake sale on Tuesday the 11th from 11am-3pm? Or should we simply eliminate it? Members raise hands to vote-- majority rules—Bake sale!

3:46pm
-Recruitment is KEY this quarter.
-Mention it in class and invite them to come to our communication club
-Facebook
-Word of mouth, lets use our communication skills!

3:47pm:
China Trip, as suggested by Dr. Bai
-visit China on spring break
- About $1,200.00 (includes airfare-round trip, food, and hotel
- Outreach trip: community service event while we are there.
-We’ve raised about $1050.00 and we started with $80.00
-We need a committee to plan China trip—if u can pull this off, it will look great on our resume for grad school or work, according to Bai
-would it be best after graduation, as a graduation trip, or spring break?

3:52pm
Corporate funding:
-We need a committee to work and plan this trip.
-Jewel City Bowling to raise money, was successful when Savannah did this
-We need a template letter to send to corporations for sponsorships, there are different levels of sponsorships…we can wear/sport a corporation, disburse items of the corporation at school or on our trip, etc...

3:58pm
For the spring quarter:
-beach clean up event, followed by a BBQ
-there’s a volunteer opportunity to help at risk youth at LAUSD
-maybe we can all do a sports day with kids in an LAUSD after school program.
-volunteer opportunities are needed for spring
-a member who tutors has a list of local LAUSD schools that need volunteers

4:02pm:
Initiation ceremony: rock the stress away or at Shakey’s:
-members vote-
-rock the stress is voted as choice

4:05pm:
Board introduction and member introduction
-member asks: what does it take to become a member?
-Lifetime membership-$40.oo for national recognition and cords
-Honorary graduates get a special cord even though they don’t meet GPA requirements-$10.00
-Checks payable to LPE or cash-- see Melisa
-Honorary members get a separate cord and an award -$10.00
-Honorary members can participate, active membership, but are not nationally recognized

4:15pm-Meeting ends
-Birthday cake for December Members!