General Meeting Minutes 2/26/2014

• Fact of the Day
• H.O.M.E.: Helping Oklahomans Manage Emergencies, similar to Project SAFE but aimed toward tornadoes and severe weather emergencies
• Ukraine Red Cross emergency response teams: 360 people within 48 hours but lack of respect for humanitarian aid workers
• Valentines for Veterans: Thanks for your help! A huge success, including JPW parents and students; dropped off at VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars)
• Military and Veteran Affairs: 
• Item Drive 3/22, Saturday after Spring Break 11 AM - 5 PM at Martin's
• Drivers? E-mail Danny dkerekes@nd.edu
• Another care package, thanks to Catie and David
• More letters this month from Lindsey
• Refugee
• Tutoring opportunities available: drivers needed, email Tori at vroeck@nd.edu
• English tutoring; afternoons
• Thanks to Thomas and Michael for doing snacks!
• DAT Training: required online courses through SABA>My Learning>pick classes
• DAT Fundamentals
• DA Fundamentals
• Disaster Mental Health
• Officer Elections 3/19 immediately following Spring Break during our usual General Meeting time
• Requirements:
• Be a dues-paying member (not too late!)
• Be committed to the club
• Perks:
• Work with a fantastic group of passionate ND students
• Work toward great goals that the Red Cross has set in place
• Exposure to great opportunities (ex. Mark's life-changing summer internship with the Red Cross)
• Expectations:
• Attend weekly meetings (alternating officer and general meetings)
• Meet with Dr. Go
• Collaborate with the Chapter and other student groups to coordinate volunteer opportunities
• How:
• Fill out online ballot (coming soon via listserv)
• Give a brief 2-minute 'speech' (prior involvement in club, why you want to run for this position, etc)
• Positions:
• President: coordinate events, meetings, communicate with the Chapter
• VP: loose ends, SAO, assistance as needs be
• Secretary: keep minutes, update blog and facebook, check/respond to/forward emails as necessary
• Treasurer: keep track of budget and expenditure, get receipts signed by Dr. Go, reimbursements from SAO
• Refugee: communicate with Chapter, coordinate tutoring, volunteering, culture school, collaborate with other clubs (humanitarian/service)
• Military/Veterans: letters, care packages, Adopt-a-Soldier, Veteran's Day
• Disaster Action Team: communicate with local Red Cross branches, keep track of members and trained members and schedules
• Blood Drive: communicate with the Chapter to set dates and get on-campus locations for the blood drives, coordinate volunteers and recruit donors
• Firefighters/Police Coordinator: Project SAFE (fire safety event), appreciation events (ex. make lunches)
• Training Coordinator: coordinate training events, work with DAT, CPR training
• Feel free to email any of the officers for questions!