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.
· We will be participating on Friday May 18th and Saturday May 19th
· 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 12th
· 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 11th (before the shop closes- call Hawthorne Auto to confirm) or the morning of the 12th.
· 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.
Several people volunteered to contact their local schools to see if there would be a forum for such involvement.
Margret now has a gavel
