Mainely Men Board Meeting Minutes - February 29, 2004
Members Present: Mark Allen, Tommy Allan, Eric Aronson, Guy Cousins, Paul Fuller, Jim Fotter, and Alan Littlefield.
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Mainely Men Meaning: Each board member shared their feelings and thoughts regarding the meaning of Mainely Men and their expectations of Mainely Men.
The group produced 13 discussion questions that were distilled into 5 themes.
They were:
- What do we want the MM experience to be?
- What do we want the MM Board experience to be?
- Promotion of conference.
- Programming.
- Financial concerns.
Outreach: The board revisited several outreach initiatives to increase attendance.
Last year, the Men’s Resource Center (MRC) committed to provided MM their mailing list. Obtain a copy of the MRC mailing list. Guy Cousins.
The group agreed that providing information about MM to licensed counselors in the state has a high potential of increasing conference attendance.
Obtain a mailing list of licensed counselors in the state and send them information materials on MM. This can be given to their clients.
Guy Cousins.
UU Church.
TV/Radio Show – Board Member presentation. Jim Fotter
Common Ground Fair.
Sell T-Shirts
Board Members: The group decided to invite Roy Nelles and Joe Minot to join the MM board. Their 3-year term will commence in May.
Contact Joe Minot. Contact Roy Nelles. Mark Allen.
Financial Reports: Report dated October, 2003 reflects a checking balance of $611.53 and $1,000 in a 6-month certificate of deposit.
As of January 3, 2004 we have received a total of $1,230 in donations. The mailing cost was $238.12. Net donations are $991.88.
2004 Conference Dates:
MM#45 - 5/14/04 through 5/16/04.
MM#46 - 10/8/04 through 10/11/04.
Next Board Meeting:
Next meeting will take place at MM#45. Time to be set by Pinkie.
Tommy Allan.
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