Next Meeting: This American Life - 4/23

Our next meeting will be Thursday, 4/23 at the Palace 9 Movie Theater in South Burlington.

This American Life will have a live show broadcast to movie theaters around the country:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=51129544839&ref=ts

We'll meet up somewhere for drinks before and then hit the show.

Get your tixs now.

ACTION

At our last meeting, we discussed potential volunteer/service projects we could do as a group. Kim found one that I think we be great for us. Here's her write up on it:



There is a Junior Iron Chef Competition that Vermont FEED is sponsoring for middle and high school aged students statewide. It is at the Champlain Expo on March 28, 2009 from 8:00 to 5:00 pm. They need many volunteers for help with event set up and breakdown, food distribution, activity coordination, etc.

Vermont FEED is a organization with an important mission: "VT FEED works with schools and communities to raise awareness about healthy food, the role of Vermont farms and farmers, and good nutrition. We act as a catalyst for rebuilding healthy food systems, and to cultivate links between the classrooms, cafeterias, local farms, and communities. Now in its ninth year, Vermont FEED has worked with more than one third of schools in Vermont to create robust and viable Farm to School programs."

So the question is, do you want to volunteer. Please let Kim and I know by Thursday, March, 5th.

Meeting #25: Books (remember them)

For one of our more successful meetings (#5), everyone discussed the last book they read. We are going to bring that topic back in 2009. For our next meeting, Tuesday, February 17th at 7pm at the Drink, come ready to discuss the last book you read. We'll also get an update on and discuss possible service ideas.

Meeting #24: recap

Quick recap...

'08 predictions:
> five of us predicted that Obama would be president a year ago.

'09 predictions were made and sealed away.

We have a great list of meetings for '09 including a service project, VT vineyard tour, urban golf charity tournament, screening of Eddie Murphy Delirious, and many more.

Meeting #24: Inauguration & Predictions

It's been a while. And a lot has happened since our last meeting at the end of the summer... new president, economy tanking, Isabel turned one.

Let's get together for a meeting with the following topics:
1. Watch and reflect on the Inauguration.
2. Review the predictions we made for 2008 (they have been sealed since our first meeting in '08) and make new predictions for 2009.
3. Talk about what the Good Idea Society should do/be in 2009.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 7pm at Drink on St. Paul. I completely open to a different location, suggestions anyone?

Homer votes for Obama

Meeting #23 - Report back from Sudan/pot luck

Next meeting: Wednesday, April 27th 7pm (updated day) at the old GIS club house (Ross and Jeff's - 158 N. Willard)

Topic: Annie has returned from her trip to Uganda and Sudan and will be telling the group all about it. You can read about her trip here: http://africaannie.blogspot.com/ .

What to bring: We are going to try to have a African themed potluck. What does that mean... just try to bring something small we can snack on that somehow relates to Africa.

Meeting #22 - take me out to the ball game

Baseball, hot dogs, beer, champ.
We had a leisurely summer meeting last week as we watched the Single A Lake Monster's play some ball.
Next meeting will be a little more serious. Details to come, meeting will probably be later in August.

Meeting #22 - Lake Monsters!

Meeting #22 will take place on Wednesday, July 16th at Centennial field in Burlington. That's right, Lake Monsters vs. Crosscutters. Details here.

Cheese Loves Beer IV

I would say the pictures really tell the story.