Minutes for May 8, 2008 ICPR meeting:
Officer’s Reports:
*Jack reported on the IRS seminar he attended. About 500 people attended
the three day event. They were from non-profit groups from all over
Jack has been filing our returns & this year he was successful in filing on line.
There were three main topics that
Jack learned from the seminars.
1) On the subject of Honorariums: ICPR is allowed to give up to $599.00
to speakers at our events. If over $600.00 it means that the IRS Form 1099 has to be filed by ICPR.
2) If we have sales at our events: As a 501c (3), we are allowed to have two, one day events that are sales tax free per year.
3) Regarding the IRS forms we are required to file: There are 3 forms. We also need to keep records for five years in the event we are
audited.
*A short discussion led to our passing a motion that the Silent Auction at our May 10 event be identified
that
all proceeds will go to the Palestinian Children’s Welfare Fund, in memory of Riad Hamad.
We had expenses of $98.86 & income of $250.00. She projected
expenses for our Mazin Qumsiyeh event
to be about $1470.00 and projected income to be $1625.00.
Our account balance as of May 8, 2008 was $1282.41.
Please consider making
a tax-exempt donation to ICPR to help defray the costs of this important event.
Mail donations
to: ICPR,
*Minutes from April meeting were approved.
*Dick gave his long awaited book review
of the book Overcoming Zionism, by Joel Kovel
(ISBN: 0745325696, Pluto Press, 2007). “Joel Kovel argues
that the inner contradictions of Zionism have led
the same resolution. He argues that only a path toward
single-state secular democracy can provide the justice essential to
healing the wounds of the
twenty-two
pages he had prepared, the review will be on the ICPR website. A brief discussion followed his review.
*Karen went over
the details for the Celebration of Life service for Riad Hamad. Karen, Ed
and others had been working with
the Hamad family and St. James Episcopal Church
for the event scheduled for Sat., May 10, from 1-3 PM.
*The
rest of the meeting was devoted to the last minute plans for our May 10 event
featuring Mazin Qumsiyeh (www.qumsiyeh.
Eileen prepared a floor plan for the reception area. Two assistants from St. Ed’s will
be available to assist us.
Eileen has also taken care of the computer / technology requirements for Mazin’s presentation.
There is a plan to have the program recorded. Eileen reported that the Scanlan Foundation has
given ICPR
a donation with the request that an audio copy be sent to the brother of John Scanlan.
Terry has designed the programs and they will be ready for the evening events.
Tura will handle the
Silent Auction and has received numerous donations of very beautiful Palestinian embroideries, etc.
Moneta
has taken care of organizing the food & drink donations as well as the plans for our Sunday brunch.
Jack
& Moneta will provide Mazin’s transportation & housing needs.
Chris arranged for Mazin to give his presentation
to her church, Westlake Presbyterian on Sunday, May 11, in the evening.
Bernice reminded us to attend
the last event of the Human Rights Focus. ICPR has sponsored an event on May 14
featuring Bonnie
Tamres-Moore, speaking about the issue of
The planning committee has worked tirelessly and done
a terrific job organizing these events, as well as extending the
weekend plans to include the celebration for Riad.
Next
meeting: June 12, 2008, 7:00 pm at Austin Presbyterian Seminary.
Meanwhile, visit our website: www.icpr-austin.
Hope to see everyone
in June,
Cheryl