Meeting 6- December 5, 2007

Alex C talked to Imad (SSMU VP Finance) about different funding possibilities
Imad Barake:

“SSMU has three sources of funding:

club funding
need interim status (which we have????)
then, in 3 months, need:
-constitution
-3 events

2) campus life fund
not a lot of money there
doesn’t do start up costs

**3) green fee fund
more money
same forms as campus life fund
forms: don’t need revenue specifics setc.
-need budget, but doesn’t have to be too specific
-three week process, pretty quick”



WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SEMESTER CLOSED?

1) Fill out financial forms and make a budget

2) Build Cold Frames
Tim drew plans
- ? = seal?
- must convert cm to inches, not a big deal

Might as well assume we can get reimbursed

Plan for materials buying:
weekend car availability (Tim’s friend)
1) ecocentres 2) home depot for everything else
(Call eco-centre to see if open on saturday)

3) Proposal for MSE summer
Where do the vegetables go?
-starting in spring: veggies go to midnight kitchen
-summer: vegetables go to volunteers, extras go to Santropol?
-starting fall school year, veggies go back to MK

pilot project; focus is not production, but to see how many people needed, gauge involvement
want to increase production in future

publicity efforts throughout spring to increase awareness and get summer volunteers



WINTER EVENTS?:

-info session
-fun stuff














DELEGATION – What tasks/roles need to be filled next semester?

1) PR person (two people)
publicity:
“branding” and signage
newspapers
visibility
events
**publicity for summer:

2) Communications within – secretary, typing minutes – setting out schedule for meetings, making up agenda
also blogging etc. and newsletter

3) Cold frame/general volunteer scheduler/coordinator (people)
Incl. Summer

4) Person(s) who know when things need to be planted and how they need to be planted (“expert consultant”)
Incl. Summer

5) Budget and finance

6) University relations – also city relations
Oliver?


Gillian: Let’s start small:
better to concentrate on getting the MSE plot, use it as a good pilot project
later: make proposals to city or school for other spaces
consensus

Pete Barry is talking to Vikram Bhatt right now about whether people can get ENVR 401 credit for cold frames – maybe not cause you need a client.

Camille:
-Could we get the grounds crew to plant edible/nice looking plants?
-Eric Champagne liked idea of berry bushes/fruit trees
-Orchard behind Thomson House/Education Building??