SPECIAL SEC= RETARIAT MEETING
September 6= , 2008
Present: Wayne Baker, Kaiwa Miller, Edith Scheer, Dennis Galbreath, Robert Haak, Chuck Ott, Carole Moskowitz, Jan Foster, Phyllis and Keith Hand, Bill Sistar, Betts Huntley, Dianna Voss, Janice Todd and Billi Ott
Guests: = Karen Emerson, Clo Malloy, Paul Sabatier-Smith, Rita Sewell, Shirley & Buck Phillips, Penny Wiggins, Sue Young, Leslie Loveland, Pam Smith, Jane and Je= rry Brown, Sandy Moore, April and Andy White, Ron and Kristen Beiler and Kathy Kolb.
Meeting was called to order at 4:38 p.m. with prayer by Pastor Bill
Purpose of this meeting is to discuss possibility of m= oving send-off to camp with closing to still be held at Limona.
Discussion held included the following items:
= - = &nb= sp; Raise team/candidate fees to pay for transportation. (Fees not bei= ng paid so increasing them would not help.)
= - = &nb= sp; Hard to get buses due to liability issues
= - = &nb= sp; Moving weekends back to a church in the St. Pete ar= ea, renting cots, tables, etc.
= - = &nb= sp; Hold weekend in a church but not stay overnight = 211; open up homes for sleeping and showering.
= - = &nb= sp; Reminder that send-off in the past has not been a s= low start as it should be leading up to Thursday night’s silent retreat.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Cheerleaders can be intimidating.<= /p>
= - = &nb= sp; Send-off is adiaphorous
= - = &nb= sp; Chrysalis send-off described (held at same camp)
= - = &nb= sp; Other Secretariats around the country do not have a send-off like ours.
At this point it was brought up that recommendations w= ere requested and we needed to stop the round robin discussion and do something= .
Jan made a motion that the opening ceremony be held at Rotary Camp in the dining room to begin at 7:30 p.m. Sponsors and team would be respons= ible for getting candidates and luggage there.&= nbsp; Closing to still be held at Limona, beginning at= 5:00 p.m. Team and community would be responsible for taking everyone to Limona. Seconded by Ca= role.
Discussion held. Candidates will check in at the Infirmary and their luggage will be taken to their cabins by cha teams.
Keith will send out e-mail with their idea of how it w= ill go.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:28 p.m. with prayer by Past= or Betts.
Guests were dismissed and Secretariat went into closed session.