Minutes

February 10, 2009


  1. Prayer


  1. Opening Remarks

    1. Eulana Englaro...…………………………………………Matt Von Rueden

      1. Keep Eulana Englaro, an Italian woman who died in a case similar to the U.S. 2005 Terri Schiavo case, in your prayers

    2. Game...…………………………………………………….Matt Von Rueden

      1. Map Game: members stood around the room representing the place of their hometown

    3. Baby Card………………………………………………Jacob Boddicker, SJ

      1. Members signed a card for a professor on campus who is pregnant


  1. Old Business

    1. SLUMA Recap...…………………………………………..Matt Von Rueden

      1. 6 members of SFL attended a group tour of the Saint Louis University Museum of Art on Saturday, Feb 7th


  1. New Business

    1. PPSA Fund (a.k.a. Scholarship)…………………………Kathleen Neuner

      1. Talked about possibly hosting a baby shower for a fellow SLU student

    2. New PPSA Committee Member………...………………..Hannah Diamond

      1. Congratulations to Tommy Piolata!

    3. Dr. Alveda King PR………...………………………………Hannah Diamond

      1. Members volunteered to hang posters advertising the event

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

      1. Friday, Feb 27th, Blues festival, still need some volunteers

      2. Saturday, Feb 21st, Pres Scholars Weekend BSC, 10am -2pm, need 5 volunteers to work the buffet

      3. Email Kelly at koshea21@slu.edu if you would like to help out



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

      1. Hand-billing in the Quad, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week, 11am-1pm

      2. Register for the Run online at http://pages.slu.edu/org/sfl/reg.html

        • If you are not running, but would like to donate to the PPSA fund (and get the T-shirt), you can still register

        • Online registration is $15, $20 on the day of the Run

    2. Baby Shower………...……………………………………….Sarah Daubach

      1. Sarah was not at the meeting, but if you would like to help plan the Baby Shower, email her at sdaubach@slu.edu

    3. Upcoming Elections

      1. E-board elections will take place at the SFL meeting on March 3rd

      2. At the next meeting, Feb 17th, we will talk about the positions and take nominations

      3. Please consider running for a position if you would like to use/develop your leadership skills and be more active in SFL!

    4. Relay for Life…………………………………………….Colleen Corcoran

      1. We have 2 SFL teams, both are VIP, need 5 more participants to fill the second team

      2. Register online at slurealy.org

      3. If you have any ideas for fundraising, contact Colleen at ccorcor3@slu.edu

    5. “Heartbeat” Editor……………………………………….Sarah Schumacher

      1. Next fall we will need a new editor for the “Heartbeat” newsletter

      2. If you are interested or would like to learn more about the position, please contact Sarah at schumasn@slu.edu

    6. Knights of Columbus Fish Fry…………………………………Tim Wright

      1. The proceeds from the fish fry will be split between the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the SFL Pregnant and Parenting Student Assistance Fund. Thanks Knights!

    7. Webmaster…………………………………………………….Tom Chlebeck

      1. If you or anyone you know would be interested being webmaster for the SFL website, contact Tom at tchlebec@slu.edu

        • Skilled in web design, know “Dreamweaver”


  1. Upcoming Events

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

    2. Run for Their Lives: Saturday, March 28th, 9am, Register online today!

      1. http://pages.slu.edu/org/sfl/reg.html


  1. Opportunities

    1. “Calling Things by Their Proper Names”………………...Hannah Diamond

      1. Next Tuesday, Feb 17th, 4pm, Dubourg Hall

      2. This event will be a panel discussing Dr. Brennan’s new book, John Paul II:  Confronting the Language Empowering the Culture of Death

      3. Dr. Brennan is an important voice in our nation's debate about life issues; as are several of the other panelists, including our advisor, Steve Fowler


  1. Open Forum

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

      1. Mary Ellen Lechner for volunteering for stuffing mailboxes and working the concessions in the week after her first SFL meeting!


  1. Adjournment































“Any effort of ours to save even a single life is worthwhile.”

~Bishop Austin Vaughan