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SCOUP September, 2007 |
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 Calendar 2007 - 2008
September25th with Governor Connie Desko Thursday Eve Oct 4th at the Radisson October 5 - 6th District Meeting 1 pm Friday Workshops Dinner Saturday Breakfast/ Lunch Comfort Inn-Busch Blvd Hosted by Tampa Club April 18-19- 20,2008  Happy Birthday to Southern Region. 60 Years Old!! Birthdays
Our Paula is on the nominating committee for Region Election Ruby Lee Minar is still in existence.
Our club museum is upstairs at the Silver Queen.
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Notice
of Extra Meeting in October. Governor Connie has
requested a meeting with our club to discuss the Region Conference.
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Soroptimist International of Upper Pinellas County General Membership Meeting Minutes July 24, 2007 – Radisson Hotel 5:30 to 7:00 PM Social and dinner CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 by President, Mary Louise Scussel. Karen Curry gave the Invocation. The Pledge of Allegence was recited. INTRODUCTION AND BRAG BUCKET: The Brag Bucket was passed and $55.00 was collected. MINUTES: After several corrections brought up by Terri Sue Turner were made, the Minutes of the June 26, 2007 meeting were approved. Motion by Phyllis with a second by Susan Kinny. (Correction: 1) The new member, Deborah Sullivan, from the prior meeting was "Inducted", not "Introduced." 2) A Typo was corrected. TREASURER’S REPORT: $2200.00 off for June dues. President Mary Louise indicated the audit must be filed. VI OLD BUSINESS Ongoing discussion of phone calls to remind members of meeting days. It was agreed that the calls should be made and that when a message is left the person receiving it should respond. Otherwise, a call-back is appropriate. The Resolution from the Board meeting were read into the record and approved unanimously. VII NEW BUSINESS: 1) Scoup goes only to members with computers. "Buddies" will send copies by mail. 2) Regarding cards received by members from Federation, members are not required to pay for them. Since they are unsolicited, they can be used whether they are paid-for or not. It is up to the individual member. Letter will be sent to the Federation regarding the mailing and asking for clarification. Discussion followed that the funds could be used within the organization, not sent outside. Betsi Lewis showed a newspaper advertisement regarding Macy’s shopping day event for 501c3 groups on October 13, 2007 . !0% and 20% off items. A ticket for the event can be purchased through organizations and the funds for the tickets go to the organization. Chance to win $500.00. Organizations have no up-front costs. Motion was made by Susan to participate. Discussion of where the funds would be placed and what explanation would be given for participation. Should this go to the conference or be dedicated to service finds? Vote: Approved with 1 abstention. Betsi will mail tickets to members. Julie Anastasia wrote regarding contributions for the 3-day walk for breast cancer. Betsi suggested donating one Brag Bucket. Unamious vote. Linda Taminini volunteered to add $5.00 to make the contribution $60.00. E-mail from Governor Connie regarding 10/7 "conference rally. Will give more information at September meeting. "Women on the Way" Event at Steinmart Cleveland Avenue store on 10/12/2007 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Private shopping night with discount tickets and modeling by students. V ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mim Hendricks passed away. No August meeting. The Meeting was adjourned and the members recited the Soroptimist Pledge. Respectfully submitted, Mary Lou Ambrose, Secretary |
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Dedicated to Dorothy Quick who loved to share her Soroptimist wisdom with us. S.O.L.T. |
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Service Funds are due on March 31st
of each year,
Remember
that you are responsible each year for $100 in service funds.
You may raise these either by writing a check, advertising in
our WHW ad booklet, or by using our banner to have your own
fundraiser. All funds raised under our banner must come to our
service fund. Each person that participates in an ad hoc fundraiser
is still responsible for a total of $100 in service funds. (Example. 3 members hold a garage sale. They raise $310. The total amount must come to our service fund. All 3 members have covered their service funds. But if 3 members raise $270, each member is still responsible for $10 more to cover their service funds.) |
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Contribute through GoodSearch
GoodSearch is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates 50 percent of its advertising revenue (about a penny per search) to the user's favorite charity. Ours, of course, is SIA. The pennies add up quickly. Consider that if only 1,000 members, friends and staff search the Internet just twice a day, Soroptimist could earn $7,300 a year - just for doing something we do every day! If we think bigger, for example, 10,000 users searching twice a day will earn Soroptimist $73,000 a year!
All you have to do
is visit www.goodsearch.com and download the GoodSearch
toolbar. Enter 'Soroptimist' in the 'My Charity' field
and then every time you search the net on your computer,
don't forget to use GoodSearch!
Thank you for
using GoodSearch to help Soroptimist fund our programs
that improve the lives for women and girls. Let's see
how much we can get those pennies to add up!
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"Live Your Dreams" pins are
available at our club for sale at $3 each which is our cost. There is
more information on "Live Your Dreams" below and at the bottom of the
page. The following information is from the Soroptimists International of America Webstie. To read more info, Just click here.." Despite much progress during the last century, women and girls throughout the world continue to face serious challenges. While they represent about one-half of the world's population, women suffer disproportionately from many social problems. Approximately 70 percent of the 1.3 billion people who live on $1 a day are women. More women between the ages of 15 and 44 die due to gender-based violence than cancer, malaria, car accidents and war combined. About 90 million girls around the world are deprived of primary education. These are but a few statistics illuminating the obstacles facing women and girls around the world. Soroptimist created the Live Your Dream campaign to raise awareness about these challenges and inspire women from all walks of life to realize their full potential. |
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