2017-10-17 Meeting

• Meeting at Dan's place
• Meeting came to order at 6:30
• Present: Lynn, Scott, Dan, Anita, Barend
• Regrets: Allison

Financial Report

• We have $617.82 in the bank, and $33 in cash waiting to be deposited.

Mugs

• Anita has a slightly different mug style
• The mugs cost us about $13 each.
• We'll offer them for $15

Discussion: symbol

• Lynn has an idea for a symbol for Elderberries, maybe a fist with a lightning bolt

Dan has registered: greypride.ca & graypride.ca

Does anyone have any info about upcoming events to add to our November newsletter?

• Dan MacKay's Union Street Christmas Pot Luck: December 11

Lynn's Job Description

• Handout from Lynn with suggested Job Description of Past Chair

Boardmembers

• ANITA will contact Wayne to double check that he doesn't want to be on the board
• ANITA will contact Hugo to see if he wants to be on the board
• That leaves the members of the meeting + Allison as boardmembers.

Programs

November

• Second Sunday: 12 November, 2:00pm, Northwood penthouse (as usual.) Although
• NOVEMBER: Partners: What's a partner? Do you want a partner? How are you looking for a partner? What does partnership look like for you after 60?
  • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/im-an-older-gay-man-and-i-know-it-will-get-worse_us_599dc086e4b02289f76191ce
• DECEMBER: Christmas Social
  • DAN will ask Garry Williams if he's available
  • DAN will invite the Unitarian Universalist Church
  • LYNN will invite the Rainbow Refugees
  • We'll give the donations to the Rainbow Refugees
  • LYNN will order a cheese tray

Future Topic Ideas

• Future programs were discussed and noted in Program Ideas