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Call to order Pledge of Allegiance 1. Previous Minutes: Distributed electronically, moved by Margaret, 2nded Snooky: approved 2. Treasurer’s Report: Margaret - Strawberry fest made an extra 1k+ Approved, moved by Snooky, 2nded by Don: approved 3. Membership Report – additions from Strawberry Festival? Don handed out membership forms, no new members lately Membership is $20/year New members always welcome! 4. Depot Visitor Numbers: Don: 156 visitors on SF day! 45, 36 on Open Mic. Wonderful! 1st Saturday through October, everyone welcome 5. Old Business: Christmas Tea recipe book - no update on this Depot door and tile - Don - Door has been patched and painted, working on tile Annual planning calendar - Don - July: Ice cream social - 3-4pm July 1st, Doris, Don & Marcia can help. Rain plan will be inside Depot. Don will put chalkboard signs out day-of. Margaret: please know everyone is invited to the dedication ceremony at the Blue Sulphur Spring at 11 on July 1~45 Minutes, Keynote speakers, etc. August 13th - Tribute to Bricktop, date set, awaiting funding. On the bridge under a canopy. Maybe Presbyterian church could be a rain plan backup. Concession stand? Maybe ask Terri or VFW or church group. Fall Fest planning will start after 4th of July is over. Sheena proposed that we pay a coordinator for Fall Fest We need someone to be in charge of Gem of the Hills, Coordinator will be compensated. Christmas and New Year’s activities. We would like to have an even bigger train show, same day as Santa! Information kiosks, River Plan, Don and Marcia cleaned the one near Lion and added the map and 4th of July list of events. Strawberry Festival - review It went well, but there was a huge misunderstanding with vendors who purchased farm spots but showed up for the bridge and were disappointed. How do we collaborate with the farm rather than have misunderstandings. We cannot run out of strawberries again next year. We need more strawberry vendors. Attendance was wonderful! Paint AMS on canopies - Marcia is going to re-do this. Gallery move to Old Bank Building - Jo Perez is making the move to 100 Railroad ave, target September. Margaret: they will start slowly moving things soon. 6. New Business: Don would like to retroactively pay Sonya $250 for her help with the Alderson Strawberry fest, out of the SF extra funds. Approved. Harvest Fest in October Don: a lot of the delay for festival flyers is waiting for Sponsors. Could we do an AMS funding campaign? To appease donor fatigue. Sheena can head the effort if we approve at next meeting. Margaret: Belinda has been writing Vol. 10 of our new History Highlights book. It is at the printer. Hope to be printed by end of June. When should we release? Maybe at 4th of July? The gallery sells our books for us. Margaret ordered 50 more of each volume. Next year we’ll decide if we create number 11 or if we leave it at 10. Walking Tour brochure: Fawn and Margaret looked over and doesn’t need revision.. Greenbrier Printing will print us 250 walking tour brochures. They are at various locations around town. 7. Next meeting: 20 July, Depot, 7:00 pm Sheena Pendley 6/15/2023