Stockton Chapter Meeting Minutes for January 10, 2002
by Terri Torres-Secretary
Meeting was held at the Filipino Plaza's Social Hall. Those in attendance
were Richard Tenaza, Mel LaGasca, Violet Dutra, Deanna and Moreno Balantac,
and Terri Torres.
Meeting was brought to order at 7:10 PM by President Richard Tenaza.
Minutes for December were reviewed, corrected and then approved.
OFFICER REPORTS
President: Richard Tenaza -- Central Valley Asian American
Chamber of Commerce -- Richard reported that he was not able to attend
the chamber's Dec. 18 workshop. Terri stated that Virgie Melear reported
that she has not been able to send the $50 fee to the chamber, but will do
so as soon as possible.
Change of Meeting Place and Day -- We were informed that the Filipino
Plaza might not be available on a monthly basis for our meetings in the future.
It was suggested that we change our meeting time to the first Saturday
of each month to take advantage of the already reserved room at Dameron
Hospital. Mel LaGasca said he would check with Dameron to make sure we could
use the presentation equipment in the conference room. We already have the
room reserved for the first Saturday from 10 AM to 1 PM for the Museum meetings
so there would be enough time to also have our business meetings and
presentations. We will have our March meeting there -- March 2.
Our February meeting will still be at the Plaza on Feb. 14, and Richard will
be giving his presentation on Filipino Muslims. Terri informed the group
that she will be out of town on March 2 due to prior commitments and Mel
agreed to chair the March meeting.
Vice President: Mel LaGasca -- Museum Project
-- Mel reported that the committee met on Jan. 5 at their appointed time.
Those attending were Anita Bautista, Virgie Melear and Mel. They reviewed
the contents of a proposed packet that will be sent to National for Dorothy
Cordova's perusal. Mel will set a deadline date for Dorothy to return comments
and suggestions prior to the National conference in July. The committee's
main concern is obtaining legal assistance for the project. Next meeting
will be Feb. 2, 2002, at the appointed place -- Dameron Hospital
Conference Room A, at 10 AM.
Treasurer: Virgie Melear -- not able to attend. Virgie
telephoned her report to Terri. The current bank balance is $3,879.15 out
of which some bills need to be paid.
Storage Unit -- Virgie reported that she checked on prices
for a 10 x 10 storage unit at various companies and the rental fees ranged
between $90 to $99. At our current storage company, the 10 x 10 space would
be $63 a month. We are currently renting a 6 x 8 space for $40 a month.
Discussion of whether or not we will switch was tabled for the next meeting.
FANHSing Items -- Virgie stated that she will create an inventory
of the items we sell, complete with what our net income would be for each
item and report to us at the February meeting.
Secretary: Terri Torres -- Correspondence --
Terri passed out various items received through the mail.
Newsletter -- Terri reported that she had not received all the articles
yet for the January 2002 newsletter. When those items are received,
she will complete the newsletter and have them mailed out before the end
of the month. It was also decided to increase the advertising
fee for the newsletter to offset our expenses. Current advertisers
will be notified of the increase. New rates will be effective for the next
newsletter (April 2002). The deadline for articles is set for March 20, 2002.
Budget -- Terri stated that she had complied her expenses for 2001
and had created a budget for secretary expenses for 2002. (See attached)
Her main concerns were that the expenses averaged $85 a month. She is hoping
that we are able to raise more funds at our monthly presentations.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Membership: Violet Dutra -- Violet reported that we
have 124 members (5 new seniors courtesy of Maria Vea). She also reported
that she had sent a "get well" card to Dr. Sangalang who was in the hospital
recently. Violet also reported on her expenses for 2001 and her budget for
2002. (See attached) Her goal is to obtain 10 new members for the year.
Community Liaison: Buster Villa -- unable to
attend.
Education: Richard Tenaza and Virginia
Navarro -- nothing to report.
Archives: Bob Cabigas -- unable to attend.
Historians: Deanna and Moreno Balantac -- nothing to report.
Fundraising: Mary Louise Lopez and Violet Dutra -- Violet
stated that they had compiled their expenses for 2001, (not including donated
items and services) and had created a budget for 2002. (See attached) Her
plea is for more members to participate in our fundraising events in
selling/buying tickets and volunteering their time to help organize the events.
Tentative plans are to have another major fundraising event in the spring
for the museum.
October Recognition Awards -- Deanna reported that she was able to
reserve the Social Hall for October 19 this year for our award
dinner/dance event. Members are asked to help in organizing the event and
to submit their nominations for awardees. More planning will be discussed
at future meetings.
Exhibits: Virgie Melear and Bob Cabigas -- not able
to attend. Orchid Restaurant Display -- Virgie telephoned that she
has not been able to put up a sign at the restaurant yet. This will be discussed
at the Exhibit Committee meeting on January 12. (See attached)
Bunkhouse Display -- Terri reported that she had contacted a person
on the National Conference committee and the questions have been referred
to two other committee members to respond back to Terri. Terri will contact
the conference committee again.
OLD BUSINESS
Little Manila project: Dawn Mabalon -- unable to attend. Terri
reported that she had received an e-mail from Dawn that the Rex Navarrete
concert has been postponed to a later date. The Little Manila committee will
be meeting on Jan. 19, 10 AM at the Cesar Chavez Library meeting room. Terri
forwarded the e-mail to members for their notice.
Untold Triumph: Virgie Melear -- unable to attend. Virgie
telephoned that she and her committee members were working on the project.
NEW BUSINESS
New Officers -- New officers were installed for 2002: Terri Torres
as President, Mel LaGasca as Vice President, Virgie Melear as Treasurer,
and Violet Dutra as Secretary.
Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Next meeting will be February 14, 2002, at the Filipino Plaza's
Social Hall following a presentation given by Richard Tenaza at 7 PM. Topic
of presentation is "A Glimpse of Muslim Life in the Philippines".
MEMBERS -- PLEASE REMEMBER TO RENEW YOUR DUES -- THANK YOU