Directions to the Meeting:

Drive up Duncan Street.  Across from the airport/Julie’s café - you will take the first entrance into Blue Mountain Estates; straight ahead as you drive in is the clubhouse- #234.  Across from the clubhouse there are about 10 visitor parking spaces: there are another 10 parking spots if you enter from the second entrance (off Duncan) into the "estates". If all the spots are taken you will have to park on Duncan and walk in. Look forward to seeing everyone. If you have more questions, call or email Maureen – 604-485-6202 or email gunpowdertrail@gmail.com

POWELL RIVER SUNSHINE GOGOS

Business Meeting

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

2017 MEMBERSHIP DUES OF $10.00 WILL BE 

COLLECTED AT THE MEETING

Agenda:

1.       Welcome.  New members?

·         New Members:

                                                   i.      Distribute new member packages

                                                 ii.      Questions from new members?

2.       Approval of the Agenda     

3.       Review of the Minutes of the September 14, 2016 meeting.  Errors or omissions?

4.       Old Business

·         Sending out event information to Vancouver Island and Greater VanGogos info pages

5.       Financial Report – No changes, no report this meeting

6.       Fundraising:

·         Progress report on the Chair Auction  

·         Planning for Lund Craft Fair, November 26   

7.       Merchandise:

·         Updates and Ideas from Members

8.       Regional Initiatives

·         Vancouver Island Regional Meeting – March 11, 2017, Fanny Ball Community Hall

·         Greater Van Gogos Regional Meeting – Date, 2017.  Wendy Mickelson, Neighbourhood 2 representative, 604-984-9799

·         Flash Mob December 1 for World Aids Day

 

9.       Advocacy and Education  

·         Speaker from Sechelt on African Trip

·         February Film Night:  The Speaking Garden and Tea, April 21 for students, April 22 for the public

10.   Other business:

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11.   Set date and venue for next meeting / Adjournment

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Sunshine Gogos Coordinators 2016:

·         Chair – Janice Rayson

·         Minutes – Leslie Paul 

·         Treasurer – Maureen Tierney

·         Regional Liaison – Malerie Meeker

·         Membership – Malerie Meeker and Maureen Tierney

·         Agenda, Sunshine Gogos Blog – Malerie Meeker

·         Publicity – Jan Padgett, Linda Rosen, Janice Rayson

·         Merchandise – Maggie Hanson, Janice Rayson, other as required

POWELL RIVER SUNSHINE GOGOS

Business Meeting

September 14, 2016 / 7:00 pm / Janice’s house

Minutes

 1)      No new members in attendance however Maureen received a call from our Peak announcement. Marjorie MacLeod, former member of the grandmothers’ group in Qualicum has moved to Powell River and would like to join our group. (contact info:innisfreewest@hotmail.com)

2)      Regrets: Malerie, Leslie, and Helen advised that they could not attend

3)      Agenda was approved

4)      Financial Report: balance as of August 31 was $2996.32. Maureen moved that the financial report be approved; seconded by Jan Padgett; carried: yes

5)      Fundraising: progress report on the chair auction: We have approx 60 chairs for the auction, we will be teaming up with Friends of the Library to prep the chairs, approach artists to paint the chair and managing the auction itself. Maureen will set up some work party dates to sand and prime the chairs (at Jan Padgett’s barn). We will ask volunteers to commit to prepping one or two chairs-that way we should be able to get all the chairs ready for the artists by the Spring. Check out UTUBE sites (and be inspired) to see some of the chairs that have been auctioned by other groups (Hornby Island Chair Auction; West Vancouver Chair Auction; Costa Rica Chair Auction, etc)  If you have questions, chairs, and/or want to make a commitment to prep a chair-contact Maureen!

6)      Merchandise Reports: Totals: Logger’s Sports = $483; Prisma on the Beach and Markets = $1140; cash in tote petty cash acct. = $485; we will not continue with Mabel’s Labels this year; Grandmother to Grandmother decals: we will give a decal to each member/new member; we will have them available at the merchandise table for anyone who would like to purchase one; Maggie has the discretion to include a decal with a tote purchase if it seems appropriate; Maureen will work on a new batch of potholders for the Lund Craft Fair; Helen has made made a number of wine bags and hats over the summer-no more are needed at this time; Sandy will be making some new cards for Fall Fair and Lund Craft Fair; any one who would like to join her making cards, please contact her

7)      Regional Initiatives: Janice will ask that we be kept in the loop as far as the plans for the Spring gathering-members need to know more details and dates before making a commitment to attend. Any member(s) who may be interested if the dates work for them to attend-please let Janice know so we can keep you informed of the plans as they unfold

8)      Upcoming events: Lund Craft Fair – Nov 26 ; Hospital Bake Sale – TBA (Charlotte will approach the hospital to see if we can hold the bake sale on Dec 12); Film (The Thinking Garden) & a Tea – April ?; Chair Auction – summer 2017

9)      Possible new merchandise ideas: casserole sling/hot pad; sandwich wrapper; any other ideas are welcome – please contact Maggie or Janice with ideas

10)  Adjourned at 8:35 Next meeting is scheduled for  NOVEMBER 1 – 10 AM – IN THE CLUBHOUSE AT BLUE MOUNTAIN ESTATES. DIRECTIONS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE REMINDER THAT WE SEND CLOSER TO THE DATE OF THE MEETING. We would appreciate your attendance at this meeting as all the details of our fundraising projects will be discussed and we really need the support of the members at this time of year. We understand that everyone is busy, and there are some members who are busy “creating” items for our fundraising all year long. We really count on those members who aren’t sewers, knitters, crocheters or card crafters to work at the Gogo merchandise table or do some baking, distribute posters etc to help out. Please consider volunteering for these jobs