Minutes

January 27, 2009


  1. Prayer


  1. Opening Remarks

    1. Tim Wright announced that SFL’s Pregnant and Parenting Student Assistance (PPSA) fund is one of the final contenders for the donation of the profits from the Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry

    2. Last year, the Knights donated over $2500 to the PPSA Fund from their fish fry

    3. Members said they would be interested in helping out at the fish fry if the PPSA Fund is chosen as the recipient

  1. Old Business

    1. March for Life……………………………………………...Matt Von Rueden

      1. A slide show of pictures from the March was presented

      2. People wrote reflections on the way home from the March about what they plan to do for the Pro-Life movement in the next year. Some ideas were:

        • More discussion instead of preaching

        • Prayer

        • Involvement in legal action (writing to senators, etc)

        • E-mail family and friends about what SFL at SLU is up to, mention the PPSA fund

        • Volunteering

        • Praying outside an abortion clinic

      3. Members discussed what they learned/discussed at the “breakout sessions” at the SFLA (Students for Life of America) conference

        • Working with other university pro-life groups in our area

        • Emphasizing how abortion hurts mothers

        • Adapting a college campus to accommodate parenting students

        • Using more careful language when talking about abortion increasing the risk of breast cancer

      4. SFL at SLU won the “Group of the Year” for 2008 at the SFLA conference; this award came with $1000!

        • Congrats and thanks to our past presidents Kathleen Nuener and Kevin Grillot for playing a big role in making this happen!


  1. New Business

    1. PPSA Fund Committee Nominations and Vote...….............Sarah Pingel

      1. One position on the Committee was open for the group to elect a member into, the other open position will be appointed by the e-board

      2. Commitments involve one meeting per week plus other activities

      3. If elected, the Committee member can keep the position as long as they are at SLU

      4. Rachel Rath, Katie Willey, and Rose Daly were nominated

      5. Rachel was elected to serve on the Committee

    2. Baby Shower Chairperson Needed………………………Hannah Diamond

      1. SFL hosts a baby shower at Our Lady’s Inn in the spring

        • Our Lady’s Inn is a shelter where pregnant women who have no where to go can live throughout their pregnancy, take classes, learn how to care for their child, and get back on their feet

        • The baby shower gives the moms some time to relax and have a good time

        • Food, gifts, games, decorations, etc.

      2. Requires a lot of planning, so we need someone to lead the organization of the event

      3. If interested, contact Hannah at hannah.diamond@gmail.com

    3. SFL E-board Elections……………………………………Matt Von Rueden

      1. Time to start thinking about if you would like to run for an e-board position for next year

      2. We will start taking nominations in March

      3. See the SFL Constitution on the website (http://pages.slu.edu/org/sfl/), on the “Documents” tab, for a description of each position

      4. Contact an e-board member for more details about their position

    4. Chaifetz Concessions………………………………………….Kelly O’Shea

      1. Remember that 50% of our earnings from the concessions go directly to the PPSA Fund, you guys are really making a difference!

      2. There are some opportunities to work the concessions coming up. For details, please contact Kelly at koshea21@slu.edu. Your help is greatly appreciated!

      3. We will develop a system to track the number of hours that you donate to working at the stand, prizes will be awarded!


    1. Run for Their Lives Update…………………………………...Kelsey Evans

      1. Members volunteered to put up fliers around campus for the Run

      2. The flier is attached to the e-mail sent out with these Minutes

      3. A Run for Their Lives Facebook group will be started soon

      4. Registration is now open on the SFL website, http://pages.slu.edu/org/sfl/

      5. Early (online) registration deadline is March 12th

    2. Relay for Life………………………………Colleen Corcoran, Rose Daly

      1. Relay is April 24th -25th

      2. We met the VIP deadline, so we will have a good campsite and get free pizza!

      3. Register online at slurelay.org, costs $10 by credit card

    3. March for Life Reflections…………………………………..Katrina Becker

      1. Asked for volunteers to write a short reflection about their experience on the March for Life for the “Heartbeat” newsletter

      2. If you have any photos from the March that you think could be included in the “Heartbeat,” please e-mail them to Katrina at kbecke10@slu.edu

    4. SFL Photos for the Website...……………………………Matt Von Rueden

      1. If you have any SFL pictures from the March or the past semester, bring them to a meeting on a CD or USB flash drive

    5. Twitter………………………………………………………..Hannah Diamond

      1. SFL has a Twitter account http://twitter.com/studentsforlife

      2. Twitter is like Facebook, but only status updates

      3. Another way to keep up with SFL


  1. Upcoming Events

    1. Iggy’s Night: Tuesday, February 3rd, 5-10pm, Iggy’s Mexican Cantina

      1. A group of nursing students is raising money to help inner-city mothers

      2. We will meet there for dinner at 6:30pm before next week’s SFL meeting, wear your SFL T-shirt!

    2. Dr. Alveda King: Tuesday, February 24th, 7pm, BSC St. Louis Room

      1. Open to the public, so invite your family and friends

      2. A special announcement is to be made at the event, so try to be there!

  1. Opportunities

    1. Immigration Week………………………………………….Hannah Diamond

      1. Events all week long, see www.sluconnection.com for details





  1. Open Forum

    1. In the News………………………………………………Sarah Schumacher

      1. President Obama recently overturned a ban on funding worldwide abortions

      2. Keep checking the news for more policy changes as the new administration gets under way

    2. Member of the Week……………………………………..Matt Von Rueden

      1. Laura Childs for all her hard work organizing the March for Life. Thanks to Laura, the trip went very smoothly!


  1. Adjournment

































“Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”

Matthew 25:40