Fat Hen Inc Committee Meeting June 9, 2004
@ 6pm
Present: Win Moser, Shimu Rozario, Vanessa Martin, Melissa Kennelly,
Paula d'Santos, Gary Schurr (minutes)
Apols: Rowena Keenan, Bea Schurr
Issues arising from the last meeting
MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS
Last meeting we decided to float the idea of dropping the membership
discount to all members and to revisit this issue at this meeting. Gary
reported back that he hasn't gotten around to letting the main membership
know of this possibility, oops.
Melissa & Shimu stressed the need to resolve this tonight as we're
in limbo and we're turning people away from being members.
Discussion ensued and we decided that (a compromise):
We will honour all existing memberships (that provide 5% discount off
every shop) until they expire.
New members (or members that renew) will receive a 5% discount off one
shop per month.
Volunteers will receive a 5% discount off one shop per month (and a further
5% if they're members).
So... this is a compromise - and its a similar system to that used by
Alfalfa House, a food co-op in Sydney.
Vanessa offered to design/organise new membership cards. Gary/Shimu to
modify existing blank cards as 'temporary membership cards' in the interim.
Shimu/Gary to make a sign to display in the co-op about membership and
(new) benefits thereof.
FLYERS
Vanessa wanting feedback on existing (old) flyers for design of new flyers
- ie what is good, what is not so good; what should stay, what should
go; what else should be included?
Gary to circulate existing flyers to those in attendance for input. Please
email info@au.fcoop.org if you'd also like to provide comments.
PUBLIC LIABILITY
Win has chased up where we stand with Public Liability cover for volunteers.
Has spoken to Jane Brook at the Vol Resource Centre, and it seems to be
a hazy-ish area. Our policy specifically mentions Volunteers in the Public
Liability section but it does not specify (weekly) compensation to a volunteer
if they're injured and lose income through not being able to work at their
other work. We seem comfortable with this (its not exactly a dangerous
place) as long as volunteers are informed about this. Anyone who has strong
feelings about this pls let us know.
Because we don't offer compo, the Vol Resource Centre cannot formally
refer vols to us, although it can provide information about us. Gary mentioned
that we have a new volunteer through MADEC - Fiona!
The Committee Meeting then sort of merged into the monthly 'shop' meeting
@ around 6:42pm.
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