When: Saturday, May 17 from 9:00 am until 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored/Hosted by: Elect Richard Wunsch
 
Where: 
The Blue Stage Club 
398 W. Brooklyn Road (M-50)
Napoleon, Michigan
517-536-0007 
See detailed directions
and maps below. 

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Accomodations
Hotels:
 Super 8:  517-788-8780
 Travelodge:  517-787-1111
 Fairfield Inn:  517-784-7877
 Hampton Inn:  517-789-5151
 Comfort Inn:  517-768-0088

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Meeting Agenda/timeline: 

9:00** - 9:30 Officer's reports & discussions ; SCC reports

9:30 am - 10:30 a.m.:  Officer Elections
THESE ARE OPEN TO CHANGE AND WE WILL TAKE NOMINATIONS FROM THE FLOOR!!!

  Chair -- Marc Reichardt
  Meeting Manager -- Lou Novak
  Treasurer -- Patti Smith
  Record Keeper -- Adrianna Buonarroti
  Locals Liaison -- John Anthony La Pietra
  Election Coordinator (Pete Schermerhorn only if nobody else)
  Membership Secretary -- Lynn Meadows
  Clearinghouse Coordinator -- Elliott Smith
  Rep to GPUS Presidential Exploratory Cte. -- Sylvia Inwood

  We will also need to elect our four reps to the Coordinating 
  Committee of GPUS -- Carolyn, David, Marc, Ben, Patti

10:30 am - 10:45 a.m.:  Break

10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.:  "Old Stuff":  

 *  Where are we on our three GPMI movements:  Water, IRV, Peace? 
 *  What do we have to do to get these started? 
 *  What is our long range plan?  
 *  What about the proposed Green Bar Association?
 *  IPPN update (Adrianna)

11:45 - 1:00 LUNCH “New Stuff”:  

 *  Fundraisers in the Future (David)
 *  Revitalization of the Fundraising and Budget Committees (Pete)
 *  Long Term SMM planning (Newly Elected Meeting Manager)

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.:  

 *  Media, Bylaws and Platform Committee reports
 *  Ten Key Values (Bob G.)
 *  Other stuff

1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. BREAK

2:00 p.m - 2:45 p.m.

 *  Green Media (Myatt) 

2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

 *  Richard's campaign briefing

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Discussion about 2004 election (Paul F.)

4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. :  Other business or proposals  

 *  Endorse letter to Senator Levin (Collins)

4:20 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.:  Closing Circle

AFTER:   

 *  Work on Richard Wunsch's campaign for State Rep special election
 *  or stay for the entertainment at the jazz club

**Please note that the Meeting Manager, Patti Smith, is
one of those people who hates being late and starting
things late.  Therefore, the meeting will begin
promptly at 9:00 a.m.  Thanks 

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Registration & Food:
$10.00 BEFORE May 12, $15.00 after that date or at the door.

FEE WAIVERS AVAILABLE.  If possible, please consider paying
more than the minimum registration fee to cover expenses for
our members who need to use the feewaiver option. 

Mail registrations to: 
Meeting Manager Patti Smith
5876 New Meadow Drive
Ypsilanti Twp., MI 48197, 
Phone (734) 482-4323,   
Email: meetingmanager@migreens.org
Email is preferred. If you call, please leave a message and I
will get back with you as soon as possible.


Registration information to include:

Your name, street address, membership status in GPMI, GPMI voting
status if known*

*According to our bylaws, there are two ways to be accorded
voting rights at SMMs:

1. Any member in good standing (dues paid) who has attended a
meeting within the last four quarters automatically has voting
rights

2. Other members may apply to the Meeting Manager, who will
request that one existing member who already has voting rights
vouch for the applicant's interest in and support of the party.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept credit card registrations EXCEPT
you can use your credit card via the GPMI web site by using
PayPal. 

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Food at the Meeting: Breakfast & Lunch

Meal fee/s: Light breakfast food will be available for $2.  

Please bring your own brown bag lunch, or you can order
pizza with us.  Or...

  More Interesting Lunch Food Options: Salvadoran or Chinese 

For $10 (includes tax & delivery tip), if you order it in
advance, you can get one of the following four meals.  There
will be a veggie and a meat option of each cuisine. 

Chinese: 
Submit your Chinese choice to Pete at elections@migreens.org
by Wednesday May 14th. 

People can vote for one or two items - but one of each, if more
than one choice is made.  That way there is a guaranteed veggie
item and a guaranteed meat item, so no one is put out.  We will
order the ones that get the most votes in each category.
Do not vote for items you do not expect to order.

 The vegetarian options: (vote for just one)
  - Vegetarian Malaysian Lo Mein = 
    Lo Mein noodles (pasta) in a hearty sauce with spring 
    onions, tofu, and egg.
  - Hunan Soy Bean Skin Roll = 
    Crunchy, savory soy with vegetables in a mildly spicy sauce.
 Non-vegetarian options: (vote for just one)
  - Mongolian Beef (spicy)
  - Chicken with Garlic Sauce (or Black Bean sauce, or Barbecue Sauce)

To vote for a Chinese option, contact Pete directly at elections@migreens.org
by Wednesday May 14th. 

Salvadoran: 
Submit your choice ("veggie" or "meat" or "either") to recordkeeper@migreens.org
by Tuesday May 13th.

Pilar's Catering is a local small business run by a woman from
El Salvador and her husband.  They cook traditional Salvadoran
foods using organic vegetables whenever possible and organic,
free-range chicken and beef when meat is used.  We have pared
down their menu to something we can manage at the SMM. Sign up
in advance to partake of this delicious cuisine by emailing
Adrianna at recordkeeper@migreens.org. Please specify if you will
want vegetarian, chicken, or if either one is fine. (Because of
our budget limitations, we have chosen not to order beef
items.)

We will order a quantity of food which will include the items
below. Mix and match any two entree items (for example, one
pastela and one puspusa or two of the same thing) plus curtido,
rice, beans, and a freshly made Salvadoran corn tortilla.  
Item descriptions:

Simple Rice -- White or Brown. Organic Basmati Rice cooked with
onion, green pepper, garlic, and tomato. One pot of white/one
pot of brown. 

Beans -- organic black beans with onions, garlic, mild chiles,
and spices.

Pupusas = 
Salvadoran Meal on the Run. A favorite dish of Salvadorans! A
handmade corn tortilla filled with our special delicious blends
of three cheeses (feta, mozzarella, and cream cheese), and
refried black organic beans. Grilled and served piping hot.
Served with aged Curtido. 

Chicken Pasteles = 
Similar to Enchiladas, but the tortilla is rolled around the
vegetables and chicken, like a turnover. It is then pan-fried
to a crispy golden color.  Served with aged Curtido. 

Vegetarian Pasteles = 
Similar to Enchiladas, but the tortilla is rolled around the
vegetables, like a turnover. It is then pan-fried to a crispy
golden color. Served with aged Curtido. 

(Note: We are hoping to get about one to two dozen people
signed up. If we get less, we may have to modify the menu
somewhat.)

(A Green suggestion: bring your own plate, cloth napkin
and cup!)

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DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: 
Friday, May 2, 2003 via email or postal mail (no email
attachments will be accepted; please send your
proposal/s in the body of an email) This will allow the
Meeting Manager time to compile all proposals and mail
them to registered meeting participants at least one
week prior to the meeting.

Proposals submitted after that time will be considered
for discussion on the floor of the meeting, and
proposers are responsible for bringing sufficient
copies of their submission. Please note that there is
absolutely no guarantee that proposals submitted after
the deadline will find time on the agenda.

Proposals submitted PRIOR to the deadline will be
accepted on first-received, first included basis as
follows: 1st emailed submission followed by first
postal submission, etc., until in the Meeting Manager's
estimation all available business discussion time has
been allocated. The Meeting Manager will then post a
tentative business agenda listing the proposed agenda
items for discussion along with any items that did not
seem to fit, and will follow the will of the membership
as much as possible in creating the final agenda.  




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Directions to BlueStage

[Regional Map]  [Local Map]

From Detroit: 
Follow I-94 West to exit 142, exit onto US-127 South
'Hudson', continue South to the 4th exit, M-50
'Monroe'. At top of ramp turn right at the traffic
light onto Highway M-50. Continue East 6.5 miles and
watch on your left for the BLUEStage Club sign. Turn
left into parking lot.......

From Ann Arbor area: 
Pleasant Lake Rd West to M52; (Sharon Church, flasher
light) continue West on Pleasant Lake rd approx. 7
miles; the road makes a downhill, left curve and goes
over the Sharon Mills bridge (at the restored,former
winery) continue up the hill to the stop sign at Sharon
Valley rd. Turn right and head west on Sharon Valley to
the stop sign at Norvell Rd. Continue straight through
the stop sign to the next stop sign at Austin Rd. (you
will be coming in on the left leg of a “Y”). Veer to
the right onto Austin Rd. Follow curves to the next
stop sign/red flasher at M-50. Go straight through the
intersection and continue West on M-50 a half mile. 
Watch on the right for "The BLUEStage Club" sign. Turn
right into the lot...... 

From SE Michigan area: 
North or South on I-75, I-275 or US-23 to M-50.
Continue West on M-50 through the scenic towns of
Dundee, Ridgeway, Tecumseh, Tipton, Springville, across
the intersection of US-12 and through the town of
Brooklyn. 4 miles North of Brooklyn you will come to a
yellow flasher light where M-50 makes a 90* turn to the
left. Follow M-50 through the left turn and go a half 
mile West watching on the right for "The BLUEStage
Club" Illuminated sign. Turn right into the lot.......

From SW MI border counties: 
Work your way by what ever road you choose until you
come to US-12. Head East on US-12 to US-127. Turn left
onto Northbound US-127 and continue to the exit marked
M-50 'Monroe'. Exit and at the top of the ramp, turn
right onto M-50. Travel East on M-50 6.5 miles and
watch on your left for “The BLUEStage Club” sign. Turn
left into the lot.......

From the West: 
Find I-94 and travel East to exit 142 'Hudson'. Exit
onto US-127 South and go the 4th exit marked M-50,
'Monroe'. At the top of the exit, turn right at the
traffic light onto M-50 East. Travel East on M-50 6.5
miles watching on your left for “The BLUEStage Club”
sign. Turn left into the lot.......

From the North: 
Work your way to the middle of the state to US-127 and
travel South to I-94. As you go under the I-94 overpass
be in the right lane and take the full circle ramp for
I-94 East. Travel East on I-94 approximately 7 miles to
exit 142 'Hudson'. Exit onto US-127 South and go to the
4th exit marked M-50, 'Monroe'. At the top of the exit,
turn right at the traffic light onto M-50 East. Travel
East on M-50 6.5 miles and watch on your left for “The
BLUEStage Club” sign. Turn left into the lot.......

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