If you fear change, leave it here.

Come out to the next meeting where we will be choosing the next Ahecha PY/CoCuMu Coordinators. Throw your hat in the ring and have your say on Saturday, May 24th around noon after the NVAC meeting (meet at PCO to decide on lunch plans).

Team 1 (pilot checkout group) met on March 15th for a super-calidad session to share their experiences from running the first round of Photography Instruction Workshops.

As a result of the meeting, we made these key project changes:
- Camera checkout period extended to 45 days
- Team 4 (formerly the June checkout group) will tag onto Cycle 2’s Final Exhibition
Refer to the checkout schedule posted on the sidebar for revised start dates

The Ahecha PY admin binder has been created and can be found in the Coordinator’s office (on the shelf next to Sarah Fout’s desk). This is your 1-stop source for picking up or turning in project forms and other materials.

The project Flickr page is now up with photographs taken by the first youth participants and other project images! Thanks to Jim and Team 1 for blowing virtual life into Ahecha. Check out the mapped photo feature via the link below:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24414253@N05/map

Donor emails – Please send any known donor emails to cocumu@gmail.com. Jim is working on a project update email to about Ahecha. Thanks to Allison and Adam for mailing out the official donor thank you letters. CoCuMu’s got gratitude.

Final Exhibition Concept – Banana crates. See it to believe it. Contact Orlando if you’ve been intrigued into collaborating on the Final Exhibition site development and/or design.

The group decided that In-Site Exhibition material costs will be part of the community contribution. We will create a Shared Resource box that will be stored in Jason’s office (for the time being) along with the camera kits. Ahecha vets can donate re-usable project materials for the use of future facilitators.

Priority project assignments

Photograph examples for camera kit - Ashley, Brad
Final Exhibition site development and design sub-committee - Orlando (chair)
Postcard product development - Ashley, Jim
New logo editing - Orlando, Ashley, (Adam?)
Born into Brothels Spanish subtitling - Jeff

Budget update – We are under-budget! Consult Jim for the figures. Extra funds to be allocated to Final Exhibit materials and potentially to postcards or other product investments.

Más ideas –
- Newspaper publicity – Oscar at Kodak offered help with this for the Final Exhibition; talk with in-site contacts for community workshop coverage
- Integrate Ahecha project introduction into Pre-Service Training – consult CHP
- Creating an Ahecha Café-Press page to sell project merchandise (working towards the self-sustaining model)

If you are still reading these minutes, you just might be a calidad candidate for the CoCuMu-Ahecha Paraguay Coordinator position. Ideally we are looking to select a triple-threat trio of 3 co-coordinators at the next meeting. Please contact Jim, Orlando or Jen to discuss your interest.