Meeting Supervisor:  Pam Gardner AS., CVT 

Members present:  Tracy Kinder(VP), Amber Stryszko(Treasurer), 
Melissa (Mel) Murray (Secretary)

Non-members present:  Maryn Boyer

The LTC Fall Festival is to be moved from Saturday, Oct. 22nd, 2005 to 
Saturday, Nov 12th, 2005 (10AM-3PM). Pam will be speaking with Dr. Rollins 
and Bonnie about the switch.

Meetings to prepare for the LTC FAll FEstival will be held after school (12PM) 
Tuesday, Nov 1st, 2005.

Meetings have officially been moved to the first Tuesday of every month (starting 
Tuesday, Nov 1st, 2005).

Items for Fall Festival ) "to do list":  (1) Make treats for those attening Fall 
Festival (cookies, bread, etc), (2) make little bage of IVD dog biscuits and cat 
treats to hand out (biscuits and treats supplied are from free promotional bags 
distributed by IVD; Pam is going to try to get more treats for cats from IVD); bags 
need to be tied with ribbon (fall colors: organe, brown, black, red, etc.), (3) 
create handouts (flyers and/or pamplets) promoting LTC (Vet Tech Program) and NAVTA,
(4) Create handouts with a list of veterinary technology topics for clients-heartworm 
prevention, vaccinations, dental hygeine, PE exams, etc. (5) most promotional posters, 
(6) create poster describing veterinary technology, and (7) Amber will be purchasing
dog/cat toys from the dollar store.  All left over toys to be donated by the LTC 
NAVTA Student Chapter to LTC.

Dues were paid today by Tracy, Amber, and Mel ($20.00 each for 1 yr.; LTC NAVTA 
Student Chapter membership now good for the above stated members until Oct 2nd, 2006.
Our Student Chapter balance has now gone being being in the negative to a positive $10.00.

A motion has been passed regarding officer positions.  If any officer is not present
for two consecutive meetings OR three meetings in a calendar year (without contacting 
the advisor or other officers by email in advance in ample time to reschedule a 
monthly meeting) their office will be considered vaccant.  Elections will follow on
the next scheduled meeting.

We are still waiting for approval (by Kaplan corporate legal) to make the website an 
official LTC NAVTA Student Chapter Website.

Tracy is still working on getting info and making contacts in regard with taking 
animals to nursing homes and schools for visits while promoting animal welfare.

Maryn will be giving a 10-15 minute presentation to first year students on kennel 
duty assignments (proper cleaning techniques, TPR's, CRT, checking ears/teeth, weekly 
PE exams, keeping litterboxes and clumping cat little fresh (instead of dumping them 
everyday), and how to refill disinfectant spray bottles (vice throwing them away =P), etc.

The "job placement" handout in the latest edition of the NAVTA Journal is to be copied 
and posted for all students to see.

All of the officers of the LTC NAVTA Student Chapter agreed to find way to motivate,
encourage, and enlighten other students that may be having difficult within our program.