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LOCATION:Fox Brewpub Reno 
DESCRIPTION:SADOE will hold its February General Meeting Tuesday\, Feb. 3 at the Reno Fox Brewpub in Midtown Reno. Social hour is at 6 pm. Meeting will begin at 6:30 pm. SADOE Board Members Willie Puchert and Missy Reinhiemer will do a presentation on the St. Brigid\, the female patron saint of Ireland. We will conduct annual business mentioned below.      This meeting will be hybrid. Here are The Zoom Coordinates:  Topic: February General Meeting  Time: Feb 3\, 2026 03:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)  Join Zoom Meeting  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83874113211    Meeting ID: 838 7411 3211    SADOE Board Approves Nominations    The SADOE Board approved the following nominations on Sunday: The nominations for our Irish Persons of the Year Award\, its slate of board members and our bylaws update will be voted upon at our general meeting on Feb. 3.      Irish Person Of The Year:  The board approved the nominations of SADOE Members Danielle Onderdonk and Lisa Ruggerio both as Irish Persons of the Year. Bios for both will be provided before the meeting. The two nominations will be approved by SADOE members at our Feb. 2 General Meeting.    Other Awards:  The board will bestow its Golden Harp Award upon Reno Public Market and its Hugh Lantz Award upon NSSC Past Chief Ann McAlpine. Bios for both will be provided before the meeting.    SADOE Bylaws Update:   The SADOE Board approved this draft of our bylaws\, which were last changed in 2018 and enacted in 2019\, and will be approved by SADOE members at our Feb. 3 General Meeting. Aside from some housekeeping changes (grammar\, punctuation\, etc.)\, here are its major changes:       	2.1.4 Changes to a percentage instead of all of net proceeds of Chapter to be allocated to charitable causes. This allows SADOE to produce events such as the Northern Nevada Celtic Ceilidh.   	2.1.6 Changes SADOE’s mission statement to: “The Sons &amp\; Daughters of Erin is Northern Nevada’s non-profit Irish heritage organization\, which presents and sponsors Celtic entertainment\; celebrates and preserves Irish history and culture\; participates in community events\; and donates to local charities.   	6.1.2 Adds the provision "Honorary members may be defined by the board as certain award winners. Honorary members may qualify for lifetime membership."   	7.1.7 Allows the board to require background checks as a means of eligibility to be appointed or elected to it for liability purposes.   	9.1 Allows board members or members may be compensated for professional services with board approval. For example\, members who are entertainers can be compensated.   	9.3 Requires at least two board members have access to bank accounts for continuity's sake.   	Article 11 Creates a Code of Ethics for the chapter and institutes a sexual harassment policy that follows state law.   	12.3 Codifies a board policy that the President or Presiding Officer cannot make motions\, but may vote on them.      SADOE Board Elections:  The following are the board positions nominated with the current occupant in the parathesis. The nominations will be approved by SADOE members at our Feb. 3 General Meeting. These board members will be installed at our March 7 General Meeting.       	Vice President (Mike Steedman)   	Secretary (Danielle Onderdonk)   	Sergeant-At-Arms (Gary Mulock)   	Leinster Seat (Richard Dalton)*   	Munster Seat (Missy Reinheimer)    * Richard Dalton was appointed to fill the vacancy on the board. His position is one of those offices up for election this year.
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SUMMARY:February General Meeting
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