ITEMS:
- Old Business - Minutes of the Oct meeting were reviewed :
- Website update: Site requires more updating/corrections. Action: Dar
- Liability Insurance: No update (Jane is away);
- Appreciation dinner for the Willcox’s: date to be determined;
- Membership cards; an updated version was presented by Shirley H. One minor change is to be made (i.e. website to be annotated in bold ). Thank you, Shirley, for producing these GROWLS cards.
- New Business :
- Case Studies: Sheila L. presented the month’s case studies (see web site ‘Rescue Report 2009’ for details);
- Website: Case studies will be presented from most recent to oldest. Updated photos are requested. Jean has volunteered to send in some of her photos; Action: Jean/ Dar
- WRNBC: Jean, Marcelle and Nikki S. will attend the AGM. A Friday night meet-and-greet will take place at the Surf Lodge. Cost is $10. Advanced registration required;
- GROWLS History: Liz and Jill have gathered many photos/ articles for their slide show presentation at the WRNBC AGM. There may be a preview at the Feb meeting;
- Fundraising: GROWLS will have a booth at the Gabriola Film Festival; the Geneva cards have generated $24, which will be forwarded to Saltspring; photos, plus story of Geneva, will be submitted to Elizabeth’s Wildlife Center ( www.elizabethswildlifecenter.org ) for inclusion in their fundraising calendar; Action: Jean
- Tips for Wildlife: GROWLS will aim for timely publishing ahead of each species birthing season; posters may be placed at prominent seal pup areas;
- Power Line Collisions: Wild ARC would like a record of our power line/bird incidents. Liz will collate.
Next meeting: Feb 10, Rollo Centre 7 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.