Present: Laurie Heller, Marc Render, Tzvi Ariel, Haim Watzman, Philip Yakar.
Apologies: Mordechai Beck, Neil Pearlman.
Neil has met with 3 or 4. Haim is to schedule 2 meetings and Linda Gradstein 1. We need to know which members are on Neil's list, so that other approaches are not made.
Marc gave a breakdown of
income and expenditure through 2012, from
The general fund's budget is not yet clear. A finance committee meeting will take place on May 23.
It was agreed that a contingency plan be put into effect, whereby certain big donors would be approached again, and some lenders be asked to consider part of the loans as a donation, all this to cover any potential shortfall from the General Fund.
This subject should be brought to the Vaad Menahel.
Yitzchak Avigad has resigned.
The committee approved a budget of $500 for the next edition provided:
In addition recommended that the offer of overseas membership be included.