Amigos de los Animales General Meeting
April 19th/ 2006 Held at Canucks
Attendance: Jo Ann Scott, Nadine Laxen, Cindi Van Buskirk, Sally Ross, Valerie Moreau, Rafael Aguilar. All board members present.
Called to Order @ 25
Motion made to accept minutes of General Meeting held February 8th. 1st Jack, 2nd Nadine. Approved.
Financial Report
Given by Sally Ross:
- Totals as of April 15th, 2006
- Mexican Peso account 87,000
- US Dollar Account 12,000
- Cash Account 6,000 pesos
Shelter Report
Given by Nadine Laxen All repairs, painting, cleaning, plumbing, etc have all been completed. The apartment is ready for Dr Juan to move in to. The truck is tuned up, over hauled, painted and ready for the new logo within the next week. The canopy will not be replaced as Rafael explained that most animals are transported in kennels, so the added expense is not necessary.
Introduction of Dr Juan
Sally introduced Dr Juan. Dr Juan was Aldo Barragan's assistant, till Aldo's death. The Barragan Family sponsored Dr Juan financially to attend vet school in Tepic. The board is very excited to have Dr Juan on board as a team member, and look forward to a very exciting year.
Officers Reports
President JoAnn thanked the Centro Group for joining. And we look forward to their new ideas and energy. Special thanks to Alison, Billie, Anne, Nadine Henry Susan Renata was acknowledged for hosting an annual Cat Dance in Vancouver, Canada and donating the profits to Amigos. Shelter Liaison Rafael gave accolades to Jan Mcdonald who housed cats and dogs while the shelter was closed. She is taking 4 cats and a dog back to Canada for adoption this year. Fundraiser Chair Carla gave a recap of upcoming events for the next year. Also welcomed Alison and her team from Centro with open arms.
- Donation Boxes We need to re vamp our donation boxes. Get them to more businesses, make them smaller and have one key that fits them all. Volunteers to assist with this project are: Sam, Alison, Cindi and Buffi.
- Website A way to make some money and promote our website is to charge $5.00 per person. The pet owner could write a story about their pet, post a picture, and we could get to know our members pets and make money.
New Business
- Rhonda has asked that we spay the mama cat that has just had 4 kittens for Canuck's. We have agreed to spay her and adopt the kittens as a thank-you to Canuck's for all the support they have given to ADLA.
- Alma has had time from channel 2 donated to ADLA to promote the adoption of shelter pets. This program will air on Saturdays @ 30 am. Alma is also looking for rooms to accommodate people from Mexico City who will be arriving in Mazatlan, and assist us in a spay and neuter program.
- We are looking for Teresa, who was at the March 15th General Meeting. She was with the Humane Society in Cancun and had some excellent ideas she shared. If anyone knows how to contact her please call JoAnn Scott.
- David Bodwell has offered to donate 1,000 pesos towards the printing of flyers to be handed out in the needy colonias with information on the Amigos de los Animales shelter. Cost will be 2,000 pesos for 10,000 copies. David has also agreed to ensure the monthly advertising for the Pacific Pearl will be done for the summer months. Motion was made to match David's donation of 1,000 pesos to come from ADLA account. Valerie 1st, Carla 2nd. Carried
Announcements
- Canuck's Fund Raiser April 22nd
- Shelter Grand Opening May 15th Alison, Ed, Alma, Buffi, Henry, Nadine and Judy to coordinate
- General Meeting May 17th @ When Pigs Fly
- Board Meeting TBA
- Meeting Adjourned @ 30