ABRCAA Business Meeting

VA Conference Number:  1-800-767-1750

Access Number: 34814

14 June 2007

1300-1500 (scheduled)

 

Business Meeting Topics

Old Business

·        Annual Reunion

·        Auto Donation Program

·        Pamphlets

·        Election Committee

·        Constitution Committee

New Business

·        Fundraising SAMS and WALMART

·        New Letterhead for ABRCAA send to Cheryl Gajadhar

·        Sign Up A Cruise 2008

·        Next Meeting Scheduled

 

Roll Call of Officers/Attendees

President – John Sherrer (Present)

Vice President – Milton Ackerman (Present)

Secretary – Cheryl Gajadhar (Present)

Treasurer - Max Hearn (Present)

Member At Large (A) – Roque Reyna (Present)

Member At Large (B) – Glenn Shirey (Present)

 

Additional Supporting Members/Attendees

Peggy Reyna (Present)

Dr. Fred Cook – Family Support Chairperson (Present)

 

Absent Members

Member At Large (C) - Henry McKoy (Absemt)

Membership Chairperson  - Don Srail –(Abse nt)

John Joe (Absent)

 

 

 

Secretary Report

Minutes for May 2007 were previously sent out to all Officers and Board members.  No one desired the minutes to be reread.  A motion was made to accept the minutes and was seconded/approved.

 

Treasurer Report

Balance Sheet for ABRCAA

For South Carolina Bank and Trust

April 30, 2007 to May 31, 2007

Last Statement as of  04/30/2007

 

$    1915.91  

 

 

 

 

 

Income

 

Deposit –

 

 

05/04/07

 $  519.00

$      519.00 

05/30/07

 $    40.00

$        40.00

Total with Income

$   2474.91

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

O5/02/07

$ 116..86

-$     116.86

TotalafterExpenses

$    2358.05 

End of the Month Balance (Income – Expenses = Balance)

 

 

$     2358.05

Deposit 05/30/2007 & 05/04/2007

 

Fundraising Returns                   $ 000.00

Annual Reunion Donation          $ 000.00

General Fund Donation              $ 319.00

Family Support Donation          $ 200.00

Total Donations                        $ 519.00                   

 

Life Supporting membership     $ 00.00

Life Memberships                     $ 30.00

Supporting Membership            $ 10.00

Annual toward Life                   $ 00.00

Total Membership

 

 

A motion was made to accept the treasurer report and was seconded/approved.

 

Annual Reunion (ongoing)

Date – 1-4 Nov 07

Place of Event/Hotel - Radisson Inn

5991 Rivers Avenue

Charleston, SC  29406
(843) 744-2501

Room rate - $89.00 plus tax

All details will be posted on the website and posted in the newsletter.  Newsletter information to be sent to Newsletter editor before 15 June 2007. (www.abrcaa.com)

 

Auto Donation Program All instructions and forms are posted on the alumni website – www.abrcaa.com.    This information will be mentioned also in the newsletter.

 

Pamphlets – Additional improvements to the new ABRCAA brochure is to have on the front cover larger lettering to the acronym ABRCAA… Adjustments are to be made and will be issued upon request from the Secretary, Cheryl Gajadhar.    

 

Election Committee – Glenn Shirey is Chairperson and Henry McCoy and Roque Reyna will work with the chairperson.  Several volunteers who are at the Annual Reunion will be counters for votes.  To be posted on website and also in newsletter. 

 

Constitution Committee – The Secretary, Cheryl  Gajadhar will make editable changes to the Constitution/Bylaws for clarity.  A mention of these editable changes will be also posted on website and mentioned in newsletter for members to review upon request.  A motion was made accepted/seconded and approved.

 

Fundraising SAMS and WALMART –

 

New Letterhead for ABRCAA – A new letterhead was mentioned to be created for ABRCAA.  The present symbol is already copyrighted from the Augusta Blind Rehabilitation Center.  All ideas for this new symbol will be posted in the newsletter and all entries will be sent to the Secretary, Cheryl Gajadhar.  The entries will also be shared with all Officers and Board Members. 

 

Sign Up A Cruise 2008 –  There will be two cruise dates for persons desiring to go on a cruise.  One is 8-12 September 2008 (4 Day – Western Carribean from Miami, FL (Key West, FL and Calica, Mexico);  and the other is 30 August – 6 September 2008 (7 Night – Western Carribean from Miami, FL (Cozumel, Mexico | Grand Cayman, Mexico | Ocho Rios, Jamaica) All persons interested pay $25.00 per person to secure you a room no later than 10 Jul 2007.  All prices and schedules to be posted to website and newsletter.  A motion was made accepted/seconded and approved.

 

Next Meeting Scheduled – 12 July 2007, 1300 hrs

 

                                           John Sherrer

                                           ABRCAA

                                           President

 

Copies Furnished;

(1) President – John Sherrer

(1) Vice President – Milton Ackerman

(1) Secretary – Cheryl Gajadhar

(1)  Treasurer - Max Hearn

(1)  Membership Chairperson – Don Srail

(1) Member At Large /Fundraising Director(A) -Roque Reyna

(1) Member At Large / Sergeant At Arms (B) – Glenn Shirey

(1) Member At Large (C) – Henry McKoy

(1)  Family Support Liaison - Dr. Fred Cook

(1)  ABRC Representative - John Joe