About sixty people in total. People who signed the attendance sheet:
Derek moved that the minutes of the previous AGM be accepted, motion passed.
$500 bursary for best solar science fair project in HRM schools.
There has been great positive response from everyone I've spoken with, and even greater game of phone tag. Everyone I talk to at HRSB loves the idea but each forward me to another administrator. Once the red tape is all cut it should go over well. At that point I suggest that we make it an annual occurence that way we won't have to engage in the same amount of phone tag again.
2006 plans:
Solar primer lecture series in all provincial schools, community colleges and universities.
I am proposing that we partner with other interested NGO's in an educational outreach program to influence future of generations of potential homeowners, builders, tradespeople, designers and architects before they develop any of the preconceptions that many of the general public now hold about the viablity (or perceived inviability) of renewable technologies.
| Expenditures | Receipts | |
| Bank service charges / interest | .00 | .00 |
| Projects • Conference | 319.13 | .00 |
| Home Shows | 920.00 | .00 |
| Telephone | 449.02 | .00 |
| Operating expenses / memberships & sales | 379.70 | 6,696.00 |
| $2,067.85 | $6,696.00 |
| Excess of receipts over expenditures | 4,628.15 |
| Opening balance, December 1, 2004 | 4,014.38 |
| Closing balance, November 30, 2005 | 8,642.53 |
| Cash on hand | 8,642.53 | Members' equity | 9,096.53 |
| Inventory T-Shirts(4) | 20.00 | Outstanding liability | 00.00 |
| Manuals(31 @$14) | 434.00 | ||
| Total | $9,096.53 | Balancing Total | $ 9,096.53 |
| Projected Yearly $ Profile 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Income | Expenses | |
| Membership 80 x $20 | $1600 | |
| Telephone | $450 | |
| Corp. Memb. 20 x $75 | 1500 | |
| Postage | 100 | |
| Manuals, 120 x $7 | 840 | |
| Newsletter x 3 | 300 | |
| T-shirts/primers | 20 | |
| Home Show x 2 | 950 | |
| Society Registration | 25 | |
| Meeting Expenses | 125 | |
| Website Fees | 150 | |
| $3960 | $2100 | |
Treasurer's Report acceptance moved by Simon, motion passed.
What we need for more project work: people wo write, and work with, proposals to get funding to leverage the $ we have in the bank.
Motion to re-elect the board. Motion passed.
By: Jonah Bernstein, Provincial Department Of Energy
10% of the cost of the project, up to $5,000. Details at http://gov.ns.ca/energy (also has other available funding programs - rebates etc.) or 800-670-4636 has the same info available by phone.
By: Joanne Cook & Simon Melrose, Ecology Action Centre
100-year old building, previously an electrical contractor's home base + apartments upstairs. Guiding principles of the renovation: