PLG Meeting 9/23/09, Meeting officially started at 5:20

 

 

I. Introductions

Members Attendance:

1.      Diana

2.      Rebecca

3.      Emily         

4.      Olivia

5.      Kristen

6.      Jeffery

7.      Lisa

8.      Ramona

9.   Yamila

 

 

II. Officer Updates:

 

 

Kristen- Positive feedback from Parent PLG in response to the summer newsletter. One current PLG Parent member and SIRLS alum suggested selling the tote bag at ALA. To help promote our bag, we will have a photo contest of people using the totebags, the prize for which will be a $10 gift certificate to Santa Barbara Ice Cream, with the intention of keeping up a relationship with the business. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday Oct. 6^th.

 

 

Diana- Reports a balance of $919.95. This amount does not include what has been subtracted in order to pay the fees charged by the Gallagher Theater and the screening rights for the movie for Banned Book Week. PLG is may still get a grant to pay for some if not all of these expenses.

 

 

Olivia- Please get in contact if anything needs to be changed on the PLG wiki, as Olivia is the webmaster.

 

 

III. Project Manager Updates:

 

  

Olivia--Banned Book Week :The licensing rights to show the films for Banned Book Week are taken care of.

 

Olivia and Jeff made fliers which were distributed among members to post in dorms, along 4^th Avenue, Downtown and at Bookmans. Four speakers have been aligned, we are awaiting confirmation from the fifth speaker. Jeff also had a draft of the program for the panel--he will add the information for the fifth speaker as well as contact information for PLG, including our website and email address.

 

 

Angelina--Accessibility Workshop

 

Angelina is waiting on confirmation on specific dates for the accessibility workshop, but will likely be on Oct. 14^th.

 

 

 

Kristen, in Brenda's Place--Student Symposium

 

Brenda is looking for volunteers. Please contact her if interested.

 

 

Yamilla--Skill Share Workshop

 

October 20th or 27th will be the date of the workshop. Nicole Pagowski will make a Survey Monkey in order to organize what skills will be shared and by whom.  The likely location will be in the Main Library ILC Room 313, 314, Yamila will look into reserving the room.

 

 

Yamila and Jeff--Read Between the Bars

  

Lisa from the organization attended the meeting, talked about the work they do, and expressed interest in collaboration with the PLG-UA in fundraising, as well as help in unboxing donations and packing shipments. Interested PLG  members gave Lisa their contact information.

 

 

 

Kristen, Brenda's place--Fall Social

The Ice Cream Social at Santa Barbara Ice Cream took place on the 22^nd.  The social event was a success, with $21 collected and about 15 attendees. One new member joined.

 

 

 

 

IV. Open Floor/Wrap Up 

 

Ramona has suggested many interesting community and event items over the last week, Kristen suggested that an Items of Interest Page be added to the PLG-UA wiki.

 

 

Kristen mentioned that the organization Literacy for Life Coalition needs volunteers to develop stories about students in their program, news articles and some pictures to put onto their website. She will put this information on the items of interest page, as well. Contact: Martha Gilliland MGilliland@cfsoaz.org

 

 

Yamilla noted that Applebee’s has a Dining to Donate in which 10% of sales go toward t a non-profit organization.  The program may be a possible fundraiser option for the PLG-UA.

 

 

 

 

Meeting officially ended at 6:15