April Chapter Meeting

April 4, 2014 Meeting Location: Brookland Union Baptist Church

Aggie Pride Month! Call to Order Brandon Bellamy ‘08 President Invocation Rury Grisham ’05 Chaplain Reading of the Previous Minutes Shara Chambliss ’08 Rec. Secretary Financial Report Treasurer’s Report Dina Brown ’01 Treasurer Correspondence Sydney Stinson ’06 Corr. Secretary Board of Directors Jim Lanier ’69 BOD Chair Brandon Cyrus ’10 BOD Treasurer Standing Committee Reports (for information only) Benevolence Angela Brice ‘49

Annual Giving Brandon Bellamy ‘08 Membership Sydney Stinson ‘06

Scholarship Jennifer Hill ’10 Student Recruitment Brieka Gibbs ‘03 Social & Recreation, Community Service Tiffany Balmer ‘08 Old Business 2014 Honoree Gala Jim Lanier ‘69 Rebuild! William Lash ‘01

New Business Updates from the National Alumni Association

Growtuity Presentation & Fundraising Proposal Torrence Reed ‘05 Board of Directors Nominations Brandon Bellamy Aggie Time: In Before 7 Drawing Sydney Stinson ‘06

Remarks for the Good of the Association Announcements

a. Aggie Athletic Foundation b. Aggie Tags (DC/MD)

c. Birthdays (April) d. First Time Attendees

Alma Mater Adjournment

Honoree Gala 2014 Saturday April 26 @ 7:00pm

Featuring “Let it Flow the Band” The Bolling Club @ Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling

Ticket sales end Saturday April 19

May Chapter Meeting Friday May 2, 2014 @ 7:00pm

Brookland Union Baptist Church

North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Association, Inc. - Washington, DC Chapter March 7, 2014 Minutes

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 7:14pm by Brandon Bellamy.

Invocation: The invocation was given by Aaron Sturdivant.

Reading of the Previous Minutes: The previous month’s minutes were read by Shara Chambliss and no changes were made. Motion to accept minutes set forth by John Jolley and seconded by Lawrence Wills. Minutes were accepted by vote.

Financial Report: The chapter is still in need of a financial secretary. Financial report was read by Dina Brown and no changes were made. Motion set forth by Lawrence Wills and seconded by Kristen Rutledge. Motion passed to accept report subject to audit.

Correspondence: There were no correspondence this month.

Board of Directors: Jim Lanier passed out a written report of the BOD. He gave an overview of the Gala progress and announced the recipients for the Awards. They are as follows: DC Chapter Hall of Fame: Anthony “TJ” Jackson, Lt. Col. Eugene Parsons, and Oliver Wallace.

The nominees of the three National Alumni Awards are: Kristen Rutledge, Felicia Brown and Darryl Foster. The Nat’l Achievement Awards honorees are Herbert Tillery.

Standing Committees (only additional points aside from the written reports): • Benevolence: One changes to the report. Robert Person class

of 1956 passed away. • Annual Giving: No changes to the report. There was a

suggestion of having more ways to account for the funds given to the association.

• Membership: No changes to report. The B4-7 raffle was pulled and winners announced; they were: Natasha Thomas;

Jazmine Tinoco; Marcia Bellamy; Rosa Beasley; and Whitney Parker.

• Scholarship & Student Recruitment: Brieka Gibbs reported. One change was announced; the deadline for applications has been extended to April 15 due to the University not meeting quota.

• Social and Recreation, Community Service: Brandon Bellamy reported. No changes to the report.

Old Business: • Dialogue on Progress Enlightenment – DC: Tierra Lanier

expanded on the idea for a community service/ fundraising effort and solicited assistance with planning.

• Aggie Family Weekend: The date for the picnic is the third Saturday in June. The location is in the process of being changed to Anacostia Park in the District of Columbia, but has not been finalized

New Business: • National Alumni Association: Dr. Claudette Bennett reflected on

the history of A&T and gave an overview of the ways that the Association used to raise money. She encouraged alumni to not only show loyalty in the verbal and physical sense; but also the financial sense. She ended by stating that she would match dollar for dollar the first 25 people to donate $25 at that moment. This

activity raised a total of $795 not including the match for the Rebuild campaign.

• Founder’s Day Reflections: President Bellamy gave reflection and informed members that a display of memorabilia and yearbooks from the 1970s to the present would be available for viewing after the meeting. He also highlighted the point of giving back to the chapter and University.

Remarks of Good Association:

• Kristen announced the next HBCU Alliance Happy Hour 3/21 @ Pur Lounge 5-9pm.

Announcements:

• Aggie Athletic Foundation: Butch thanked the chapter for their assistance and informed members that there were two booklets for the Annual Golf Tournament for giveaway. The two booklets were auctioned off at face value of $90 each.

Aggie Tags: No updates.

Birthdays and First Time Attendees: • March birthdays were recognized. • First Time Attendees:

1. Jonathan Foote ’10 Mechanical Engineering 2. Lanay Quick ’05 Physics

The meeting was adjourned at 8:56pm. Members in attendance: 42

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Whitney Parker Class of 2009; Journalism and Mass Communication

She works in Broadcast television and enjoys sewing, writing, and cooking. Whitney is most proud of graduating from A&T. She believes she can best support our Alumni Association through communicating, marketing, and planning ideas for social events.

Her favorite quote is: “People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”

Natasha Osborne Class of 1990; Business Administration & Marketing Management Natasha is an Administrative Assistant for Architect of the Capitol. She supports members of Congress and the facilities of Capitol complex. In her spare time she enjoys taking photos, shopping, watching movies, and attending wine tastings. Natasha is most proud of graduating from A&T. She believes she can best support our Alumni Association through fundraising with creative ideas, public speaking, reporting. Her favorite quote is, “To whom much is given, much is expected.”

To participate in Get to Know your Aggie contact Sydney Stinson or visit www.wdc-ncatalumni.org (under Membership)

Membership Committee www.membership.wdc-ncatalumni.org Committee Chair: Sydney Stinson Date: 7 Mar 2014 March New Members & Renewals Duane Clark (2 year membership)

Members Gained in March = 1Current Membership Total = 92 [Membership Goal: 150 by June 30, 2014]

Aggie Circles, Aggie Mentors, Aggie Santa, Get to Know Your Alumni, Aggie Time, Brags & Blessings, 50/50

Next scheduled Membership Committee Meeting Conference Call – Wednesday April 9, 2014 at 8:00pm.

Call: 641-715-3630. Access Code: 1022917# Aggie Circles Events Book Club Aggie Circle Saturday May 24, 2014; 2:30pm Bus Boys & Poets (5th & K) 1025 5th Street NW WDC Reading Selection: Breathe for Me by Terri Whitmire (A&T Alumnus) RSVP to membership@wdc-ncatalumni.org Retired Aggie Circle If interested contact membership@wdc-ncatalumni.org Aggie Arts Circle TBA - If interested contact membership@wdc-ncatalumni.org Fitness/Sports Aggie Circle Aggies Run the Mall (4/12) Ziplining & Ropes Course (planning stages) Jonathan Jones (Circle Leader) jejo5205@gmail.com

VA Aggie Circle TBA – contact president@wdc-ncatalumni.org if interested Last event 3/2/14 – Coffee with the Prez Southern MD Aggie Circle TBA – contact president@wdc-ncatalumni.org if interested Last Event 3/1/14 – Coffee with the Prez Shopping Aggie Circle Spring/Summer Shopping Trip Contact membership@wdc-ncatalumni.org if interested or with ideas. Spiritual Aggie Circle Contact Chaplain Rury Grisham for more information chaplain@wdc-ncatalumni.org Travel Aggie Circle Contact membership@wdc-ncatalumni.org if interested in a summer/fall cruise.

Annual Giving Committee Report Vacant, chair annualgiving@wdc-ncatalumni.org

April 2014 Report

Purpose of the Committee: This committee is responsible for raising individual and chapter donations which will be sent to North Carolina A&T State University. The chapter contribution will support the chapter’s scholarship. The 2013-14 Annual Giving campaign goal is $200,000. Progress to Date:

• 222 alumni and friends have donated $144,797.11 to the 2013-14 Annual Giving campaign. This

is an increase of $17,513 and new 27 donors from March 2014. Remember matters that you give,

not how much you give.

• Remember all gifts to the university are tax deductible. Consider donating to A&T as part of your

total charitable donations plan. Areas of priority include: Alumni Association Operations, National

Alumni Scholars Program, Washington, DC Chapter Scholarship & Athletics. Please designate your gifts for maximum impact!

o Starting in 2015, the alumni association will increasingly responsible for funding its own

operations and the national alumni scholars program. Funds designated to those entities

are controlled by the National Alumni Association, Incorporated.

• A shortfall in enrollment projections has negatively impacted our budget situation for FY14.

Additionally the university is preparing for a FY15 budget reduction of up to 3% (nearly $3.6

million). Since FY 2008 we have received $34.1 million in budget reductions and eliminated 244 FTE positions.

Upcoming Committee Events & Dates: The committee is still seeking a chair/co-chair for 2013-15. Please contact Brandon Bellamy at 202-558-6811 or president@wdc-ncatalumni.org

2014 Honoree Gala Committee Dr. Jim Lanier, chair Events@wdc-ncatalumni.org

The 2014 Honoree Gala will be held

Saturday April 26 at the Bolling Club Featuring the sounds of Let it Flow the Band.

Tickets are still available for the gala! To meet base security requirements ticket sales will end April Saturday 19, 2014.

Ticket & Table Information can be found online

at https://honoreegala2014.eventbrite.com Tickets are $75 and tables are $750 (Tickets are available after the meeting cash/check)

Tell your friends, family and every Aggie that you know!

Gala Committee Meeting The gala committee will meet Sunday April 6 @ 3:00pm at the home of Dr. Jim Lanier

(4708 8th Street NE, WDC). The committee still looking for volunteers to assist with check-in and escorts for the honorees.

Scholarship and Student Recruitment Committees Jennifer Hill ‘10, Chairperson (Scholarship) & 1st Vice President firstvicepresident@wdc-ncatalumni.org Brieka Gibbs ‘03, Chairperson (Student Recruitment) recruitment@wdc-ncatalumni.org

The 2014 DC Chapter Scholarship deadline has passed. Scholarship winners will be announced at the Gala.

DC Metro HBCU Alliance Scholarship application is now available on the chapter’s website under committees: Scholarship/Student Recruitment.

As you continue making your Annual Fund contributions to the university we ask that you consider the scholarship fund as a specified donation. It is listed as “DC Chapter Scholarship” in the A&T giving system. Visit www.ncat.edu/giving for more information.

Interested in Student Recruitment, but don’t know anything about the process? E-mail Recruitment@wdc-ncatalumni.org about interest in attending an upcoming Student Recruitment Training Workshop.

Upcoming Scholarship and Student Recruitment Committees Events

Submit availability to volunteer and/or recruit to recruitment@wdc-ncatalumni.org

Planning for the Senior Send Off ’14 (May) & Spring Recruitment E-mail recruitment@wdc-ncatalumni.org to be part of the planning.

National Alumni Association Updates Dr. Claudette Bennett, President/Chair, NC A&T Alumni Association, Inc.

The Alumni Association is finalizing its Strategic Planning process centering on the theme of becoming the “Driving Force.” We are building upon our historical motto of “No Steps Backwards.”

The five goals of the plan highlight:

• Cultivating relationships between students and the alumni association • Developing Alumni Resources • Operational Infrastructure • Program Planning & Outreach • Communications

The association shared of the Alumni Attitudes Survey during March with chapter leadership. Key reactions from the survey included:

• Need for increased feedback to alumni • Programs & communication targeted to juniors & seniors along with young alumni. • Increase & Broaden alumni benefits • Targeted Communications • Sharing data and news (i.e., FY15 budget projections, $3 million cut to state allocations)

The association is moving forward with drafting revisions to its constitution led by Anthony “TJ” Jackson. On March 25, we e-mailed a draft of the document to the chapter’s mailing list for comment and review.

We are preparing for Alumni Reunion Weekend (May 9 – 11). Registration is available at www.classreunion.ncatsualumni.org.

North Carolina A&T State University Alumni Assoc. Inc., WDC Chapter

Financial Report

March 2014

BEGINNING BALANCE MARCH 1, 2014 15,298.60$ 

Income

Other Types of Income 

Change for Change ‐ House Operations Fund 9.48             

Change for Change ‐ Rebuild! Project 977.70         

Change for Change ‐ Washington, DC Chapter Scholarship ‐               

Transfer from the BOD Account (Honoree Gala Band) 2,250.00     

Honoree Gala Ads 197.20         

Alumni House Naming Opportunity ‐ Pamela Johnson 50.00           

Total Other Types of Income  3,484.38     

Program Income

Membership 603.82         

Total Program Income 603.82         

Total Monthly Income 4,088.20$   

Total Income Available 19,386.80$ 

Expense

Facilities and Equipment 

Property Taxes 4,655.66     

Total Facilities and Equipment  4,655.66     

Operations

Annual Cookout (Cash for money order, Park Deposit, $50, and Bank Fee, $5) 55.00           

Total Operations 55.00           

Other Types of Expenses 

Transfer to the ReBuild Account ‐ January ReBuild 1,192.26     

Transfer to the ReBuild Account ‐ January Naming Opportunity 100.00         

Transfer to the ReBuild Account ‐ February Naming Opportunity 100.00         

Let It Flow Entertainment (Honoree Gala Band) 500.00         

Insurance ‐ Liability, D and O  218.00         

Total Other Types of Expenses  2,110.26     

Utilities

PEPCO 115.68         

Verizon 105.90         

Washington Gas 488.47         

WSSC (Water Bill) 54.20           

Total Utilities 764.25         

Total Monthly Expense 7,585.17$   

Net Ordinary Income 11,801.63$ 

ENDING BALANCE MARCH 31, 2014 11,801.63$ 

Balance per Bank 10,788.43    

February Paypal transfer in March 1,513.20     

Balance per Books 12,301.63   

Difference ‐ Outstanding Check (Let It Flow Entertainment) (500.00)       

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Social, Recreation & Community Service - #AggieSocialDC Tiffany Balmer ‘08 social-rec@wdc-ncatalumni.org Current Event:

Earth Day Clean Up: Saturday April 5 @ 9am, join us at Heritage & Kingman Islands (at RFK stadium) for the 2014 Earth Day Cleanup & Celebration. Ashley Reid is our chapter coordinator for this event.

Sign up after chapter meeting on online at www.wdc-ncatalumni.org. If there are questions e-mail Ashley at ashleyreid06@gmail.com

Saturday April 12 @ 9am, “Aggies Run the Mall” Meet in front of the Smithsonian Carousel (near Smithsonian Metro) Point of Contact: Jennifer Hill; firstvicepresident@wdc-ncatalumni.org Co-Sponsor: Sports & Fitness Aggie Circle

DC HBCU Alliance Happy Hour (April), Chapter Happy Hour, Community Service and other events forthcoming. Check the association website and your e-mail for invitations to upcoming events. Call for Help: The Social, Recreation and Community Service committee needs assistance in programming for the chapter. The chapter leadership has made it a priority that we engage in more community service activities and develop more family-friendly activities. Please speak to any member of the committee or e-mail social-rec@wdc-ncatalumni.org if you are interested in volunteering.

Dialogue on Progressive Enlightenment Conference Tierra Lanier ’13 & Shara Chambliss ‘09 DOPEDC@wdc-ncatalumni.org

April 2014 – Call for Proposals The DOPE-DC conference would work to develop a programmatic linkage to campus-based academic programming and alumni programming to serve the community at large. The topic for this year is African American Health Psychology. We are looking for presentations about various issues and factors affecting the health and psychology of African Americans. Presentation proposal information is available on the website. Proposals submission deadline is Friday April 25. Tentative Conference Date: Saturday June 14, 2014 Venue: TBD The project is looking for volunteers and presenters for this event. for this outreach event. Contact Tierra Lanier & Shara Chambliss at DOPEDC@wdc-ncatalumni.org.

Upcoming Events

Saturday April 5 Community Service

Earth Day Clean-Up @ Kingman & Heritage Islands (RFK Stadium) To volunteer e-mail Ashley Reid - ashleyreid06@gmail.com

9:00am – Noon (Clean-Up) Noon – 2pm (Celebration)

Wednesday April 9 Membership

Membership Committee Conference Call Call: 641-715-3630. Access Code: 1022917#

POC: Sydney Stinson – membership@wdc-ncatalumni.org 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Saturday April 12 Sports & Fitness Circle

“Aggies Run the Mall” – #AggiePlayDay Meet in front of the Smithsonian Carousel (near Smithsonian Metro)

POC: Jennifer Hill, FirstVicePresident@wdc-ncatalumni.org (202) 573-9863. 9:00am – until Stretching begins at 9:05.

Friday April ????? HBCU Alliance

HBCU Alliance Happy Hour Date/Time TBA at time of print TBA

Saturday April 26

7;00pm @ The Bolling Club

Saturday May 24 Aggie Book Club: “Breathe for Me” by Terri Whitmire (A&T Alumnus)

RSVP to Membership@wdc-ncatalumni.org

2:30pm – 4:00pm Bus Boys & Poets (5th & K)

Friday May 2 May Chapter Meeting

Nominations due for Board of Directors Seats 7:00pm Brookland Union Baptist Church

Alma Mater

Verse I Dear A&T, Dear A&T, a monument

indeed, Around thy base with grateful hearts behold thy students

kneel. We bless the power that gave thee birth to help us in our

need, We'll ever strive while here on earth all loyalty to yield.

Refrain

With joy, with joy, dear A&T, thy students turn from thee To spread thy trophies year by year from Dare

to Cherokee.

Contact Information Brandon L. Bellamy, Chapter President

202-558-6811 (h) | 336-337-8047 (c) president@wdc-ncatalumni.org

Online Links of Note

Donate to the DC Chapter: www.doncate.wdc-ncatalumni.org Online Membership: www.membership.wdc-ncatalumni.org DC Chapter Connection: www.connect.wdc-ncatalumni.org DC Chapter News & Info: www.news.wdc-ncatalumni.org

Donate to A&T: www.ncat.edu/giving

Facebook: www.facebook.com/DCAggies Twitter: @WDC_AggieAlumni