Union High School of Manila Alumni Association (UHSMAA) 2nd General Meeting September 2, 2008 9:00 A.M. Alumni Office, UHSM
MINUTES OF THE MEETING ATTENDEES: President Jose Perez (63) Past President Gecolea (57) Ma. Luisa Cedilla (60) Carmel Beltran-Yoder (80) Dario Borje (81) Lina N. Gison (60) Espie Viray-Jose (Outgoing Alumni Coordinator) Angel Alfonso (Faculty/Incoming Alumni Coordinator) MINUTES: 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order and was presided over by UHSMAA Pres. Joper. 2. REVIEW OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Minutes of the meeting held last August 9, 2008 was reviewed and accepted, except where 2.1b was amended to read: 2.1b All graduating students have been paying P100.00 each as Alumni Fee, which is not included in their Tuition or Miscellaneous Fees. For the years 1995-2003, the Alumni Association had control over this collection. However, from 2004-2006, the collections were turned over to the PCU General Fund. From 2006 to the present, the collections were turned over to the Alumni Office to pay for operation expenses. As of July 2007, the amount of P324,123.48 (Three Hundred Twenty Four Thousand One Hundred Twenty Three Pesos & Forty Eight The Alumni Office, PCU-UHSM, 771 Gen. Malvar St., Malate, Manila , Philippines Tel. No: 523-3089, Fax: 525-1566 Page 1 of 3
Centavos) is in a Joint Savings Account at Export Import Bank, Buendia Branch, with Mr. Gecolea and Ms. Lina Gison as joint signatories. 3.
UPDATES FROM PREVIOUS ALUMNI OFFICERS 3.1. Mr. Gecolea, Past President of UHSMAA reported that the Funds under the management of the UHSMAA have been used to support scholarships of deserving students. An updated bank statement will be presented at the next meeting for the new officers’ reference. 3.2. Donations by Alumni are also deposited in the account with Export Import Bank. Only the interests earned from this deposit are used to support the scholarships and other expenses. 3.3. The Alumni Association has not been registered with the Securities & Exchange because it was considered unnecessary before.
4. ACTION ITEMS 4.1. Register UHSMAA with SEC to establish legal identity of the organization. 4.2. Create By Laws of the Association (to be further discussed). 4.3. Set Induction Date for the New Officers – Mr. Angel will inquire from the Office of the PCU President &/or Vice President when will they be available to induct the officers. 4.4.Invite the core team of each batch to attend the next meeting on September 20. 4.5. Assist in conducting a search for the 10 Outstanding UHSM Alumni who had shown exemplary achievement in their chosen fields and who had at one way or another contributed to the promotion of the school’s image and objectives. Per Mr. Angel’s info, the search was suggested by PCU and the Final 10 must be chosen before Foundation Week (October). 4.6. Continue to invite other alumni to sign up with the UHSM Alumni International Forum (www.manilaunionhigh.org) website to foster camaraderie as well as to update alumni databases also. 5. NEXT MEETING Mr. Jack Sy, Past UHSMAA President extended his invitation thru Ms. Espie to host a dinner on September 13 at his home to welcome the New Officers and to honor the contributions of the Outgoing Alumni Officers.
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A general meeting which will include Batch Coordinators is scheduled on September 20, Saturday 8 a.m. at the Alumni Office.
6. OTHER MATTERS 6.1. Ms. Lina is appointed as Treasurer-in-Trust for the existing account, until the registration process is completed and funds are turned over to a new UHSMAA account. A Resolution will be passed later to officially name the signatories to this account. 6.2. October 10, 2009 is tentatively set as the date for the 90th Anniversary Celebration. This date was chosen for easy recall (10/10) and to coincide with the Foundation Week of PCU. 6.3.Mr. Romeo Gecolea, Ms. Lina Gison, Ms. Ma. Luisa Cedilla and Mr. Jack Sy now comprise UHSMAA’s Board of Trustees. 7. ADJOURNMENT There being no further matter to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. PREPARED BY: Carmel Beltran-Yoder (original signed) UHSMAA Secretary ATTESTED:
Dr. Jose Perez (original signed) UHSMAA President
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