Manitoban Atheists, Skeptics, and Humanists

• Time: 4:35 - 5:25 p.m.
• Location: Student Group Resource Centre (180 Helen Glass)
• In attendance: Trevor Bekolay, Steve Coutts, Katie Hamilton, Jason Hatherly, Katie Higham, Hung Lam, Brian Latour

1. Darwin Day

• Things needed for table:
  • Poster?
  • Flyers (provided by Institute for Humanist Studies)
  • Party hats and noisemakers (Trevor and Katie Hamilton will get at dollar store)
• Cake:
  • Print picture of Darwin wearing party hat on cake
  • Katie Hamilton is entrusted with purchasing and delivering the cake
• Movie:
  • Trevor will get a copy of “Flock of Dodos”
• Beverages:
  • Free pop from UMSU
• Table schedule:
  • Trevor and Brian from 10:30 - 1:00
  • Katie Hamilton and Katie Higham from 1:00 - 3:00
• We have Student Group Resource Centre booked from 3:30 onwards.
  • Katie Higham will pick up the key.

2. American Atheists Conference

• Trevor read and made some changes to the budget that Dave prepared for our trip.
• How much funding is reasonable to ask UMSU for?
  • At least registration fee ($50 each)
  • Possibly $100-150 per person
  • Trevor will contact UMSU and try to find out what we can ask for.
• Fundraising!
• Next meeting: fundraising ideas
  • T-shirts
  • Bake sale
    • Early March (10th-20th)?

3. Other business

• Some people have been asking if we could put minutes up for discussions on Friday meetings.
  • No, because:
    • Too much work for the Secretary
    • No reason for people to attend meetings
• Next executive meeting will take place on the Friday after Reading Week (Feb. 29th)

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