Start a Chapter - Procedural Overview (i.e. What Has Worked for Us)

Officers:

• President
• Vice-President
• Secretary
• Treasurer

Board of Directors:

• The number may vary but the Board should be made up of committee members and officers

Committees:

• Action
• Mental health literacy
• Media (publicity & Facebook)
• Membership
• Letter writing (FYI - all letters and media release representing GAG must be approved by the President and/or the letter-writing chair)

• Monthly all members
• Bi-monthly board meetings
• Committees meet at the discretion of the committee chair

Meeting content/speakers: (see sample agenda)

Action points: see "About Us" tab above

Dues: $30 annually (suggested)

Fund raisers: raffles, entertainment, auctions, etc.

Publicity: newspaper announcements, meetings, events, photos, posters

Letter writing: letters to newspaper editors, letters to elected officials, our story

Communication methods: email distribution list, Facebook, web site

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