Junior League of Harlingen, Inc.
General Membership Meeting Minutes
• Meeting was called to order at
• Lisa also read St. Teresa’s Prayer
for the Invocation, reminding us that we can make a difference in doing little
things
well and with great love.
• Board Introductions and Reports
o President Elect is Michele Robinson.
o Secretary & Secretary Elect are
Chris White and Heather Adair. (Yearbooks were distributed at the end of the
meeting. The remainder will be hand
delivered or mailed.)
o Treasurer & Treasurer Elect are
Susan Wieboldt and Melanie Haraway. Preliminary results from the Spring 2006
Fishing Tournament: $12,650 total
revenues from 18 boat entries and no corporate sponsors. After expenses,
the net profit was $6,700 -- $1,700
above expectations.
o Advisory Planning / Bylaws, held by
Kathleen McLelland, will update and clarify to the membership our bylaws
throughout the year.
o Teri Funk, through Education
Training, will reeducate us on our purpose and help us get to know one another.
o Should the general membership have a
concern, seek out the Member at Large, Heather Helmer, who will
vocalize that concern to the Board.
o Membership Development, chaired by
Parker Spees, is looking forward to a successful Provisional class with the
first meeting scheduled for
o Nominating Committee, under the
direction of Stacey Rowe, will coordinate officer nominations.
o Placement is chaired by Courtney
Nash. Courtney reports that she has several placement contracts yet to be
signed and is requesting that all
members send her their email address (hers is courtney.nash@ey.com) to
streamline meeting reminder notices.
Placement will also assist members with tracking and inputting their hours
for the President’s Volunteer
Service Award.
o Public Relations is held by Cristina
Gil.
o Public Affairs will be the primary
contact for program funding and is held by Debbie Dunkin.
o Project Committee, chaired by Mia De
La Garza, will seek and develop signature projects that will meet
community needs.
o Finance is chaired by Susan
Wieboldt.
o Ways & Means is co-chaired by
Lisa Hutchins and Shannon Sparks. They are planning a spring Chamber Mixer
to promote fishing tournament.
o Sustainer Involvement is embodied in
multiple positions this year and an important resource. The Sustainer Reps
are Cindy Robinson, Mickey Graham,
Kay Dunkin and Patty Zimney. Sustaining Advisors are Sharon Norris and
Shaun Wadkins. And the Sustaining
Chair of the RGV Museum Project is Ellen Ballenger.
• President’s Report on August Board
Meeting
o Charity Event: The District Attorney’s
office strongly suggested, due to crack-downs on gambling activities and
numerous grey-areas in the law, that
we avoid the Texas Hold’em event. Therefore, it has been decided to
pursue the spring fishing tournament
as our main fundraiser. With the committee in place and sustainer support it
is possible for this to become an
extremely successful event.
o The Downtown Development District,
which rents the downstairs space in the JLH building has renewed their
lease for two years. Their rent was
increased $50/month to compensate for increased insurance rates. During
that time, fair market value for
downtown rentals will be researched by the treasurer-elect and an appropriate
increase will be included in the
next lease agreement.
o Chris White will return to Dining by
Design, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, with a themed table,
“Red & White Delight”, using the
Christmas decorations from last year’s RGV Museum Christmas Tree
Extravaganza. The event will be the
first Thursday in November.
o Sustainers will again enter a tree
in the Christmas Tree Extravaganza and have discussed raffling the tree to
cover entry fee and decoration
expenses.
o A window in the northwest corner of
the office will be repaired once an appropriate bid is received.
o The office is in need of a cleaning
service one to two times per month. IF you have a suggestion, please email
Lisa Guerrero at lisamg84@msn.com.
• Committee Chair Introductions and
Committee Reports
o Cookbook is chaired by Lisa
Hutchins. Lisa is hosting a luncheon at the Country Club Thursday, August 31 at
Birding Festival, November 9-12, and
is gathering possible vendors that will sell the books. If you have any
questions or know of a vendor, email
Lisa at lhutchens@rgv.rr.com.
o Courtesy is chaired by Linda Burke
and she announced the death of two sustainers’ fathers and the birth of
Susan Wieboldt’s baby. Be sure to
contact Linda with news on surgeries, illnesses, births, deaths, etc.
o Done-in-a-Day is chaired by Tina
Buford and Lisa Guerrero reported on her behalf. This year the Ronald
McDonald House Shower will be held
in the fall and community and school support similar to last year’s will be
actively sought. This will allow the
Done in a Day committee the opportunity to assist with the registration for the
fishing tournament in the spring.
o Rio Review is chaired by Darcy
McCabe. Also let Darcy know about deaths, births, etc. for inclusion in the
monthly newsletter as well as
committee reports and dates to remember. The deadline will be the 25th of the
month to allow for printing and mail
delivery before the membership meetings.
o This year’s webmaster is Ginger
Armstrong and Heather Adair reported on her behalf. Up and running soon will
be a calendar on which committees
can post upcoming dates. A web address, username and password will be
announced soon as well as
instructions on posting information.
• AJLI Training Dates. Allowances
within the budget were made for training. The Executive Board was unable to
attend a conference in August
however two dates are available: October 19-21 is the President/President-Elect
Fall
Leadership Meeting in
Members that might be interested in
attending ODI should email Lisa Guerrero at lisamg84@msn.com.
• Calendar of Events Review. A
Calendar of Events has been included in the 06-07 Yearbook. However, in lieu of
definite dates, Lisa advised using
the list as an idea of upcoming events and check with other League publications
(minutes, Rio Review, eMails and the
website) for specifics.
• Other Items. eMail Lisa Guerrero
should you need to be included in an upcoming Membership Meeting’s agenda so
that time is allotted accordingly.
Also, each month Lisa will update the general membership on board meeting
discussions.
• September Events:
o September 11th – Executive Board and Board Meetings
o September 12th – Provisional Meeting
o September 21st – General Membership Meeting
• Meeting was adjourned by Lisa
Guerrero at
Respectfully Submitted,
Heather Adair, Secretary-Elect