Given the weather Sunday night's meeting wasn't a whopping success, but we did get a few things done. There will be a working meeting Thursday Morning at 8 AM in the Given Atrium. (Sterling chapter excused). Despite the small turnout, we made the ff decision. 1. Since not everybody is interested in defraying costs for the trip, a committee of Fred, Tom and an elected student will decide who gets trip costs defrayed by fund raising, and how much activity we will expect in the fund raising. 2. We need to have the concert date set asap and we would like Jon to consider April 1st or 8th as dates with a good lead time for advertising. The last thurs in March follows spring break week and we worried that we couldn't advertise the week before. 3. A pr committee with David, Sarah and Fred will get some basic description out by Wednesday. 4. We have a working time line and need to get cranking on the big evetns: concert, car wash, pr, and earth day. 5. Darren will represent us on Monday March 1 in a discussion with teachers and parents in the South Burington School District. 6. Fred has gone ahead and told travel agents to look for a block of ten tix for 5/11 to 5/21. We have a reasoanble expectation that ten will go. If you have not given Fred the $150 deposit, or talked to him about what other means may be employed to assure your ticket, you will be taking your chances on seats being availale on the same flight and at the same price after this Friday. That is, Fred plans on securing the best deal on the ten tickets by Friday, March 5th. After that, those without a deposit or a discussion with Fred will be taking a chance on having to be aadded to the group, later and it will be hard to guarantee the identical trip tix as the first ten. First ten include Sandoval, Durham, Schmidt, Bloom, Nicholson, Oppeheimer, Abby Ausen, David Chappel, David Rice and John Louchheim. Fred is ready to add Joda Hodge, Heather BAuman and Kate CRosby as soon as we can come to some agreement about deposit. (c/o Fred Schmidt, CRS, UVM, 207 Morrill, Burl., VT 05405-0106). There are others who have expressed sincere and sustained interest, but I haven't had any information on where the deposit is or what individual arrangements can be made to assure that Fred doesn't become responsible for an unused ticket. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Dr.Frederick Schmidt Director, Center for Rural Studies University of Vermont 207 Morrill Hall Burlington, VT 05405-106 Phone: 802-656-3021 Voice Mail: 802-656-8404 email: [log in to unmask] Fax: 802-656-0776 Web: http://crs.uvm.edu