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Officers:
2006-2007

President:
Paula Harvey
Vice President:
Mary Louise
Scussel
Recording & Corresponding Secretary:
Susan Lowell
Treasurer:
Pegi McEneaney
Director
1 Year Term:
Pat Arbutine
Director
2 Year Term:
Alice
Schutzendorf

Link to 
2006 Bylaws

The
Way We Were 
 2005-2006

Committee Assignments
2006 -2007

Our club museum is upstairs at the Silver Queen.

Nov 28th
Meeting

Shopping
Night at The Silver Queen
5:30-7:00PM
Appetizers.
Discount on SQ Products
10%.
Discount on
Jewelry
20%.
Dinner & Meeting-7:00PM
Salad,
Lasagna
Bread Sticks
Dessert
Cost for Guests $5
Upper Pinellas Club - It's a
party from the SQ.
 

Dec.10th
2pm - 4 pm
Christmas
Party at Martha Gray's
Potluck
Luncheon
& Gift Exchange

Jan.23rd
Meeting

Feb.27th
Meeting

Women
Honoring
Women
March 10th
at the
Clearwater
Country
Club

Mar.27th
Meeting

March 31,2007  
Service Funds are due.
April 1, 2007
Dues are Due

April 24th
Meeting

Minutes of the Membership Meeting of  Sept 27, 2006 
Soroptimist International of Upper Pinellas County
General Membership Meeting

Perkins Restaurant, Gulf-to-Bay & US Hwy. 10, Clearwater 
5:30 to 7:00 p.m. – social and dinner

 At 7:00 p.m., President Paula called the meeting to order and Martha offered the invocation. 

During dinner the brag bucket was passed and collected $137.00 ($12. of which was used to pay for our guest speaker’s - Lara Shane - dinner) 

President Paula introduced our guest speaker, Sara Shane, from Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Pinellas County.  Sara shared some very interesting statistics with us – one being that over 17,000 children in Pinellas County are being raised by persons other than their parents or step parents and that 40% of Pinellas County children are considered “at risk”.  Their funding is mostly from donations such as the JWB, United Way and corporate grants.  They are the only non-profit to have an outside agency to measure their success.  Lara left some brochures and invited us to participate in the program with time or money – or both.

 MINUTES of the July 25, 2006 meeting were accepted as published.

 TREASURER’S REPORT:

1. In our treasurer's absence, Paula handed out the July and August 2006 reports.  There were no questions on either report so they will be filed for audit.
2. Budget for 2006-07 was presented for review.  There was a motion made and seconded to accept the budget.  This motion passed.
3. Audit Report was presented and will be filed.

 COMMUNICATIONS/CORRESPONDENCE:

1. Letter from Clearwater Library regarding use of the room for our meetings (we have called to let them know we no longer need this meeting space.)
2. SI Homestead reminding us of Southern Conference – May 4-6, 2007
3. Several miscellaneous solicitation letters
4. Tampa Bay Forum advertising their “PINK OUT NIGHT” set for October 9.  Proceeds to Moffet Cancer Center.  (See Paula if interested in attending)
5. Center for Women’s Ministries advertising their “Evening of Desserts” set for September 28 (See Paula if interested in attending)
6. Newsletters from SI Tampa, Homeless Emergency Project and Women on the Way.  The Women on the Way newsletter prompted discussion on their continuous lack of acknowledgement  in their newsletter of our contributions.  President Paula will contact Sharon Coil prior to our October meeting and see how this can be corrected.  We are presenting a check to Sharon in October.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1. Southern Region Conference 2008 – President Paula handed out a brief outline of responsibilities as a hosting club.  After much discussion, it was decided that Paula would contact Gov. Connie to get a copy of the budget of either (or both) 2005 and 2006 conferences and we will hopefully get a chance to visit with SI Tampa at the District II Meeting next week to get their input on the project.   We will be prepared at the October membership meeting to vote to-or-against hosting the 2008 Southern Region Conference.
2. By-Laws Amendment - Pat explained that we are not in compliance with regard to our “rotating” delegates.  She published the proposed amendment to Article IV that the delegates must be named, have an email address and that these would be one year terms.  A motion was made and seconded.  The motion passed.
3. Election of Delegates – President Paula opened the floor for nominations of two delegates.  Martha Gray and Karen Curry were nominated.  It was made, seconded and passed to close the nominations.  Motion passed.  Congratulations to Martha and Karen on their election.  They will represent SI of Upper Pinellas well.
4. Westfield Works status – as presented by Karen and confirmed by Paula, Westfield is NOT hosting this project this year.  However, both Karen and Paula were told that there would be some other event and they would be in touch in the near future.  Karen stated that they are very bad about contacting people so she will keep in touch with them.
5. Women Honoring Women – Clearwater Country Club has been reserved for Saturday, March 10, 2007.  Nominating forms are in the SCOUP as a link.  Susan will send several to each member who does not have computer access.  Let’s get those nominations sent in.  Deadline is December 1, 2006.
6. By-Laws presentation – Pat will publish in the October SCOUP the few housekeeping items that need to be done to update our By-Laws, i.e. boundaries for WOA and Violet Richardson, dues changes, and any other like items.  Pat will also check with SIA to make sure everything is in full compliance.
7. Career Night – January 2007 – After several inquiries received by Paula from women interested in being invited to “a membership event”, it was decided that perhaps a Career Night event is in order.  Martha, Karen, Terry Sue and Betsi will meet to discuss and make a presentation at the October meeting.
8. Dinner Arrival Time at Perkins – it was suggested that in order to stay on time and not have the waiters interrupt our meeting, that everyone arrive in time to ORDER dinner by 6:00 p.m.  This would give us time to eat and have dishes cleared away before starting our meeting at 7:00 p.m.  Please do your best … of course, if you want to come early, you are certainly welcome.

 ANNOUNCEMENTS:    None. 

President Paula adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. with the Soroptimist Pledge. 

Respectfully submitted,
Susan Kinney-Lowell
Susan Kinney-Lowell  -  Secretary

Sandra Baumann, Soroptimist Orientation Chair Southern Region