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2011 LMEA MEMBERSHIP MEETING
HELD MAY 6, 2011
MARKSVILLE LA
Carol Stephens led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Ed Granger led us in the morning prayer.
Janet Garcille presented the treasurer’s report.
The beginning balance as of July 1, 2010 was $7770.45.
The total income for this reporting
period was $7819.00.
The total expenses for this reporting
period was $450.40.
As of May 2, 2011, our total balance was
$15139.05.
Out of this balance we still have to pay
Paragon conference fees of approximately $6500.00
(actual payment was $5,373),
the contribution to LOPA of $4208.00, the guest speaker fee of $750.00
& board member reimbursement expenses. Once all of this is paid out,
we will not have very much money left.
Carol
recognized the current board members & announced the new board
members.
Current board members:
President:
Carol Stephens
Vice President:
Sue Fremin
Recording Secretary:
Cindy Sutera
Treasurer:
Janet Garcille
Web Master:
Kent Faulk
Region
Representatives:
Region 1:
Tamara
Boss
Region 2:
Jane Ewell
Region 3:
Chasity Gibson
Region 4:
Kelly Peterson
Region 5:
Linda Blanchard
Region 6:
Sandra Maxwell
Region 7:
Caren Thomas
Region 8:
Pat Simpson
Region 9:
Antoinette Dykes
State Office:
Patti Landreneau
New board members:
President:
Carol Stephens
Vice President:
Sue Fremin
Recording Secretary:
Cindy Sutera
Treasurer:
Janet Garcille
Web Master:
Kent Faulk
Region representatives:
Region 1:
No rep at this time
Region 2:
Jane Ewell
Region 3:
Chasity Gibson
Region 4:
Marcia Clement-Johnson
Region 5:
Laura Lyles
Region 6:
Jessica Brown
Region 7:
Dianna Short
Region 8:
Pat Simpson
Region 9:
Jennifer Duhe
State Office:
Patti Landreneau
Cruises:
Cruise will be leaving New Orleans on
02-18-2012. The ports of call will be Cozumel, Georgetown, Grand
Caymen, Caymen Island & Jamaca.
Janet states that it is still now to late
to sign up.
She also stated that this was not limited
to just LMEA members but anyone can also go (family, friends etc.).
Pull Tabs:
This year’s collection went to Pat
Simpson to bring to Ronald McDonald house in Monroe.
Please continue to collect these tabs.
New Business:
Carol announced that there will be a mass
mailing to all state legislatures. A template will be put on the LMEA
website for all to access.
You just need to pull up the letter, add
your state representative & state senators information, print it out &
mail it to them. This is to let them know that they can’t keep playing
with us like that.
Please encourage all co-workers to do
this as well, even if they are not members of LMEA.
Kent discussed different bills that will affect
state employees.
He stated that all these bills will be
posted on the LMEA website for viewing.
The bills that were discussed were SB12,
HB430, HB384, HB435, HB479, HB530 & HB 1.
Retiree Awards were given out to the following members:
Region 1:
Cyril Tauzin
Region 2:
Patricia Delone
Region 3:
Petronella Williams
Region 4:
Marlene Comeaux
Janet Garcille
Region 5:
Linda Blanchard
Susan Walker
Region 6:
Chester Coco
Terry Bradford
Diane Jones
Emma Jackson
Region 7:
Caren Thomas
Region 8:
Billie Oxford
Region 9:
Delores Martin
Patricia Hughes
State Office:
Sue Fremin
5Yr pins were given to:
Sheryl Compton
Linda Dustin
Antoinette Dykes
Ruby Fontenot
Martha Godwin
Kelley Peterson
Amanda Rodgers
Lynne Stelly
Faye Williams
10yr pins were given to:
Janet carcille
Kristy Hendricks
Patty Hernandes
Karen Hessler
Adair Miller
Isabel Sutton
15yr pins were given to:
Pat Dixon
Iris Tillman
Pat Hair
Charity:
It was decided to adopt LMEA as our
charity for the coming year.
Carol has stated that since we have
little funds left, at this time there isn’t enough money to host a
conference next year.
By adopting LMEA as our charity,
hopefully we can raise enough money to have a conference next year.
Conference:
It was suggested to hold only a one day
conference. The majority of members stated that they couldn’t drive
too far for only one day.
Carol stated that she checked other areas
for holding conferences & that Paragon was the cheapest. It was voted
that if we have a conference next year it would again be at Paragon.
Carol again suggested all regions hold fund raisers for LMEA and to
try & get new members.
T-Shirt sales:
Carol would love to do another t-shirt
sale.
Pat Simpson stated that she will get some
prices.
Grand prize drawing:
The
grand prize this year was a one night stay at the Paragon, 2 buffet
tickets & 2 movie tickets.
The winner of the grand prize was Zena
Thomas.
Ed
Granger & all members gave Carol a standing ovation, a big thanks & a
round of applause for all the hard work she does every year for LMEA &
for our conferences.
Carol thanked everyone for their continued
support & hoped that they had a wonderful time.
Carol then adjourned the meeting.
SUBMITTED BY;___Cynthia
Sutera__________
Cynthia Sutera, Recording Secretary
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