Minutes for 9/6

[Cheryl Lee Gastaldo <clg9v@cms.mail.virginia.edu>]

VELLA Minutes - September 6, 2000

Intro
- Folks trickled in and we circulated a sign-in sheet
- Curtis Cooper (President) introduced himself 
- The mailing listserve was explained. It is a group email 
list through which people can send messages to all the 
members.  Curtis assured folks that it isn't a huge number 
of emails.  If you're reading this, you're probably on the 
list - if not, let an officer know
- Dues are a measly $5 and can be paid by leaving a check 
(made out to VELLA) or the money (be sure to include your 
name somewhere!) in Sabrina Dennis's (Treasurer) mailbox

Speakers
- We like speakers and plan to have them
- Our first speaker will be a former VELLA co-president who 
is now working for the Communication Workers of America.  
Ideally, we will be able to have him and a management-side 
representative speak sometime soon - possibly dealing with 
issues surrounding the Verizon strike.

Administrative Stuff
- We've got a website...
(http://scs.student.virginia.edu/~vella/vella.html
or via the student activities pages from the law school).  
It could use some updating and modernizing so if you're 
good at all that, please let us know

Pro Bono
- Currently the Public Service Center has only 1 project in 
our arena. It is a placement with the VA Justice Center for 
Farm & Migrant Workers (Spanish required for client 
contact).  Talk to the Pubic Service folks if you're 
interested.

Odds and Ends
- We chatted a bit about the history of the program and 
about Rip Verkerke's involvement.  Check out pells.org for 
info on his employment law program at the law school.
- Natasha (VP) put forth a call for ideas and 
suggestions...we are a relatively new group still trying to 
figure out our footing so please let us know if you've got 
any ideas or anything you'd like to see done
- We are going to the Biltmore for dinner at 7pm on 
Thursday September 7, 2000…please join us to chill and 
chat. 

Cheryl Gastaldo (Secretary)

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To be nobody-but-yourself -- in a world which is
doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody
else -- means to fight the hardest battle which any
human being can fight; and never stop fighting."

                         - e.e. cummings