Heyho all:) Time for updates on whats happening with CAI-SA - last one for
2002:)
Volunteers:
Welcome to new volunteer Hilary. For those who came to the installfest, you
will remember Hilary as the cheerful guy who lent a hand to everyone - even
with some severe car issues arising!
Members:
No news there - remember folks, we have some memberships needing renewal in
beginning February, and next year will not see reminders issued - unless
someone wants to get clever with databasing and automagical reminders:)
Last reminders peeps:)
Robert B, end of December.
Barry and Cam, 4th January.
Dale and Shaun, 30th January.
Everyone else, please check:)
Recipients & Enquiries:
Two forms sent out in last few weeks.
Four recipients for November/December processed (two received boxen, two
booked for 21 & 23 Dec). Backlog now down to four, all have been
contacted/left messages/retrying frequently. Boxes available for them when
they get back to us!:)
Income & Expenditure:
The $5000 seed money from CAI has been transferred to our account from the
main branch. The budget basically has this money allocated for rent, projects
and expenses for the the first six months of 2003. We will really need to
continue to look at as many avenues of fundraising as possible.
Jennifairy and Romana did some upgrade and repair work on a computer using
CAISA resources, and earnt CAISA $120. Yay.
We are selling cdroms and soundcards to recipients as we have them. There is
$15.00 here from one sale, and a further $20.00 from a soundcard/cdrom sale
on Saturday. This will add a further $35.00 to the bank account next week:)
Therefore we have income of $155 to add to the bank balance of $5060.00.
So cash assets before expenses this month:
$5215.00
We are ordering 10 monitor cables from Tandys in Mt Barker, at $7.00 each, as
need for monitors is DIRE. Jennifairy, Romana and Dylan are still owed money
for stationery and other expenses - we have limited it to $20 each, even
though we all personally have spent far more than that:).
So expenses this month:
$110.00
Balance for December: $5105.00.
Premises:
AND NOW FOR THE FUN BIT:)
In WAY serious negotiations with The Hut Community Centre, Aldgate, for a
reasonable sized room and probable cellar storage. This would allow us to
implement the WFTD scheme two days a week, and have another three for
volunteers, meetings, etc. Room for workbenches etc. Nice light room - ADSL
available, networked through wall, they have fax facilities (pay per sheet),
and will provide their pabx facilities for answering purposes etc...expansion
possibilities and joint projects there too:)
http://www.ahc.sa.gov.au/comm/hut.html
WFTD:
(Via WFTD Coord, Cromwell)
Interview with a CWC officer suggests our venture is most promising, and that
after some preliminary administrivia, there is every chance of starting the
WFTD program of 8 participants mid February; he is allready liaising with
the relevant authorities on our behalf. The Hut have communicated that this
will be a suitable time frame to formalise the decision to take us on
onboard. Everything looks like it's falling into place.
Projects:
East Timor - (Project coordinator, Peter Gossner)
See Pete's comprehensive email of 18/12 for updates and info.
Special Stuff:
We are trying to persuade Jill Gossner, talented graphical artist and partner
of our own beloved Pete the Hardware God to design flyers, donator
certificates, and posters (to go up in places like Centrelink and Employment
Options etc)
General News:
We are holding off end of year/xmas party as it looks like premises so close,
may be worth just holding 'welcome to premises' party anyway:)
Aliases:
The following aliases have been created:
enquire@sa.computerbank.org.au
support@sa.computerbank.org.au
donate@sa.computerbank.org.au
and will go onto web site asap.
New ones will be:
treasurer@sa.computerbank.org.au
coordinator@sa.computerbank.org.au
volunteer@sa.computerbank.org.au
and will go to appropriate person.
Anyone else wanting one, please contact me and suggest, with reason why you
need it. These will not be for anything other than CAISA business, not for
personal email use, however.
XMAS BONUS:
Latest Knoppix CDs - if there is sufficient interest, we will be selling these
for $2.00 each as a fundraiser - every little bit helps:)
Wonderful chrissy presents - free family from the tyranny of windows NOW!
Of course, we encourage EVERY volunteer/member to get involved, so if you feel
you want to participate in any of these very time consuming busy jobs,
please, join in! Contact me or any project coordinator. Start a project. Find
our what coordinator roles need filling. Suggest a coordinator role.
GET INVOLVED at a higher level than just the fun of hardware;)
r:)
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Romana Challans
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State Convenor
Computerbank Australia Incorporated, SA Branch
http://www.computerbank.org.au/
'Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.'
(Seneca)
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