Minutes Jan 22 '09

1. Introductions

2. News

• Reflections on Gaza

3. Opening up of orientation to new members
4. Consensus to order pizza and meet at Wilbur Cross 110 at Noon

5. Student Involvement Fair Sign up...email will be sent out on who signed for when also

• 2-3 PM (set up) - Pronoma
• 3-4 PM - Amanda, Nikki
• 4-5 PM - Jason
• 5-6 PM - Sharielle, Abena
• 6-7 PM - Julie, Rafael
• 7-8 PM - Simon, Allison
  

6. MMS

• Work more with Sherry Andrews
• Work on workshops

7. Get article/video, share with group
8. Intergenerational App open

• Abena explains nature of forum
• China Kitetsi
• meet people from everywhere

9. Amir's letter

• Result of library building in Rwanda
• Asks for donation of books

10. hoodies

• $28.52
• Payment due by 1/29/'09

11. Guest SPeaker Marla Ludwig, brights Star Vision (Not Foundations)

• Mentioned Kerry (Not McCole) going to help with making/designing school
• 60 yrs old, last 35 years raising 3 sons by self
• high school, but no college education
• Became systems mainframe engineer @ travelers
• everyone introduces selves, where traveled, why human rights
• picked Ghana because found people friendly, no war, spoke English
• told should bring books, hesitant, but did donate
• got money to make library

• Kerry talks about asymmetric program
• nationwide program for architecture, construction, and engineering
• mix of inner city and non-inner city students
• Made complete plans of construction for Marla's kindergarten

• Ground has been broken
• roof costs $20,000, still need funds
• upcoming fundraiser (flyer passed around)
• if interested in going to Ghana in May, talk to Marla