May 5, 2002

The meeting was called to order at 6:04 P.M. In attendance were Vanna Kay Donovan, John Hecht, Ralph Jones Jo Fryberger, Cyndie Lee, Ken Harris, Gary Segers, and Lance and Kristi Lind. Member Mike Thomas was also in attendance. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved as amended. John Hecht presented his treasurer's report, which was accepted by the board.

The monthly jam sessions were discussed, with attendance being an issue. Due to conflicts with the Sunny Slope festival in June and the BBS picnic in July, no jams will be hosted. The next jam will be in August, and it was agreed to move the jams to the third Sunday of the month, beginning August 18.

Ralph reported that he would "service mark" the BBS logo. John said he would put together a pricing plan for rental of the BBS stage, and it would be published on our website. John will continue to be board liaison for stage rental.

The board agreed that Ralph Jones will be the board's primary contact with webmaster Justin Beller as a means to authenticate and authorize website materials.

Gary reported on the Blues Festival for Recovery held at the fairgrounds. BBS picked up 16 new members. The board agreed to grant one-year free BBS memberships to Deb Christensen and Kathy Bohmer, primary event organizers.

Through contacts developed at the Festival for Recovery, Ralph will work on getting BBS involved in Blues events at the Boise River Festival. Gary reported that he would work to get BBS involved in next year's Gene Harris Jazz Festival.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 P.M.