• June 3, 2006: Wisconsin Gourd Society Executive Board Meeting
• April 22, 2006: General Membership Meeting
• January 14, 2006: Wisconsin Gourd Society Executive Board Meeting
• October 15, 2005: Membership Meeting

• Call to Order
• Reading and approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
• Board Meeting of 1/14/06
• Membership Meeting of 4/22/06
• Treasurer’s Report
• Financial Statement
• status on non-profit and 501(c)(3)
• Approval of Bills
• Committee Reports
•  Activities
• 2006 Festival Questionnaire
• 2007 Festival Committee
• Fall Membership Gathering
•  Education
• Future Classes
• Publicity
• Unfinished Business
• Approval of Finalized Strategic Plan
• Approval of Liability Waiver for Education Committee
• Define the role of the Regional Representatives – to be amended to the Constitution/Bylaws
• New Business
• Board meeting frequency
• Protocol for posting and approval of meeting minutes
• Membership involvement – committee volunteers, class attendance and instruction, etc.
• Newsletter
• Publishing costs, estimates
• Deadlines
•  Newsletter responsibility
• Volunteers
• Appointments
• Committee Appointments
• Vice-President
• Adjournment

1. Welcome Gourders!

Housekeeping

Introductions

Farm layout

Kid's Korner

Table setup

2. Today

• Organizational meeting 1-2pm
• Open to public 2-5pm
• Agenda Items

3. On the Wisconsin Gourd Society

What's in the folder?

Membership advantages

Participating in the Society

Starting the chapter

Districts Non-profit society seeks lawyer and tax accountant

4. Running the Society

Voted: President; (Recording) Secretary; Treasurer

Vote (optional): Vice-President; Membership Secretary; Regional Directors (3)

Appointed: Committees

5. The Gourderly-Quarterly Newsletter

6. Official Sponsors

How to become a sponsor

The Gourd Guy - Terri Schmit

Middleton Basketry - Ann Urso

7. Miscellaneous Announcements

Mineral Point - Shake Rag Alley / Classes in March and July

Christmas Open House

Spring Gathering

Floor is open to other Announcements

8. Next Meeting

9. Q&A

• Call to Order
•  Meeting purpose & goals
• Our primary goals will be to discuss the Treasurer's appointment and board member roles, approve bills, review and vote on the Strategic Plan, open committees for upcoming needs.
• Treasurer's Report
•  Financial Statement
•  Status on non-profit
•  Treasurer recruitment
• Approval of Bills
• Communications
•  Zeta Chapter status
• Committee Reports
•  Forming committees
•   Publicity
•   Activities
• Education
• New Business
•  Executive Board Member roles
•  Strategic Plan
•  January class
•  April gathering
• Appointments
• Adjournment

• Attendees
• Call to Order
• Board Introductions
• Festival Organizer’s Report
• Volunteers
• Letter from Bob James
• Sponsors & donors
• Festival committee
• Membership Secretary’s Report
• Treasurer's Report
• Financial Statement
• President’s Report
• Board meeting and minutes
• Workshops
• Newsletter
• Festival Awards
• People’s Choice Award
• Door Prize
• Adjournment