NEW MEMBERS

Welcome to friends who have become UNA members in the last few months:

Valerie Baker-Easley, Loveland
Lea Bonewell and Mark Hayes, Fort Collins
Marvin and Marilyn Heller, Loveland
Stella O’Neill, Fort Collins
Holly and Joe Stern, Fort Collins
Susan Van Nuys, Fort Collins
Ted and Felice Kramer, Fort Collins

We are now at 51 members and counting! The membership galley shows that we have some very long-time members in our midst: The Febingers and Eleanor Dwight have been members since 1973; Dick Rush since 1975. They must have joined when they were teenagers!

If you know of anyone who might be interested in joining the UNA, please contact our membership chair, Eleanor Dwight, by phone at 377-0863, or email to:Eleanor@dwightcentral.com

Bring a friend to our next meeting or coffee.

DATES TO REMEMBER:

** March 2 and 19, 10:00 AM: Member orientation coffees at Eleanor Dwight’s home, 907 Sailors Reef, Fort Collins. Get acquainted with fellow members and the UNA/USA. Please RSVP to Eleanor at 377-0863.

* *March 5, 9:30 AM, NCUNA-USA Board Meeting 9:30 AM, Sat. March 5th, at 601 Birky Place, Ft. Collins. (Ken and Marty Tharp’s home)

March 12--NO regular program, see article on Adopt-A-Minefield activities.

** April 2, 9:30 AM, Board meeting; location TBA

** April 9, 3:00 PM--Program meeting. Ken has invited Martha Denney of CSU’s Model U.N. program and Tim Kubik, new President of Colorado Division, to speak on Model UNA. Location TBA.

ADOPT-A-MINEFIELD PRESENTATION

Hugh Sanborn gave a presentation on minefields to Trinity Lutheran Church. He encourages members to make presentations to their own groups or churches and will make his material available. Contact Hugh at 225-0983

ADOPT-A-MINEFIELD ACTIVITIES will take the place of our regular March UNA meeting.

Teacher Colleen Conrad and her group of ninth-grade honor students at Lincoln school have been involved in AAM efforts. Colleen has asked for UNA volunteers to listen to practice presentations by students. Co-hosts may also be needed for dinners hosted by students whose homes aren't quite up to this project.

The students will make their own t-shirts, and UNA has offered to contribute $100 toward costs. As of 2/17, $65 has been donated by UNA members to the t-shirt fund.

Colleen will be in touch as to what she needs, and Eleanor will coordinate UNA support activities. Please let Eleanor know what you're willing to do:

- co-host a dinner
- gently critique a presentation
- donate for T-shirts.

Contact Eleanor at 377-0863 or by email at: eleanor@dwightcentral.com"

KEN THARP TO ATTEND BIENNIAL NATIONAL CONVENTION OF UNA/USA

The Biennial National Convention of UNA/USA and the World Federation of UNAs will take place March 2-7 in New York City. The theme is UN60: A Time for Renewal.

Ken Tharp will represent our chapter, and we look forward to the ideas, publications, etc. he will bring back. Our chapter treasury cannot yet offer a delegate subsidy to this important meeting; however, it is a long-range goal.

FIRST ANNUAL MEETING of the Northern Colorado UNA Chapter was held Jan. 15 and attended by about 35 people. Dr. James Roth of Regis University addressed the group and provided fresh, insightful strategies on how the U.N. could exert greater influence in world trade affairs.

Election of Officers and Directors

Newly elected Board members include:
- Don Heyse
- Valerie Baker-Easley

New Nominating Committee members include:
- Grace Harris
- Ruth Jakubauskas
- Lisa Lundgren

The 2005 Budget was adopted; it calls for substantial contributions and fund-raising. For a copy call M. Smith at 493-3857 or e-mail to: MacSmith36@aol.com.

GREAT DECISIONS programs are being hosted by the Fort Collins Public Library and by the League of Women Voters to discuss selected foreign policy questions, using material published by the Foreign Policy Association. LWV sessions are open to "drop-ins" and meet 11:30 -1:30 on the first Mon. of the month at Plymouth Church (916 W. Prospect, Ft. C.) Mar. 7 topic will be Darfur, and April 4 will be Russia. The library group meets in the evening; call 221-6689 to register.

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FEBRUARY MEETING

February 12, an audience of 40 heard Dr. Dimitris Stevis, who delivered an excellent talk and answered questions regarding UN Reforms. Examples of proposed reforms include enlarging the Security Council and adding a second Deputy Secretary General. For more information, go to:  HYPERLINK "http://www.un.org/secureworld/", or
 HYPERLINK "http://www.stanleyfoundation.org/GD-discussion.html",

Two new members joined our UNA chapter at this meeting, and the Adopt-A-Minefield project received donations and offers of assistance.

IMPORTANT LINKS: Information about the UN: "http://www.un.org"

Information about the UNA: "http://www.unausa.org"

Information about the Northern Colorado Chapter "http://www.notess.com/ncuna", or

"http://www.greeleynet.com/~cnotess/ncuna2.shtml".

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