SFS Board Meeting
June 6, 2006
Present: Ralph, Bruce, Fred, Karen, Susan, Valerie, Jack
Non-board members: John Madsen
Notes taken by Bruce Baker

1. Overview of tables (Valerie)
6 CDs, $180 Memberships, 46 T-Shirts $410; Total $802
$240 11 Memberships

2. Vocational ed. - Need more envelopes

3. Shirt sales through Thurs (Jack) and Fri. (Karen) dances

4. Financial report (Ralph)
- Income over expenses by ~$1000.
- Phil Katz paid 2005 ($50) (? Bruce, why is this in the minutes ? - AC)
- Insurance agent - No bill/policy yet.  No major changes. Policy due for renewal in June.
-- Bruce: Insurance cost would decrease with fewer events
-- Karen: Paul Bestock found deal for $200. Karen to investigate for English Country Dance (3x/mo)
- ~ $9,000 in account, $1,800 pulled from trust for IRS, since been refunded.  Nedd to call Finance

Committee mtg. (Karen) to determine if that money should go back into trust.
-- John: Need to keep > $50,000 in trust
- Motion (John): Sell GE stock and put in money market fund
-- Motion passes

5. Concert Committee report (Susan)
- No meeting in July, next is 1st Mon of August
- Ralph wants dual concert Sept. 23 - Irish trio Randal Boys at Town Hall
-- Karen: Shat if another concert opportunity comes along?  Don't want to split audience or volunteers.
-- Ralph: Want SFS OK for Town hall
-- Susan: If guarantee over $300, board has to sign
- Peter Oshushko - Lost money, discussion of details of concert

6. Exec report
- Want dance committee to have a $500 cushion
- Committee minutes emailed

7. Membership and computer
- Computer bought
- Bruce to make disk for transfer in August
- New membership person is Nancy Hutchings

8. Intern project (John)
- Intern is Lisa Ford
- Research into scanning large posters - no solution found
- Request to kinkos
- Snapshots made on web 40-50 (~$1000)
- Ask in flyer for volunteer
- Jack will donate $500 for project
- Lisa organized first 15-20 years board & officers

9. 40th year
- Paul Dorpat may do an article
- Friends Center rental $270
- Resv. all rooms, kitchen, exhibits, open mic
- Phil Williams and Susan talked about the Williams' concert on the Sat adjacent to the anniversary.
- John Madsen put info on craigslist
- Rev Chumley offered a talk about folk history.
- Start 7pm
- Ask for volunteers
- Question of whether to fund food - yes.  Ask for donations from current and former members

Picnic tentatively Aug. 20

10. Phone line
July - Valerie (all but first week)
Aug - Fred
Sept - Jack

SFS Library - No interest

John Venebles - (Jack) living in Marysville, would like to take part in ethnic committee.  Karen closed US Bank and opened B of A acct. for ethnic committee

Other
Taxes filed
Valerie - Renewal mailing - July 25