2015-02-28 Meeting

LGBT Elders Social Committee : Minutes : February 28, 2015

At Lynn's, 2:00pm.

Present: Hugo, Lynn, Dan (notes) & Anita via phone

Regrets: Danny Chandler

Agenda:

1. Upcoming Events
2. Newsletter
3. Survey

Upcoming events

• March: all settled
• April: Cybelle
• May: maybe Scott Jones: "Concert" presentation with speakers -- Hugo is one --

Future:

• Danny Chandler has suggested an event in the Valley in the summer
• July: summer picnic
• August, after Pride: Tim MacKay
• September: AGM

Newsletter

Newsletter will go out in the next few days; Lynn will send it to Anita who will add graphics and send it to Dan for distribution.

Survey Topics

• Possible multiple surveys, one per month:
  • Newsletter
  • Programming
  • Governance (e.g. Should the Elderberries incorporate?)

Should we call people who do not have computers? Yes. Maybe Danny will do it.

Newsletter Survey Questions

• Do you read the newsletter?
  • Not at all
  • Occasionally
  • Some
  • Every word

Is the newsletter

• too big
• too small, or
• just right?

How interested are you in international news items? A little < ---- > A lot

What other ideas would you like to see occasionally or in every newsletter?

Other Biz

We should re-vamp the mission statement and use it more frequently.

Fundraiser:

There are things that we could do if we had a little money. If we were a Society we could do this more effectively - and get a bank account.

Action Items

• ANITA will book the pagoda for the 12th (preferred) or 5th of July.
• ANITA will talk to Lynn Barrett to tell her we'll be there for the
• DAN will check with Kirk about whether there will be coffee
• DAN will ask Kirk for a graphic associated with the March 15th event
• End Of Life meeting on the 15th instead of the 8th.
• DAN will talk to Danny about doing the phone calls for each announcement