Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Location: Campagnolo, 1020 Main Street
Call to Order: Scott Jaeger 1h38
Roll Call: Céline Turenne
Board Attendance: Darren Clay, Scott Jaeger, Celine Turenne, Alex Tung, Neil Wyles
Guests: Victor Girardi, Leeann Froese, Jesse McMillan, Colin Staus
Approval of Board Meeting Minutes from August 29, 2017
1st: Scott Jaeger; 2nd: Alex Tung
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- Financial Report
In the bank: 86.6k (less 4.5K by month end)
- Membership
Members: 257 (includes chefs and volunteers participating in last event)
Edit the letter and personalize from membership given – gentle reminder to all about free upcoming membership from your participation in all….
- Sustainability/Growers/Green Initiatives Committee
No report
- Marketing & Branding
- Town Hall Brand – CTS Collaboration from Leeann Froese
- Great work done by Genevieve on events!
- List of publicists to be organized with their clients; Work through PR / publicists to facilitate communication;
- Checklist of information to be provided so all needed details are communicated; Prepare a list of all information that is needed to be sent in for PR
- All information to be provided for an event 3 months ahead of event;
- Talking points to be prepared for each event
- When commitment is made to media then commitment must be respected
- Media training required for chefs: Leeann to organize and CTS to organize a “media training” event;
- Official spokespersons’ list to be organized
- Completed surveys were not sent by all Board members – PLEASE COMPLETE AND SEND YOUR SURVEY – Celine to follow-up
- Robert to compile information received to date
- Robert suggested sending survey to members – Celine to organize via SurveyMonkey
- 2017 EVENTS
- September 12 – Chef meets Truck $2000 donated to Greater Vancouver Food Bank
- October 15 – Slow Fish Dinner 150 portions from 200; 56 tickets to date
- November - Greatest Bake Sale Ever! – Cancelled as Christine Beard is leaving
- 2018 events calendar –
- March – PICA Kitchen Party (wine festival event)
- March – Curry 2018 (Neil Wyles)
- May - Spot Prawn Event
- June - Food truck
- August - Salmon
- September – Slow Fish
- Event in Kelowna to feature chefs and work with chefs association
- Robert Belcham to set-up meeting with event company to review how a partnership might benefit CTS.
- Vegan event?
- Fundraising/Scholarship Committee
No report
- Miscellaneous
- 2018 Board (postponed to next meeting)
- Mental Health issue (postponed)
- New committees media training – TownHall
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Adjournment: by Scott Jaeger @
Next meeting: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 @ 1h30 pm
Location: Campagnolo Upstairs, 1020 Main Street