TVCUC members can now enroll for 2020 club membership at TellicoLife. 

As was the case last year, those who enroll using a credit card at TellicoLife will enjoy a 25% household membership discount and pay only $15 instead of the full $20 membership fee.  Remember, this fee includes club membership and benefits for everyone in your household from the date of enrollment through the end of December 2020. 

Tell your friends and neighbors who are not current members.  Those who join now will enjoy membership privileges for the rest of this year and all of next year, too!   

Seeking New Board Members for the November Elections
The Tellico Village Computer Users Club (TVCUC) elects a new slate of officers each year.  We have two open officer positions for 2020 and need a few volunteers from the membership to step forward to join the Board of Directors. 

As a Community Service Organization, TVCUC relies on Volunteerism by our members to sustain the successful operation of our various community service functions.  As an organization:

• We provide First Level Support (FLS) for the membership, assisting 50-60 people with computer problems each month. 
• Our Technology Access Program (TAP) donates computer systems to needy school children.  Since the program started, we have delivered 6,976 systems and positively affected the lives of 10,282 children.  
• Our monthly programs have provided valuable information on computer security, cord cutting, tips on support and many other valuable topics.  
• We sponsor tours of various computer related activities and locations. 

Club membership is currently at 761 households and 1,395 members. Surely some of you would be willing to step forward by helping direct the club in these important volunteerism projects.  The time commitment is just a few hours per month helping others.

Please consider enhancing your participation in the club by volunteering for one of the following Officer vacancies.

Vice President
The Club Vice President serves in place of the President in his/her absence.  In addition, the Vice President serves as the central administrator for managing all activities associated with the TVCUC office and monitors the activities of Club’s Special Interest Groups. 

Duties include:

• Maintains a current electronic copy of the TVCUC governing documents.
• Develops recommendations for acquiring Club Assets, such as audio-visual or computer equipment, to accomplish the purposes of the TVCUC.
• Oversees maintenance, accountability, and management for TVCUC assets, including required upgrades.
• Appoints special committees as required.

Technical Requirements:

• Basic ability to use Microsoft Office tools such as Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Familiarity with cloud-based storage such as Dropbox, One Drive or Google drive.

Other considerations:

• The ideal candidate would have past job-related or volunteer note taking and meeting minutes creation experience. A secretarial background would be ideal, but not required.
• Time commitment is 4 to 6 hours/month attending General and Board meetings plus approximately 3 to 6 hours to create, distribute and manage the Board meeting notes.

Secretary
The Club Secretary maintains the minutes of all General Membership and Board of Directors meetings.

Duties include:

• Prepares and distributes draft minutes for comment prior to formal approval.
• Provides approved minutes to the Communications Committee for Website posting.
• Prepares official (non-promotional) correspondence.
• Maintains correspondence and document files in accordance with Document Control Policy.
• Notifies the President or other appropriate Club Officer of forthcoming actionable events.

Technical Requirements:

• Ability to take notes and synthesize conversations into Board minutes.  Ability to use Microsoft Word and Excel or other document creation tools like Google Docs is required.
• No familiarity with technical computer hardware or other software is required.

Other Considerations:

• The ideal candidate would have past job-related or volunteer note taking and meeting minutes creation experience. A secretarial background would be ideal, but not required.
• Time commitment is 4 to 6 hours/month attending General and Board meetings plus approximately 3 to 6 hours to create, distribute and manage the Board meeting notes.

If interested in either of these positions, or for additional information regarding duties, please contact:

Committee Co-Chair, Gary Robertson (gary.robertson@tvcuc.org , or TVCUC President, Ken Van Swearingen (ken.vanswearingen@tvcuc.org).

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