June 24, 2002

The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. Board members in attendance were Lance and Kristi Lind, Ralph Jones, Ken Harris, Gary Segers, John Hecht, Cyndie Lee, and Jo Fryberger. Minutes of the June 3 meeting were approved as read. Treasurer John Hecht presented his report, stating we have $1,210 and that we can save a few bucks by getting the newsletter out before the July 1 postage rate increase. The board accepted John's report.

Lance reported that he had received a letter from Vanna Kay Donovan in which she resigned from the board. Lance will solicit a replacement in the newsletter.

Moving on to picnic preparations, the board agreed that attendees with a valid membership card could enter drawings for a free T-shirt and artist-autographed event poster. Kristi will call Jackson Food Stores headquarters to remind them that they agreed to advertise the picnic on their various reader boards. Gary will organize volunteers to distribute posters. John Hecht will place an ad to run two weeks in the Boise Weekly and one to run in the Statesman's Scene magazine Friday, July 12. Ken said he had completed PSAs for local radio stations and was finishing a video for television use. Lance reported the park reservation had been approved and that Ray would soon place the T-shirt order.

Gary will set-up a BBS booth at the Yellowpine Harmonica Festival August 2-4. BBS will also man a booth and assist with the Tour de Fat bicycle event. We are looking into space for the Hyde Park Street Fair. It was rumored Hyde Park may be interested in staging some blues acts and might want to use the BBS stage. Gary will arrange getting Ken and the organizers together to work on music details. Gary said he is working to have BBS assist with the Gene Harris Jazz Festival and we can perhaps stage a blues act for that event. Ralph will continue as the BBS point in working on next year's Blues Festival for Recovery. He reported this year's event was a success, and that there will be a second one. John has made arrangements with J.P. Hardy for use of our stage at the Caldwell Blues Festival on August 10. Ben Montaney will get the stage set up the Friday before.

Gary reported we have over three hundred members.

Ken proposed Wednesday blues nights at the Blues Bouquet in September, October, and November with a non-smoking period from 8:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. He suggested BBS run fundraisers once per month.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 P.M.