In Attendance: Margarite Batease, Nancy Crown, Dawn Willard, Lucy Beverly, Brett Gustafson, Margo Johnston, and Yvonne Weston.  

August5^th minutes approved. 

We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Crown, Secretary and Treasurer of MBF Fund, Inc.  She shared with us many valuable insights of the business side of the Center which became the focal point of our discussions.

 Topics of Discussion: The need to increase revenue to cover operating expenses and our desire to increase Future Way’s exposure/visibility to serve a wider variety of people in our community and beyond, bringing in new members and volunteers. The following ideas were discussed, some with lively sparking interaction. 

1. Increase cost for private half day/full day sessions and weekend seminars. In comparison to similar offerings in the community, we have been very generous in our fee structures. Resolved.  Fees will be raised in January 2007.
2. Resolved. Visiting healers and teachers will have a written agreement setting the parameters for fees generated, split after expenses, with 1/3 for center and 2/3 for visitor.
3. Future Way will become a member of the Center of Unlimited Possibilities (CUP). The $99.00 annual fee provides a listing in their newsletter, one way to achieve our desire in having access to a wider pool of people. We will have the opportunity to set up a table ($30.00 fee per day) in the 30,000 square foot community center located in the Westgate Shopping Center.   
4. Future Way will participate in the annual Community Day at the Asheville Mall.  This is an opportunity given to non profits to set up a table on a designated Saturday in March 2007. Both this and the CUP table provide Future Way with a physical presence in our community so people can feel us.
5. Website ideas to increase the flow of members,  such as links with professionals we choose to be associated with, use of keywords for search engine exposure has led to a decision by Margarite to create another website to facilitate increasing our presence in the worldwide web. It will be separate from our member website. This leads to mention of our gratitude to Richard Sentelle for his efforts assisting us in our growth.
6. Resolved. Due to the increase in size newsletter annual fee for the 6 issues will have a nominal increase from $10.00 to $12.00 effective January 2007.  Consideration will be given to distributing a complimentary copy to businesses we want to link with such as bookstores.

Also discussed was the need for more coverage of the 9-10 am phone hour when members call to set up appointments.  There is a possibility of creating an email with a calendar and forward phone to residence of person volunteering coverage. Online scheduling was suggested however it is not suitable for the Center. New clients need the one on one contact, to be in communication with someone physically, energetically.  Something in the heart and soul of a client awakens them to our presence. Vital to their spiritual growth is their effort of calling us.

 Our committee continues working towards becoming a cohesive team, each member needing to reflect on how much time and effort they are willing to contribute.  The meeting ended with sincere gratitude to Nancy Crown for widening our perceptions for our horizons.