March 14, 2026 Board Minutes

April 8, 2026

Attendance: Allen, Robert, Michael, Viorica, Annie. Absent: Kelly. Visitor: Michael Way.
Opening verse
Minutes of the previous meeting here. Comments or corrections? Seeing no comments, the Minutes were approved unanimously.

Treasurer’s report: (Robert):

Membership renewals: 12 people so far have renewed. Ordinarily we end up with 30-35 members.
- Among Board members, Kelly, Viorica, and the Mayses have renewed.
- All other Board members, please renew your membership. Use this link.
- A broader appeal for membership renewal will go out with the announcement of the Annual Meeting.

The Melody Miller Presentation financial results:
- Income $307.00 (30? attendees)
- Expenses $227.00 Honorarium to Melody.
- Net Income $80.00 to the Branch
Festival for the Unborn financial results
- Income $43.00 (45? attendees
- Expenses $225.00
  Honoraria to performers and accompanist (Melody, Helena, Martha Gardner); plus $50 donation for venue. Evangeline as accompanist was paid by EWS. Check needed to Annie for $40 to reimburse expenses.
- Net Expense $232.00 + $40 from the Branch
TO DO: (??) create a checklist for planning Branch events.

Suggestion: Restart the Events Calendar devoted solely to Branch events. Can a Google forms calendar be open for posting for events, meetings, etc. by designated people?

Community events: Review and comments

Melody Miller Performance: about 30 attended. Very well received.

Festival for the Unborn: planning was difficult, could not decide on venue (depended on piano), program kept changing & started getting too long. Suggestions:
- Need 2 designated co-leaders, people need to coordinate with the co-leaders;
- Divide up the work with subcommittee chairs;
- Leadership meets together in person or on Zoom.
- Board should designate the leader for a particular initiative;
- Board needs to be able to step in to resolve problems or conflicts.

Preparation for Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting will be on Saturday, March 28, 2-5 PM at the Mays home.
We need to send out a notice of the date, call for (1) time to renew annual membership; (2) reports from Anthroposophical organizations and groups; and (3) notice of who is standing for election to the Board:
- Robert’s and Viorica’s terms end at the AGM; they are willing to renew for another 3 years.
- Michael Way has indicated he wants to join the Board. Michael’s background and skills: the Board will include him as a nominee.

Follow-on meeting of the Board: to elect the Officers.

TO DO: Robert to send out notice of Annual General Meeting plus other notices to renew membership and to propose additional members to serve on the Board.

Upcoming Events

St. John’s – needs to be planned if someone wants to take it up. Elena?

TO DO: Allen – send out an email to see if anyone is interested in a festival for St. John’s.

Report on the status of Branch activities

Study groups: Philosophy of Freedom study group; Study at the Christian Community & visits to community members (Judy Frey).
EWS: Torin Finser will talk with the Board for a mediated meeting with faculty. Visioning meetings with faculty happened, recommendations to be approved by the Acting School Director.
Christian Community: successful Valentine’s fundraiser; looking for a house rental for services; Holy Week and Easter services for children and adults.
Other Waldorf initiatives: Raleigh Day School looks like it is getting stronger and will continue next year. The Winston Salem initiative for a Waldorf school is starting.
Other initiatives:

Set date for next Board meeting after the AGM: Need to elect Board officers for 2026-27. Saturday, April 11, 10-11 AM.

Closing verse, adjourn