<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><b>Thanks to Jake for the quick turnaround on the meeting notes! </b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><b>...and thanks to all present... and those who couldn't make it, etc.</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b>Please note the dates and times of events, and plan to attend if you are able.</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b>We will need several volunteers during the National Solar Tour - Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. We are running 3 tours (11am, 1pm, 3pm) and will need shuttle drivers, tea makers, general assistants, etc. Please call Chris at SVI or <a href="mailto:officemanager@svionline.org">officemanager@svionline.org</a> to let him know you can help.</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b>Be sure to mark the date of the Wine Tasting: Friday, Oct. 30 -- be there!</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b>Johnny and Carol need lots of help with their kiln shed project... see below for date/time. It's a building workshop!</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#777777" face="'Lucida Grande'" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><b>Meeting minutes are also archived online at <a href="http://svionline.org/board/">http://svionline.org/board/</a> -- if you would like to have access, please "apply for membership" at that address.</b></span></font></div></div></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Monaco; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; ">SVI Board meeting minutes 9/23/09 7:06 pm<br><br> Present: Trish Woolbright (Advisory), Katie Henson, Nada Jones, Daniel Stevens (Guest), Jeannie Cerulean (Advisory), Maya Crumb, Jake Lewis, Johhny Kimmons (Staff), Carol Kimmons (Staff), Alex Fear, Chris Gilligan, Asha Ironwood (Staff, present through phone)<br><br> Minutes of Feb 1, '09 meeting read<br> Motion approved that minutes were read<br><br> Wine in the woods (Oct. 30)<br> Suggested homemade food/wine be brought in memory of Frank Cook<br> Barrett Rendleman will exhibit photography<br> Scott Sullivan will play if other musicians answer the call</span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Monaco; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "> More players/musicians needed -- Trish has lined up a guitarist and singer<br> Carol advised us all to watch out for serial killers at wineries, especially on Halloween<br> Fliers needed for membership drive<br><br>Solar tour (Oct. 3)<br> Confirmed SVI is registered as a stop<br> Consists of 3 tours, 11am, 1pm, & 3pm<br> People needed to help with tours -- call Chris ASAP if you can make it<br> Tour will focus on passive solar systems at Sweet Gum and active panels up the hill<br><br>Fundraising<br> Trish is working on cookbooks- needs recipes by mid-October<br> Chris will set up donation and membership options on website<br> Trish also suggests running blogs on website -- Chris says blogging and podcasting is already set up, but he needs folks to submit articles. Talk to Chris if you are interested in writing, contributing photos, etc. <br><br>Dates set<br> Shiitake workshop- Nov. 7th or 13th. Suggested we add Oyster mushrooms to workshop.<br> Wildflower hike- Mar. 27th<br> Tree pruning- Feb. 20th Suggested we create pruning workshop. Experienced pruners needed.<br> Food for life- June 3rd- 6th<br> Next board meeting- Nov. 8th, 3 pm<br> Johnny & Carol's Kiln shed workday- Oct. 24th- 25th<br> Christmas gallery open house- Nov. 28th Wish to move gallery to Sweet Gum. Art needed. Possible kid's craft workshop same day. Chris will make brochures for school tours.<br><br>Meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm. New record time?<br> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>