Minutes of the February Meeting GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY CHAPTER UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(UNA-USA/OKC) MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS 5:30pm, Monday, February 9, 2009 In Attendance: Lowell Adams, Bill Bryant, Bob Cox, DeEtta Cravens, Jalal Daneshfar, Bill Dudley, Larry Eberhardt, Bob Elliott, Marie Hooper, Ruth Males, Firouz Mollaian, Nancy Musselman. Absent: Joann Bell, Eric Heinze, Eunyoung Kim, Murod Mamatov (OKC Community College), Zach Messitte, Arlette Srouji, Ken Tillett, Harley Venters.1 (1) Opening of Meeting. We convened in our usual meeting space at the Disciples Center, 301 NW 36th, OKC. Bob Cox presided, calling the meeting to order at about 5:30pm. (2) Business Reports. A. Review of Minutes of January Meeting. The minutes of the January meeting were reviewed. Marie Hooper moved to approve the minutes as presented, and Jalal Daneshfar offered a second. VOTE: All Aye; motion carried. B. Financial Report. Firouz Mollaian was recognized, and he presented a 1-page report of financial transactions that have been made since our last meeting, summarized as follows: Previous balance on 1-12-09 Income Expense Closing Balance on 2-9-09 $3,811.68 86.50 325.64 $3,572.54

The income was attributed to a chapter allocation from the UNA-USA national office (our share of membership dues). Two expenditures were noted: (i) A $300.00 payment to the Christian Church in Oklahoma; and (ii) A reimbursement of $25.64 to Nancy Musselman for the cost of postage stamps. A motion to accept the report was made by Ruth Males; seconded by Nancy. VOTE: All Aye; motion carried. (3) Committee Reports. Several chapter activities were reviewed in this portion of the meeting. A. Educational Programs / Spring Event. The date of our Spring Meeting / Luncheon has been set. It will be Saturday, April 18th, at Oklahoma City University.
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Prior to the meeting, message of Regret were received from Eric Heinze and Zach Messitte.

For the program portion of the meeting, Bob Cox reported that Zach Messitte has identified a panel of students who are ready to participate in a discussion of UN-related topics. Lowell mentioned that, for publicity purposes, we will need the names of the students as well as a description of the topics they will address. It was agreed that Ruth will contact Zach by telephone in order to make sure this information is available for our luncheon brochure. Larry Eberhardt was recognized, and he reported that OCU has a new policy for groups like ours who use university facilities for events of any kind. We will be required to sign a contract for the use of the space. We will also be required to present a certificate of insurance. Bob Cox reported that he has placed a query with our national office to ask about the availability of a blanket policy that would cover our event. Larry reported that, if we need to purchase liability insurance, a policy to cover our event can be obtained for a reasonable cost about $66. Ruth moved to authorize the expenditure of $66 for event insurance, if needed. Bob Elliott offered a second. VOTE: All Aye; motion carried. There will be more discussion of this topic at our next meeting in March. B. Advocacy Report. No report.

C. Membership. Nancy was recognized, and she reported on the latest membership report from the UNA-USA national office. She described it as a complete galley showing current membership in our chapter as of January, 2009. The report showed: 40 members 37 units; 21 regular members; 9 student members; 6 fixed-income members; 3 introductory members; 1 sponsor. In the future, Nancy said, the membership report will be sent to our chapter electronically saving our association the cost of postage. D. Nominations Committee. Bill Dudley reported that a nominee to serve on the board of directors is in mind, but the individual hasnt been cornered yet. E. High School Essay Contest. Jalal was recognized, and he reported that a thorough review has been conducted of the 25 entries that were received in the UNAUSA high school essay contest. It was recalled that there were quite a few entries from Tulsa only a few from the Oklahoma City area. After visiting with the president of the Eastern Oklahoma chapter of UNA-USA, Jalal reported that our counterparts in Tulsa have agreed to engage with the essay contest. Following the example that we have set, the Eastern Oklahoma chapter will offer a $500

prize for the best essay from the eastern half of the state. Jalal said, for the purpose of the essay contest, our two chapters agreed to divide the state using I-35 as a rough dividing line. As a result, our chapter picked up the responsibility of evaluating 5 entries one each from the communities of Altus, Kingfisher, Mustang, Norman, and Warr Acres. Our chapters judges have completed their review of these five entries. Jalal reported that a winner has been identified, but the name of the individual wont be disclosed until later. (The winner is from Norman). Jalal indicated that all five finalists will be invited to attend our Spring Luncheon on April 18th along with 2 parents. The quality of the 5 essays was discussed generally. Then, there was a short discussion about publicizing the results of the essay contest. It was suggested that we should invite the winning contestants social studies teacher to attend our Spring Luncheon. Ultimately, Bob Elliott offered to pay for luncheon tickets for the social studies teacher and principal of the winning contestant. Thanks were expressed to Jalal and to his team of evaluators for their good work on this project. F. Public Relations. No report.

(4) Chapter Coordination. DeEtta Cravens was recognized. She discussed two topics: (a) the potential for organizing a UNA-OKC Student Alliance group at OCU; and (b) Her interest in promoting the Adopt-A-Minefield (AAM) program for our chapter. With regard to AAM, DeEtta said it might be possible to launch a campus-based effort in cooperation with the OCU chapter of Amnesty International. She will talk with the leaders of other campus groups, and she will report back. There was a general discussion of possible projects. With regard to the creation of a UNA-USA Student Alliance group at OCU, Jalal submitted a reminder about our chapters offer of a $500 scholarship for an outstanding member of a Student Alliance chapter. He shared a copy of the scholarship guidelines with DeEtta. Bob Cox suggested that our board of directors ought to consider adding DeEtta to our board as a student representative. A motion to this effect was made by Bill Dudley; seconded by Marie Hooper. VOTE: All Aye; motion carried. (5) Unfinished Business. In this portion of the meeting, two items of business were addressed. A. Survey / Letter to General Membership. Lowell reported on progress that has been made on this project. Thanks to the good efforts of Marie Hooper, our chapter has a tri-fold brochure that describes the mission, goals and programs of our chapter. It also invites participation in the UNA-USA. (Copies of the brochure were distributed to the directors). Plans are in progress to mail a copy of the brochure along with a cover letter.

Lowell requested a check for $125 to cover the cost of postage. It was noted that Marie has more copies of the brochure. It is hoped that our directors will distribute copies to friends, family members, colleagues, etc. Good work, Marie! B. Proposed Budget for 2009. Bill Bryant was recognized, and he distributed copies of a proposed chapter budget for 2009. He asked the directors to review the budget and suggest improvements. He suggested that a vote to approve the budget should be scheduled for our next meeting. In the course of reviewing the budget, it was noted that the annual Hunger Banquet at OCU is scheduled to take place on Wednesday evening, March 25th. Advance tickets will be available for $3; tickets at the door will be $5. (More details later). (6) (7) New Business. There were no other items of business. Adjournment. Our next meeting will be on the second Monday in March: Monday, March 9th 5:30pm Disciples Center 301 NW 36th Street Oklahoma City, OK Without objection, the meeting adjourned at about 6:30pm.

Prepared by Bill Bryant February 15, 2009