General Meeting: ‘Burns & McDonnell’ February 24, 2011 7:00pm CE 203

Meeting Agenda:

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FOOD! (5 min)

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Updates (13 min)

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Natalia Siman – student senate candidate (2 min)

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Burns & McDonnell

Amanda’s updates

 Social: Rock Band  Saturday, 8pm  Reid Garcia’s House  Semester Survey  Coming soon  Big Event  Sign-up!!

 T-shirts still available Fiesta!!!

VP of Projects Updates

 International Conference  Currently 8 people signed up  You still have time to register, but all the slots for “scholarships” are filled, so you’ll have to pay your own way.

 Getting started on wiki page initiative soon.

 Archive files, documents, and program history  We may be starting a new local project (playground)  Updated EWB-USA managed growth policies  Could be bad news for the Guatemala program

Treasurer Updates

 SOFC Main Account - $1377.01

 SOFC Sub-Account - $924.03

 Civil Department Account – $2000  Acuna reimbursements being processed  “Bechtel” Account - $2250  To be used for International Conference reimbursements  EWB-USA Account - $1309

Treasurer Updates

 How to get a reimbursement:  Go online to http://studentactivities.tamu.edu/sofc/forms and print out the Check Request form (or ask Christy for one)  Fill out  Return to Christy with original UIN Name receipts Address paper clipped Phone # 

Make sure all receipts have proof of purchase!

How much and what for Why

Scotty’s House Updates

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Come to our meetings every Wednesday 7:30pm CE 219

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Events coming up soon and we still need plenty of help!

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Interested in participating in our advertising events? (Soapbox cardboard racers and a FLASH MOB!!!)

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T-shirt Design Contest!

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Submit your design to soapbox.ewbtamu@ gmail.com

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The winner gets a free t-shirt

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Find us on Facebook Aggie500!!! Soapbox Derby

Publicity

 E-Week Booth Signup  Monday, February 28th @ Academic Plaza  10am – 2pm  Beach Volleyball Signup  Thursday, March 3rd @ REC  4pm – 6pm  Six or more participants  Prizes for top teams  Advertising for Soap Box

Children’s Museum Team

 Changed gears yet again!

 Water conservation exhibit called Save Some for the Fish!

 Where our water comes from (how it gets to the tap) and easy ways for kids to conserve water at home.  Incorporates pumps and solenoid valves among other things.

Children’s Museum Team!

Meet

Tuesdays

at

7pm CE 104

Email

[email protected]

to be added to our email list for updates

Updates:

 Working with Holy Cross Anglican School in San Mateo, Belize  Tentatively approved by EWB-USA  First project is to design a water purification system  Planning for an assessment trip in August  Meetings Mondays at 7 – CE 217

State of the Union Address –

El Presidente  Big event coming up  Project mentor committees  Kevin's development plan  Positional guides - Hillhouses project leader guide, my presidents guide, etc

Natalia Siman

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Student Senate for the College of Eningeering candidate

Mr. Travis Carnes and Mr. Jason Files