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steering Committee app atments Steering committee terms expire .n December. By the December meeting, a steering committee should be established for next year. This is a great opportunity to get involved! Recruitment of New Partners ~~ ~' -: ` ~ : ~` - - Lyndon brought a handout of Partner expectations and reminded Partners that we can ail help get newcomers involved in the Watershed Partners. He noted that the organization is agency heavy and weaker in watershed districts and community based o~ganizations.= `' - _ - - .. .... . - .t _ .. . State Fair ~ ~. 19 organizations staffed the Watershed at the State Fair. Here is a synopsis of the feedback: ~ Louise She almost lost her voice from explaining the display to so many people. Great crowd draw. ~ Barb Regarding table two, kids liked the puzzled while adults liked the map. Barb said that she felt bad leaving the exhibit alone at 6 pm while the building was open much Later. Next year, she suggested -` . -. .. .. that one person be scheduled in the evening ~_ ~ .~ ~ - . • Jim The location was great : ; , ~ Deb' Deb was not sure that being located_in the building thoroughfare was a good idea ~ Anne .The exhibit seemed fragmented with tables 1 & 2 and tables 3 &,4 back to back.; . _ ,- : ~,~~; . ~' Shelley The knobs on top of the; cloud units for table 1 were very tempting for people to fiddle with -- Also, Shelley asked that we examine what we are giving out. Do the materials end up as waste or are •~. ~~~' ,..• people only taking items that they intend to read? - > ~~'~ - ~ ~ • ~ •- Suzanne 7,000 - 8,000 magnets were handed out: ~-The River Ranger booklets and buttoris.'also went _~ ;_ over very well. The State Fair people informed us that we are not supposed to hand out stickers since people tend to stick them all over everything including other exhibits `~ ;~ ` ~ ° ' l: ~ S - ~ Tracy: `One of the'days'of the`Fair; Tracy videotaped the exhibit from the volunteer area Hey. observed that there was hot as much flow to the pledge cards as to other exhibit components: `Not many ;~ _ people were flipping the book.. The exhibit,got approximately 50 visitors~every 5 minutes. People would ,: ;% • ~ stop and listen if someone was~there.to explain `, • Reproduction of the Watershed Exhibit ~ ~ ` - ~ .. ~ . , . -.. . ~ - Several parties have expressed an interest in purchasing a reproduction of the Watershed: Hamline officially- owns the exhibit and the Science Museum has the ability to reproduce it. Do the Partners think this is OK? Marty and Shelley brought up concerns about overexposure. Due to time constraints, the discussion was tabled until a future meeting. Media and Outreach - The media and outreach committee handed out a copy of the work plan to be submitted to the Met Council. The name to be used in the radio spots will be the Watershed Partners. The action plan divides the project into a number of specific work areas. PARTNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASSIST WITH ANY OF THE TOPICS (SEE ENCLOSURE). The message will be developed this fall. Strategic Planning 1. Partner Handbook Shelley, John, and Marie outlined the work which remains to be completed. Please see enclosure for a summary. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED FOR COMPLETION OF PARTNER LISTS: PLEASE TURN IN THE ENCLOSED FORM. 2. Education This topic is fairly broad and a group comprised of Louise, Anne, John, Lisa, Lyndon and Jerry will meet to work on it. . 3. Evaluation Please see enclosed outline. Suzanne has revised the evaluation form. Work plans will be complete by the end of the year. Questions, Comments? -. Steering Committee: CliffAichinger 777-3665 Marie Asgian 673-3627 Tracy Fredin 523-3105 Pauline Langsdorf 602-1805 Lyndon Torstenson 290-4160, ext. 232