Annual General Meeting, Saturday August 29th

BENT Umbrella will be hosting our Annual General Meeting on Saturday August 29th, 2009, at 1:30 P.M. in the Community Room of the Vancouver Public Library, Firehall Branch (1455 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.). There will be a short meeting followed by some snacks and socializing.

We will be reviewing the previous year's accomplishments, presenting the financial statements and electing new executive members. All members are encouraged to attend and participate in the electing the Board of Directors. A printable nomination form is available at the following link: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfj58ktb_20g6cpp37w

Our intended agenda is as follows:

1. Chair's Report
2. Presentation of the Financial Statements
3. Nomination and Election of the Board of Directors
4. Special Business: Revision of Bent Umbrella's mission statement

We would like to change Bent Umbrella's mission statement from:

Bent Umbrella Performing Arts Society shall produce events in Vancouver BC focusing on the art of drag kings and gender bending performance for local, Canadian and International audiences. We are open to dialogue, accountability, responsibility, physical accessibility, embrace and respect diversity and participation. In October 18-21 2007 we will produce IDKE9 – Genderations.

to:

The Bent Umbrella Queer Performing Arts Society produces events fostering queer and gender bending performance. We aim to build a diverse and inclusive performance community in Vancouver, B.C. We are open to dialogue, respect and accountability, and embrace ideas of diversity, physical accessibility and participation.

Please join us:

Date: Saturday August 29th, 2009
Time: 1:30 P.M.
Place: Community Room of the Vancouver Public Library, Firehall Branch
1455 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.

New members are welcome to sign up at the AGM. If you have never been a member but you’re interested in supporting an arts-oriented queer non-profit society, you’re someone we want on board! If you come to the AGM and would like to nominate or vote for our Board of Directors, simply fill out a form and pay the membership fee of $2.00 ($1.00 for volunteers) upon arrival. If you wish to volunteer in the upcoming year please email us.

Please RSVP by e-mail (by using the "E-mail Us" link at the side of this page) if you plan to attend, so we can provide enough refreshments!

Thank you,

Board of Directors
The BENT Umbrella Queer Performing Arts Society

Thanks for making Q Factor so fabulous!

Q Factor was as an amazing success thanks to everyone who came out, dressed up and got down!

We'd also like to give our heartfelt thank-you's to all the volunteers who helped us put on this event, and a special shout out to the folks at Spelt Bakery who dropped by early to give us cookies. And that's all on top of our fabulous sponsors.

If you had fun at the party and would like to be involved in future Bent Umbrella events, check out our AGM announcement for Saturday August 29!