March Meeting Minutes

I was able to attend both the Central and Eastern Shore meeting so this is a compilation of both meetings.

Welcome Becky who's joining us from Port City Paranormal. We're glad to have met you at EPIC - perfect timing.

A few people are still reviewing their evidence from the Grain Mill investigation but there have been quite a few comments about personal/group experiences. Some people have made comments on the forum here- ( you'll need to be logged in - http://forum.msghforum.com/post?id=4618474 )

Also, the Grain Mill was being discussed previously as a possible location for workshops and training. We've found however, that currently it's not an option for us. If anyone has suggestions for other locations we can begin work with please share!

Attendees were able to see the Polo shirts in person. Currently the price is $50 a shirt but I am asking for anyone who may have a source for the shirts or other apparel for information. Ideally, we would have one source for all of the items and I could bring that to the embroidery person. If anyone has a dealer for embroidery and thinks they may be able to work out a better deal, please, by all means let us know what you come up with!!

Most of you read my EPIC report but 2 things I left out we covered at the meeting. I did forget to mention Rodney had a very interesting reading by Mama Lisa who advised him of some things. He took note of them and it may have helped because he was able to sell the house he's had on the market for 8 months a week later!

The 2nd note is about the Paranormal Resource Alliance. MSGH is a member of this organization. They are made up of teams who follow a specific code of conduct and ethics. Our website has a link to their page which may help anyone who is interested in using us see our policy and understand that we are professional. We hope that this will also help us network with other teams for investigations. The PRA is also currently working on a database of public investigation locations which should give groups information on a location before they go into it. (For example PCP may not have wasted a trip if MSGH was able to inform them that you can hear all the fishing boats through the cracks in the stones or MSGH may go into an investigation with another groups info and may either find the same hot spots or even debunk something, looking at it from a different perspective.) The PRA's main objective is to help groups work together to reach a standard of professionalism.

The biggest event coming up is our Luau fundraiser. Gayle has graciously volunteered her backyard and had begun work on the entertainment. We discussed a clean up day to help pick up from storm damage as well as gathering a list of volunteers to cook Hawaiian themed food. Volunteers who will be serving/working at the event may have the opportunity to earn their tickets. Our goal in this event is the purchase of the Thermal Imaging Camera. The date is set for Saturday June 19.

Details are being worked out for our September Murder Mystery Fundraiser also.

If you are attending Phenomenology we would love to hear your summary when you get back or at the next meeting.