OKTOBERFEST SUCCESS 2012

The Association of Women in Automotive holds this annual event to raise scholarship funds for automotive students. On October 6 this event was held at Sherwood Auto Repair in Tualatin, Oregon. Entertainment was provided by Sawtale Ridge Band. Ninkasi Brewing provided the beverage. ReBorn Automotive provided the brats & buns.

Great fun was had by all- thanks to everybody for making another great event.

September 26, 2012 Meeting Minutes

AWA MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Welcome Members/Visitors:

Margaret Ragan, (AWA President), Vic's Auto Center;  Phyllis Theimann , Heckmann and Thiemann Motors; Sarah Heidler (AWA Secretary) , Tom Dwyer Automotive; JZ, Metro Car Care and PCC Student;  Norma Holcombe, Sherwood Auto Repair; June Boone, retired Hawthorne Auto Clinic; Cara Margold,(awaVice President)  Mackin’s Auto Body; Kathy Garbe – Retired Esquire Motors, Terica Devoreh-Spratt (AWA Treasurer), Hawthorne Auto Clinic; Liz Dally , Owner Hawthorne Auto Clinic   Betty Kindel, retired Technician and Educator;  Katie Grace, PCC Student and Tigard SUV and Automotive

Preview Previous Meeting Minutes:
No minutes were taken last meeting: Secretary and Co-secretary were not present.

NEAT Donation:
Northwest Education Automotive Training (NEAT) has a sum of money to donate to AWA because they are dissolving   Because AWA is not yet an official non profit, NEAT will directly donate to the AWA scholarship fund at PCC.  Should those funds to into the restricted or endowed portion of the fund?  Discussion followed and it was unanimously agreed that the funds should go into the endowed fund so that the fund can be closer to vested status.  

Picture Board - June
It is done and will be at the Oktoberfest event.

Oktoberfest updated- Carra & Norma
Oktoberfest will be held October 6, 2012 3pm –6pm
AT: Sherwood Auto Repair
9965 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd
Tualatin OR 97062

Discussion of responsibilities followed and it was decided that Sarah is responsible for Kraut, June will bring a veggie platter, beans, potato salad, crock pots and serving utensils.  Phyllis will provide chairs, tables and table cloths.   Norma and Margaret will go get those items.  Phyllis will also provide bottles of water.  Liz will bring some wine, Betty will bring 4 -2Liter bottles of soda.  Kathy will make some sandwich wraps, Norma will bring pretzels.  Margaret will bring a few more tables and cutlery   Cara will pick up the sausages and plates and napkins from reborn Auto.  Polly has both her food and alcohol servers license and will be present for the event, Katy Grace will make a bid form for the silent auction, Carra will get the ice and tub for the keg that has been graciously donated by Ninkasi Brewing.  Carra will also rent a tap.  
* We have some silent auction items but are looking for more.  Members who have procured silent auction items are responsible for their display.
* We will meet at Sherwood Auto to start setting up at 1pm

New Business: 
Phyills volunteered to help further with establishment of AWA as an official non profit organization.

March 2012 Meeting Minutes

AWA MEETING MINUTES MARCH 2012

Welcome Members/Visitors:

Margaret Ragan, (AWA President), Tigard SUV and Automotive;  Norma Holcombe, Sherwood Auto Repair; Terica Devoreh-Spratt (AWA Treasurer), Hawthorne Auto Clinic,;Becky Vierck, Reborn Automotive,  ; Katie Grace, PCC Student and Tigard SUV and Automotive;  Cara Margold,(awaVice President)  Mackin’s Auto Body ; Sarah Heidler (AWA Secretary) , Tom Dwyer Automotive;  Kathy Garbe – Retired, ;June Boone, retired Hawthorne Auto Clinic; Liz Dally , owner  Hawthorne Auto Clinic

OLD BUSINESS

Discussion of responsibilities of board members

·         It was decided that the president should arrange meetings and create the agenda.

·         Anybody who wishes to have an item officially added to the agenda for a meeting should submit requests to Margaret for addition.

·         The secretary is responsible for official thank you’s.  Carra will send a thank you to WIT for not charging us for participating in the Career Fair this year and to PTOA for their generous support. 

Women in Trades Fair 

·         We will be participating on Friday May 18^th and Saturday May 19^th 

·         Becky has the give away items and June has tire gauges for the information booth.

Plant and Rummage sale at Hawthorne Auto Clinic – May12th

·         The sale will be 9-3 Sat May 12^th  

·         Flats of plants available for shops at discounted prices.

·         Volunteers are lined up, we will get there at 7 and set up by 9

·         Anybody who has anything to donate can bring it Hawthorne Auto Clinic evening of the 11^th (before the shop closes- call Hawthorne Auto to confirm)  or the morning of the 12^th.

·         Becky will put together flyers for the event.

Treasure report

·         There is currently $1356.23 in the bank account.  From the October fest we made 619.00 and then we’ve had ptoa and dues.

·         Dues collected from 9 people.

·         Our last money we sent to the scholarship was in July-we will submit money to the endowed fund at PCC.

Nonprofit status

·         Margaret will check further into official non-profit status.

NEW BUSINESS

Meeting space

·         We need another meeting space, because it cannot be held at ReBorn Auto every month. 

·         One idea is the Lucky Labb, and the other is the to ask women in trades if they have a meeting space.

Out reach to high schools for car care

·         Several people shared stories of clients who did not very good things to their cars, from simple lack of understanding. 

·         It was proposed that we do need to continue with our goal to provide education, and perhaps High Schools would be a good place to do that.
Several people volunteered to contact their local schools to see if there would be a forum for such involvement. 

Margret now has a gavel