Attendees – Jesse Allen, John Craig, Amy Sedor, Alice Langston, Roger Lutley, Chris Johnon, Peg Flach and Jarian Stith
Directors Report – Connected with Metro-East Interfaith Partnership through Center for Racial Harmony 30th anniversary planning meeting
– Scheduled the Free-Mason benefit breakfast to be held August 27 (flier attached)
-Met with Police Chief Fillback and got full support (he wants us to keep in regular contact if there are any incidences of hate behaviors connected to our organizations, especially on social media),
– Submitted Busy Grant application for $2,000
– Met with Pastor David who offered the use of 10 tables and 20 chairs
Old Business – Fund-raising to date
-Posted videos from Jesse and Peg- waiting on videos from Anya and anyone else who is willing to make one. The point is to share these videos on social media and we will possibly combine them into one Unity video for promotion and fund-raising
-Grants- Illinois Humanities Grant $5,000, Republic Services Grant $2,000 (and maybe some port-o-potties), Busy Grant $2,000
New Fund-Raising Ideas/Opportunities – Jamal has ordered shirts for sale with the Unity logo, details to follow – We discussed the idea of a benefit fund-raiser concert at the Wildey Theater to promote the event and raise money
New Business – Discussed the idea of putting out new round of fliers with a detailed list of clergy, speakers and performers with an emphasis on the free food and entertainment aspect of the event.
-Discussed some timeline/deadline items. Proposed September 5th as the last date to add vendors/booths with the intention to use the September 8th meeting to set a more accurate budget for the event. Need to submit all information for signage to Signarama by September 19th to be able to pick up the next week.
-Discussed the possibility of using the Wesley Church event on October 8th as a back-up in the event of bad weather.
Booth List
Confirmed -Immanuel Methodist Church, Wesley Chapel, First Unitarian Universal Church of Alton, Edwardsville Ba Ha’i, New Beginnings Counseling, International Hospitality Program, Center for Spirituality and Sustainability, Lewis and Clark Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, PFLAG/Rainbow House
Tentatives– Edwardsville District 7, Edwardsville YMCA, Collinsville Black Student Union, Edwardsville NAACP, Center for Racial Harmony, First Baptist Church, Mt. Joy Baptist Church, Unity Spiritual Center, SIUE Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Edwardsville Community Housing Alliance, Edwardsville Human Relations Committee, Mentoring with Purpose, Glen-Ed Food Pantry, Muslim Next Door, Faith In Action, BallHogg Academy, Happy-Up – most of these have confirmed and we’re just waiting on paperwork and checks.
*These lists may need updated
Main Stage Tentative Schedule
- Mayor’s Welcome
- Ash Jenkins – Druid’s Prayer
- Anya Covington 1st Speaker(human2human)
- Wesley Church Choir
- 250
- David Roderick- Pastor’s Prayer (Immanuel Methodist)
- Lma Awwad 2nd speaker (Muslim Next Door)
- Community Performance Ensemble (African Drums)
- $500
- Liang Huang/ Ahdieh Coleman – Baha’i Prayers/Chanting in native language
- Ben Lowder 3rd Speaker (Center for Spirituality and Sustainability)
- Mt Joy Dancers/Panamanian Dancers
- 250 (125 x 2)
- Traci Daniels/Jarian Stith – Prayer
- Donna Woolwine 4th Speaker (Center for Racial Harmony)
- Edwardsville Symphony Orchestra
- $500
- Closing comments and Prayer – Rabbi Randy (Central Reform Congregation)
