2017-05-29 Meeting

At: Dan's Place. 7:00pm

Present: Anita, Barend, Dan, Wayne, Scott

New Biz

Wayne: newsletter: how do we get people to contribute to the newsletter? discussion.

• member of the month?
• email on the 15th inviting people to contribute

Welcoming people to the meetings

• a sign when someone comes off the elevator
• a greeter when someone comes in

ANITA will do up a sign and get it laminated. Elderberries will reimburse you.

Idea: Introducing: member of the month in the newsletter

Motion: offer Lynn to be a boardmember ex officio. Passed.

Lisa has confirmed that she’ll do the phone work.

Future Programs

June: Topic: Downsizing /

• ask for ideas for a speaker
• if we don’t have one, we’ll do a round table on the topic

July: watch Pride Parade together. gather at about 1:00pm across from the Smiling Goat with your back to the Bring a chair to sit in, gather at about.

August: Chez Wayne, Musquodoboit Harbour. WAYNE will discuss RSVPs or no with Ken. Bring some shrimp for the Barbie.

Pictou Expedition on June 29th.

• Announce to members
• DAN will coordinate ride sharing via this wiki pagee: http://bonmot.ca/GorillaNotes/2017-06-29_Ride_Sharing
• DAN will respond to Elderberries Facebook message.
• Discussion of future topics in Program Ideas
  • Adding new ideas
  • October: we will vote on the 2018 ideas
• Lots of gossip

Meeting was adjourned at 21:30