MEETING MINUTES

Minutes for meeting

Monday 16th May, Hotel Marriott, Denia

Press Report – Karla

• There are articles about the next fundraiser in all the normal local press, even the Costa Blanca News, at last!
• Jazz FM – a Spanish radio station, featured Karla and Patricia in a programme about domestic violence awareness last Saturday. See the website  www.WIBC-Spain.com for a full report.
• Euro Weekly News has a weekly WIBC classifieds column, where you can place a FREE 25 word ad! Please fill out the form on www.WIBC-Spain.com
• Marcos – the concierge at the Mesquida – likes to finish by 7pm, so can all workshops please be finished by this time.

Report from New Members Fundraising Team – next event & selling of tickets to members

• Katilena reported that they now have 12 or 13 artists presenting their work.
• There are 12 prizes for the door ticket draw.
• The cava has been donated by a bodega.
• 67 tickets have been sold – 133 more still to be sold, so if you haven’t got yours yet please do so ASAP!
• The director of the Parador is supporting the cause by reducing the cost of the canapés, not including IVA and increasing the choice from 7 to 12! What a star!
• Bobby reported that the VIPs include Mark Petrie, the Honorary British Consul; the Intendente of the Policia local in Javea and Paul Melba, UK comedian and Impersonator.

Networking Groups

• Volunteers for the next fundraiser formed a separate group to discuss plans and strategies for the evening.

• Volunteers for helping the Denia Shelter formed a group to discuss this week’s Women’s Council meeting and plans for fundraising.

• The rest of us divided into two groups for member introduction and networking.

Introduction of New Members to the group

We would like to welcome 7 new members and guests to the meeting:

• Gina Hibbert from Calpe, looking for admin work

• Beatriz Ventosa Martinez from Alfaz del Pi, business – Nivola Spas (Jacuzzi / hot tubs / also commercial)

• Faye Hughes from Javea, who makes cards and gift boxes, but is looking for something more challenging!

• Yvonne Leguit, who runs a construction company with her husband, but is also promoting DeMarle cookware with Chris Miller. She is interested in anyone with connections in solar energy, as she would like to run her whole house on it.

• Sandy Tsalikidis, from Javea.

• Eva and Rita from Villajoyosa, if anyone has contact details for either of these ladies could you please forward them to me or Carolyn Slingsby, as they have volunteered for the fundraiser, but slipped through the “New Members” net!

Any Other Business

WIBC “pins”. Candy picked up a leaflet and pin from the Body Shop in Alicante which cost €1 and was against domestic violence. She suggested that we have a WIBC pin made for this cause which can be for sale in all our businesses and other outlets as a permanent fundraiser.  We all thought this was brilliant idea and she will look into where they can be made and for how much. If anyone has contacts in this business please contact Candy Wright kellykats_sl@hotmail.com.

Sponsored slim. Sara Hamer at El Cid leisure Oasis will be hosting a new Weightwatcher’s Club and suggests a good idea for a fundraiser would be a sponsored slim. Anyone interested please contact Sara.

Scrap books. Katilena is compiling a scrapbook of all the press cuttings re the WIBC.

Bobby also suggested that we keep a scrapbook of all press cuttings re domestic violence, especially in the Spanish press.

Next meetings:

MONDAY 6th  JUNE 2005    2pm to 4pm  HOTEL IFACH, CALPE – ballroom

www.WIBC-Spain.com