Attendees: Alfred, Alice, Bill, Carolyn, Edie, Hal, Shari, and Una
- Approved April’s meeting notes (7 Ayes, 1 Abstain, 0 Nos)
- Next Board meeting: Wed, June 11, 7:30pm on Zoom
- Board Reports
- PR for May meeting goes out week of May 5
- Membership: 105 Members, 3 new ones
- Finance – waiting on end-of-month statements
- Norcal – upcoming leadership conference plan for early 2026
- Central board elections late summer pending branch elections
- Website exploration to use Squarespace is about half done.
- Monthly Meeting Updates (locations, donations, feedback)
- May 10 meeting at West Valley Public Library, SJ
- Website, meet-up, newsletter, PR : Catherine Brankamp, Story Coach
- June 14 meeting at Rose Garden Public Library, SJ
- Becca Gomez Farrell, Critique Groups
- May 10 meeting at West Valley Public Library, SJ
- Membership Update: renewal incentive, PayPal, recruitment
- 2025-26 Renewals accepted starting latter half of May
- Board approved a PayPal Convenience fee to be added to new and renewed memberships transacted thru paypal. Cash and Check paid membership fees will NOT change.
- Raffle at Barbeque for early renewers (anyone who renews prior to July 13)
- Recruitment efforts
- Bookmarks for June 1st event – Alice to email photo of old one to board members
- Shari to create an SBW business card, will share design
- Table cloth with SBW logo for June 1st event
- Fall Workshop moved to January 2026
- Mid-January workshop as replacement for our monthly meet
- Periodic writing craft events featuring SBW members in the planning stage. Stay Tuned!!
- Elections
- Candidate Slate to be announced at May 10 meeting/
- Vote occurs at June 14 meeting
- May Newsletter (targeting May 4 release date)
- May 10 meeting announcement
- CWC Vision and Verse II Deadline May 15
- Members News relayed from Marjorie
- Open Mic: May 16 at B&N
- Contests from Carolyn, Palo Alto News
- Last call for Book Fair June 1
- June 14 meeting: Elections, etc.
- July 13: Barbeque at Edie’s