April 20, 2015 NYC AAZK Meeting Minutes
In Attendance: Members: Tyrone Nickens, Elizabeth Mills, Brittany Murphy, Ashley Herbolich, Brent Atkinson, Avi Shuter, Sara Koplish, Joe Nappi, Michelle Medina, Lora Murphy, Melanie Weber, Cindy Maur; Supporters: Mo Ortiz, Samantha Gaeta, Vanessa Jones, Sosha Fusco, Diane Craft, Cristina Mendonca, Miranda Feldman, Anne Gilewski
Old Business: Nothing to Report
New Business:
* New Amendment Proposed: Effective beginning in 2015, yearly chapter membership dues are $15 for National AAZK members and are $25 for Non-National AAZK members.
o Please note yearly dues are valid from January to December.
o Voting on this amendment will end May 20th at 5 PM.
* Bowling for Rhinos!
o It’s our 5th Annual BFR
o New venue: Woodside, Queens
o New prices:
* $25 for chapter members, $30 for non-members
* To buy a lane: $200 for a member, $220 for a non member
o New deal: 3 hours of unlimited bowling, shoe rentals, 1 drink and 2 pizzas per lane
o New fundraising goal: $10,000!
* To reach this goal we are asking all bowlers to “ask 5 friends for $5”
* Training Demonstration by Cristina Mendonca and Anne Gilewski (and Diego and Bruiser)
* Sea Lion End Tidal CO2 Presentation by Mo Ortiz (in collaboration with Marisa Ostek)
Meeting Minutes: March 2015
AAZK MEETING MINUTES – March 20th
Present: Sarah Parker, Sara Koplish, Mike Wrubel, Brent
Atkinson, Joe Nappi, Erin Mowatt, Liz Mills, Cindy Maur, Bill Orrico (telephone),
Avi Shuter (telephone)
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VOTE ONLINE FOR NEW PRESIDENT
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Poll opens March 20th and closes
March 26th
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Nycaazk.org à
About Us à
Online Voting
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BFR – August 17th
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VOTE: Budget $2700. Can we cover all BFR expenses?
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Show of hands à
Yes (9) No (0)
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APPROVED
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Committee Update: If anyone else wants to join
the committee email Sara Koplish or Lora Murphy.
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Can we put up a BFR sign in Zoo Center? (See
attached example *1)
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If we post to our Facebook about BFR, can we get
WCS Facebook to repost it?
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April Aquarium Meeting
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VOTE: Food Budget $250.
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Show of hands à
APPROVED
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See attached flyer for info *2
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Travel Grant Applications Due April 1st
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See attached Flyer *3
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Erin Mowatt and Brent Atkinson joined the travel
grant committee
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Run For the Wild – April 25th
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Table will be set up manned by Cindy Maur, Bill
Orrico and Ashley Herbolich
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Focus on outreach efforts à Girl Scouts, BFR (Make
sure to have website up beforehand), etc
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What can we hand out at the table? Temporary tattoos?
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NZKW
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Meeting with all the departments to be held
after March 30th
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Would like it to be more unified across all
parks
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Will discuss craft fair
Meeting Minutes: February 2015
NYC AAZK Monthly
Meeting Minutes – February 20, 2015
Attendees:
Sarah Parker – President, Bill Orrico – Secretary, Michelle
Medina, Joe Nappi, Erin Mowatt, Elizabeth Mills, Florence Klecha, Kelvin
Alvarez, Brent Atkinson, Andrew Kathriner, Lenny Billie
Reports:
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Dues must be paid for the new year ASAP
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Barnanza raised $141 and dues were collected
from 12 members
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Suggestion box a success. Most suggestions for
BFR venue change, increase in workshops and panel discussions, monthly meetings
shortened in duration, and holding fewer but larger fundraisers
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Recharter is due March 1 – Officers are working
to complete it
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Bowling for Rhinos – August 17
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New location “34th Ave Lanes” in
Woodside, Queens
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$25/$30 for 3 hours (includes 2 pizzas/lane and
1 drink ticket/person)
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Option to buy whole lane for $200/$220
Business/Discussion:
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March Meeting – Need ideas for type of meeting
or it will be another simple business meeting
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No ideas from meeting – Contact officers with
suggestions
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April Meeting – Presentation Night at Aquarium
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Aquarium requests funding if food budget is over
$100. Will be preparing itemized list and be put to a Chapter vote
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Run for the Wild – April 25 – Should we have a
table?
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Consensus is that we should have a table at the
event. Brent and Bill volunteered to work at table. Anyone else interested
should contact officers
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Panel Discussion
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Survey results lacking – Many did not receive
the survey – will send again
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If interested in joining committee for future
discussions contact Cindy or Avi
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National Zoo Keeper Week – July
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Planning has already begun by committee – in
contact with management
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Concerns voiced by members included increased
work during week, lack of feeling appreciated by management, and
ineffectiveness at reaching public
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Do we want to keep gifts from chapter to
keepers? – Vote
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Bowling for Rhinos
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New location and prices should greatly increase
interest and attendance
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Want more involvement from public –
Posters/signs, contact NYC Cultural institutions, table at events?
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Increase fundraising by including individual
Bowl-a-thon component
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Option of second BFR event in Bronx area to
attract different subset of Keeper Staff?
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BFR once a year but different event can be held
north. Looking at locations for Croctoberfest in Bronx. Cinco de Rhino?
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