[WPA]Meeting Minutes 9/7/05
ruth meberg
wpa@ipepp.org
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:59:06 +0000
sorry---my fault. we meet at 6, and I will be there.
ruth
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From: <i>"Mackenzie Taylor"
<mackenzietaylor913@hotmail.com></i><br>Reply-To:
<i>wpa@ipepp.org</i><br>To: <i>wpa@ipepp.org</i><br>Subject: <i>RE:
[WPA]Meeting Minutes 9/7/05</i><br>Date: <i>Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:14:53
-0500</i><br>>I have heard some discrepancies in what time the next WPA
meeting <br>>will be at. I have heard 6:00, 6:30 and 7:00. I had thought
that we <br>>were making them earlier than 7:00. Could someone please
give some <br>>insight as to what works best for everyone since we have a
meeting
<br>>tomorrow(Monday).<br>><br>>Thanks<br>><br>>Mackenzie<br>><br>><br>><br>>-----------------------------<br>>Mackenzie
Taylor<br>>913 17th Street South<br>>Moorhead, MN 56560<br>>Phone:
218-831-0052<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>>>From:
"ruth meberg" <imissjanis@hotmail.com><br>>>Reply-To:
wpa@ipepp.org<br>>>To: wpa@ipepp.org<br>>>Subject: [WPA]Meeting
Minutes 9/7/05<br>>>Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:42:36
+0000<br>>><br>>>Women’s Political Action Bi-monthly
Meeting<br>>>September 7th, 7:00 pm at the Knitty Gritty Café
Moorhead<br>>><br>>>Committee Members present: Mackenzie Taylor,
Deb White, Jolene T. <br>>>(last name?), Trista (last name?), Ruth
Meberg, Amy Jacobsen<br>>><br>>>1. Old Business<br>>>a.
Discussion on the successes and fall outs of Women’s Equality
<br>>>Day:<br>>>i. Suggestions<br>>>1. More public
signage/directions on day of event<br>>>2. More strategic media
message<br>>>3. Recruit more attendees from colleagues and members of
groups <br>>>that were represented, along with more of the general
public<br>>>4. Better long-term planning and
advertising<br>>>ii. Congrats<br>>>1. Excellent media coverage
and representation<br>>>2. Partnering with Business and Professional
Women’s Association <br>>>worked well<br>>>3. Nice assortment of
groups and tables<br>>>4. Great entertainment and speakers---even
though 3/4 of the <br>>>musicians dropped out within 24 hours of the
event.<br>>><br>>>2. Nominations are were opened and accepted
for President, Vice <br>>>President, and Secretary for the WPA
offices. Treasurer was not <br>>>nominated, because we currently do
not have any monies. Nominations <br>>>can be submitted via e mail and
elections will be held on our <br>>>September 26th
meeting.<br>>>a. President---Mackenzie Taylor<br>>>b. Vice
President---Amy Jacobsen<br>>>c. Secretary---Ruth
Meberg<br>>><br>>>3. New Business<br>>>a. Deb and
Mackenzie will create a letter to contact current <br>>>campaigners in
Moorhead, promoting our mission statement. After <br>>>contacting
those running for office that would like our support, we <br>>>will
decide whether to do individualized efforts (coffees and pot
<br>>>lucks to promote candidates) or a more broad based group effort
<br>>>(public forums or events).<br>>>b. Two meetings are coming
up for potential networking <br>>>opportunities.<br>>>i. League
of Women Voters. Friday, September 9th at noon.<br>>> 11:30 lunch,
Sons of Norway, 722 2nd Ave N in downtown Fargo.<br>>>ii. Democratic
Women Plus. Monday, September 12th at 7 pm. <br>>>Democratic
Headquarters, 1136 19th Ave N (in the Take 2
Plaza)<br>>><br>>>4. Next Meeting<br>>>a. September 26th
at 7 pm at the Knitty Gritty Café in Moorhead.<br>>>Following
meetings: October 10th, 24th, November 7th, 21st, <br>>>December
5th<br>>><br>><br>><br>>><<
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