Our very 1st Committee Meeting...

First off, I'd like to thank those who attended the Committee Meeting tonight, and am proud to announce that I got my very first donation from Lowes today!

For those who could not make the meeting, we watched a video about NFT, who they are, and what their function is.  NFT is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization that helps transplant patients raise funds for out of pocket transplant related expenses.

Also, we spoke about the importance of becoming an organ donor, which in NY can be found here.  We also discussed the first task at hand, which is the 'Appeal Letter Campaign', and for everyone who is down as a volunteer, received 2 emails from me tonight.  The second email is meant to be forwarded to all of your contacts (if there are people who wish to donate, but don't have a computer, please send me an email & I will email you the forms to fill out, or you can print out the email, and give it to them) before the next Committee Meeting, which will be October 18th, 2011 at 6:30PM

I know this time-slot is not the best time slot, so I'm going to keep looking for a location (library branch), that is open on Saturdays, and can spare an hour for use of their community room.  I understand that people are very tired after work, and wish to get home, however, the only reason I held this meeting tonight, is because I had a lot of people who are willing to volunteer, and I needed to get the fundraising started asap. 

Attendance was poor, there were some people who said that they were coming, who did not make it, for whatever reason, & that's fine, however, important materials were handed out tonight, and it's pertinent that all of my volunteers have these materials.

I do have most of these materials on my computer, some of them I scanned & my scanner's quality isn't good.

To those who couldn't make tonight's meeting, please email me for the documents that I handed out, or, better yet, I will send them to all who were unable to attend & you can print them out at your convenience.

For all volunteers, I am looking for another venue that can accommodate a meeting on a Saturday, possibly in the afternoon, which is a more desirable time, since most people are not working on Saturdays.

Thanks for your support!