SPA Travel Grant for National APA...

Good morning,

I send this note to give a heads up to the status of the travel grant funds requested to the ACC and Board of College Councils. Initial review from the Exec Board of the BOCC on 28 February 2008, our request for funds was approved for $1600 of $2000. Last step to this, to guarantee funds, is a general body of the BOCC approval, which is coming this week. We should not expect our request to be denied based on positive feedback from the BOCC Exec Board, and had assurances, that the next BOCC meeting, the funding could be available to fulfill our entire $2000 request.

On that note, there will be funds for the first 12 people who sign up to go to APA, to receive funding. The funding per person is expected to be up to $130 / person (if funding stays at $1600) or $165 (if funding goes to $2000).

At this time, 5 people are signed up to go (need to see your APA registration receipt), with 10 additional non committals. You would have until the next SPA Meeting (26 March 2008 3 PM ARC 439), to commit with receipt on going to the APA. Those going, please leave a HARD COPY of your APA receipt and travel receipts (plane ticket receipt & hotel reservation receipt), in Treasurer's mailbox to guarantee reimbursement from SPA.

Thanks so much, and see you at the next SPA meeting (Election meeting included) on March 26 3 PM ARC 439.