Page | 2science and international relations at local highschools and universities are potential organizers andresource persons for MUN and YPIC groups. Ask aboard member to see about starting a YPIC or MUN
group if you don’t already have them in your
community.Members of the Foreign Service RetireesAssociation of Florida are also potentialchapter/board members, resources for youth andspeakers to the chapter and community. Invite themto your UN Day celebration and chapter meetings. If
your chapter doesn’t have a copy of their membership directory, I’ll be happy to send you a list
of members in your area.Another good way of building membership,educating people about the UN and being recognized
in the community is to establish a speaker’s burea
u.College professors, foreign service workers amongothers are potential speakers. Such service clubs asRotary, Kiwanis, Lions, women
’s clubs and other
community groups are always looking for speakers.
Finally come to our annual meeting in Tampa’s
Ybor City on November 13 and 14 to get other goodideas for your chapter and have a good time. I hopeto see you there. The Tampa Bay Chapter has workedhard to arrange for an informative and fun time.Please also read about the many exciting programsand events the chapters are sponsoring, e.g., Mexicanfolk dancers, golf tournaments, speakers, etc.Change has come not only on the national level butalso to the Division. I hope you like the changes wehave made
—
in any case we welcome your feedback.--
Robert
H. “Bob” Hornberger
President
UNA-USA Florida Board Meeting
On March 21, 2009 the UNA-USA FloridaDivision Board met in Orlando. President
BobHornberger
presided over the meeting with firstVice President
Franck Simon
, Recording Secretary
Rick Kennedy
, Membership Chair
Ed Cooke
aswell as
Kelly Miliziano
(Tampa Bay),
TaranehDarabi
(Gainesville), and
Steve Baker
(Jacksonville).The proposed 2009 budget was discussedincluding an expected income of $2405 and expensesof $2005. The carry-over funds were $8317. Thelargest expense ($1200) was for the newsletter due toproduction and postage costs. The Board voted to trysending the newsletter electronically as a PDF toeach chapter president who would then be requestedto forward it to the membership by e-mail. Eachchapter would also be asked to print and mail copiesfor members without access to e-mail. This willrepresent a substantial savings for the Division.
Board meeting participants (from left to right) Rick Kennedy, Franck Simon, Bob Hornberger, Steve Baker, TaranehDarabi, Kelly Miliziano and Ed Cooke
The Board also approved $1000 to assist thepresident with the expenses to attend the NationalUNA-USA Convention in New York June 13-15.Another $200 was approved to sponsor an ad in thedirectory of the Foreign Service Retirees of Florida, auseful source of both speakers and participants in ourUNA-USA programs. An additional $500 wasapproved to support the work of Dr. Simon with hishealth project in Haiti (see article later). The TampaBay Chapter already donated $400 and Ed Cookemade a personal contribution of $100.Finally Kelly Miliziano was applauded forcompleting her Ph.D. She has done a great deal of research on the Model UN.--From the minutes submitted by Rick Kennedy
Broward County
Broward County member activities includedinstallation of new officers, distributing UN-relatedbooks, sponsoring a Night of a Thousand Dinners tohelp eradicate landmines, membership drives, a jointventure with the Pembroke Pines Bahá
’i
organization, a presentation on UNICEF by
Dr.Donna Williams
, preparations for the UN Day
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