Here are the minutes from our most recent members meeting--especially if you weren't able to attend, look them over to get some more detailed information about what's going on with OU Habitat for Humanity.  A brief summary of upcoming stuff: our next meeting is at 8PM, (not 730 like last week) this Tuesday, Sept. 7, in the OMU Crimson Room.  Shack-a-thon information and registration meetings are this Wednesday and Thursday (pick one), Sept. 8/9, at 8PM also in the Crimson Room.  And Game Day Paint Cans is this Saturday--see #3 below for more details.
 
Clint Givens
Secretary, OUHFH
 
 
 
Members Meeting, 31 August 2004  Minutes
 
  1. Stephanie Huey, President:  The groundbreaking last Saturday at 205 Johnson St. was a success; thanks to everyone who came.  OU Construction Science will be overseeing construction of the house for the Velasco family, which is scheduled to begin next month.  In other news: OU Habitat T-shirts are in the works—suggestions are always welcome for designs, stay tuned for how to get those T-shirts.

 

  1. Emily Comstock, VP: OUHFH is planning on participating in Collegiate Challenge this Spring Break.  Participating members will travel to another HFH affiliate and spend the week working at a build site.  Interested members should be thinking about this now, since we have to sign up very early for this—in the fall semester.  Info on a travel location will be forthcoming.  (Many possibilities; current ideas include Mexico and—yes—Hawaii.)

 

  1. Clint Givens, Secretary:  Game Day Paint Cans will be our first official fundraiser of the year.  On OU home game days, students will take paint cans out to intersections near campus and solicit donations from drivers—much like you sometimes see the firefighters with their boots.  First opportunity is OU vs. Houston, Sept. 11.  Meet at SE corner of Lloyd Noble parking lot at 1pm.  Bring photocopy of driver’s license to members/committee meeting on Sept. 7, 8pm, OMU Crimson, or either of the Shack-a-thon info meetings, or drop the photocopy in Box 225 in the Conoco Wing of OMU before Friday the 10th.

 

  1. Kelly Wong, Treasurer:  Trick-or-Change is coming again on Halloween.  Members will dress up and go door-to-door asking for not candy but donations to OU Habitat for Humanity.  More news in the future!

 

  1. Neda Sadeghi, Shack-a-thon Chair:  Shack-a-thon will be happening in three weeks, on Sept. 22/23 on the South Oval.  Participating groups will construct shacks out of commonly discarded materials (cardboard boxes, scrap wood, tape, twine, etc.)  and spend the night on the South Oval in their constructions.  To participate, send at least one representative from your group to an info/registration meeting on either Wed. Sep. 8 or Thu. Sep. 9, at 8pm in the OMU Crimson Room.

 

  1. Kirtan Nautiyal, Membership/Education Chair:  Each meeting in the future will feature a brief segment telling members a little bit about various aspects of Habitat for Humanity.  We will be keeping more careful track of members this year—in order to be classified as an active member, individuals must attend at least three general meetings (weekly, Tuesdays) and participate in at least one fundraiser (any of Game Day Paint Cans, Shack-a-thon, Trick-or-Change—of course, you can always do more than one!)

 

  1. Josh Bradt, Social Chair:  The Social Committee is new this year, and is responsible for planning various fun and relaxing social activities for Habitat members.  First on the agenda is a Glow Bowling Night—listen for more info.

 

  1. Jesse Leadbetter, Scott Butcher, Public Relations Co-Chairs:  The PR Committee is responsible for publicizing all OUHFH events and activities—the aim is to get the message out on every available media outlet (chalking, SIN, website, OU Daily, Norman Transcript, …..)  This committee will want a good number of members to work on it.

 

  1. At this point we ended the general meeting and those present were able to ask questions of officers and chairs and sign up for committees.

 

  1. Next members meeting is Tuesday, September 7, 2004, 8pm in the OMU Crimson Room.