Oct. Meeting Minutes

There was no secretary present at last Friday's (10/26) meeting. By recollection, the items discussed were as follows–

Old Business: A check was issued to the national alumni association. Spelman has paid remaining balance from BTS cookout.
Financial Report: Financial secretary was not present, but a detailed report was distributed to the group. A suggestion was made that a simplified report should be prepared for future distributions. One that members could more easily decipher.
Elections: Donovan Samuels presented a list of nominees. Offices were not specified.
Events: The Bachelor Auction organizers were not present. No progress reported. The New Years HBCU party has been cancelled due to time limitations. The members agreed to move forward with planning an event in February to coincide with a possible visit by President Franklin. There is a possibility of retaining Magic Johnson for this event as well. Cecil Brim and an associate of Eric Rice are point persons. In December, there will be a recruitment fair that we should have a presence at.
Membership Committee: There was a membership meeting held at my apt. earlier in the month. Immediate goals include to reconcile the national and local mailing lists. Once compiled, we will be conducting a survey to gauge the local alumni population and form a basis for recruitment/reclamation. Also, we are working on a membership drive event to take place in Nov. or Dec.
Marketing Committee: A meeting was held this month and it the immediate goals include creation of a marketing package for assisting in attracting corporate sponsorship. A sample layout was distributed. An email template was introduced. Its purpose is to direct traffic to this blog and present a more professional image when we contact members. This blog was introduced. In discussion, security/privacy issues were mentioned esp. in regard to personal info appearing on the site. Also, it was decided that there needs to be a point person who is responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with corporate donors.
Open floor, Questions etc.: I don't recall. Assistance?

Please assist in filling in omissions by posting missing information in the comments section below. I will update these minutes as needed.

Thanks,
Michael Glasco

note: We want to thank all that attended and welcome new alumni Troy Brown and Almuhtada Smith.

General Meeting This Friday

We will be having a general body meeting of the Greater Los Angeles Morehouse Alumni Association on this upcoming Friday at 7:30PM at the home of Dr. Johnathan Pryor. Please be there at 7:00. Food and beverages will be served. More beer is always welcome, however.

Amongst the very important topics to be discussed are:
1. Upcoming /Fund Raising Social Activities
Bachelor Auction
HBCU New years party
2. Sponsorship planning committee
3. Outreach for students
4. Membership Drive
5 Chapter elections ???? TBD. All offices are up for election.
6. Other chapter business.
Please make plans to join us.

As a side note, Dr. Jonathan Pryor, our host and a great friend of the Alumni Association will be deploying to Iraq on Nov 12. Please help us to wish him well. We will be hosting a casual event in his honor the week before his deployment.

Eric Rice
President

PR/Marketing Committee

This committee consists of Maurice Hale, Michael Glasco, Eric Rice and Jonathon Pryor currently. Our job is to create a winning professional image for the college. In my opinion, this includes a marketing piece, meaning a view book of local alumni and students and success stories featuring GLAMAA. We also want to create a social image as well. Everything is up for discussion. Lets get together.

General Body Meeting

Hello Gentlemen

I want to personally thank those of you that have been supportive of the efforts of the Alumni Association already this year. This includes those of you who have helped/participated in the recruiting efforts for the School, the Glee Club Concert and those who supported Alumni Calvin Mackie at the Normandie Christian School College fair. We still have a great need for Brothers to support some of our projects. We have a definite need for representatives at college fairs at local high schools. We also have been asked to have members participate in career days at middle schools as well. Please get back to me to volunteer for either opportunities.

We also want to rally around our next two fundraisers. The first is a membership drive. If you have not paid your yearly dues, please do that as soon as possible. The second is our second annual pancake breakfast. Last year we raised almost $3000 (almost) for our scholarship fund. This year, we hope to raise at least $5000 through ticke4ts and donations. Come to the meeting on Friday to reserve your tickets and to get involved.

General Body Meeting
Lucy Florence Coffeehouse & Cultural Center
3351 W. 43rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90008
Friday, March 23
7:30

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Eric Rice
President
Greater Los Angeles Morehouse Alumni Association
www.GLAMAA.org

Please send dues ($40 yearly) to:
Greater Los Angeles Morehouse Alumni Association
P. O. Box 78820
Los Angeles, CA 90016