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President’s ReportBy Chris Costello

Like spring, September brings renewal forour organization. Once a year we vote fornew members to the Board that will guide usthrough the next year. This year isunprecedented in that in addition to electingnew board members, we will also leapforward with our new Bylaws and Articles ofIncorporation. These bylaws will help usnavigate the waters ahead for many years tocome. We are fortunate to have a greatgroup of candidates that will help lead usthrough the murky waters and four pastboard members that will give us continuityand experience to wisely navigate thechallenging rebuilding ahead.

Looking back, it is hard to believe that wehave been through so much. Our Septembermeeting was washed away by Katrina…

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2006/2007FMIA Board Elections

CAST YOUR VOTE!

Volume 34, No.8 Les Amis de Marigny September 2006Helping to make Marigny a better place to live and work

www.faubourgmarigny.org

Contents

President’s Report 1

Bylaws & Articles of IncorporationApproved 2

2006-7 Board Elections/Nominee Bios 2

Orchids and Onions 5

Marigny T-shirts & Mugs 5

FMIA Board & Committees 8

FMIA Financial Report 8

FMIA Proposed 2006-7Budget 8

FMIA 2005- 6 Audit 9

Board & General Meeting Minutes 10

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but we stood tall and did the best we couldwith limited means. We were the one of thefirst in many areas. We were the first tohold regular meetings with City officialswhere we shared information about the stateof the City and more importantly our lives,and the first neighborhood to repopulate andbring life back to our flood stricken city. Weshould not be surprised. We have alwaysbeen the neighborhood on the cutting edge.

This past year has been challenging foreveryone and for those who were able tohelp us maintain our great neighborhood Ioffer a hearty thank you. Your time,however small, helped us get to where weare today. THANK YOU. I was alsofortunate enough to have Board that was asdiverse as the neighborhood we live in.These board members allowed us to treadthe murky waters of rebuilding knowing thatwe were well represented on the views,hopes, desires and dreams for theneighborhood. Deborah, Reg, Polly, Gary,Brian, Dave and Rob, thank you for a greatyear and the great work we accomplished.

We end this year with a great sense ofachievement for what we have accomplishedand look forward to an even better yearahead. Now more than ever we needeveryone to step forward and help out evenin the smallest way so we can maintain whatwe have and build a better, strongerneighborhood. Let’s work together to keepMarigny a great place to live, work and play.

Bylaws and Articles ofIncorporation

Unanimously Approv ed !

The membership voted unanimously to accept thechanges to our Bylaws and Articles ofIncorporation. It has been a long road to get herebut it was well worth it.

A BIG thanks to Gary, Brain and Chris to taking onthe task and getting us through to the end.

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community oriented city and was a perfect place toraise a family. I spent a great deal of my time withthe children who are now grown. Our daughterBrett is married and living in Charlotte, NC whereshe works at Discovery Place Museum. Our sonChip is a graduate student at UC Berkeley inPhysical Chemistry. The rest of my time was spenthelping Jim with our business. We representedseveral manufactures of heating appliances andhigh-end kitchen appliances to retailers. When wewere no doing that we were busy renovating our100-year-old Queen Ann Victorian. I was alsoinvolved for many years as a founder and boardmember of the Winchester-Frederick CountyHabitat for Humanity Chapter.

The northern Shenandoah Valley can be very coldso in search of warmer climes in 2004 we moved toour home in Sebastian Florida where we thoughtwe would be happy. Unfortunately the feeling ofcommunity that is so very important to us was notthere. We were not going to stay and startedlooking for that next thing.

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2006 NO/AIDS Task Force Walk

Join the NO/AIDS Task Force Walk onSunday September 17 for the 17th annual

NO/AIDS Walk.

The day kicks off with registration at 8:00 am inAudubon Park at Shelter #10 and the 5K Walk

begins at 10:00 am, following the traditionalUptown route.

13th Annual Nickel-A-DanceConcerts

t o C e l e b r a t e Living in NewOrleans/Returning to New Orleans

Music starts October 1

The Nickel-A-Dance concerts, a New Orleans family-friendly jazz-dance tradition entering its 13th year, willreturn for a series of five concerts in March, 2006-rand one Lagniappe show in November.

Tell you friends and tell your children:Nickel-A-Dance is coming back to Cafe Brasil,on Sunday afternoons, from 4-7 p.m., AND IT'SSTILL FREE!

October 1- Detroit Books & the SyncopatedPercolators

October 8 - Banu Gibson's HOT JAZZOctober 15 - George French Jazz BandOctober 22 - Chris Clifton & His All-StarsOctober 29 - Lionel Ferbos & the Palm Court Jazz

BandLAGNIAPPE SHOWNovember 5 - Mark Braud's New Orleans Jazz Giants

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THE NEIGHBORHOOD POETRYHOUSE

The Creative Writing Department of the NewOrleans Center for Creative Arts|Riverfront(NOCCA|Riverfront) is proud to announce a newcreative space for writers of all ages: TheNeighborhood Poetry House.

This community outreach project for familiesresiding in the French Quarter, Marigny & Bywaterbegins Wednesday • September 27, 7-9p.m., NimsBlackbox Theatre, NOCCA|Riverfront, 2800Chartres Street, New Orleans. Free and open to thepublic with available parking.

Goals:• Provide a multigenerational program for writers ofall ages and skill levels interested in creating originalpoetry and in helping heal the surroundingneighborhood through the written word.• Offer community members a structured workshopenvironment in which to explore poetry and otherliterary genres.

Structure:• NOCCA|Riverfront Creative Writing facultyhosts writing workshops that begin with an exercisedesigned to stimulate participants’ imaginations onthe topic of "Healing the Neighborhood." Time willbe allotted for an open reading for participants toshare their original writing and experiences.

Participant Guidelines: As A Community of Writers,We:• Write with integrity with the intent to heal:choosing words carefully, understanding the powerof language.• Respect others and NOCCA|Riverfront bysharing work appropriate to the multigenerationalaudience.

For more information on The Neighborhood PoetryHouse or to confirm your interest, please contactLara Naughton by calling 504.940.2821.

First Meeting, Wednesday • September 27, 7-9p.m., Nims Blackbox Theatre,

NOCCA|Riverfront, 2800 Chartres

Jed Horne

Will Read & Sign His New Book

Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina andthe Near Death of A Great American City

at the

French Quarter Town Hall606 Frenchmen Street

WED. SEPT 20 7:30 PM

FABFAUBOURG MARIGNY ART & BOOKS

600 FRENCHMEN ST.

OPEN DAILY FROM NOON TILL 10 PMTEL: 504.947.3700

PLEASE JOIN US.....OTIS

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Abandoned carsFor removal of abandoned cars call: 658-2299

Report Trash ProblemsTo report trash problems call: 311

ORCHIDS

To those that complain about the condition ofWashington Sq. Park but do not help.

ONIONS

To Polly, Dave and Gary for all their hard work thispast year.

Support OurAdvertisers

Marigny Bi-Centennial T-Shirts

We now have Bi-Centennial t-shirts and women’stank tops in various colors for $15.

. . . and Mugs

There are also bi-centennial coffee mugs for $5.

Interested? Email info@faubourgmarigny.org.

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Nominee Bios Continued

Jim and I have had a 20-year-old love affair with the Cityof New Orleans and her people, and I had alwayswanted to try my hand at running a Bed and Breakfast.On July 29, 2005 we closed on Elysian Fields Inn andmoved to the Marigny!

August 29...we have spent the time since last Augustrepairing damage to the Inn, our neighborhood and ourpsyches. In our spare time (there’s never enough ofthat) we try to hear as much music as possible, eat asmuch as we dare and attend any second line thatcrosses our radar. We cannot think of anyplace wewould rather be then in the Faubourg Marigny, in theCity of New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana!

Chris Costello

I have served on the FMIA Board for the last 3 years andam currently serving as president. I’m very interested inremaining on the board so that I can continue to improve

our neighborhood while preserving and nurturing thequality-of-life and character of the Marigny.

As an organization we have accomplished a great dealwhile I have served on the Board. We have taken overthe maintenance of Washington Square Park, launcheda new Web site, and this year alone, have organizedseveral clean ups and enjoyed our most successfulhome tour ever. One thing of which I am particularlyproud is the creation of the online bulletin board that wasup immediately following Katrina which allowedneighbors to share information, determine how andwhere everyone was, and start the process of bringingour neighborhood back better than ever.

My interest in helping to improve the Marigny started in1998 with the purchase and renovation my home on thecorner of Chartres and Mandeville, which earned the2001 Historic District Landmarks Commission HonorAward.

When not enjoying our neighborhood, I teach Chemistryat Loyola University and work with my partner John, whoowns a public relations firm located in the downstairs ofour property.

We are both transplants to New Orleans. John attendedLoyola University for his undergraduate, and I attendedTulane for my graduate work. We both fell in love withNew Orleans and its culture and decided to make our lifehere.

Simon Hand

I am originally from England and (via Missouri) am nowan English teacher at St. George’s Episcopal schoolUptown (I taught previously at UNO for six years); I havelived in the neighborhood—on Rampart Street--only acouple of years, but quickly became attached to it. I gotmarried at Bacchanal in the Bywater in May.

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I have been attending FMIA general meetings sincebefore the storm and am glad for the opportunity they’veafforded me to get to know many of the members. I’vealso been attending board meetings regularly sincecoming back to the neighborhood after the storm andhave been editing the newsletter since January.

As a board member I hope to continue to edit thenewsletter and work with the rest of the board to makeour community a better place to live.

Marshall Gries

My name is Marshall Gries and I live at 624 St. Roch inthe Marigny. I have lived there for the last 10 years withmy partner of 18 years, Joe. Joe and I met in the mid1980s in New Orleans while I was in graduate schooland he was attending UNO. Following our respectivegraduations we moved to Europe where we spent 5years living as expatriates. Upon returning to the U.S. in1995, we spent nearly a year traveling the countrylooking for "home". We decided that the only city thatsuited us was New Orleans and that this is where we'dput down roots.

I recently resigned my position as a staff attorney withthe public defender's office in St. Tammany parish whereI headed up the juvenile division. That commute to thenorth shore finally became too much. After all, there isplenty of work right here in New Orleans!

I had wanted to become more active in the FMIA foryears but, until recently, didn't feel I had the extra time todevote. I would like to bring some fresh ideas to theFMIA. While we live in the most wonderfulneighborhood in the city, there's always room forimprovement. How about informational kiosks forposting notices instead of on every telephone pole?How about more trash cans on busy corners? Howabout citizen patrols? How about applying for grants forneighborhood improvement? We need to start thinkingoutside of the box!

Lend A Hand?Interested in a better neighborhood? A better City?Want to meet some amazing people? Consider joininga committee or being on the Board. We encouragethose who have a couple hours a week to considerserving on the Board or on a committee.

Now more than ever we need people to help us moveour neighborhood forward through the recovery. Ifyou can help, please contact a current Board Memberor email info@faubourgmarigny.org.

Meetings

FMIA General and Board meetings are open to thepublic. Committees and committee meetings are alsoopen to anyone who is interested or would like to help.

Board meetings are the first Wednesday of each month.The next board meeting will be on September 6, 7:00p.m., location TBA (see FMIA website).

General meetings are the third Monday of each monthat 7:00p.m at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2624Burgundy Street. (There are no general meetings in Julyand December.)

The next general meeting will be Monday, August 21.

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BOARD MEMBERS

Chris Costello, president – 710-8789,ccostello@deveney.comBrian Frye, vice president – 309-6183,brian.frye@cox.comRobert.Reddington, Treasurer – 417-3342,robert.reddington@cox.comReg Medellin, corresponding Secretary - 948-3256,rm.nola@cox.netDeborah Oppenheim, recording Secretary – 319-4262, opprik@aol.comGary de Leaumont - 944-4279, mrmimi@bellsouth.netPolly Brown – 943-7318, pollybr@eskimo.comTom Loesch – 289-6137, t.loesch@insightbb.comDavid Seymour – 949-3846, dlseymour@cox.net

COMMITTEES

Advertising – Polly Brown – 943-7318Blight – Will Riehm – 415-1270Caroling – Kellye Deel 615-9467FSACOZD - Deborah Oppenheim – 319-4262Hospitality – Chris Costello – 710-8789House Tour - Reg Medellin – 220-7579Membership - Gary de Leaumont - 944-4279Crime Watch – Ellennita Hellmer - 281-804-8822Newsletter – Simon Hand – 982-5854Special Projects - Gary de Leaumont - 944-4279Neighborhood Development - Tom Loesch – 289-6137Washington Sq. Prk - Gary de Leaumont - 944-4279Website - Chris Costello - 710-8789Zoning - David Berman - 945-8014

FMIA 2006 Audit & 2006-7 Budget

Where did our money go? Where will our money go?

Every year the membership is presented with anAudit of the organizations’ books and a proposedbudget for the coming year. This is an opportunityfor the membership to see where our money comesfrom, goes and will be spent.

Please take a moment to look at the proposed budgetand the audit. If you have any questions, please bringthem the meeting.

FMIA Budget 2006-7

IncomeMembership $5000HomeTour Tickets $9000HomeTour Ads $1000WalkingTour Tickets $5000Walking Tour Ads $1000Caroling Ads $800Donations $0Merchandise $2000

Total Income $23800

ExpensesPostage $900Newsletter $2000HomeTour $3500WalkingTour $3500Caroling $750Outreach $1000Mechandise $1500Administrative $200Advertising $1500

Total Expenses $14850

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FMIA 2006 AuditINCOME Total1-Membership Dues $4,443.002-House Tour - 2A Tickets $8,640.00

- 2B Ads $945.003-Newssletter Ads $603.004-Caroling Ads $0.005-Donations $580.006-Merchandise - 6A Mugs $667.00

- 6B T-Shirts $125.006C Dog Signs $15.00

$16,018.00Segregated7-Save a Tree $630.008-Soccer Ninos Music $5,000.009-Summer Music Fund $5,000.0010-Friends of Wash Sq $2,690.00Total 7-10 $13,320.00

Total Income (1-10) $29,338.00

EXPENSES2-House Tour $3,163.263-Newsletter Printing $1,309.62

Mailing $0.004-Caroling $583.986-Merchandising -Mugs $1,926.29

- T-Shirts $0.00Dog Signs $0.00

11-Administrative $126.5012-Community Outreach $453.3713-Alvar Library Donation $350.0014-State LA Requirement $5.00

$7,918.02Segregated7-Save a Tree $0.008-Soccer Ninos MusicFund $2,900.009-Summer Music Fund $800.0010-Friends of Wash Sq $2,264.42Total Segregated $5,964.42

Total all expenses $13,882.44

Beginning BalanceTotal Income $29,338.00Total Expenses -$13,882.44ENDING BALANCE $15,455.56

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Board Meeting, August 2, 2006

Present: Chris Costello, Gary DeLeaumont Brian Frye, DaveSeymour, John ?, Polly Brown, Reg Medellion, DeborahOppenheim Absent: Rob Reddington and John Kopinetzvisitor

Visitor: Brian Egana running from State RepresentativeDistrict 971. Approval of minutes - Consensus2. Projects Elysian Fields has been approved by BZA and HDLC –

no modifications It is still conceptual. 508 Frenchmen –

Chris called Safety and Permits need final buildinginspections; did not go not through the normal cityprocess and abide by the Frenchmen Street Arts andCultural Overlay District; Only can be licensed as arestaurants; Last of license was given to MarignyBrassiere; City needs to enforced and is not; Strictlydealing with zoning and overlay.

What is FMIA going to do? Ask for a meeting with James Carter, Council-at-Large

Thomas and Fielkow Motion: Talk to Carter, Thomas,Fielkow – generic

letters to all council deadline two weeks from hisconversation operating as restaurant serving food withthe appropriate licenses –Approved by consensus

What do other organizations do? Will have an e-maillist serve Provide with all the information: name ofthe owner, ordinance, contacts, suggest in turn

Tell our membership in newsletter / put on website Gather information on legal counsel Need to get information from all advertisements.

3. Parking Permit Application John LuckettRestricted residential parking in the 2200 Block on Chartres –parking is impossible especially post Katrina and 2112Chartres begins construction. Board agreed to support. Talkto Carter and was sent to Diane Darwin ,residential parkingadministrator. She said no - no enforcement, no signs, andprobably would be turned down and our policy this won’t bedone.

Proposed: Write a letter Carter, cc Thomas, Fielkow andwait six months. John will compose the letter4..Approval of nominating committee - Gary, Chris andBrian. Approved by consensus5..Budge/Audit: no one has accepted to date; Reg will askRon6. Nominating Committee is running - Past Pres. Council –Gene Cizek Nominations re run Chris, Brian, Reg, Deborahand Dave or Bob . Names given for the Board : MarshalGries, Leigh Crawford, Simon Hand or Kellye Deel,7. Zoning Chair - Brian Frye

New Business:

A. Next Board Sept 6 Rick’s studio or houseB. Projects 801 Santa Fe – issue is going to be a lounge and possibly

music - conditional use permit to be a bar – under the radar- Safety and Permits –Chris called - Will open upstairs–outside the Overlay – residential Traditionally, opening alounge in the hood is not favorable. Need to check code re:bar

Friendly Touch Bar - not complying – Letter to Carter. Hasasked us to be your eyes and now we want action - StopWork Order - An inspector will go and the police will becalled and if it happens again they are suppose to arrest.

C. Main Street – support the process and write aletter toMain Street ProgramD. Getty Grant – St. Roch Market to help - cornerstone ofthe Main Street Write Getty Foundation letterE. Save our Lake Event - Lake Ponch. Basin foundation toparticipate in an all out clean sweep to protect our Lake onSept 16 9 – 12. Zone Captains (Gary and Dave and Joann836-2238) to an early meeting to pick up information

Action: newsletter e-mail flyers: sweep, clean thegutter etc – call Gary if you need stuffF. New Orleans Planning – unified planning process - Picktop 3 and all residents need to vote before August 7th. Theplanners have to canvas the hood etc and record what iswanted by the residents.

Aug till the 7th. E-mail what about NOLA too?G. Membership –Ideas Some residents that can go out to get signatures when

necessary; Flyers are courtesy of FMIA; Phone Bank in thepast ; Business Card - approved cards designed; Bestrenovation best clean-up of block TBA next meeting

H. Walking Tour same format as park - architectural Findsomeone who wants to Chair the committeeShrimp Brigade ArtMark/Music - social Gene LloydRick Oct 8 or Sunday in Oct for a rain date 11 – 4 musicnoon – 4 music for the park yesI. Positive lead for promoting articles - once a month tryBest Practices Smart Development which is……Yes votedforJ. August Meetings 6:30 potluck 7:15 meeting– candidatesfor Rep district 97 Laurie to do PTSD Bylaws LaFontaNominationsK. Main Street Program August 19th need a facilitatordonation from FMIA - $500 approvedL. Support of other neighborhoods - need to shareinformation - need help a letter to City Council expressing

1. Carrollton and Walgreens respect the neighborhood anda win win for each - Support

2. French Quarter vs 111 Iberville Support overridingzoning Smart Development Historic DistrictM. Digital Loop Carriers - Bell South Upgrading theirlines 2601 Burgundy St. August 10th at 10:00 HDLCcommission when appeal write a letter to BellSouth Brianhas the name William Melton

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N. Counsel for zoning issues - Look into the group Dr.Hirsch Jackie Clarkson Kristin Palmer

Submitted by Deborah Oppenheim

General Meeting, August 21, 2006

Chris Costello begun the meeting at 7:15

Old Business:Announcements:1. Bicentennial T-Shirts $15 and Mugs $52. Ending the fiscal year – Sept. is the election meeting.Changing guard. Ron Petty is auditing our books.3. Carter Townhall Meeting Aug. 22nd at NOCA LupinHall - 7:00pm Crime and Enforcement issues There is apeak in crime. Chris Costello had a meeting with CouncilmanCarter. Issues discussed were: trash, crime, illegal demolitionsand enforcement. Building bridges with city hall is importantand we need to let them know what we want as aneighborhood.4. St. Paul’s Castle Capacious 6:00 pm Dinner $6 $3 forkids money is going to City Park5. Pasteur Goodine - > Long term counseling center is beingset up by the Lutheran’s of NYC. It is free and can be longterm.> There are 165 kids at St. Paul’s Lutheran School andthe Principal is open to having volunteers. The truck given toSt.Paul’s helped 375 and only used 3000 miles has beenreturned to the City. There will be another truck available foranyone who is in need. > They will be back upstairs in about 3wks and an invitation is extended to everyone. >Next TuesdayAugust 29 - having a service at St. Paul’s at 7:30 with music6. New Members: Geoff Moen and Maurice Ramsey andSean new members7.September 16 –9 am-Noon Beach Citywide Clean –up.Bring attention to the city by cleaning the storm drain in frontof one’s house or on the block. Bags and T-shirts will begiven out. Call Gary at 944-4279 and leave a message if youhave any questions.8. Construction Debris call 311 city information , addressis needed9. September 17 NO AIDS WALK needs volunteers10. Public dump 8-4 is open - it is free

Old Business:BYLAWS: Voting till August 28 and result will come outwithin a week through an e-mail. Changing were made to connect Bylaws with Articles of

Incorporation; Closed some loop holes; Technical changesincluded such as correct P. O. Box and boundaries;Membership- owns property and/or resides can be a votingmember ; an Associate Membership can leave elsewhere butis not a voting member; Board can go into executive session– discuss privately among board members – but can’t voteon discussion; Board serving alternating 2 year terms which

was done previously; Reduce the Board members from 13 to9 8 elected and one past president; Must be a member ofthe association as least a year to be on the board; Vote onissues when they are not in attendance – electronic pollingby e-mail or phone – Katrina helped resolved this issue;Historian the record of all documents; Treasure handles allrevenues, advises board on budget, and provides materialsavailable for audit;Official publication of the organization isthe newsletter

Nomination for Board members: Fortunate this year tohave our Founding father Gene Cizek as Past President and– Brian Frye, Reg Medellin, Deborah Oppenheim, RobertReddington will serve another year. Election for thefollowing Board members include: Chris Costello MarshallGries, Simon Hand, Leigh Crawford and Kellye Deel.

Guest Speaker – Laurie O. Dawes, Board Certified MusicTherapist presented an informative session on PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (P.T.S.D.) Important informationincluded :Eustress – positive stressors and Distress negative stressors

which was originally defined by Dr. Hans Selye in 1931Two handouts was distributed of Selye’s Danger Signs and

Symptoms of Stress and Stress reduction Ideas for self-Nurturing

Topics included who gets PTSD, How PTSD is Diagnosed,Signs and Symptoms, Treatment Interventions andAlternative Therapies

Seven Steps using Music Therapy created by Ms. Daweswere discussed and she gave examples of music for eachstep. The steps are: 1) Identification of stressor 2)Awareness 3) Numbing and Incongruent Affect 4)Nurturing and healing 5) Acceptance of Help 6)Having Fun and Releasing {Laurie sang a song she wrote“Give me FEMA” to the tune of the oldie “Fever” toillustrate this step}7) Hope for the Future

Laurie sang a song from the CD “Katrina Capers” andproceeds goes to the Musicians Clinic performed by herband Desota Street and written by band member SteveWolf call “My Town” which was extremely moving andclose to our hearts.

Chris: Q: How long do you need to do music? A: Laurie:individually - 20 minutes of anything is great

Another participant shared this information that St. Anna’sChurch 1313 Esplanade Ave. has a healing service –musician has a jam sessions and dinner open mic too andeveryone is invited.

Laurie O. Dawes’ is Promoting the Healing Power ofMusic and it resonated with all who was fortunate to attendthis informative FMIA General Meeting.

Meeting ended at 8:20Submitted by Deborah Oppenheim

This is our annualmeeting.

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Bring a neighbor.