mayminutes07

NOBBTSC

Membership Meeting
Minutes 5-04-07

Meeting was called to Order by the honorable President
Steven Melancon at 8:10PM. There were 29 members present.

Old Business was discussed first:
A Bear’s Life Survey
Bryan Lowrie has been appointed by the Board to fill the
position of Lieutenant.
Officer Pins were distributed to the Officers.

Monthly Reports:

Secretary’s Report: Minutes of the previous meeting can be
found in the newsletter and on the website www.
bearsofneworleans.com or www.neworleansbears.com .

Treasurer’s Report: presented by Treasurer George Tresch.
He reported we currently have 58 members. Report accepted
by motion made by Tibby T. and 2nd by Sonny C.

Lieutenant’s Report: presented by Tibby T. and Bryan L.,
Lieutenants.

Easter Parade – everyone agrees this was an excellent event,
especially the pregnant goat that stopped the parade on
Bourbon Street. 14 Bears watched the parade.
Bear’s Night Out – at Five Happiness (April 14th). Of course,
the food was good and 19 Bears attended.
The Anniversary Beer Bust was held April 20th at the Phoenix
Bar.
The Anniversary Crawfish Boil & BearBQ – held at the home
of Treasurer George Tresch…was a wonderful event and 62
people attended. Tibby and Sonny are to be commended for
their excellent boiling skills.

(Secretarial observation; 14 at the parade, 19 at BNO, and 62
at BearBQ = the Bears would rather eat than watch a parade
J).

Vice President’s Report: presented by Vice Pres. Danny
Lecompte. He informed the Club that Project Lazarus is
hosting a “Bon Appetit” night on Saturday June 16th, with an
“After Party” afterwards to deliver proceeds.

New Business:
The owner of Marigny Perks has offered any member of the
Bears a 25% discount off coffee any evening and Saturday at
his establishment on the corner of Burgundy and Mandeville
Street.

Cedric B., director of the New Orleans Gay Men’s Chorus
announced the Chorus would be presenting their annual
concert June 21st on the campus of UNO at 8PM. A motion
was made by Wayne C. and 2nd by Fred M., that NOBBTSC
place an ad of support in their program. Motion carried.

Kenneth G. reminded the Club that PrideFest is approaching.
The Ms & Mr Pride pageant will be held June 16th at the
Parade of the Bourbon Pub. PrideFest will be held in
Washington Park on June 24th. He has an application from
the Pride Board for any groups that want to set up a booth.
Since we are a non-profit group, the cost would be $0. Since
we had our canopy set up last year, why not do it again this
year, but with the Pride Board’s blessings and support.

Events & Activities:
Bear Night Out:
A) May 12th – Jaeger’s Restaurant on Clearview Parkway in
Elmwood
B) June 9th – Club voted on Chevy’s Restaurant on
Manhattan Blvd
C) July 14th – Deannie’s Restaurant on Lake Avenue in
Bucktown
D) August 11th – De Famile Restaurant in Crowne Pointe

Bear Beer Busts (3rd Fridays at 9PM)
A)        May 18th
B)        June 15th
C)        July 20th

Bear’s Meetings and Beer Bust:
D)        June 1st
E)        July 6th
F)        August 3rd

Zoo Trip (Parents for our Eddie Bear) May 9th, from 3:30pm
until 6:30pm.

Saints & Sinners GLT Literary Festival – May 10th – 13th at
Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Sire Ursus Contest and Bear’s Banquet: Friday, August 31st,
at New Orleans Leather Company on St Claude Ave, next door
to Cowpokes. Ted Carter, the owner, states we can arrive on
Thursday evening to decorate, have our event Friday evening,
and clean up on Saturday morning. Committees will be set up
to expedite these functions.

Birthdays and Anniversaries were announced.

Member’s announcements:

July 12th is the annual Dining for Life event. More info later.
September 16th is the NO/AIDS TaskForce’s “WALK”. More
info later.
5 acres of lane in Amite is available for any Bears wishing to
camp, singly or as a group.

A motion was made by Eddie P. and 2nd by Wayne C., that we
hold a 50/50 raffle at the Beer Bust tonight. Proceeds will go
to the Audubon Zoo to get “the baby some new shoes.”
(Postscript note: at the Parent’s Day at the zoo, we found the
Bear to be a male and his name is Eddie…how cute Eddie
Bear…however, after seeing the pictures taken at the event –
on our website – it has been decided he has an American
Indian last name, too. His name is Eddie Two-Bears-F#*king.)

Motion to adjourn was made at 9:10pm by Bryan L. and 2nd by
George T. (What? Vic was not there?????)

Submitted by:

Kenneth Gue, NOBBTSC Secretary ad nauseum