May Meeting

Monday, June 7, 2010General Membership MeetingYoung Democrats of Greater St. LouisMaggie OBriens2000 Market St. Louis, MO 63103Officers Present: Martin, Lori, Eric, Keith, Madelyn, Brian, and AaronAbsent: none7:09pm Call to order by Martin CasasRoll call of members in good standing.Vote to approve previous meetings minutes: vote approvedCommittee Reports

Agenda

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rinking Liberally

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pdates on social events

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roposal to amend bylaws

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roposal to endorse at the next meeting

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eb-site revamping________________________________________________________________________

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pay up or you will be entering a world of pain. $20 a year, + 3 meetings makes you amember in good standing. Then you can vote on endorsements and bylaws and lots other coolstuff like making motions at meetings. See Addendum 1.

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Joe Keaveny, Jane Schweitzer, Dan Schesch, Jill Schupp

Don Calloway  callowayforsenate.comJoe Adams  joeadamsforsenate.comClem Smith  clemsmith.comDave Leipholtz  daveleipholtz.comSurrogate for Sam Page  sampage.com

And Patricia Bynes of DFA 

training coming up July 10-11 at STL Regional Arts Commission onDelmar. Call 392-8874 for details.

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Matt Ramshaw will serve as Deputy Treasurer. Still need a Deputy Secretary.

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designed by STL-Style to promote DNC

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Thursday of each month at Premium Lounge in the Grove.

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of June around 5pm. Tower Grove Park, Softball Field#2 at Arsenal & Roger. Possible date change, interference with Pridefest. Volunteer project 

soliciting ideas for charities, beneficiaries. Will vote at next meeting whether we do charityprojects or not.

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roposal to amend bylaws 

language passed out and posted online. Voted on at next meeting.See Addendum 2.

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roposal to endorse at the next meeting 

E. Board will bring a ballot to membership, at next meeting, membership will vote on races to endorse.

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tabled until next meeting.

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Contact Martin to volunteer for Russ Carnahan. Angela Bingaman is the newFinance Director for YDMO. Contact her if youd like to help/get involved. Brian Wahby has nonews on DNC 2012. But by next week we will know if were on the shortlist. David has Martinsbike, he wants Martin to come get it.

Meeting Adjourned by Martin Casas at 8:556pm.

Addendum 1To be a member in good standing of The Young Democrats of Greater St. Louis, you must pay your duesand attend at least 3 meetings in one calendar year.Dues are $20 for a calendar year. They may be paid ay any time during the year, but will always expire onDecember 31

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of the year that youve paid.Members in good standing can vote on issues put before the group, including endorsements and changesto the bylaws.Members in good standing can call a point of order, or make a motion at a meeting.Members in good standing will receive perks, like discounted or free-entry into select events.Members in good standing will have priority at being selected to participate in activities like the annualsoftball game against the YRs.And people that dont pay their dues . . .. .