Attending: Bob, Franklin, Raff, Paula, George

Not Attending: Maria, Nancy

Old Business:

Winter Solstice Concert

 -Expenses

$100 - Flyers

$150 - Hall Rental for 1 night

$250 - Hall Rental for 2nd night

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$475 total

$500 - Our cut of income

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$25 profit

-Not a huge monetary success, but it was excellent publicity in that it introduced us to several new groups of people. 

-It was fun to do, and Bob & Franklin both are willing to do it again next year, with a lot more lead time to set it up and promote it.

-Will not be in association with any other groups next time.  The profits on this one were split 3 ways between DVPN, the Singers & Publisher

-Will start planning 6 months in advance (in June), announcing event at Summer Social and promoting it from there on.

-Possibly get merchants to promote it

-New Hope is a possible location, more of a built-in audience

New Business:

Finances

$900 deposited from Anna Concert

$400 previous balance

$200 (approximately) from membership fees

Action item: Bob will check that and get actual total

Crystal Ball

Site Blessing

-Ask Patricia if interested or for ideas on doing an opening ritual

-Must be non-denominational, possibly based on a theme

-Bless the event, success to vendors, speakers, etc.

-Possibly simple guided meditation for grounding & centering, establish theme & set tone for day

WHYY

-Look into getting Patricia on a radio show while she is here

-Is she interested?

-Is there time to do this?

               Terry Gross, National

               Marty Moskovitz

               Ask Deb D'Allesandro

               Tara Schwartz? Contact w/powers that be

Program

-Ask vendors to take ad out in program booklet

-Reduced rates from newsletter rates

-Mostly standard business card sized

Vendors

-1 table each

-Any doing therapy/massage must be properly licensed and insured.  DVPN assumes no liability.

-Need to get in Vendor money to cover expenses - Deadline, end of Feb.

Action item:  Email Rainbear to make sure she has standard waiver & insurance

Caterer

-Ordering Food for 200, from 9th street catering again

-Dinner is included in price regardless of whether they eat there

Action items:  Raff to order catering.  Paula to contact April at UU to get location for drop-off of food.

Tickets

-Looking into printing tickets that will have stubs with matching numbers

- Date left blank so they are reusable

Action items: Raff will look into costs, Pre-sales to start at end of January

Informational Tables

-Red Cross

-Aids Walk

-Pagan Pride

Patricia

-Need to book airfare and lodging soon

-Purchase/put together a gift basket w/Philadelphia memorabilia

Speakers

-Get small thank-you gifts for speakers

-Water & little clocks for in lecture rooms

Dinner & Dancing

-Franklin to prepare 45 minute long program, to be followed by dinner

-Set up tables & food while dancing is going on

Theme for Ball

-Celebrating Community

Newsletter

Action item: Bob to get money for printing to Raff by 25th

Formal Policy Statement

-What individual board members can and cannot approve

Action item: Draft of policy

Pagan Pride

-(fill in here?)

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