[FIG-ALL] March meeting - FREE dinner and elections

[Leslie Timlin]

Hi all,

The next FIG meeting will be held Thursday, March 7 at 6 p.m. at Project Insight, 330 N. McArthur St (Grant School on the corner of  McArthur and Adams). A "breakfast" dinner of multi-grain blueberry pancakes, eggs, sausage and juice will be provided by FIG. Local maple syrup will be served as well! Please bring your own table service for your family, including cups. Members are welcome to bring sides to accompany the dinner such as fruit or muffins. The dinner will be held in the gymnasium and children, as always, are welcome. The only business that will be conducted at the meeting will be the election of new officers and announcements from project team leaders.

You may have heard that FIG has many exciting projects in the works for this year, including the annual Local Foods Dinner, community gardening projects, updating the local food guide, revitalizing the Farmers' Market with a childrens’ tent, weekly music and family activities, and much more! We've been working on improving member benefits so come find out what FIG is doing and bring a friend!

We're hoping many of you will consider serving FIG in a new capacity. There are many board positions to fill (see the end of this email for a description of the board positions), and we are now accepting nominations. You may either nominate yourself or someone else. Nominations will be accepted by email or at the meeting. You don't need to be present at the meeting to be nominated or elected, but you may only nominate someone at the meeting with their consent. Please email lisagruver at hotmail.com with nominations.
Only due-paying members will be allowed to vote, so please remember to bring money to renew your dues. However, anyone is welcome to come and enjoy the food and learn more about FIG.

Dues are as follows:
$10 students, $15 individual, $25 family, $50 business/organization, $250 Lifetime Membership.

We look forward to seeing all of you in March!

FIG Board Position Descriptions:

Chair:
-Set the agenda for Board Meetings and Quarterly Meetings
-Conduct those meetings
-Communicate with partnering agencies with regard to FIG’s organizational development
-Work with the Vice Chair to foresee and guide the development of FIG as an organization
-Develop surveys as needed for getting FIG membership input on decisions

Vice-Chair:
-Serve as Chair when he/she is absent
-Maintain and update the Annual Plan of Work (project team members and their plans for the year; requires regular communication with project team leaders)
-Facilitate communication with the Advisory Board
-Assist the Chair in guiding FIG as an organization and providing feedback to the Chair

Secretary:
-Attend all board, quarterly, and special meetings
-Send out minutes within 10 days of those meetings
-Keep a binder of minutes for board records
-Communicate Board Business to non-email board members in a timely fashion
-Coordinate with the FIG media person with information about project team events, meetings, and membership drives

Treasurer:
-Maintain checking account records
-Write checks and keep a notebook and/or spreadsheet documenting all incomes and expenses by project
-Get second signature on all checks
-Prepare a simple financial report for Quarterly Meetings
-Work with Chair and Vice Chair to develop an organizational budget each year
-Collaborate with Membership Coordinator to notify members to renew their dues

Membership Coordinator (optional as a board position):
-Regularly check the Post Office Box
-Maintain membership roster and administer the email listserves (the latter is easier than it sounds)
-Subscribe new members to the FIG-ALL listserv
-Transfer checks from new members to the treasurer
-Thank new members for joining
-Call non-email members 1 week before all meetings
-Send minutes by mail to non-email members
-Help coordinate one “membership drive” event with other project teams per year
-Collaborate with Treasurer to notify members to renew their dues

Representatives (2-3; depending on Membership Coordinator preference for serving on board):
-Represent FIG at large
-Attend board meetings and provide input on decisions


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