ACM minutes 2024 03 13

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Present: Stephen, Lynda, Laraine, Kerry, Michael A, Linda, Emily, Vicky, Eliza (fac), Kay (notes), Cheryl, Alex

Events

Friday March 29, movie night.

March 30 and 31.  Easter celebration Saturday afternoon egg coloring.  Boil eggs before bringing them.  Egg hunt, Sunday morning.

March 31, Easter Sunday.  Aitch Alexander has a new book coming out.  Amy is hosting a book signing. Two hours, probably 2:00 to 4:00, everyone welcome.  If you’d like to read some of Aitch’s work, you may borrow a copy from Vicky or Amy.

Saturday before 9 a.m.  Food drive & donation sponsored by local LDS ward.  Peanut butter, fruit, candy, boxed macacheese.  Put a bag by the front door if you’d like to give. QR code to donate, $1 can get more than $8 of food.  Make sure the food is not expired.

Friends of Paul’s, David and Pedro from Austin will be sleeping in common house Easter weekend, in town for tattoo convention. Paul is moving back here.

Announcements

The bookshelf in the small room between upstairs bedroom and bath is now a puzzle library; everyone is welcome to borrow or donate.

Eliza is sponsoring a bag building for unhoused people at the beginning of April.  Water bottles, fruit snacks, toilet paper, socks, body wipes, deodorant, feminine hygiene producgts, toothbrushes & toothpaste, gloves, hats. Eliza will email details and a link to a site that talks about what is good and what isn’t for such bags.

Vicky has found a place to recycle styrofoam in Murray.  Not peanuts or egg cartons.  See her email.

The enclosure southwest of the common house has recycling bins for thin film plastic and scrap metal.  Cheryl could use help setting it up. 

National Cohousing Open House

National Cohousing Organization has designated the first weekend of May for open houses.  Vicky is planning Saturday May 4, possibly 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  We don’t have any homes for sale this year (that we are expecting).  Giving tours.  If someone would be willing, let visitors tour your house. 

Maintenance Committee was wondering if that was or was not a good weekend to have a work party. It would add to people’s knowledge of what cohousing means.

If you have some of the name tags from previous years, give them to Eliza to collect & make any needed.

Could have music or a drum circle.

This year is the 25th anniversary of the community. Debated combining it with open house, but the current idea is that we would hold an event in the fall.