Mainely Men Board Meeting Minutes - January 14, 2006
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1 Ashley’s Survey
2 Brochure.
3 Financial Report.
4 Theme / Workshops
5 Cook / Food
6 Assigned duties for next retreat
7 Outreach
8 MM 50
9 Mission Statement
10 Minutes approval approved with addition
11 Set date for next meeting.
Opened the meeting at about 10:30
Discussion about next meeting to be 3-18-06 @10:00am.
Keith P. and Robert P. to find a place in the Portland area and notify others about location.
Brochures to be mailed by 3-20
Ashley Time 20min
Financial report 5 min
4 food 5 min
Duties 10 min
Outreach 10 min
MM50 15 min
Mission statement 5 min
Honorary Pinky 5 min
Discussion about Ashley’s suggested brochure changes: Finances need to be addressed elsewhere. Masturbation to be omitted as a topic. Other changes look OK. Add web address.
Board to see a draft of new brochure Guy to send out and Board to give feedback and/or approve for mailing by first week in Feb.
Survey was discussed. Copy of will be attached to minutes.
Burden Basket or survey card for participants tabled for later discussion.
Finances: Joe; letter from Jack read by Joe. Copy to be attached.
CD was discussed. Board voted to table decision for CD till next meeting.
Tor has been underwriting Common ground Fair costs. Yea!
Roy challenged board to contribute to the annual fund
Theme and workshops
For 49
Home: What does it means to me?
Home: the journey home.
Home: seeking a spiritual life style.
Dan. Sat morning large group discussion around weekend theme.
Board voted on “HOME” as topic for 49 and to be included in brochure with wording to be approved with draft of brochure.
FOOD went extremely well this past conference. Paul Fuller for chef at 50. Alan to be chef for 49 and to lead into a hybrid model of food for the future.
Assign duties for next retreat
Registration: Guy & Joe
Nametags: Ashley
Fire tender: Robert S
Pinky: Tor
Cultural event: Robert
Dance: Roy and to segue from CE
Angel walk: Guy & Steve P
Opening circle: Tor and others
Composting & Recycling: the Roberts
Games / Sports director: Roy & Guy
Newby Co-coordinator: Tor
Bookshelf: Tor
Coordinator for Bulletin board for men’s groups: Robert S
Board members to lead a W/S along lines of “Home.”
Outreach taking the message outside of MM.
Putting back into community.
Helping out at Pilgrim Lodge spring clean up, fall closing, firewood
Visibility and promotion
Guy to talk to Bryan
MM 50
Celebration of 25 years
Board voted Alan L to be pinky @ MM50.
Discussion of:
Gathering of the pinkys
Fire-walk and/or Sweat
Keeper of the sweat
Invitation to John Bly to attend and be a keeper of the sweat and possibly mentor another man to be a keeper of the sweat.
Mission Statement
Was discussed briefly and tabled for further discussion with Steve M present.
Fee Structure
We decided to keep fee structure for 49 and to not increase fees too much in fall for 4 day weekend.
Discussion of Honoring Pinkeys
Elders and men who have been in Pinkie role.
Joe and Guy to get pink bandannas for all the past pinkies for them to wear from opening circle on.
A Tee-shirts collection “scrap book” was mentioned as an interesting idea.
Agenda for next meeting:
Policy about e-mail etiquette
Mission statement
Feedback cards
MM poster
Food was great