June 2025 Member Meeting Minutes:

Written By Andrew McClees

June 18th member meeting:

Present at meeting: Sarah L., Nela, Janelle, Meg, Rachel, Rob, Petar, Kai, Nick, Andrew, Don, Richard, Caroline, Luke

Minutes taken by: Rachel Monegue

Equipment updates

  • Trickle Tank is ordered and coming soon, will reduce waste  

  • New Macs Minis with color correct monitors to be ordered soon, hopefully to be used in a few weeks

  • Flextight isn't currently working, this is presented to the membership for discussion on finding a solution, or funding a repair, or potentially replacing the flextight with a newer high end scanning solution.

  • There are some concerns about keeping screens uniform.

Photo-a-go-go:

  • Go-go teams will be broken up amongst the board and each team will be led by 1 board member

  • We need a lead on construction - Potentially Luke, or a former member.

  • Definite Date: December 12th 

  • Budget for go-go (forthcoming)

  • A Former member agreed to oversee

    • Flextight and if we don't have it will he help us with the wall building?

    • Replacing some of the walls?

  • Books at go-go?

  • Raffles for go-go? Maybe not doing it this year.

Education/Activities committees

  • Looking For Volunteers to help organize and run more events, as well as workshops and classes; as well as seek funding and grants.

  • Potentially buying speakers for movie nights, other events. 

    • Pizza for movie night

    • Chairs for movie night 

Charcoal workshop is using the bakery for the 14-19th on September 

  • $200 off workshop for bakery members

  • Bakery will be off limits from 9AM-6PM daily for that week; unless you take the workshop.

  • Todd Hido will teach at the bakery, Christian Patterson will be at Maine Studio Works, and Antoine D’Agata  will be at the Woodfords club

Administrative:

Shutting down bakery emails, for all non board, non staff, members. 

UNE graciously Donated their film Cameras - and we’re now looking into a rental system.

  • Membership Discussed

  • Setting up a rental system for equipment to use outside the Bakery?

We have an intern starting in a few weeks: Damyan

Current budget (approximate):

  • $35,000 in checking 

  • $40,000 in savings

  • Moving money into a high yield savings account possibly?

Andrew McClees
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