Animal Science Club Minutes 5/6/09


I. Treasurer’s Report:
o account: $628.81
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II. Service Opportunities:
o Steve Cook’s farm help: Saturday, May 9th. We will help out on the farm and lunch will be served. Please meet in Lot 19 at 8:20am because we are leaving at 8:30am sharp. We will be back around 1:15pm. Please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) if you would like to sign up.
o Renee Luther’s Therapeutic Riding Center: Week of May 11th. Tuesday 10-12pm, 1-3pm. Wednesday 10:30-1:30pm, 5-9pm. Thursday 5:30-8:30pm. All day Saturday. Please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) if you would like to sign up for one of these shifts.

III. Relay for Life was postponed and rescheduled for Saturday, May 16th. Unfortunately, the people who were signed up for it originally are now unable to go. Good job raising money though, it is still going to a great cause –The American Cancer Society.

IV. Camping trip:
o Cape Henlopen on May 16th. We have a 1pm reservation on Saturday through 12pm on Sunday, May 17th.
o We are leaving Lot 19 at 11am sharp on Saturday.
o If you have tents to bring, please do so. If you have one to lend to the club but you are not going, please email Lorna (lorna@udel.edu) and let her know. You can also bring it to next week’s meeting too.
o Everyone is responsible for bringing their own sleeping gear (pillow, sleeping bag, blankets, etc).
o If there are any other camping things you want to bring such as flashlights, games, etc, please feel free to do so!
o Food will be supplied for free, but you can bring extra snacks if you’d like.

VII. Nominations:
o Executive Board positions available are: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and two Historians.
o Presidential nominees must have served on the Executive Board or as a Committee Chairperson for a year prior.
o If you would like to nominate yourself or another person before next meeting, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) with a full name and position. You can also voice additional nominations at the beginning of next week’s meeting.
o If you are a nominee, please be prepared to stand up and give a short speech (why you would be best for the position chosen) next week.

VIII. Announcements:
o Since we won the AgCC attendance prize, we gained $110. The club voted to give back as much as $85 to them to fund the Finals Ag Study Break.
o There is a 4-H fundraiser at Piece-a-Pizza on Monday, May 18th. You need to hand in a coupon with your order for it to count. Coupons will be available at next week’s meeting and on Facebook.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, May 13th (our last one this year!).
It will be at 5:30pm in 111 Memorial Hall.
Executive Board elections will take place.
See you there!