2019-07-16 Meeting

Location: The Univeralist Unitarian church building 5500 Inglis Street, Halifax

Time: 6 pm to 7:20 pm

PRESENT: Barend Kamperman, Pauline Federick, Dan MacKay, Doug Fevens, Ann Gorman and Anita Martinez.

FOCUS: Planning our July 22nd Pride Salon at the same location

FOOD CONSIDERATIONS:

• Richard Crooks and Mike Sangster will oversee that.
• Doug Fevens will help in the kitchen.
• Anita and the Board decided what items and quantities will bought from COSTCO.
• Dan will find two volunteers to help her transport the items to the Salon location.
• The Board decided on a Food Budget of $250.00.
• Anita will pay for it with her VISA and the Treasurer will reimburse her later.
• We will borrow five table table cloths from the church for our food display and pay to have them cleaned and pressed afterward.

SPEAKERS and HONORARIA:

• Our confirmed speakers are:- Chris Aucoin, Loren Izzard, Dr.Bob Frederickson, Jane Kansas, Ramona Westgate, Chris Fraser, Nuri and Glen Walton.
• We will give each one who speaks $20.00, and Elderberries mug and a special thank you card. The thank you cards and their envelopes will be written out on the day as some speakers may not show.
• A donation of $40.00 will be given to the UUC for the use of their space.

VOLUNTEERS FOR THE DAY:

• Dan MacKay, the organiser of this Salon, has a list of people and will designate their responsibilities and oversee set up, lay out and take down.
• Some individuals can only be there for a part of our allotted time.
• Apart from food staff, they are:- Trish Sparks, Darlene Weber, Clove Havida?, Linda Furlotte, Ann ?, Shamus ? and Norval ?.
• Dan will purchase ice for the event that day.
• Pauline Federick has agreed to act as the moderator at the Salon.

SALON DETAILS:

• Pride Halifax has given the Elderberries $550.00 for our Salon expenses.We'll add on $250.00 for a total of $780.00 for the event's budget.
• Anita will get a "Guest Book" with a comments section for attendees to write in.It will be placed on the welcome desk.
• Dan will write an announcement to be made, (to the effect) that we cannot guarantee a 100% comfortable safe space as we cannot know or control what participants or guests, believe or may say.
• Elderberries mugs will be sold. Elderberries all occasion cards (Pack of five for $8.00) will be sold too.Anita will print the extra cards needed.
• Dan will set up Chris Aucoin's LGBTQ history display in the entrance room.
• The Intergenerational Storytelling will be held in the (larger) worship space and set up for speakers and visitors.The back deck too can be used to relax and talk.
• Dan MacKay will see that an audio recording of the storytelling will be made for preservation.

OTHER ACTIONS:

• We all signed get well cards for Paula Wedge and Scott McNeil. Dan will deliver Scott's card. Anita and Barend will bring Paula hers.

Meeting dismissed about 7:20 pm.