SAAHJ
General Meeting
September
18, 2004
Edgewood Academy
Host: Lorraine
Pulido-Ramirez
Members
and guests in attendance per sign-in sheet: Joe Sandoval, Brandon
Benavides, Nancy Benavides, Lorraine Pulido-Ramirez, Fabiola Santiago,
David Ochoa, Nick Zuniga, Yvonne Peña, Teresa Niño, Nora López, Marybell
Martinez, Ernie Villarreal, Jason Olivarri, Bonnie Pfister, Roxanne Reyes,
Henry Medrano, and Mary Anthony.
Call to
Order/Welcome/Introductions
President
Joe Sandoval called the meeting to order at 10:46 a.m. and welcomed everyone to
first meeting of the fiscal year. Introductions by all present
followed. Our host, Lorraine
Pulido-Ramirez, gave an overview of the Edgewood ISD and showed a video.
Approval of the July
minutes/Secretary’s Report
Mary Anthony asked if there were any
corrections or additions to the July minutes. Fabiola Santiago made a
motion to accept July minutes as submitted; Nora López seconded. The motion
carried. Mary will forward the
minutes to Roxanne Reyes for posting on SAAHJ Web site. Thanks to Roxanne for taking on the task
of updating the Web site! Also, Mary
will send one final reminder to pay 2004-05 membership dues. She will e-mail the revised membership
roster to the executive board on Monday, Oct. 4.
Treasurer’s Report
Ed Tijerina reported the following
account balances. Operating
fund--$2,816.03, Regular Savings--$5,168.51, Foundation Fund
Checking--$22,835.25, Foundation Savings--$28,027.98. Banquet money is still coming in.
Old Business
Banquet
Financial Report
Ed
distributed a spreadsheet listing expenses and income. The expenses are in
line with previous years, except for the amount spent on the Henry Guerra
Award. So far, the banquet profit is
$19,434, but checks still need to be collected from several donors: CBG The
Benefit Group, Rumbo, Castro Family, Garcia 360, U.S. Army and UTSA. Teresa
Niño offered to help Lorraine make
collection follow-up calls. Lorraine will
provide the final registration list to identify additional donors who still
need pay.
Joe thanked
Lorraine, Melissa Vela-Williamson and Carol
Schliesinger for all of their work on the banquet and recognized Elaine
Ayala for her behind-the-scenes work.
Lorraine extended her appreciation to the committee members who provided
hours of assistance. She suggested
we identify a chair this fall and start making plans now for next
year’s event.
Community Publicity
Workshop Recap
The August
28 workshop was held at Our Lady of the Lake University. SAAHJ collaborated with SABJ to help
non-profit organizations learn how to contact the media, write press
releases and conduct press conferences.
Joe, Mary, Maclovio Perez, Cynthia Muñoz, Elaine Rodriguez and
Teresa Garza served on the panel.
New Business
SAAHJ
Direction/Visibility for 2004-05
Joe would
like to see this association do more for its membership by providing
professional development and community involvement opportunities. He invited the members to make
suggestions. Bonnie Pfister mentioned a Poynter workshop is scheduled next
spring; Nora reminded us the NAHJ conference will be in Ft. Worth next year
and there will be volunteer opportunities.
Joe
announced the board members would take turns chairing the monthly meetings
this year. This will allow the membership to get to know the board members
better.
Project Learn To Read Fundraiser
Project
Learn to Read teaches basic skills to adults at a 4th or 5th
grade reading level. Joe informed us
there would be a fundraiser from 3 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Nov. 13, at the
VFW Hall. Joe has committed to
helping out and invited everyone to join him support this worthy
cause.
Bonnie
added the Association for Women Journalists also participates in outreach
programs. She will forward
announcements to Mary for distribution to SAAHJ members.
Media Mass
This
year’s Media Mass is scheduled for 8
a.m. Oct. 10, at San Fernando Cathedral, with a reception
immediately following the Mass. Mary distributed a sign-in sheet and will
send an e-mail invitation to the membership. The RSVP deadline is Tuesday, Oct.
5. Pews will be reserved for our
group. Please arrive by 7:30 a.m. and ask for the head
usher. SAAHJ will be represented
during the Mass: Fabiola Santiago will handle the Spanish reading and Ed
will do the English reading. Elaine
Rodriguez and Roxanne will take the offerings.
All-Media Mixer
This get
together is organized with SAAHJ, SPJ and SABJ. Joe will meet with the other
organization’s presidents to select a date and place for the happy
hour.
Announcements
Gridiron
will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 2, at the Watson Fine Arts Center at St. Phillips College. Tickets are $15 in advance or $17 at the
door. Nora distributed posters and
asked for help backstage the night of the event. Call Nora at 387-0271 to volunteer.
Gridiron is SPJ’s scholarship
fundraiser.
Las
Comadres, an informal group of diverse women, meets monthly. Contact Lorraine if you
would like to attend the next gathering on Tuesday, Oct. 12.
The Association for Women In
Communications will have their annual membership meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at Trinity University’s Holt Center. Mary mentioned Verónica Salazar would be recognized for her years
of support to the AWC San Antonio chapter and its members.
Next meeting
Our next meeting is scheduled for
Saturday, Oct. 16 at the Edwards Aquifer Authority, 1615 N. St.
Mary’s. Margaret Garcia will be the host. The guest speaker will be Beverly Zech
from VIA Metropolitan Transit. She will make a presentation on the proposed
Advanced Transportation District initiative. Voters will get a chance to vote on the
formation of this district in the November election.
Adjournment
The
meeting was adjourned at 11:35
a.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Mary
Anthony
SAAHJ
Secretary
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