December 14, 2006

Present: Jerry, Brandi, Gabi, Timothy, Joe, Ozzie, Stephen

Secretary's Report:

Last month’s meeting minutes read by Gabi. Motion to approve by Jerry and seconded by Dan. Passed.

Treasurer's Report:

OUTFRONT account balance of $0
St. Cloud OUT account balance of $3799.14

Funding/Grants/Fundraising Committee Report:

No Report

Film Fest Committee Report:

• Movie selection
  • TLA Releasing : none of the films fit our needs
  • Brandi gave a wrap up of the movies watched so far
  • Having a hard time finding a gay male movie. We have lots of choices for lesbian movies.
  • Ozzie suggested that we have a cross cultural movie
  • One problem we are having is that many movies are released on DVD in early spring before the film fest. Do we need to look at the date for next year to make the movie search easier?
• GLBT services at SCSU will not be showing a film in March. They would like tickets before the February film so they can distribute them
• GLBT Services will be giving us $500 again for a film. We just need to contact Timothy when we know details.
• Pioneer Place details are in progress
• Entertainment
  • Lora Beth suggested a comic. Dan volunteered to play the accordion
• Speakers
  • We should invite the mayor. Also need to look at if there any new GLBT politicians who would like to come
• ASL interpreters
  • Still looking for an individual or business who wants great publicity to sponsor the interpreters.

Resource Committee Report:

Web site statistics for the month of:	November
Total Visits:	1626
Average per day:	54
Unique Visitors for the month:	568
One-time Visitors:	380
Repeat Visitors:	188

• Numbers of people using the web site are continuing to grow.
• Dan said that kids are joining the Element group after finding it on the OUT web site!!

 

Advisory Committee Report:

Advisory committee did not meet

Old Business:

No report

New Business:

No report

Announcements:

1. The St. Cloud Human Rights Commission is looking for a new GLBT commissioner. If you are interested please contact Human Rights Director Baba Odokele at 650-3133
2. At the recent Reconciling in Christ conference there were 36 people, but only one from Central Minnesota
3. Lutherans Concerned is not having regular meetings at this time.
4. Both GAB and the women’s group are going well.
5. The youth group Element is also going well. They have funds raised, and advisory committee and kids from four different high schools.
6. The Center for Service Learning and Social Change had a conference attended by 350 high school students. The breakout session on GLBT issues was the best attended
7. There will be a Queer Youth conference for high school youth in Golden Valley on February 20

Next meeting 1/11 at the Mississippi Bean at 7 pm. Be there or be square.