Editing 2018-03-07 Meeting

Meeting came to order at 6:45 at Dan's place with retsina and fingerfood. Present: Allison, Anita, Barend, Dan (notes), Lynn Regrets: Scott ===Old Biz=== Q: Double check: did we officially or unofficially decide that Hugo Dann was not on the board any more? A: Officially: we removed Hugo from the list at the last AGM. ===New Biz=== Lynn: Elderberries Nominating Committee Nominating committee: Lynn, Scott & Carolyn Gesner. The Committee has produced both terms of reference here: [[Nominating_Committee]] and some nominees (below.) We need the board to decide how many wish to be on the board again. For our upcoming AGM: * Dan says, "I would be very happy to not be chair if we have another chair." * Re-running: everyone who's on the board now. * We do have three possible hot prospects: Mike Sangster, Bernadine Lapointe - wants to be secretary, and Anne Bishop. * CAROLYN (via Lynn) will contact Anne Bishop. * LYNN will contact Laura Shepherd. AGM: * Date: May 13, Mother's Day. This is about a month late. We promise to do it in the right time frame next year (it's already scheduled in on the [[Program_Ideas]] page.) * Special Guest: ALLISON will contact Suzanne about El Camino ===Financial Report=== * Mugs cost $125 * Catering for last meeting: $95 * Reveue / Donations from February Event: $306.85 * New Balance: $751.80 ===Programming=== * JUNE: DAN will contact Sheri about talking about the Shar Shaloom Synagogue & LGBT stuff * JULY: Pride Week Event * AUGUST: Picnic exactly like last year * ANITA will check with Tim about when his party will be * SEPTEMBER: * OCTOBER: DAN will check in with Robert Wright, "Robert Wright: How can white folk be allies to the black & gay community in Halifax." ===This Sunday=== * Dan will be taking notes. so we need someone to moderate. * ALLISON will chair the meeting ==Pride Event== Name: Elderberries LGBT Elders Salon. Four hours session, ending no later than 9pm. * A large space, say, the floor part of the big auditorium at the library, or maybe the much smaller Bus Stop Theatre or ex Company House * Finger food and refreshments at a table * Maybe a bar, proceeds going to the Youth Project * Maybe Chris Aucoin’s history exhibit set up on a table in one corner * A few things to sell - maybe bound copies of Scott MacNeil & Reg Giles’ story cycles, mugs, Robin’s This Way Out, or other stuff And then two of: * Computer with big screen and a slideshow of old photos, with two Elders to narrate and answer questions. * Round table with another couple elders telling stories of The Olde Days and arguing about the finer points of who-and-why * Human Library format one-on-one interaction with an Elderberry Budget (that we ask Pride for) * $400 catering * $500 for space * $300 for misc expenses ===Discussion=== * Lynn: maybe add Robert Wright hosting a Reading Out Loud event. You read a piece from an LGBT author. Each reader gets 7-8 minutes. DAN will contact Robert and find out if he's doing this, or something else, during Pride. BUDGET: adjust budget to $300 catering, $300 venue, $200 honoraria, and offer Elderberries to finance $300 of this. BAREND: may coordinate recording this. We need to book the venue as soon as possible. Bar: as long as it does not exclude youth Possible Locations: * Main Branch * North Branch Library * Bus Stop Theatre * CoHo if it's book-able * Shirley Burnstein Room or surrounding room.

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