Thursday, May 15, 2008

Animal Science Club Minutes 5/14/08

I. Treasurer’s Report:
$828.14

II. Vince recapped our fundraiser at Grotto’s Pizza. According to Grotto’s we averaged making about $150-200 for our club. Good job everyone!

III. Harrington Raceway
o Sunday, May 18th
o Meet in Lot 19 at 1pm
o If you are signed up to go, you should get an email with details such as directions and a rough schedule of events
o Costs are still up in the air due to miscommunication. Dinner was going to be around $12, but it might be covered. Admission has also not been determined, so keep a lookout for an email letting you know these details.

IV. Banquet!
o Wednesday, May 21st (instead of a meeting)
o Meet at Klondike Kate’s on Main Street (upstairs room)
o Banquet starts at 6pm
o If you have not already paid Dawn the $15, please bring it to the banquet or get it to her as soon as possible.
o The dress is semi-formal (girls – dresses/skirts/sundresses/nice pants. guys – khakis/nice pants/nice shirt)

V. Elections were held to fill positions of next year’s executive board. The following are the new officers for the 2008-2009 school year:
o President: Lorna Dougherty
o Vice President: Jessie Bussanich
o Treasurer: Dawn Lenihan
o Secretary: Katie Koenig
o Historians: Ally Fetsko and Michelle Lapara

VI. General Announcements:
o Advisor Appreciation Luncheon is on Thursday, May 22 at 11:30am.


Our next meeting will be the End of the Year Banquet!
See everyone there! 

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Animal Science Club Minutes 5/7/08

Today we had a wonderful meeting out on the North Green in the amazing weather!

I. Treasurer’s Report:
$1061.02
Side note: These numbers were taken from last week’s minutes as we did not have an update this week.

II. Nicole recapped our club’s participation at Relay for Life this past weekend. It was really fun and all proceeds went to a great cause – The American Cancer Society. Our club raised a huge $1,182.50 and UD raised over $125,000! Great job everyone!!

III. Grotto’s Fundraiser
o Tomorrow, Thursday May 8th from 4-9pm!
o Hand out flyers to everyone you know to get 20% of their bill forwarded to the Animal Science Club!

IV. Harrington Raceway Trip
o Join us on a trip to Harrington Raceway with Susan Garey, who will bring us on a behind the scenes tour. Also, a buffet style dinner will be included in the cost.
o It is on Sunday, May 18th
o We are leaving at 1pm from Lot 19 (If you can drive, please contact me!)
o The cost has yet to be determined, but you will know ASAP!
o If you would like to sign up, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) with your name, cell number, and if you can drive.

V. Banquet
o Our end of the year banquet will be held at Klondike Kate’s on Main Street
o It is on Wednesday, May 21st at 6pm
o The cost will be $15. You can pay Dawn at the next meeting.
o The dress is semi-formal (girls – dresses/skirts/sundresses/nice pants and guys – khakis/nice shirt)
o Awards will be voted upon and presented at the banquet. Think about who you would like to vote on for the following: Outstanding Freshman, Outstanding Sophomore, Outstanding Junior, Outstanding Senior, Most Enthusiastic, Best Rookie, and Hardest Worker at Ag Day



VI. General Announcements
o Advisor Appreciation Luncheon
 May 22nd at 11:30am in the Townsend Commons
 Advisor nominations will be accepted until May 15th
o AgCC officer positions are available for next year. Ask next meeting for an application if you are interested.
o Senior Picnic
 May 16th from 2:30-5pm at Webb Farm
 Food, ice cream, and t-shirts for seniors and grad students!

VII. Nominations
This week, the club nominated members to fill the positions on the 2008-2009 Executive Board. We will vote on them at next week’s meeting. If you are running, please be prepared to stand up front and tell a little about yourself and why you think you would be a good candidate to fill the position.


Our next (and last!) meeting of the semester will be on Wednesday, May 14th.
It will be at 6pm in 111 Memorial.
Also, if you would like to learn how to make balloon animals courtesy of Dan, plan to stay after the meeting 

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Animal Science Club Minutes 4/30/08

I. We welcomed Dr. Dallatore, a veterinarian from Windcrest Animal Clinic to speak with us about his career as a general practice veterinarian. He shared a typical day at the clinic with us as well as talked about vet school.

II. Treasurer’s Report:
$1061.02

Side note: Our outside account does not contain the money made at Ag Day yet.

III. Ag Day was recapped. We made $496 and our exhibit won first place overall! Everyone did a fantastic job and was really enthusiastic, making this year one of the best. Thanks to everyone who helped out, it was greatly appreciated!

IV. Committee meetings
o Fundraising:
 Grotto’s: Thursday, May 8th, 4-9pm. Hand out the flyers starting the beginning of that week to everyone you know!
o Service:
 Relay for Life: Saturday, May 3rd. Please donate on behalf of the club!
 Webb Farm cleanup pending
o Pre-vet:
 Done for the semester. Great job!
o Livestock:
 Harrington Raceway: Sunday, May 18th, 1pm. Susan Garey has offered us a behind-the-scenes tour before its time to watch the races!
o Social:
 ANFS Movie Night: Tomorrow, Thursday, May 1st, 7pm at the Townsend Commons. Episodes of Good Eats and Unwrapped will be features and refreshments will be served!
 Balloon animals tutorial with Dan: Wednesday, May 14th after club
 Banquet: Wednesday, May 21st, 6pm at Klondike Kate’s on Main Street

V. Sign ups!
o Harrington Raceway: please sign up by May 14th to be included in the trip. The cost is not known yet, but you will be notified soon. If you sign up over email, please include your name, email, cell phone number, and if you can drive/how many. You can still sign up at next week’s meeting.
o Banquet: sign ups for the banquet will be open for the next two weeks. The cost will be partially covered by club funds, and the rest of the cost will be announced. If signing up over email, please include your name and email. You can still sign up at next week’s meeting.

VI. Elections
Nominations for elections will be collected next week. If you can’t be there, email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) nominating yourself or someone else for a position. Elections will be held at the May 14th meeting. If you are running for a position, please be prepared to give a little one minute speech about yourself. Remember, if you are running for President, you must have been a chairperson or officer prior.

VII. General Announcements
o AgCC Advisor Appreciation Luncheon: Thursday, May 22nd at 11:30am. Pick up a form to nominate your club or academic advisor for an award!
o AgCC is currently looking for people to run as officers. If you are interested, grab an application to fill out.
o The 1st Annual Senior Picnic is going to be held at Webb Farm on May 16th from 2:30-5pm. All seniors and grad students are welcome to attend this event sponsored by this semester’s production classes!
o The link to donate to Relay for Life is:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeSouthAtlanticDivision?team_id=280365&pg=team&fr_id=9379
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, May 7th.
It will be at 6:00pm in 111 Memorial Hall.