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Monthly Meeting Minutes

Date: 01/19/2023

Chairperson: Maryam Hubbard Planned

Announcements

Black History Month Lecture 02/08/2023, 7pm Community Center (Rm 11,12,13) Black History Program with DA. Melinda Katz office 02/22/2023, Community Center (Ballroom)

The Light we Carry, Tea Party 2023, 03/11/2023, Community Center (Red Brick area)

Discussion: ⁕ Community Relations has discussed the partnership with the organiza- tion, 500 Men Making a Difference in a Black History Month Lecture. This event will be open to the public, Speaker Adrienne Adams will Lecturer. Light refreshments will be served.

⁕ Discussion about the Tea Party that will be held on March 11, 2023. Tickets will be sold at $20 pp, this fee will cover the Moderator speaker, Tea and food. The book that will be highlighted is “The Light We Carry” by Michelle Obama. The theme for this event will be Purple and Gold. Flyer will be made to distribute throughout the community. Location for the event will be held in the Red brick area of the Community Center from 1-5pm.

⁕ Discussion about Women’s History Month, the committee will be hosting an event that will highlight our “Hidden Figures” throughout the community that often times go unnoticed. We will be honoring 10 women in honor of Women’s History month and will be presenting them with an award on behalf of the Rochdale Village

Community Relations Committee. All honorees will be given one ticket and a complimentary for the guest of their choice, additional tickets will be available for $30 pp. Dinner will be included. It hasn’t been determined on whether we will have a live women’s band or a woman DJ to represent the night.

⁕ A discussion was held in regards to all the Rochdale Village committees having a meet and greet in each circle to tell about what each committee offers. It was also appreciated that a mes- sage through the alert system went out with the information for the committee meeting. It was highly suggested that meetings go out through the alert system regularly as a reminder to the shareholders.

⁕ The Committee would like to host a Legislative event for the shareholders to be able to meet and have a Q&A session with our elected officials. More will be discussed during a later meeting.

⁕ The Committee welcomes and en-