ALAS 10/12/06 Minutes
-Northwestern Mutual Presentation
-Edgar Presentation
President Report
-Scholarship information from Dr. Bob – Deadline Nov 1st (contact me for more information)
-Conference in Chicago Saturday 10/28 (contact me if you’re interested)
-Conference in Resmont, IL Thursday 12/7 (contact me if you’re interested)
-Multicultural Task Force (I forwarded everyone this email)
Committees
-Service
1) Tunnel of Oppression
-Work Nights every Monday and Thursday from 7-9pm in Garrett Center
2) Translating at Kingman Primary School for PTO Meetings (we really need help with this so let me know if you are interested)
-First Tuesday of every month at 5:45pm
-Thursday, Nov 2nd @ 12:30-3pm
-Friday, Nov 3rd @ 12:30-3pm
3) Catholic Charities—Girls Youth Program
-Laura has yet to contact Jennifer about this…more to come soon
4) Teaching Salsa at an SAE Fraternity/Sorority Exchange –Thursday, October 19th @ 9pm at SAE house (anyone is welcome to come help out)
-Social
-Hispanic Dinner went well
-Working on big program (email any ideas to Imelda by next week)
-Fundraising
1) Salsa Lessons (Oct 17-Nov 17) – start next week, please come support us
2) “Dia de los Muertos” (Nov 1st)
Old Business
New Business
1) BUDM (Friday-Saturday, Nov 17-18 @ 6pm-6pm)
-REGISTER @ budm.org !!!
-Canning dates (if you need to raise $):
-Sunday, Oct 15 - Wal-Mart (Allen Rd) shifts from 11 - 1 and 1- 3
-Friday, Oct 27 – Sam’s Club from 12 to 5
-Sunday, Oct 29 - Wal-Mart (Allen Rd) shifts from 11 - 1 and 1- 3
-Friday, Nov 3 – Sam’s Club from 12 - 5
2) Shirts – please come up with some ideas for t-shirt designs
Announcements
-Foreign Film Festival – Spanish Film Tuesday, Oct 17th @ 7:30pm (Neumiller)
-Salsa Lessons Tuesday, Oct 17th @ 8pm in Combative Gym in Haussler
-Ms. Edie’s Oasis: Friday, Oct 13th & Oct 27th
-Fundraiser for World’s AIDS Day – either Nov 28th or Dec 2nd from 6pm-12am (contact Joseph for more information)
-Walk/ be on your feet for 6 hours in Haussler gym
-Proceeds go to Friends of Peoria with Aids
-ALAS has decided to be on the Entertainment Committee so we will need everyone’s help on this
-Breast Cancer Awareness Week brought by ARH
-events all next week
-contact Barry for more information or watch for flyers around campus
Next Meeting 10/19 @ 8pm in U-Hall!!!
-we are going to discuss Dia de los Muertos and we need lots of ideas and everyone’s help
PLEASE-------
-if you are interested in any of the activities please contact the appropriate people
-we need everyone’s help so please sign up for things
ALAS Meeting 9/14
1. Rebecca¡¯s Presentation
2. Dance
-Friday 8-11pm
-Set-up @ 7pm (Meet in Student Center)
3. Service / Fundraising / Social Committees
-talk to your committee heads and set up meeting times
-Service: Jennifer Carrera ¡ú jcarrera@bradley.edu
-Fundraising: Diana Buitrago ¡ú dbuitrago@bradley.edu
-Social: Imelda Guzman ¡ú iguzman@bradley.edu
4. Dues ($5)
-if you did not pay, please bring money to the next meeting
5. Events
-Foreign Film Festival
-Sept 19 ¡ú French
-Oct 17 ¡ú German
-? ¡ú Spanish
¡ú I will talk to the person in charge of this and see how ALAS can get involved with the Spanish film
-Immigration Debate
-Sociology Club
-Dr. Hogan
-Meeting on Mon 9/18 @ 12pm Bradley 220
-Contact Rebecca with questions at rriddle@bradley.edu
-Hispanic Dinner (¦²¦«¦£, Venezuelan Organization, ALAS)
-Tues October 3rd
-Geisert Cafeteria 4:30-7pm
-Suggest recipes, help decorate, help make labels, help serve if necessary
-Contact Imelda for questions at iguzman@bradley.edu
-Mural in Geisert
-please contact Melanie Pag¨¢n if interested at mpagan@bradley.edu
-Dance Marathon
-24 hour philanthropic event at BU
-Friday Nov 17th-Saturday Nov 18th (6pm-6pm)
-Informational Meetings:
-Friday 9/15 5-6pm Baker B51
-Tuesday 9/19 9-10pm Baker B51
-Thursday 9/21 9-10pm Baker B51
-for questions and registration visit their website at www.budm.org
6. Chalking for Dance
7. Announcements:
1) Geisert Hall Council
When: Sunday 10pm
Where: Geisert Cafetria
What: Fiesta Night
2) World Fest
When: Sept. 16th
Where: Civic Center
What: Free food from around the world (bring $ if you want some other goodies)
8. Next Meeting: Thursday, 9/28 8pm in SC Rm. 5
-We will be having a guest speaker at the next meeting from Northwestern Mutual coming to talk about job opportunities. Please come on time and be respectful of her time and efforts.
If you are interested in teaching us something about the Hispanic culture at the next meeting, please let me know.
Thanks everyone.
Have a fun and safe weekend. I¡¯ll see you all tomorrow at the dance.
Natasha
ALAS Minutes 8/29/06
1. Brief Introductions
2. Introduction to organization; our mission and purpose
-please check out our website at
http://www.freewebs.com/bradley_alas/index.htm
-also, please take a
look at our By-Laws (attached and available on website). We are required
to make these available to all of our members.
3. Attached you will see a list of upcoming events.
-Ms. Edie¡Çs Oasis (9/8)
-Dance on Quad (9/15)
-Salsa Lessons (10/17-11/4)
4. Service Opportunities
-Translating for District 150 ¢ª If you are interested, and were not
at the meeting, please let me know and I will add you to the list. This
is translating at different elementary schools and the lady will
contact you when she needs you.
-Catholic Charities ¢ª Our Service Chair, Jennifer, is working on a
service opportunity with them.
5. Sign-Ups
-We had committee sign-ups for Service, Social and Fundraising. If
you have not signed up and are interested in these, please let me know
and I will add you to the list.
6. Dues ¢ª Dues will be $5 a semester and are due by the week of Sept.
10th; Dues are so that we can have social events for our organization.
7. T-Shirts ¢ª ALAS would like to order T-shirts for this semester.
They will be ~$14 each. They will be white t-shirts with possibly blue
font (the position will not be on there). I will attach a picture of
the shirt. If you have not signed up for one and are interested, please
let me know so I can add you to the list. Money for T-shirts is also
due the week of Sept. 10th.
8. If you have any ideas for Service Opportunities, Social Events
and/or Fundraising Events you would like to see us do, please let us know.
We want to do what you want to do.
9. Meetings ¢ª I am working on changing the meetings to Thursdays @
8pm. The next meetings is TBA. You will see an email from me in a few
days about the new date and time.
-If you are interested in coming to Ms. Edie¡Çs Oasis, please meet at
the Student Center at 7:30pm on Friday, September 8th. If you have a
car and don¡Çt mind driving, please bring it. (Let me know if you are
interested in going so we know how many people will come)
-Please bring your checkbooks to the next meeting for dues and
t-shirts.
-Please await an email from me for our next meeting.
-For those of you who were not at the meeting on Tuesday, and have not
contacted me with your interest in ALAS, please let me know by next
Friday, September 8th if you are interested in being a member of ALAS.
Any questions, contact me at nshelkovich@bradley.edu.