Public Meeting Minutes 6/1/25

Aug 3

Ashland Kentucky Pride Meeting Minutes

Sunday, June 1, 2025

Call to Order

A public meeting of Ashland Kentucky Pride was held on June the 1st, 2025 at Central Park. It began at 1:30pm and was presided over by Holly Blevins with Jenee Kesling as secretary.

Attendees

Board Members in Attendance: Holly (she/her), Jenee (she/her), Taylor (she/her), Elliot (he/they), Heather (she/her), Brontë (she/her), Lu (she/her), Taz (she/her)

Board Members Absent: Desire’ (she/her), Sean (he/him)

Quorum: Yes General Members: 6

Approval of minutes

Holly made a motion to accept the meeting minutes for the month of May. Jenee seconded. Motion approved.

Treasurer's Report

Holly made a motion to receive the treasurer’s report for the month of May. Jenee seconded. Motion approved.

Paypal: $2080.80

People’s: $1084.93

Special Items

None

Committee Reports (Pride Month Only)

Found Family: Flower Farm

11am, Park in lot, walk over bridge
If its too cool, we can’t pick flowers but we can still take pictures and do a picnic
Holly will be taking pictures for donations
Future events: Game night, pool party, movie night

Safe Zone: June Training

Invite people you know that want to be better allies
Holly and Elliot will run the training

Girl Scout Event

Holly and Jenee will get together and work on activities

Beach Day

People can bring picnic foods. Jenee will provide hamburgers and hotdogs

Tattoos for Pride

Set up table to sell merch

Pride Bingo

Go early to decorate
Bingo is free

Pride in the Garden

Lawn games, work on garden, capture the flag
12-4

Andrew’s Musical

We will go as a group to see the musical The Prom at Ritter Park either the 2nd or 3rd weekend of June

Unfinished Business

None

New Business

Holly’s presentation

Holly did 1:1 with all board members
Results of what people found most important for the upcoming year:
- Local community building
  - Personal conversations and outreach
  - Hand out stickers with our info on it
  - Making new people feel welcome at events and meetings
  - More social gatherings (game nights, book clubs, trips together)
  - More social media engagement
  - Information table at first fridays - raffle basket giveaway that requires them to leave their name and number
  - Digital outreach through email and text - Taylor, Taz and Hollynn
- Being more active in advocacy and activism
  - Attending rallies as a group
  - Hosting rallies
  - Showing up to more city events/having a presences in the city
  - More advocacy posts on social media
  - Mutual Aid - Partner with EKY mutual aid
  - Harm reduction (Narcan, plan b, condoms, fentanyl test strips)
- Leaders and Board members taking initiative
  - Follow through on ideas (individually or as a committee)
    - Doesn’t have to be a board member. Anyone can take lead on an initiative
  - Board members assisting general members with ideas
    - Preparing general members to step up into leadership roles
  - Building skill sets (trainings, classes)
  - Understanding what everyone's roles are
    - Knowing how to step in and fill in for someone if they can’t make it to an event
  - Having 1:1 with each other (board members) or with general members
    - Elliot can give 1:1 training again for new members
- Moving with joy in your work
  - How to maintain your joy while doing activist work
  - Defining what you are passionate about (journaling can help)
  - Acknowledging how your work changes the world
  - Resting when you need to
  - Lifting each other up
  - Prioritize your joy
Holly made a motion to make a secondary bank account for the coalition (AKP, KPU, AFC). Elliot seconded. Motion approved.