TMC Administration Notes - December 2008 / January 2009

Letter from the Chair

Greetings to the members, participants and friends of the Twin Cities Men's Center. My special appreciation at this time to those of you who have responded to a call for support of our organization, now in it's 33rd year of service. We experienced a dip in our support group contributions which is one of the main sources of revenue in our extremely lean budget. It seems that both support group contributions and membership renewals have improved lately. My appreciation goes out to those of you who have stepped up to help this very important organization.

Secondly, we will be holding our annual meeting on the second Saturday in January (a full notice is in this issue of the Men Talk). Your presence is important to us. The annual meeting also provides members with an opportunity to run for the Board of Directors. We always appreciate having new members for the Board.

Please join me in providing our hearty thanks to Gerald Obremski who has been on the Board of Directors for many years and will be stepping down at the end of his term in January. He has also functioned as an officer of the Board, our Treasurer, for those many years. He has agreed to provide us with some of his valued support in filing tax forms and other duties while not being on the Board. We will be seeking a person to serve as Treasurer on our Board at our Board meeting later in January.

My hope is that this letter finds each of you well. I will see you at the Men's Center.

In service,
Bobby Schauerhamer,
Board Chair
Library Corner

–– Ray Clare, Librarian

We are pleased to offer our members a unique and extensive collection of quality reading on men’s topics.

As a Men's Center member, you are eligible to check out books from our library. The next issue of Men's talk will list the recently donated books – watch for it!

And while you are enjoying our many book resources, consider a browsing our large and growing selection of periodicals.

  • Men’s Health
  • Lavender
  • Transitions
  • Men’s Journal
  • Voice Male
  • Fathering Today

Book Returns Needed:
Some of these books have become so important in our members’ lives that they seem to have been out since I had hair. While we have no specific time limit, please consider if you are still using any Men’s Center books you now have, and return them to availability.

Annual Meeting Notice & Proxy Statement

The Men's Center Annual Meeting will be on

Saturday, January 10, 2008 at 9 am

at the Men's Center in suite 55, 3249 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Mn

The Annual Meeting will include election of new members to the Board of Directors, thanks to our volunteers, review of our achievements this past year, and socializing with your fellow Men's Center members. We have moved forward on many projects this year so come and celebrate what has been done and where we are going. If you have any questions, call the Men's Center offices at 612-822-5892.

The Men's Center By-Laws require a quorum of members to elect new board members. The Men Talk mailing constitutes notice to all active members that a vote will be conducted by those members who are present at this meeting. If you cannot attend and wish to vote, please return your ballot page to TMC prior to Jan 10, 2009. Please include your address label. All members who do not vote by mail or in person, consent to the appointment of the Chair and the Vice-Chair the power to vote on their behalf, on all matters that come before the Annual Meeting.