Meraki Notes from Meeting January 5

Meeting January 5 -- Winter Retreat Meeting

Our Winter Retreat will be held at Camp Kieve over the weekend of April 17-19.  The decision was reached after considering the issues below:

Thanks to Chloe, Parks, Neil and Diane for leading the charge on our dance retreats.  They brought four options to the table.   We heard about each:

Place 1 -- Snowbird is reserved for the 20th of March which accommodates 23 people.  We have the space held at the present.  It has a sauna and lovely owners/workers.

Place 2 -- Camp Kieve in Nobleborough available April 3 - 5 (Easter weekend), or 17 - 19 (school vacation week) -- accommodates 31 with the possibility of 4 more spaces at a nearby cabin.  15 rooms with a bathroom in each.  Has a separate dance space.  The cost is $110/room/night x 15 rooms with fees for kitchen and dance space  which would be $3600 or $117/person.

Place 3 -- Mansion in Bethel that sleeps 38 or 31 -- all the floors are colored concrete.  Cost is 210/person before food.  Voted not to consider.

Place 4 -- sheepscott hollow between gardner and wiscassett-- not much info.

After discussing the pros and the cons, we went around the circle to hear people's views and preferences.  Eventually it was determined that the April 17-19 weekend was most suitable.

Eva suggested that meadowlark be considered for next year.

Information and registration for the retreat is forthcoming.

We schedule our next Meraki meeting or Feb 10 at 7 pm at Nev and Chloe's house - 24 Pitt St.