LiSA Minutes
June 30, 2005
SML Room 411

Members present: Stephen Cohen, Aubrey Novak, Diana Quinones, Kelly Shand, Cesar Zapata, Ruth Carruth, Amanda Patrick, Kathleen Burns, Mary Bradway, Bernadette Cioffi, Tara Kennedy, Maryetta Russell, David McMahon, and Susan Tucker.

Members Absent: Lolly Lee, Kevin Glick, Patrick Butler, Pamela Clifford, and Michael Rush.

Meeting convened at 2:00 p.m.

OVERVIEW:
Diana gave a brief introduction of the committee and what it does. We organize various staff events such as the New Staff Receptions, the annual holiday party, Field Day, Blood Drives in conjunction with the Red Cross and HGS, Book drives for Columbus House and the food drive at Christmastime, the Nooks and Crannies tours, the staff art exhibit and the holiday raffle.
Currently meetings are every two weeks on Thursdays at 2pm. This is subject to change at the discretion of the incoming chair.

The committee is made up of 13 members 6 C&T’s and 6 M&P’s. Ruth will be asking for volunteers for a new webmaster, secretary and co-chair at the next meeting. Bernadette explained the importance of every member helping out during the year.

BLOOD DRIVE:
A blood drive is scheduled for July 19, 2005 in the SML Lecture Hall from 10:00-3:15. Volunteers will be needed to help staff the canteen, registration table and to help set up. There will be hour long shifts during the day. Red Cross staff will train the volunteers. Ruth will have a master list for volunteering.

FIELD DAY:
The annual Field Day is July 23, 2005 at Lighthouse Point Park. This year it is catered. We need to provide water, ice, tubs and paper goods. Ruth is thinking of getting the small bottles of Poland Springs water and Stephen Cohen suggested looking into putting it on a Yale Poland Springs account instead of buying cases from a store.

We are going to need people to help set up, clean up and take photos. Human Resources has a camera that they loan out to us. Cesar volunteered to be the photographer. We need to remember permission slips if we are going to post any photos on the web site.

There will be a baking contests; there is no limit to entries. There are three categories, Best Chocolate, best fruit and best other. There will be games for kids and prizes

Signs will be posted for security and custodial staff so they will know they are invited. Tara Kennedy volunteered to post them in the basement of SML near the break rooms. It is rain or shine, although we can use the carousel if it is empty as a rain place.

STAFF SURVEY:
Kathleen Burns reported that Katie Bauer is adding the newest updates to the staff survey. She reports that it will be sent out in a few weeks at the latest. Katie will be getting the results when the survey is done. Kathleen will liaison with the chair of LiSA to ensure that results from Katie are channeled back to LiSA.

BOOK DRIVE:
Amanda Patrick spoke to Columbus House and they will be picking up the books on Thursday about 9:30 am at SML. She needs a few volunteers to be available from 9-10 to help sort, pack and load the books from the LiSA closet to the Wall Street entrance. When she has the final tallies she will let us know how many books were given to the new facility. If you can help please contact Amanda.

OTHER:
Diana thanked the outgoing committee members for serving, especially Stephen Cohen who served three years one of which as chair, Amanda and Kathleen also stayed on for another year, which was appreciated. And thanks went to Aubrey, Patrick, and Kevin who filled positions mid-year.

The committee thanked Diana for serving so ably as chair this past year.