2011-08-22 Meeting

Present: Norval, Heather, Anita, Lynn, Dan (notes)

Minutes of the last meeting: not available. Probably only three people were there and there was no quorum.

Pride Week Report

Lynn and Dan and Jim Morrison, a prof from St Mary's presented to about forty people about the importance of preserving history.

Pennants: we made about a hundred, and almost all were sold; a few people have a little stash of them. Some "seconds" got made into a tablecloth for the picnic.

Brochures: 250 were printed and lots are still available for events.

August Event Report

Yesterday's event: 24 people showed up at about 2:00pm, including several new people. We commandeered the Gazebo at the Dingle Park but then got booted out an hour later by a Buddhist Wedding. Luckily that fit with the progress of the meal and we re-encamped out onto the grass for another couple of hours and bonded over cornbread. Most people packed up around 5:00pm. We got several emails thanking us for hosting the event.

Company House: cost model confirmed - we could lose money.

Outstanding Business

Greeting / Thanks / Etc Cards

Anita will create the cards.

Programs

Anglicans have asked if we can move our event from the 3rd to 4th Sunday of the month so there's no conflict there.

Fourth Sunday of September is the 25th. Nick could talk about photography. "Falling In Love With Pictures", at Spencer House.

On the 16-17-18, Doctors Without Borders are setting up a refugee camp in Halifax.

October: Nadine Lapierre talks about her book and being an author. Book her in on the 23rd.

November 27: Recipe Exchange. "Cooking For One Or Two On A Budget"

Christmas: not discussed.

Other Business

Reclaim The Night: It's a march in October against violence

Fund Raising Dance: DAN will ask Wolf if he'd do it, and how much he would charge.

ANITA will ask Veith House and find out if it's available, and when, say, 7-11 on a Saturday evening. And she will ask whether alcohol is allowed on site.

NSRAP is setting up an Elders Issues Committee for political stuff.

Nextt meeting: Septembre 26th at Lynn's Place.

Meetting adjourned at 8:30. Thanks all!