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===Agenda Items=== # The Speakers Bureau. Suggestions about groups we can present to. Tweaking the format of presentation.Any thoughts on who might want to be a speaker? Encouraging/informing the present roster of speakers. A Speakers only get together with the board as a thank you for their contributions. # A Women Only event. Ideas for what type of events you (the womyn) would like.The results of the Women Only Event Poll. ## Eleven responses. All 11 were YES! ## Four comments: Hurray! // afternoon event in the halifax metro area or even dartmouth to reach out to LGBT over the bridge ! // It wasn't women only, but what a pleasure it was to dance after the Women Next Door and the Mens' Chorus at the Pride event. Many thanks to those who put that event together!! // An event where we can get to know each other better and from that event, plan an outing of some sort, such as theatre; dinner; games night, etc. # Second Sunday Salon topics/subjects for October, November and December. Let's plan January's salon as we'll be very busy in December. # Feedback from our Pride Salon at the Unitarian church. # Comments. Anything you'd like to discuss/talk through. ===Old Agenda Items=== # Paying for refreshments: we spent over $100 last time; that's not tenable. # Discussion of Pauline's document, [[2019-04 Observations]] for some (constructive and non) criticisms she's heard about the organization. # Plan upcoming months. Who was that with the story about going North and taking care of the polar bears? # Barend has created a "How To Run An Event" document, here: [[Event Procedures]] # Youth Project: Next Step: "How can we help?" # Rebooting our GSA program # Do we need, can we do, a committee for Health issues for interacting with Pride Health? # Ditto for Housing? # Asking NSRAP for $100/mo for victuals. DAN & ALLISON to develop a proposal, e.g. "Building Attendance" "Capacity Building" (See Lynn's response to this, below) # Supplies replenishment # Beginning of incipience of start of thoughts about a gentle discussion: Dan would like to not be Chair. We need to think about who will be the next Chair? ===SUPPLIES NEEDED=== * ''Add needed supplies here'' ===Grant Proposal=== Email from LGBTI Network: From: MacDonald, Maddi C <Maddi.MacDonald@novascotia.ca> Date: Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 2:10 PM Subject: Age-Friendly Communities Grant To: "elderberries.scotia2@gmail.com" <elderberries.scotia2@gmail.com>, "nsrap@nsrap.ca" <nsrap@nsrap.ca> Cc: "Smith, Allison Z" <Allison.Smith@novascotia.ca> Hey folks, I wanted to make sure you are aware of the Age-Friendly Communities Grant opportunity. If Elderberries has not considered applying, it would be a great chance to receive some funding to support an initiative you might have. Also, I would love to meet with you to discuss opportunities to implement a positive spaces program in some of our muchly in need Nova Scotian nursing homes and continuing care facilities if you are interested. I believe Lynn was in touch with Lezlie Lee Kam when she was in town for Pride. Lezlie had really inspired me with the work being done in Ontario to make safer spaces for LGBTIQ+ elders. I would love to discuss what Elderberries and NSRAP see as the next steps in supporting our aging LGBTIQ+ population here in Nova Scotia. Perhaps there are opportunities to partner on an initiative. All the best. Maddi MacDonald Co-Chair, LGBTI Network ===Asking NSRAP for $100/mo for victuals=== <pre> Subject: Re: Request to NSRAP for $100.00 monthly for refreshments Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2018 23:24:14 -0400 From: Lynn Murphy <lynn.murphy46@eastlink.ca> To: Daniel MacKay <daniel@bonmot.ca>, elderberries-board@bonmot.ca </pre> I am disappointed to learn of the request for $100.00 monthly support from NSRAP for the purpose of providing food for the salons. Originally an NSRAP project, Elderberries gradually (over the course of ten years) became independent from NSRAP. Part of that independence was ourselves providing the refreshments at gatherings. If the potluck format is burdensome to the members, perhaps it is time to look at the refreshment issue again, but still with an eye to independence : 1) we now have a bank account - let us (frugally) spend our own money; or, 2) provide tea and coffee only; or, 3) clarify that the money collected by passing the hat is for refreshments (this is much the same as option 1, as the money in the bank mostly comes from passing the hat). It was my impression that the free will offering (aka passing the hat) does not come anywhere near $100.00. NSRAP is a political organization, of which I am a member : I think their/our money should be spent on political objectives. If Elderberries has a political project needing support, then is the time to ask for money. Due to illness, I have missed some Elderberries potlucks, Board meetings, and e-mails. This issue may already have been discussed in depth by the Board before the request made by Norval was was sent forward. If so, I apologize for being late to the discussion.

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