Saturday, October 30, 2010

Purposeful Penny group member meeting (Friday, Nov 5th, 5-6 pm, WPU 542)

Dear Purposeful Penny members, donors, and friends,

Purposeful Penny will hold a monthly general member meeting on Friday, November 5th, 5 - 6 pm. at William Pitt Union Room 542. Please join us for the group meeting and fuel our shared hope with your input. We
will discuss the following agenda.

1) Wrapping up of the annual election
    Office positions for new year’s activities
 2) Determination of beneficiary group
 3) Main plan of activities and program
     Inter-cultural Dinner Fundraiser
     Honors College Joint Event in December or January
     Used book sale fundraiser
 4) Issuing first year summary news letter
     Sending Thank-you letters with receipts

Best regards,
The Purposeful Penny Executive Board

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Election Announcement and Call for Nominations for the Elections for Executive Board

Dear Purposeful Penny members, donors and friends:

It is time for Purposeful Penny to hold its first annual election for its executive officer positions. Purposeful Penny has been operating as a student charity group for over a year and a half (and as a university certified group for about a year) now. It is an exciting time now, as we move forward with expanding our student group and helping it grow into a premier student-led institution at the University of Pittsburgh. Most of you must have already received our previous e-mail asking you to register with our student organization page that is managed through the Student Organization Resource Centre (SORC).  It is imperative that you register with this page via the link provided in the last e-mail so that you are able to vote in the elections.  If you haven't already done so, please register as a member ASAP.
Following are some important points for your consideration regarding the annual election:

(1) The executive officer positions that are open and for which the annual election is being held are: President, Vice President, Business Manager and Secretary.
(2) As the existing office bearers are eligible for another term in office, all existing office bearers have agreed to put forth their nominations for their respective positions. Existing office bearers who have nominated themselves for a second term in office are:
Jonathan BokGyo Jeong for President; 
M. Khurram Butt for Vice President; 
Aya Okada for Business Manager; 
and Alla Khadka for Secretary.
(3) All general members who have held an active membership for at least six months preceding the annual election (at least since April 2010) are eligible to nominate themselves or another active general member for any of the open positions.  

(4) In case of self-nominations, at least one active general member (who is not nominated themselves for any of the positions) needs to second this nomination for it to be eligible.
(5) Last date to send in nominations is Friday October 15th, 2010. 

(6) Nominations may be sent via e-mail to purposefulpenny@gmail.com or to any of current office bearers. A reply email will be sent to acknowledge receipt and confirm eligibility of the nomination within 3 calendar days.  

(7) Each nomination should be accompanied with a paragraph describing the candidate's interest in the position and what they aim to achieve in their tenure, if they are elected.

(8) Elections will be held via the Student Organization Resource Centre (SORC) managed student organization websites.  

Only those active general members who have a valid Pitt email id are eligible for registration via the SORC websites and for voting in the elections. Again, if you have not already registered with the Purposeful Penny page of SORC, please follow the instructions provided in our last e-mail to you and register ASAP.
The election will be held from 9:00 am on Monday, October 25th 2010 to 6:00 pm on Friday, October 29th 2010.  All valid votes received during this period via the SORC managed Purposeful Penny election poll site will be deemed eligible.

Apart from the open executive officer positions, we are also looking for people who are interested in assistantships for some or all of these executive officer positions.  These assistantships are an excellent opportunity for you to get acquainted with what the job entails and understand its demands.  Such assistantships will prove to be an excellent stepping-stone for you to nominate yourself for the next annual elections in 2011!
If you have any questions about the elections or would like to get in touch with the existing office bearers to talk about nominations or assistantships, you may contact them at the following emails:

Jonathan BokGyo Jeong - President: boj3@pitt.edu
M. Khurram Butt - Vice President: mkb42@pitt.edu
Aya Okada - Business Manager: ayo2@pitt.edu
Alla Khadka - Secretary: asg38@pitt.edu

We look forward to your active participation in the election process.  We cannot make this student charity initiative into a successful, sustainable organization without your contribution!
Best regards,
The Purposeful Penny Executive Board.