Minutes

April 22, 2008


  1. Prayer

  2. Opening Remarks

  3. Old Business

    1. Special Olympics

      1. Despite a little rain in the beginning, the members who volunteered and their buddies had a great time at the games

      2. Thanks to Ginny Owens for organizing the event!

    2. Relay for Life

      1. Relay was a lot of fun, ten members from the SFL team were able to attend

      2. Overall, over $161,000 was raised for the American Cancer Society

  4. New Business

    1. Scholarship Update

      1. The scholarship committee met with Campus Ministry today and received a lot of positive feedback

      2. SFL Members will receive an informative guide to the Scholarship before the end of the school year

      3. This guide is to help keep momentum going over the summer

      4. Continue talking to people about to the scholarship, but we are still not asking for money. If someone you talk to wants to donate, the guide will help you tell them how to do so.

    2. Chaifetz Arena Update

      1. We have a booth for the Barry Manilow concert on Friday, April 25th from 5-11pm

      2. Enough people have volunteered, but more people can still sign up.

      3. All members volunteering should wear their SFL t-shirt. If you don’t have one and would like to get one, please email sfl@slu.edu





    1. Funnel Cakes

      1. We will be selling funnel cakes at Spring Fever on April 26th

      2. We need to be set up by 10:30am, sell from 11-5, cleaned up by 5:30pm

      3. Volunteers should wear a hat for food safety regulations

      4. Sign up to work a two-hour shift by contacting Pat McGinnis at mcginnpc@slu.edu

    2. SFL Pictures

      1. Matt Von Rueden uploaded 2007-2008 SFL pictures that members brought to the meeting

      2. If you would like to contribute your pictures, email them to Matt at mvonrue1@slu.edu

    3. Meeting Attendance Recognition

      1. Perfect attendance/missed only one meeting all year

        • Caitlin Boyce

        • Katie Marx

        • Amy Winkler

        • And officers Kathleen Neuner, Kevin Grillot, Emily Dalton, and Sarah Schumacher

      2. Missed only two meetings all year

        • Hannah Diamond

        • Matt Von Rueden

      3. Perfect attendance/missed only one meeting this semester

        • Carolyn Batzel

        • Katrina Becker

        • Laura Childs

        • Kelsey Evans

        • Sarah Pingel

        • Tim Wright

      4. Through the entire year, 118 people have come to at least one SFL meeting, and over 25 members attended at least half of the meetings

  1. Opportunities

    1. SFL Iggy's night

      1. Next Tuesday, April 29th, 6-10pm

      2. Come anytime and bring some friends. If you would like to eat as a group with SFL, come at 7pm

      3. Be sure to give your receipt to an SFL member collecting them before you leave, and 15% of your bill will go to SFL

    2. Homecoming Court nominations for next fall

      1. Each student organization can nominate a girl and a guy to be on court for homecoming

      2. Kathleen Neuner and Brian Reilly were nominated




  1. Year in Review

    1. Respect Life Week, Crosses, Feminists for Life speaker

    2. Pack the Buses event

    3. March for Life, over 80 people

    4. Heartbeat newsletter, sent out to over 475 contacts

    5. Baby shower for women at Our Lady’s Inn

    6. Run for Their Lives, 150 participants

    7. Scholarship, over $6000 have been raised thus far

    8. Relay for Life, Special Olympics, Arena fundraising, funnel cakes, “Positive, Now What?” pamphlet

    9. Few organizations can boast such a record!

    10. Thanks to Kathleen Neuner for leading such a great year, and to Steve Fowler for advising

    11. We will miss those graduating: Emily Dalton, our Treasurer, and member Sean Murphy

  2. Adjournment

























“The belief that autonomy is such a high value that it trumps the sanctity of human life is one of the foundational lies that is destroying our culture, our country, and our world.”

~Right to Life New Zealand