Draft Meeting Minutes from October 3^rd^ 2005

October Minutes for the Executive Committee Meeting of Richland Section
of the ACS.

Meeting: 5:30 PM on Monday, October 3^rd^ 2005 at the Richland Library,
Richland, WA.

> Tom Jones (Present Chair)

Dick Hermens (Councilor)

Steve Kosgrud

Bill Samuels

Sam Bryan (past Chair)

Janet Bryant (past Chair)

Milt Campbell (past Chair)

Megan Lerchen

Marybeth Berandt

Bruce McNamara (Secretary)

-   The Minutes from the April and September Meetings were approved. The
    May minutes are missing. Tom said he would send Bruce any info he
    had to help recreate the minutes.

-   Megan Lerchen introduced Mary Beth Berandt to the members. Mary Beth
    was asking for help in finding funds for the Richand Library. The
    City of Richland has cut the Library budget -forcing its closure on
    Fridays and Sundays. Volunteers such as Mary Beth are trying to
    raise funds to keep the Library open. On Friday, October 7^th^ a
    read- a-thon is being held at the Library where interested parties
    will read children's stories.

-   Each reader is pledging to raise \$250- and \$250 was to be matched
    by the Local Section. Sam Bryan and Bill Samuels were interested in
    reading.

-   Mention was made to obtain some pictures of the event and 10/23
    (mole day) was chosen to coincide with National Chemistry Week
    activities. Sam and Bill thought it might be good to do slime or
    putty at the event since the Section is not involved with the Family
    Affair activity this year. Bill Samuels forwarded the Motion for the
    Local Section to donate \$250.

-   The Motion was seconded and passed.

-   For budgeting purposes, it was estimated that paper towels, plastic
    bags and a tarp would need to be purchased total about \$50.

-   Anna Cavinato is running the Girls in Science- Science Badge
    activity again for high school girls. The Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts
    Merit Badge activity will be held at CBC. These events will occur in
    the first two weeks of November.

-   Dick and Sam talked about Anna's middle school event. This year she
    is running the forensic "who done it" theme again for the 6-8^th^
    grade girls. The name of the event is 'The Pringles Deadly Party"

-   Dick Hermens mentioned that ACS National was interesting in funding
    high school chemistry clubs. It wasn't clear if or what incentives
    were being offered.

-   Dick relayed a message from Tim Hubler in connection with the Boise
    Idaho conference. Tim thinks that there is not enough enthusiasm in
    Boise for a local ACS Section there.

-   Royce Aiken is running the Chemistry Olympiad this year again. Last
    year, the Olympiad was poorly attended ostensibly because it was
    held on a Saturday. Students were not available because they were on
    travel -looking for schools, and other endeavors. Bill thought a
    better time might be Friday and made a motion that the Olympiad be
    held on a Friday. The Motion was seconded and passed.

-   Bill talked a bit about his effort in managing calls and the Local
    Section's response for small grants to ACS National and other
    meetings of equivalent stature -from EOU, CBC and other student
    organizations.

-   Steve suggested a collaborative Christmas Party with the engineers.
    \$300 was necessary. This event had not been budgeted for. Janet
    suggested that a planning committee be formed to plan the activity.
    Tom and Sam volunteered.

-   By the time the meeting ended Sam had something like 100\$ in
    donations for the read-a-thon.

-   The Meeting Adjourned at 6:45.