General Meeting: 9/1/2011 President (Allison Dooley)

President (Allison Dooley):

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  Welcome to TSU Habitat for Humanity!
  
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    Habitat for Humanity is an international non-profit Christian-based org.
    
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    Goal: to eliminate substandard housing and homelessness worldwide
    
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    A hand-UP, not a hand-OUT
    
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      Habitat families must have a certain credit score and income
      
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      Habitat families pay a minimal monthly mortgage on their new home
      
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      Must put in 300 hours of “sweat-equity” by helping build their new home
      
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    The Truman chapter does most of its work searching and building for a family in the Kirksville area
    
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      So far, the family in the application process is being voted affirmatively
      
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    We also work with the Genesis House in Edina, MO
    
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      And old house that needs renovation
      
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      To become a safe haven for new mothers who don’t have a safe or stable environment to raise their children
      
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    Lots of fund-raisers
    
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      Benefit concert with the TrueMen, for example
      
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    We work to raise awareness about substandard housing and homelessness in the US and Kirksville
    
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      Habitat on the Quad
      
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        We sleep on the quad in a shack for a week!
        
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    We take a Spring Break trip
    
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      Usually to the Gulf Coast
      
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      We’re thinking about taking a Midterm Break trip to Joplin or Independence
      

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  VP’s biggest job is to plan our trips
  
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  Mid-term break trip this year?
  
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    Independence, Missouri
    
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      Close to Kaitlin’s house
      
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    Joplin, Missouri
    
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      Doing 7 houses in 7 days (not sure if it lines up with Mid-term break)
      
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      We would need to find somewhere to stay STAT
      

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  The secretary e-mails everyone every time there is a general meeting or an opportunity to work with fund-raising, building, etc
  
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  Also posts the minutes on-line so if you miss one you can check them out (http://habitat.truman.edu)
  

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  Collects the dues
  
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  Current balance in the bank account is less than half of what we try to maintain
  
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    Think fund-raising!
    
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    Table at Red Barn art fair (Parents’ Weekend)?
    
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    Car wash in the Barnett parking lot/DPS parking lot (Parents’ Weekend)?
    
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    Table at the Kirksville air show (Sept. 11)?
    

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  Plans events that raise money for Habitat
  

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  Nick Schnur nominated
  
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    And approved
    

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  No report
  

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  Habitat on the Quad (HOTQ)
  
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  Act, Speak, Build Week in the spring
  

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  No report
  

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  Bike and Build
  
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    Bike across the country and build homes with Habitat for Humanity
    
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      Very rigorous: not for the casual biker
      
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      Must raise $4000 (part of this goes to Habitat)
      
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    Application can be tedious, and rather competitive
    
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      applications available in November
      
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      Start thinking about it now!