Call for Board of Directors for Friends of Dard Hunter!

Calling all Friends of Dard Hunter!

NOMINATIONS ARE STILL BEING SOUGHT for persons to serve on the Executive Committee Board of Directors (affectionately called ECBOD).

THIS IMPORTANT BOARD guides and oversees the projects, programs and Annual Meetings for the Friends of Dard Hunter. Board members play an important part in the inner workings of our organization and keep the vitality of the Friends ALIVE and thriving.

You may nominate yourself as well as nominate someone who you feel would do a great job and benefit from the Board membership experience.

Please contact Kathy Wosika, Advisory Committee Chair, with any nominations or nominee suggestions as soon as possible. (kw028@mac.com) We need a slate of officers by July or August.

Below is a list of the different positions on the Board and their corresponding Duties. Check them out and see which position fits YOU! Step Up!! Don’t be shy!! You know you want to do it!!

FRIENDS OF DARD HUNTER OFFICER DESCRIPTIONS IN BRIEF:

PRESIDENT (ECBOD, elected 2 yr. term, co-signer of bank accounts)
· official FDH spokesperson, with annual meeting basic registration fee waived;
· initiates policy with ECBOD;
· liaison with Advisory Board.

SECRETARY. ARCHIVIST (ECBOD, elected 2 yr. term)
· prepares, distributes minutes of FDH meetings, ECBOD meetings, actions;
· receives FDH archive materials and deposits them at Ohio University in Athens;
· assists with annual meeting, waiver of basic registration fee.

TREASURER (ECBOD, elected 2 yr. term, co-signer of bank accounts)
· prepares annual budget, and arranges for annual audit & tax return;
· prepares financial statements with Executive Director for ECBOD annual reports;
· assists with annual meeting, waiver of basic registration fee.

VP ANNUAL MEETING (ECBOD, elected 2 yr. term)
· organizes Annual Meeting venue, program, etc., with AM meeting costs waived;
· coordinates planning with site hosts;
· prepares AM budget and timeline;
· prepares web content, forms and registration listing for meeting.

VP COMMUNICATIONS (ECBOD, elected 2 yr. term)
· managing editor of FDH publications, coordinates newsletter with issue editors;
· coordinates annual meeting web content with AM VP and Executive Director;
· prepares budget for publications;
· prepares monthly newsletters with Executive Director;
· assists with annual meeting, waiver of basic registration fee.

VP DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP (ECBOD, elected 2 yr. term)
· prepares membership forms, flyers, ads etc. with C VP and Executive Director;
· develops membership initiatives and outreach;
· guides officer nomination and election process;
· prepares welcome packet for annual meeting;
· assists with annual meeting, waiver of basic registration fee.

Opportunity: Artist/paper-maker/teacher volunteer in Malawi, Africa

An artist position is open - to work in Africa. HEEED Malawi seeks to engage an energetic, adventurous, imaginative Volunteer – interested in creative recycling, made-made paper and drawing. The HEEED Handicrafts Project, under the direction of Alison Wiklund www.alisonwiklund.com has been developed since the founding of HEEED Malawi by WWF Finland in 2004 www.heeedmalawi.net. Preference will be given to a candidate ready to stay for one year, a minimum commitment of 6 months is expected.

The Volunteer would lead the HEEED Handicrafts Programme - working with the local primary school and using local fibres and waste paper – to make cards and books. In addition, HEEED is recycling bottle-tops into baskets, as well as bottles into drinking glasses and candle-holders. These products help provide an income for the community of Chembe.

The Volunteer will teach a group of youngsters a variety of skills, including marketing – so that creative recycling and care for the environment become synonymous with beautiful hand-made paper-products. This Programme will increase children’s appreciation of art and the environment and develop an income- generating activity (IGA) for this non-profit organization. The creative Volunteer will be expected to provide the blueprint and to build a sustainable long-term programme.

In return, Full Room and Board is offered to the successful applicant. The stipend provided will be dependent upon the candidate’s ability to generate income through the marketing of the various hand-made products. The HEEED Handicrafts Projects is a part of HEEED Malawi – a Malawian NGO - working to expand educational opportunities, to foster environmental stewardship, and to facilitate community development in Chembe and is administered by a Board of Trustees. HEEED Malawi is located close to Chembe village on the edge of Lake Malawi National Park – a spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Site with crystalline waters and more than 850 unique fish species found nowhere else in the world. The successful applicant would live at Tandy House – located within the grounds of Cape Maclear EcoLodge (see www.tripadvisor.com). For more information please contact the Volunteer Coordinator Addie Lindseth (adelaidelindseth@gmail.com and heeedchembe@gmail.com).