Minutes Of The Meeting Of Lba
1) Members present: Phrakru Lom, Andy Brown, Phillip Mobedji, Choi Kok, Geoffrey Hunt, Colin Brown, Mike Carveth, Alan Townsend and Paul Meek
Apologies for absence: Lauren Rouseau, Nathalie Deacon, Lynne Parry, Peter Edwards, Trevor Flaxman & Sue Huxley.
2) Newsletter & Digital Archive. Thanks were expressed to Choi, Adrian and other contributors for the excellent January Edition.
Adrian had suggested keeping a Digital Archive of activities at the Temple, this was thought to be a good idea given the usual considerations to privacy and images of children. Enquiries should be made as to hosting on either www.buddhapadipa.org or on Adrian’s server with a possible link to the Temple site.
3) Allocation of duties to volunteers / forming a committee:
Sue Huxley is discussing taking over as Membership Secretary from Choi. Choi will continue to do the Newsletter, Trevor Flaxman has offered to take over running the Bookstall, Jacek Smok offered help with Retreats, Lynne Parry with obtaining articles for the Newsletter, Nathalie Deacon will continue as Librarian, Colin Brown will be responsible for maintaining information on the notice boards, Phillip Mobedji inviting Speaker’s for Ceremony days, Geoffrey hunt offered to run a short introductory Abhidhama Course, Andy Brown will continue as Secretary and Retreat Organiser, Pat Alderman will continue as Treasurer, Paul Meek will continue with Retreats and his own Sunday morning Children’s class.
Letters and messages of support have been received from the previous Committee Members: Andrew Cox, Jeremy Wright, and Pat Alderman who have no objections to a new committee being formed. The other two members, Andy Brown and Philip Mobedji were present at the meeting. It was suggested that at the next meeting we formally elect a new Committee.
A new Chairman will be elected at a future date once the committee is functioning and members get to know each other better.
4) ID Cards. It was suggested that with having new members and distribution of duties that we should produce ID cards in the interest of being identifiable on festival days and in the inerest of security at the Temple
5) Maghapuja Day Celebrations. Phillip will arrange a Guest Speaker for the Celebrations on the 4th March
6) Any Other Business: There should be a First Aid person present on the big festival days and Gift may be qualified and we should enquire if any of our other members are. Should there be a complaints box available or is a sympathetic ear more suitable.
Paul would like any assistance we can give in finding a co-teacher for his Sunday morning Children’s Class, in the interest of balance, preferably female.
7) Date of the next meeting: 18 February at 2.00 pm in the Library.
