Invitation to Board Meeting

Hello, Everyone!

I hope this note finds you all in good health and good humor...Life
keeps
teaching me that both are necessary! Right now I'm waiting on a baby
that
may be born any day, and at the same time we had to say goodbye to our
long-standing pet, Kenobe, who suddenly became ill and had to put to
sleep.
What a wacky roller coaster life can be, huh? In light of all this, I
just
told my wife, Jaime, for whom Kenobe's death was particularly hard (It
was
really her dog...her first "baby" if you will.), that I'll comfort her
as
much as I can, but she'd better not ask me to name the new baby after
the
dog.

So it won't be long before River Kids is in full swing...We will
probably
start full meetings in early October. I'll make sure you get the
dates as
soon as they exist.

In the meantime, I'd like to invite the elder members of River Kids,
and the
most dedicated, to show up for a small group meeting next Friday,
September
5 from 4-5pm. It is my intent to establish a small group of individuals
(who know what it truly means to be River Kid and who believe in the
cause)
to meet regularly, perhaps once a month, throughout the year to mull
over
the major issues at hand. River Kids has phenomenal potential and
growing
resources, yet it needs roots...these kids will be the foundation around
which the organization continues to thrive.

This first meeting will likely include some discussion regarding these
possible issues and more:
- size of the group - too large? How do we deal with that?
- Definition of a River Kid - expectations for members
- Major Projects for the year - Management, Selection
- Logistics - meeting schedule, snack (maybe with regular Extended Day
then
come to RK at 4pm?), meeting times, who leads meeting, how will
meetings be
run
- Mission
- Any other ideas brought by the kids

Parents are welcome to attend this meeting and are welcome to help
guide the
discussion a bit when appropriate.

Please email me soon if your child will be able to attend the
meeting. I'm
sorry it's the first week of school as well, but I'm pressed for time
as is
and would REALLY like to be there for this meeting.

Thanks,

Ben