September 2024 – Meeting Minutes

IMIYA BOARD MEETING

Wednesday, September 18, 7:30PM

ATTENDING

President: Joanne Pearson
Vice President: Rebecca Wallace
Secretary: Charlotte Hardwicke
Treasurer: Cecilia Huisman (absent)
Scholarship: Mandy Coates
Membership: Kyoung Suk Kim (absent)
Communications:  Alyssa Sikora (absent)

MINUTES

BOARD

  • SCHOLARSHIP (Mandy Coates) 
    • Deadline: December 31, 2024
    • Board members will review scholarship application.
    • $3200 funds remain for this scholarship opportunity.
    • Charlotte will send out an email about the scholarship. She will update the community question before going live on the website.
  • MEMBERSHIP (Alyssa Sikora, Kyoung Suk Kim) 
  • TREASURER (Cecilia Huisman)
    • $150 for rental at Lakewood United Church of Christ
  • YOGA AND EQUITY (Charlotte Hardwicke, Joanne Pearson) 
    • IYNAUS program 9/29/2024 WEBSITE (Charlotte Hardwicke) 
      • Third Angle Update
      • Update the scholarship page
  • OUTREACH/COMMUNICATION (Kyoung Suk Kim)
    • Suki will pick up INSTAGRAM and Alyssa will continue with the monthly newsletter and focus on membership.
    • Alyssa would like to have an IMIYA table at the studios where she is teaching.
    • Any items for the newsletter – send to Alyssa. She sends it out on the first of the month.
      • Scholarship
      • Join the Board
  • Review IMIYA Gathering
    • A success! People enjoyed the gathering and are looking forward to more. Class, potluck and raffle were all excellent.
    • Party favors were great. We should do that again.
    • We need to continue to build community
  • By Laws – Rebecca Wallace
    • Rebecca will reach out to Ramona about reviewing the by-laws and learn the next steps to adopt them.
  • Potential interest in Board Membership
    • Mandy reached out to Melody and Diane about coming to a Board meeting.
    • Joanne reached out to Christine W. about the Treasurer position.
    • Discussed other options to handle the Treasurer responsibilities.
    • Other people have also expressed interest in joining the board.

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