Madison HOURS Board of Directors Meeting
March 2, 2006
Present: Jon Hain, Ali Dwyer, and Rob McClure
Meeting called to order at 7:55 pm. Minutes from January reviewed and overwhelmingly passed as written. February minutes to be distributed next month.
Budget: Pancake Breakfast over expectation by $300. Expecting CHIP grant soon. Subscription revenue. Jon sent $180 in invoices for advertising to be received by next month. $2300 in the bank right now.
Petition Against AOL email tax: Effects HOURS with bulk emailing, will need to pay a tax to AOL. Direct effect, plus indirect economic justice issue. Madison HOURS will sign on Move-ON/Free Press Petition against this.
Madison May Day Celebration: Ask to support this years celebration (have done so previously) through a variety of avenues. Board agrees to general endorsement, 1/16th page ad (Rob will make wording for an ad, due April 16th) for $25 in songbook, notice on email list, possibly table at picnic Sunday, April 30th at Tenney Park. Jon will mail in form to organizers.
Outreach: Gave a brief presentation at Community Shares meeting about HOURS at meeting this month. Rob will distribute article at TimeBank meeting.
Birthday Party: Tuesday, May 16th from 7-9 at Wil-Mar. Ali will contact the beet cake person and other HOURS members who bake and cook to find out pricing for cake-- possibly dessert potluck-- provide some cake, coffee, and tea. Jon will invite employees of businesses who use HOURS, plus poster for general public, also contact all former Pancake partners. Send Jon email of other ideas of who to invite. Ali will send Jon the mailing list of contacts for Pancake partners. Jon will send info to co-op newsletter.
Pancake Breakfast: Last month things went very well with Wheels for Winners. Next month is with WAM. Rob will put together a poster to put out prior to breakfast. Joint shopping day with Ali and Rob March 11th. The time was set for 4pm.
Currency Contest: Will possibly be mentioned in a number of periodicals, Jon talked to some people in the media.
Web stuff: The software from New Zealand was supposedly done, but when Jon went to log-on it didn't function. Everything is in place for Webhosting through Madison HOURS for members.
Next meeting set for Thursday April 6th at 7:45 pm.
Meeting adjourned at 8:35 pm.
Notes respectfully submitted by Kristin Sage.