July 3, 2018 Meeting Notes

6:00-8:00 pm at House of Hair Design

4830-48 Street, Camrose, Alberta

6 people were in attendance. Gus chaired the meeting.

Action items are in bold.

1. Connecting and Sharing
2. Report on past events

• espressOUT in June at Fox & Fable Book and Game Café: great venue for espressOUT; Suggestion: next time try playing some games that include the whole group as a means of getting to know one another better.

 

• Arts and Recreation in the Park on June 23: great coverage from the Camrose Canadian http://www.camrosecanadian.com/2018/06/29/arts-and-recreation-in-the-park-brings-people-together ; we appreciated the honorarium

 

• BBQ on June 24: 90 people attended the BBQ; good time of mingling and visiting; thanks to our wonderful supporters:
  • Rebecca Bridger (and Louis) of Whisk & Ladle Bake shop for grilling up our burgers and donating so much delicious food
  • Hauser Home Hardware for the use their grill
  • Camrose Directory for the donations of water bottles
  • Prairie Rose Bottled Water for the bags of ice
  • Camrose Public Library for attending with the Book Bike, Life Cycle and giant game and reading stories to the kids
  • Generous donations of cash from people who attended; Thank you!

3. Planning for upcoming events

• Read with Royalty at Camrose Public Library on July 27 1:00-3:00 pm
  • We are excited to be supporting this event with Camrose Public Library taking the lead
  • Zach aka Robyn Bank$ will be reading stories and giving a mini-drag workshop for all ages
  • Camrose Public Library is also hoping to have a King read at the event.
  • Action item: donations of clothing are needed for all ages and sizes for the dress up portion of the workshop

• Big Valley Jamboree Parade Entry (morning) and BBQ on August 2 (evening)

Action items:

• • Preparation for our parade entry on Wednesday, August 1 at 6:00 at House of Hair Design
  • Work bee to wash, polish and decorate the beautiful convertible that Tish is lending us for the parade
  • Bring along snacks to share to sustain us during our work bee
  • We invite everyone to walk with us in the parade and show your support for creating a caring, inclusive community. Meet at the road by Public Works by 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 2 if you want to walk with us in the parade (look for the teal classic convertible with rainbow decorations!); wear bright rainbow colours and comfortable walking shoes; rain or shine we will be there!
  • Thursday, August 2 Celebration BBQ at 6:30 p.m. at Gus’s house; contact us for the address

• August meeting? Should we meet? Action item: It was decided by the group that there will be no regular meetings on August 6 and September 3; we will meet on July 16 and August 20 for espressOUT with a short information session as part of these meetings.

 

• Community Registration Night: September 6 We will have a display at this event and Jen will be coordinating this.

 

• Bank$ Fall Ball on September 7 at the Bailey Theatre: Sponsorship request letters have been distributed to many businesses in the community and we anticipate good support for this special event; 2 drag queens from Edmonton will be special guests along with hostess, Robyn Bank$; costume contest; posters and advertising will be ready for the beginning of August; a big thank you to Zach for all his work on this event!

 

• Collaborative Community events: Lots of ideas shared including doing some impromptu get-togethers like hikes and movie nights to focus on building our community; Jen will be sending out an email notice about contact information for this initiative

 

• Family Dance: Action item: Carol to investigate potential venues for a Halloween Family Dance on Friday, October 26; discussion about admission and agreed on $10 per person or $20 per family

 

• Educational initiatives: Action item: The Leadership Team has been investigating possible educational events; submit your suggestions

 

• Grant applications: Camrose Police Association Grant is available for application; Action item: Wayne and Carol will be making contact with the Kodiaks to explore a collaborative event to promote everyone’s right to play and be treated with respect; possibility of using this project as part of our application for funding from the Camrose Police Association

 

• Fundraising ideas: Share your suggestions with the Leadership Team; we need to start generating some finances in order to carry out our mission

 

• Future espressOUT meetings: will be looking at the dates for the Human Library at Augustana and considering where it is best to hold our espressOUT meetings after the start-up of university; desire to include a variety of locations

4. Other ideas? Share your ideas with anyone on the Leadership Team, Wayne, Gus, Carol or Margaret. We have a new email address: camrosepridecommunity@gmail.com

5. Next meeting: espressOUT at Rebel Ink on Monday, July 16 5:30-7:00 pm Zach will be hosting this gathering.