Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Location: Campagnolo, 1020 Main St., Vancouver
Call to Order: Robert B. at 14h01
Roll Call: Céline Turenne
Board Attendance: Robert Belcham, Ryan Bissell, Robert Clark, Darren Clay, Sid Cross, Scott Jaeger, Danny Markowicz, Celine Turenne, Neil Wyles
Guests: Alex Tung, Kathleen Beveridge, Leeann Froese
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes from February 23, 2016
1st: Robert B ; 2nd: Ryan
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- Financial Report
52 k in the bank less expenses = 44 k
- Membership
- VanMag award April 13 - Celine to attend
- Sustainability/Growers/Green Initiatives Committee
- No report
- Marketing & Branding
- Scout membership: update pending from Sid – negotiate a discount
- Fall event: fall harvest – pasta fall harvest competition night? Alex and Sid to propose – farmers’ market and winter market; food truck : guest chefs on trucks – last farmers’ market a truck and another chef; one dish pays per dish; people’s choice award; tickets purchased for food – Alex to chair
- Curry Cup 2016
- Profit of 3k after donation
- Next year: Curry restaurant showdown
- Neil: chair for 4th
- Spot Prawn Festival
Boil (Sunday May 15)
- Disclaimer on date to be added to web site and press release
- 10th PPFA 9k – booth on site to promote organization
- Prep kitchen: Ryan to contact AMS and see if kitchen is available
- Truck: Mark Hills has offered his truck – Celine to contact and confirm
- Layout of event: change of position for cooking demo stage – backing into the south fence
- Confirmation from Steve: Ryan to get confirmation from Steve via email re: quantity of spot prawns donation
- Agenda of events
- Robert B in charge of boil; Celine to send invitation to chefs
- Ryan in charge of food prep (sides)
- Cook Culture sponsorship of cooking stage not yet confirmed
Spot Sprawn Gala (Friday May 13)
- Canapés – Robert C to ask Chris to prepare
- Champagne reception: Alex to contact Moet & Chandon
- Avalon dairy sponsorship? Alex to f/u
- Vancity – 2 tickets for festival – Celine to send to?; Invite Bank to set-up tent on site; Leeann to f/u on contact for bank (Dave Perry)
- Gala: Scott to thank everyone at the end of the evening
- Giving tickets: 1 media for 2 tickets (Fred Lee) – good fit – Celine to email Fred
- Invitee: Oceanwise – 1 ticket; Mark Hills – 1 ticket
- Mayor: invited to the gala? No
Spot Prawn Cooking Classes (Saturday May 14)
- 6 classes – 1 hr ea
- Darren in charge
- Fundraising/Scholarship Committee
- Bocuse d’Or: 3 participants in the province; looking for help to cover expenses; no applications received
- Miscellaneous
- Sprouting Chefs (Darren): one-woman show; seeds and grows and teach about planting; fundraiser in June (11); David Suzuki is speaker; presentation at next board meeting;
- Add general discussion on school programs;
- Sysco: want do you want to give us – discussion needed on how they can get involved with CTS; delivery TOTE PROGRAM?
- PR: Kathleen – 1 yr anniversary; Thank you Kathleen and Town Hall!
- BC mental health: meeting with Go2HR to be planned
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Adjournment: Scott @ 3:36 pm
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 @ 2:00 pm
Location: Campagnolo, 1020 Main St.