June 2010                                                                           

 

The monthly meeting was held in Faulkner Hall at St. George's Episcopal Church. In attendance were: Trip Wiggins, John Griffiths, Richard Schwartz, Dave Rich, Carol Lynne and Jim Eppes, Cheryl Mitchell, Bob and Cindy Roser, Barb and Hal Gale and Jeannette Episcopo. President Trip Wiggins called the meeting to order at 7:35pm. 

Old Business

The secretary read the May minutes. They were approved as read. The minutes from the May festival planning meeting were not read, but will be included in the archives. 

Trip said that treasurer Myra Wiggins had submitted the society's 501-C paperwork, but no official response had been received yet. 

New business:

Cindy and Bob Roser have been involved with the National Welsh-American Foundation for many years. Cindy and son, Brian Roser, prepared a flyer introducing a few Welsh facts and information about the NWAF. Cindy gave everyone a flyer and encouraged us to support the group's work by becoming a member.

Bob and Cindy gave a review of the play entitled "The Effects of Negative Gravity" which was performed at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. The play depicts the challenges of contemporary Welsh rural life through the story of one family. Bob Roser was a language consultant who helped the actors learn the difficult pronunciations of Welsh words. Both Bob and Cindy thought the production and acting were excellent. Complete details of the location and times for the play will be provided in an e-mail.

Cheryl Mitchell reported on the recent Potomac Celtic Festival. She had a cute doll which the children had made at the festival. She thought that doll-making might be an activity for the children at our own festival. She also brought a surprising article about the Potomac festival which was written by some Romanians who had attended. She has the article in Romanian and English. 

Cheryl donated a music CD and some art supplies for the festival. Thank you, Cheryl. 

President Wiggins reminded everyone that there will be no meeting in July. Our annual potluck picnic will be held at Alum Spring Park in Fredericksburg on Sunday, August 15, at 6pm. After the feast, we will assemble the "Feed the Dragon" tags for the festival.  

Bob Roser put out a call for volunteers to help read and write reviews of the Welsh-related books he receives. The review will appear in "Ninnau", the Welsh-American newspaper. For more information, contact Bob. 

Barb and Hal Gale took a whirlwind tour of Wales in May. They shared some of their experiences and wonderful photos with us. In addition, they provided a written copy of their complete journey and a CD of many more photos to share with the group. Thank you, Barb and  Hal!       

The meeting was adjourned at 9 pm 

Respectfully submitted by Jeannette Episcopo, secretary

Respectfully submitted by Jeannette Episcopo, secretary.