January Meeting Minutes

• Welcome Members/Visitors:

Kathy Garbe, Esquire Motors; Terica Devoreh-Spratt, Hawthorne Auto Clinic Inc.; Norma Holcombe, Sherwood Automotive; Margaret Ragan, NATA; Sarah Heidler, Esquire Motors; Rebecca Vierck, Re-born Automotive; Tonia Haney, Clark College.

• EVENT PLANNING

- SNAP ON TOOL BOX Raffle. 

•  -The box that was graciously donated by Mr. Kurt Garbe will be raffled at our October fest Event
• -It was decided that the raffle tickets will be $10 each or $50 for 6 and the number of tickets will be limited to 1,000 tickets.
• -Sarah volunteered to layout the design for the raffle tickets, and volunteered Shayla (not present at meeting) to design the Flyer for raffle.
• -Tonia and Margaret volunteered to investigate printing costs of the tickets.

- Ocktoberfest event  

• Will be October first.
• Sherwood Automotive will once again host the event and  
• We will ask Sawtale Ridge to play again

Women in Trades Fair

• Is Friday May 13^t and Saturday May 14^th, 2011 at the IBEW Hall
• Sarah Heidler with the help of Tonia Hanley will present the workshop on Friday to the high school girls.
• More volunteers are needed.

Irish Potluck

• Our Holiday party was cancelled due to low attendance, so in its place we will have an Irish Potluck at the home of Kathy and Kurt Garbe.
• March 19 @ 4pm – at the Garbe house 32779 NW Ridge Dr, Scappoose, OR 97056  503-543-8247
• Kathy and Margaret will make Corned beef – bring a something to share.
• If you’d like to help dig up Iris in preparation for the plant sale, come at 2 pm
• (Yes, that makes it an Irish Iris Event)

Plant  sale

• We will again have a plant sale again on April 30^th at 9 am at Hawthorne Auto Clinic.
• Start saving/potting and dividing your plants now.

It’s time for Dues

• Send your dues in to AWA C/O Hawthorne Auto Clinic 4307 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard Portland, OR 97215-3162
• Dues for January through December are $35 for regular members and $20 for students or anyone currently unemployed.  
• Please make sure to include your: Name, employer, position, both home and business addresses and phone numbers.  Include the name of the school you are enrolled in if you’re a student.

Treasure’s report

• We sent $175 to PCC restricted fund and a $1000 check. 
• We have given 1800 for the 11-12 school year
• Our current checkbook balance is 307.15

Next meeting will be at Esquire Motors on February 23rd, 2011