NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN
Montgomery, Alabama Chapter
MEETING MINUTES for June 12,
2010
Meeting
convened at 1:30 P.M.
at the Juliette Hampton Morgan Library, 245 High Street
1) Treasurer's Report by Larry
Grewelle. We received a refund from National.
Amy Applegate
moved that we donate $100 to help sponsor next year's Hate Crimes Vigil.
Motion passed.
2) Updates
and upcoming events:
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National NOW
Conference in Boston, 2-4 July-
anyone interested in going should contact Shirley Ann at
mgmalnow@gmail.com
Because Shirley Ann will be attending as a National Board member,
Montgomery and AL NOW will be partially reimbursed for her
sponsorship. |
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Alabama NOW State
Conference – will be a one-day event on
September
18, tentatively rescheduled the
Ken Baker Center - (note change in date
and place).
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Theme:
Writing
Women
Back into
ALABAMA
history. |
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One confirmed speaker so far:
Mary Ann Neely, a historian, preservationist, author,
and former educator. She earned a degree in history at
Huntingdon College before becoming a director of the
Landmarks Foundation, which oversees
Old Alabama Town. She has written and edited
several books on local history. She will be speaking
at the afternoon session. |
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Terri Wohlscheid has a
possible speaker for the morning session. |
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Schedule: Registration
8:30 a.m., Conference 9-4. There will be lunch
break with box lunches. Will adjourn to Larry's house
for drinks and hors d'ouvre. |
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2)
PROJECT FOR THIS
MEETING: Pack 10 purses for
Aid to Inmate Mothers (AIM).
See minutes from the
April meeting to learn more about AIM.
Members
brought new pajamas, toiletries, makeup to put into oversized purses for
program
participants being released from prison.
3)
MID-SOUTH
NOW E-MAIL GROUP: Your
opportunity to VENT! in an effort to communicate across the region (AL,
AR, LA, MS, TN). Learn more about Mid-South events and fun stuff!
JOIN NOW
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Click on the URL below… |
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In
the SUBJECT block of the email type: ADD ME TO MIDSOUTH GROUP
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Ensure your full name is in the body
of the email before you hit send |
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The moderator will send you an email
with instructions |
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CLICK -
midsouthnow-owner@yahoogroups.com |
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Holla if you have any problems |
Next Meeting: August 14,
2010 - same time, same place, something new!
