House Meeting Minutes - 10/13/08

Sukkah

-We will make paper-chains and decorations during the meeting
-Josh, Ari, and Briana made part of the sukkah (some walls); we need a ceiling/covering and more walls, so that there’s only one open side
-Anyone willing to be in charge of the rest of it?
-Joanna will be somewhat in-charge
-If you can help, be here at 7pm tomorrow
-Can just hang a shower curtain, extra flat sheets for wall hangings
-Can we use Community Shabbat money or other AVODAH money for decorations?

Community Shabbat (Friday)

-Dessert: cookies and dried fruit
-Appoint 2 or so people to be in charge of singing
-Games as well – Taboo or Catchphrase?
-Sam in charge of organizing games
-We should have a songbook
-Briana and Josh will coordinate singing; people can make requests
-Westminster house in charge of Saturday events, should let us know

Mouse Found

-Do not keep food in your room – keep it in the kitchen
-Put anything not wrapped/canned in plastic bins
-Could we get more plastic bins? Like, one for 2-3 people? And just put all of our dry food in bins?
-Need to tell Erica to talk to Sue to get money to buy more bins – need to sell it as a rodent thing
-Maybe kitchen person can work with people
-May need to use traps and poison
-Poison may be more effective; let’s use both traps and poison
-Need to announce where the traps are placed, so no one gets hurt – usually put them behind doors, in shadows, corners

Chores

-Two people on trash doesn’t make sense
-Could one person be on trash and one on house laundry?

Miscellaneous

-Party at the Neibergs on Saturday at 8 – info on fridge
-Need to go to our non-Schechter neighbors’ house at some point – they’ve invited us many times
-Some people still owe Irina money for Wine & Cheese – she is short $6
-Briana spent $11 on dessert for the Schechters – drop some money into the envelope on her door if you can contribute