NEXT MEETING:  FEBRUARY 22, 2017, WEDNESDAY, 10:00 AM, 

BLUE MOUNTAIN ESTATES CLUBHOUSE

Minutes from our previous meeting are below; an Agenda for February 22 will be circulated soon.

MINUTES

Powell River Sunshine Gogos

Business Meeting

November 1, 2016 / 10:00 am / Blue Mountain Estates Clubhouse

1.        Welcome: We welcomed new member Marjorie MacLeod who has recently moved here from Qualicum. Others in attendance: Janice, Malerie, Helen, Pat, Jan B., Ronnie, Faye, Maureen, Maggie, Jan P., Sandy, Leslie, Juliet, Charlotte, Libba

         

        Reminder to members that $10 membership fee for 2017 is due.

2.      Agenda was approved.

3.      Minutes of Sept. 14, 2016 meeting were approved.

4.      Old Business:

-  Regarding sending event information to Vancouver Island and Greater      VanGogos, Malerie will let them know of events we are holding.

5.     Financial Report:

          No changes. No report this meeting.

6.     Fundraising:

-  Progress report on Chair Auction:  45 chairs so far. Two artists have taken chairs already. Hope to have all chairs primed by February. Some chairs are at the Academy of Music in an art room and can be sanded and primed there. There will be another work bee in the New Year. Contact Maureen for more information or if you want a chair to prepare. Hope to have 60 chairs ready for auction in the summer.

-  Planning for Lund Craft Fair: Nov. 26. It was noted that the Dwight Hall fair is the weekend before this year. Schedule doodle will go out next week for workers at the Lund Fair. Malerie will confirm our table booking.

-  Hospital Bake Sale: Monday Dec. 12 from 9-4, set-up at 8. Gogos are asked to bring packaged baked goods to Charlotte’s at 5448 Maple St. on the Saturday or Sunday before. Soups and preserves sold well last year as well. Malerie will send out a reminder email after the Lund Fair.

7.     Merchandise:

-  Totes continue to be created .... thanks Maggie and friends.

-  Maureen showed pillows and casserole carriers that she had sewn for the next sale. People thought they looked great. Thanks Maureen.

-  Marjorie said that she does wood burning and would be interested in trying to make some smaller works that might be fun to sell.

                 

8.    Regional Initiatives:

-  Vancouver Island Regional Meeting - March 11, 2017, Fanny Bay Community Hall  -- if anyone happens to be on the Island then, it might be fun to attend.

-  Greater Van Gogos Regional Meeting - to be organized by OUR neighbourhood, which includes North Shore-Sunshine Coast, on a date in 2017 as yet to be determined. If anyone is interested in helping with the organization of this meeting, call Wendy Mickelson at 604-984-9799.

                 

9.     Advocacy and Education:

-  Maureen had been in conversation with a woman who is willing to come and talk about a recent trip to Africa. It was felt that it may be best not to combine her talk with the Film Night being planned. Perhaps we will invite her to an educational night for members and friends.

-  Dessert and Film Night: The Thinking Garden - 34 min. and The Sharing Garden - 15 min. Jan P. has booked the Max Cameron Theatre for April 22. The school district will give us the theatre free of charge. We will pay for the projectionist. The first film is free as it will really be a preview, but we will have to pay for the second film. We will bake goodies to be served before the films and will have a no host bar. The women involved in the making of the first film should be able to attend so that we can have a q & a after its viewing. Other groups from the community involved in food stewardship will be invited to set up displays. Tickets will be offered for pre-sale and it was felt that prices should remain low so that all may attend. A planning committee (Jan P., Janice, Ronnie, Juliet, Leslie) will meet in mid-January.

10.    Other Business:

-  Update Brochure: Nicole is willing to update the brochure for us as some of the information is out of date. Malerie will meet with her and is willing to take over updating brochure herself. Brian Masters donates the printing of the brochures.

-  Posters for upcoming events: Malerie has templates for the Craft Fair and Bake Sale posters. She will update them and Maggie will print them. Alison and Heather usually take care of distributing the posters.

11.    Next Meeting:

-  Tuesday January 24, 2017 at the Mountain Estates Club House. People appreciated this space (thanks Maureen) and it was felt that a morning meeting was preferable to an evening one, especially in the winter.