June 29th, 2022

​JOMO Pride Inc Pride Planning & Board Meeting Minutes
Wed June 15th 2022 @ 630pm
Blackthorn Pizza & Pub
Submitted by Secretary Stephanie Marsh 6/29/22

Call to Order
Roll Call – Approve Quorum --
Board Members - Ron, Johnny, Loni, Heather, Lydia, Stephanie, Larry, Ashley
Others in attendance – 10 Community members present, Sean, Sara and Eva(JOMORoyality)

Approval of Board Minutes May 29th – Loni motions, no objections
Approval of Board Agenda June 15th – Loni motions, no objections

Votes in Board chat due to time restrictions;

• Motion for approval of 2023 Budget/grant submission
• Motion for approval of 2022 budget/funds CFO grant
• Motion for approval of photographer - Victoria 150
• Motion for approval of 2023 Sponsorship rate card
• Motion for approval of jewelry sets - $400
• ALL VOTES PASS WITH MAJORITY

Motion to sustain votes upheld in chat & reflect in Minutes of June 15th Meeting -

1. Reports of Officers and Committees -
Co-Chair - Road closure permit ap submitted, CFO grant submitted - awarded: $5,750.00 (make sponsor announcement), JCVB grant submitted - grant presentation in progress, working on artwork approval, logistics meeting with city pending
Co-Chair – ROAD CLOSURE SUBMITTED, GRANT SUBMITTED AND REWARDED AND PRELIM BOOKING FOR NEXT YEAR HEADLINE, WE NEED TO MAKE A SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT, VISITORS GRANT SUBMITTED, DATE TBA, ART FOR VISITORS BUREAU, LOGISTIC MEETING MOVED TO THURSDAY AT 10 AM
Treasurer – $17,296.93
Secretary – NO REPORTS
Sponsorship – FINALIZED SPONSOR
Vendor – 35 TO 40 VENDORS
Entertainment Director – NO REPORT
Asst. Entertainment Director -
Volunteer – NEED TO VOLUNTEERS FOR MIAMI PRIDE, NEED TO PEOPLE TO SET UP, AND PEOPLE TO MAN THE BOOTH,
Marketing – NO REPORT
At Large – NO REPORT

Congratulations to the new 2022 JOMO Pride Court;
Eva, Sean & Sara!

2. Unfinished Business
1.     2022 schedule -
0.     June
0.     Pride Pageant – Recap – NO ISSUES DISCUSSED, HAD TURN AWAY KIDS DUE TO AGE LIMIT FOR VENUE
1.     NEO Pride June 18th booth -
0.     12-730
1.     Volunteers.
2.     Canopy, chairs, table, flags, signage, banner, tablecloth
3.     Basic pridefest flyers needed - Ron can print at work and Ron & johnny can have items ready at house for pickup for event
1.     July – DATE 31ST
0.     Fundraiser – CHRISTMAS IN JULY
1.     Location, time, performers – NEED TO SOLIDIFY A LOCATION, NEED A FUNDRAISER TO FOR ALL AGES, -- PRESTON IS GOING TO MESSAGE FOR OTHER LOCATIONS CHAOS, MESSAGE MEL WITH BLACKTHORN FOR DATES AVAILABLE
2.     August – 13TH
0.     Pride Revue Fundraiser Show - Eva, Sean, Sara, Shayna
3.     September -
0.     September 9th -
0.     Meet & Greet 6
1.     Locker Room dance party 9
1.     September 10th -
0.     PrideFest Street Fair - Joplin Ave 11Am
1.     Meet & Greet with Crystal Methyd
2.     Night time activities after street festival closes - Joplin Ave - Whisky's and Blackthorn -ron contacted pepsi for volunteers
3.     Road closure submitted 6am-11p
4.     Festival time 11a-9pm.
5.     Segments: Dream Theatre, Drag Musical, Midwest Regional Ballet, Drag segment 1-3,
2.     September 11th -
0.     Drag Brunch -
1.     Pride In the Park - Landreth
2.     Locker Room



1.     October - Monster Ball - October 29th - Blackthorn
Chili moves to next meetomg


1.     Treasurer - bank info updated, SOS info needs updated and annual report filed, records need updated with IRS
0.     Ads payments/fb ads, update cards  Loni updated card during the meeting
1.     Steph discusses
2.     Grant specs 2022 -
0.     Boom/Gayle ads for July/Aug  --
1.     Ad for fb page in June and targeted ads on FB event page june-july.
3.     Grant for 2023 -
0.     Grant presentation
4.     Reimbursements – 71.81 frames, 85 for certificates – loni motions, no objections
5.     Titleholder photoshoot  -- wait on pictures from paid photographer and freelance photographer

3 . New Business
1.     Next Meeting date and time -
2.     Floor Open 
3.     Discusses splitting media and marketing – Preston would stay with in marketing, media would broaden our branding content and expand our social platform…. Motion to permeative split marketing and media and tj and will take over media, change bylaws and appoint T.J.
4.     NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE JUNE 29TH -- @BLACKTHORN
5.     Adjournment