2024-05-26 Meeting

Board Meeting At Lynn's

Present: Dan(notes), Barend, Kaitlyn, Dan’s Paul, Lynn (host), Pauline

Regrets: Renée

Agenda

1. Organising speakers for MacPhee Centre's Pride Youth/Elders Storytelling event on Sunday 07/21 (1 PM - 4PM)
2. Planning or Prode Elders Hangout for Tues. 07/23 (1 PM - 4 PM)
3. Signing a cheque to reimburse Stephanie Brown for gas mileage $111.18
4. Planning Raymaond Tavel's Life 06/09 Celebration at the park in his name. (c/o Inglis and Barrington St. Hfx.)
5. Nathan Elling: World history Resources for teachers and others project
6. Adding people to the Board
7. The Treasurer's report

We will NOT be having a July Second Sunday Salon - because we have two other events in July

BAREND will mail Stephanie's cheque

Treasurer’s Report: Bank + cash - outstanding cheque = about $613.

Apprentice Dan. We should advertise for an apprentice Dan. LYNN will contact a couple people about being Apprentice Dans.

DAN will make sure Lynn is on the Wayves mailing list.

Speakers for the Storytelling Salon

Planning page for the Storytelling Salon is here. (was July 21)

People to contact

• BAREND will ask Kevin Kindred & Erick Bickerdyke
• LYNN will talk to Eric Smith
• DAN will ask Dr Bob and Terry Parker and Mike Davies-Cole.
• DAN will ask Reg to tell a story about being the DJ for the Turret
• PAULINE will contact Robyn Badger and Carol Gesner and Allison
• DAN will mark Jane Kansas as deceased in the database.
• DAN will Wiesia ‘s contact info to Lynn
• Emerson Roach - The Glitter Bean
• DAN will invite Jane Morrigan

Planning the Elders Hangout

Planning page for the Hangout is here.

DAN is working and will probably be late to the event.

Uses for the $500 Budget

• BAREND will ask Pride about beverages, food and cake. If we need to use some of our $500 to upgrade those, that’s totally OK.
• Travel Expenses
• Travel $$ for some speakers?

Ambassador

• Last Elders Hangout: if you see someone having a hard time, make sure everyone feels included.
• BAREND will be ambassador.

Sign language interpretation. $75 / hour?? BAREND will check to see if Pride is doing it.

KAITLIN will do merch table

Raymond Taavel Birthday Party

Planning page for this event is here.

Gathering at 1:00. Start talking at 1:30

Ask members to bring chairs and folding tables - and extras.

Food budget : $120 max. DAN AND PAUL will bring the hots and hams

RENEE will bring the cake.

LYNN will tell the story about the first time she saw someone with a pink triangle on — Robin.

PAUL will cook the burgers that day.

DAN will print out some cards taking people to Raymond’s page in the H*R*E.

DAN will bring music equipment.

DAN will invite Darren to speak.