Some months back, Frank Leonard needed someone to copy a VHS tape of the General Meeting by a couple of visitors interested in the SPCUG. Several members later asked Frank if they could view and possibly purchase the tape. So, a volunteer call went out over the members' listserv for someone with a VCR machine and some free time. Roy Korb, Gary Sloan and Milt Hull quickly responded, but Milt ended up doing the job. This is a great example of how we find new volunteers to keep things happening around the SPCUG.
If you have been on the listservs or at the Steering Committee meetings lately, you might have picked up on talk about new and more advanced educational training classes and other suggestions to serve the ever-changing membership of the SPCUG. We also have a responsibility to the public and our community, being a nonprofit, service-oriented organization. These new ideas will need new volunteers to develop and activate them. Please help, if you can spare the time.
New Volunteers
We welcome Don Bussel to the eBlue Web Team. I met Don at the last General Meeting. By now the eBlue staff have surely contacted Don, so he could be included in the production of the next issue. I hope Don and Beth find this new volunteer work enjoyable and worth their time, as I have found it to be since I became a volunteer of the SPCUG in 1993.
Volunteer Activity
The holiday season is the time for us to celebrate the end of another year with another of our (almost) annual parties. The party was open to everyone who volunteered for the SPCUG. This year the party was held at the home of Ken Hopkins. Ken, also being a long time volunteer of the group in many other areas, made the arrangements and did the set-up along with his gracious wife, DJ. This was a potluck and everyone brought their favorite party foods. Thanks Ken and DJ for your very welcomed efforts in providing all the volunteers with a fun and festive event.
New Job Openings
Chapter and SIG Equipment Coordinator. One of the several Equipment Coordinator jobs within the group. This will involve working with the Chapters and SIGs and with their Coordinator. You would transfer-or arrange transfer of-and manage computing and projection equipment for the Chapters and SIGs before their monthly meetings. Contact Eric Butow if you can help.
Advertising Coordinator. This person will be responsible for managing and data basing the information delivered by the Advertising Representatives and distributing that information to the Sacra Blue Editor, the Treasurer and the Membership Chairperson via e-mail, fax or phone call, and delivering advertising materials and information to the Advertising Representatives. Contact Chris Graillat.
Lead Meeting Reporter. Write articles on the General Meeting for Sacra Blue and eBlue. Contact Chris Graillat.
Publicity Chairperson Assistant. This position involves contacting newspapers, periodicals, TV and institutions in an effort to give the SPCUG publicity, general exposure and a means to interact with the community. Contact Eric Butow.
Managing Editor. This job involves making calls to people who have pledged to write articles and do software and hardware reviews, remind them when their inputs are due. When software or books have been borrowed and not reviewed, attempt to retrieve the software or books. Contact Chris Graillat.
Web Team Member. We can always use more members for the eBlue Team. If you have some HTML editing experience, your help is needed. If not, and you just have a desire to learn basic HTML in an effort to help us, contact Chris Graillat and we will teach you basic HTML editing for this project at the monthly General Meeting.
Meeting Transcriptionist. The Meeting Transcriptionist take notes during the General Meeting to be delivered to the Lead Meeting Reporter, who edits and forwards them to the Sacra Blue Editor for submission in the monthly newsletter. Several reporters are usually needed to cover the entire evening's meeting. You may also put together a report on one part of the General Meeting to be submitted to the Editor. Contact Chris Graillat.
