Public Meeting Minutes 9/7/25
Ashland Kentucky Pride Meeting Minutes
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Call to Order
A public meeting of Ashland Kentucky Pride was held on September 7th, 2025 at the Ashland Branch of the Boyd Co Public Library. 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), Heather (she/her), Sean (he/him), Desire’ (she/her), Elliot (he/they), Brontë (she/her), Lu (she/her)
Board Members Absent: Taz (she/her), Brontë (she/her), Lu (she/her)
Quorum: Yes General Members: 6
Approval of minutes
Holly made a motion to accept the meeting minutes for the month of August. Sean seconded. Motion approved.
Treasurer's Report
Holly made a motion to receive the treasurer’s report for the month of August. Sean seconded. Motion approved.
Paypal: $1815.80
People’s: $6,221.81
Special Items
None
Committee Reports
Y’all Means All
Need to plan a new meeting. Every other tuesday
After we have a finished list, Taylor would like to turn the list into a brochure/pamplet to give out
Safe Zone Training
Picked dates for the next 6mo
Sept 25, 6pm - Zoom
Oct 19, 1pm - Zoom
Nov 16, 1pm - Ashland Branch
Dec 9, 6pm - Zoom
Jan 18, 1pm - Ashland Branch
Feb 20, 6pm - Zoom
Taylor will get FB events setup
Holly will set up preregistration for zoom meetings to send out packets
Always looking for new people to join the training team
Events:
Event Planning Committee
Approve Craft Night budget ($115)
Structured craft for art in the park
Taylor made a motion , holly second, passesd
Participation in the Ashland Christmas parade
We should be more public facing
Is it safe? Surrounded by crowds on both sides, religious groups
If enough people are interested and feel
Taylor made a motion to participate, holly second, approved
Approve cost to rent the Central Park cabin for the tea party in November
Formal tea ceremony
100 deposit, 50/hr - 3 hr event
Taylor made a motion approve budget 150 plus 150 for room, elliot seconded, approved
"A Gay Old Time" comedy night at Sawstone 11/13/25
Jeromy moore hosting
One other comedian lined up, Lee Mays. Hes working on finding other comedians
They are donating their time but it would be nice to pay them
We will discuss pay at next months meeting when we have more details
We may have to rent speakers and microphones ($75 speakers, $25 mic)
First Friday
Less traffic this time because of how it was set up
Made $56
One more for this year, already booked
Pikeville Pride - Andrew will organize a group trip
Poage Landing - Noon 26th - 6pm 28th
Taylor paid and sent in the application
Taylor has a sign up sheet
Try to park the trailer close by ahead of time
Mothman
Sean has organized who is going and who is driving
Saturday 20th
Huntington Pride
Oct 25, group trip
Des will find out if we can table. If not, group trip to support
Minutes from meeting are on discord in FF
Sean is going to spend $25 on snacks for Trail Gayzers
Holigay
Cookies and hot cocoa bar
Masquerade Ball
Holly is going to look into Body co convention center
Around valentines day
Pride Picnic
Waiting to hear back about getting on the calendar
Media:
Social Media
Need more people on the team
Jen is making lots of posts, which is good
Taylor will be added to the team to cover events
Newsletter
Website
Buttons for bylaws and P&P do not go anywhere
Misc
Youth Pride
Still needs a 2nd coordinator, maybe repost on FB
Community Survey
No updates
Fundraising/Sponsorship
No updates
Unfinished Business
Community Engagement
None
Halloween Ball by AFA
Oct 12th, at the mill
This will no longer be associated with pride
New Business
Festival of Trees (Taylor)
We need to decide if we want to auction it off or buy it back for the decorations
Decorate it to look like a pride parade (with roundabouts?)
Look into budgets for the different sizes and discuss at next meeting
Deadline for signups is Oct 15
Event nov 21-30
Andrew attended KPU's first aid/street medic training on August 9 and was given a backpack with supplies for Ashland Pride's use
Andrew will swap out the bag and add his own supplies
Training was CPR, trauma, first aid
ACLU event with AFC
Sep 17, heritage art gallery
AFC cohosting with ACLU
About immigration rights and meet and greet with ACLU
Table with informational resources, harm reductions
Holly and Des
Looking for ideas for resources to display. Put in discord
AFC Pride mixer
Maybe at sawstone
Social event, Get to know each other
Figure out how we can best support each other
No date set yet
KPU can also join and have the whole coalition
Announcements
September 10th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm – Queer Trivia at Sawstone River Room
September 16th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm – Art in the Park (Shelter by the playground)
September 20th - Group trip to the Mothman Festival
September 21st, 2:00 - 4:00 pm – Social Sips at the Mill
September 22nd 6:00 - 8:00 pm – Game Night at Superhero Creamery
September 27th – Group trip to Pikeville Pride
September 26th-28th – Poage Landing Days
September 30th 6:00 - 7:30 pm – Stride with Pride in Central Park by the library
October 3rd 6:00 - 9:00 pm – First Friday & Taylor Swift Listening Party
October 5th, 1:30 pm - AKP Public Meeting (Midland branch)
October 7th, 5:30 - 8:00 pm – Art in the Park: Autumn Gnomes
October 9th, 5:30 - 8:00 pm – Game Night
October 12th – Trail Gayzers: Hiking at Armco Park
October 17th – Group trip to Louisa Haunted House
October 18th – Pumpkin Carving
October 21st, 5:30 - 8:00 pm – Game Night
October 25th – Group trip to Huntington Pride
October 27th – Social Sips
October 31st – The Gays Invade: Eridanus Halloween Party
Adjournment
Holly made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 3:00 pm. Sean seconded. Motion approved.
