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The APLA General Activities Fund (GAF) was established in 1985. It is designed to provide funding for activities and projects, which serve to further the aims and objectives of the Association. Since one of the primary strategic goals of APLA is continuing education, the GAF is often used to fund continuing education activities. The GAF is open to any APLA member in good standing, including Vice-Presidents and committee or interest group conveners. The application process is designed for easy access to the funds. All that is required is a description of the activity, noting the purpose, the audience, the duration and a budget proposal, indicating whether the request is for seed money or a subsidy and whether other sources of revenue are to be used, including the projected revenues/expenses. Applications are submitted to the Finance Committee, comprised of the President, the Vice-President/President Elect and the Treasurer. Once approval is granted and the activity takes place, all that remains is the submission of a financial report along with any funds recovered from the activity. In the case of multiple sponsors, all groups share in the profits/deficits in accordance with the amounts contributed by each. In the currrent 2002/2003 fiscal year, the Finance Committee has approved 4 grants from the General Activities Fund, for a total of $2900. To date, we have given: Law for the People $1110 Community Access to Health Planning Information $ 690 Library Week (NS/PE) $ 600 Children's Programming Workshop $ 500 But we would like to do so much more. We still have $4800 in the GAF. If you have an idea, please send it along. We can help with the funding to make your idea possible. The deadline for applications for the 2002/2003 fiscal year is March 31, 2003, but grants can be approved anytime before the deadline. Elaine MacLean APLA President/Convener of the Finance Committee -- =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* Elaine MacLean, MLIS [log in to unmask] Head, Technical Services Phone: (902) 867-2221 Angus L. Macdonald Library Fax: (902) 867-5153 St. Francis Xavier University Box 5000 http://www.stfx.ca/people/emaclean/ Antigonish,NS "Outside of a dog, a book is man's CANADA best friend. Inside of a dog, it's B2G 2W5 too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*