Lisle 2007 Annual Meeting: Boston MA, October 19 - 21

Hello Fellow Lislers!

The Lisle Annual Meeting will be held at the The Walker Center at 144 Hancock St. Auburndale (Newton). MA 02166, beginning Fri evening and ending Sunday at noon. To read President Marty Tillmans welcome click here.

For around 140 years, the Walker Center has opened its doors in Boston, Ma for multiple ministries of hospitality for non-profit and faith-based organizations.

The Walker Center has 3 large houses which are located on 3 acres of land in a quiet suburban setting, just minutes from Rte 128 and the Mass Pike. Take the Green Line (Riverside "D" train) from Logan Airport to the end of the Line. Walker House is about a 1/4 mile (6 minutes ) from the Grove Street Station./Riverside T-Station.

The Lisle group will be in the Yeo House, a Victorian style building that sleeps 15 people. Meetings will be held in the Yeo House. Breakfast and lunch will be served at the Walker House.

The cost for the weekend is:

3 NIGHTS (Thurs, Fri, Sat) including 3 Continental Breakfasts, 2 Lunches: $130.00
2 NIGHTS (Fri & Sat) including 2 Cont. Breakfasts, 2 Lunches: $95.00
1 NIGHT (Sat) including Saturday Lunch and Sunday Breakfast: $50.00
Commuters: $10.00
Lunch: $10.00

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY DINNERS WILL BE AT LOCAL EATERIES

THE DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS IS SEPT 30, 2007. Please contact Lane Winnett, at the Lisle office to make your reservation or for information.
Please make reservations through the Lisle Office – not the Walker Conference Center.
Lisle Telephone #1-800-477-1538; email: lisle2@io.com

Click on link for directions to the Walker Center.

Schedule of Event

Friday

9:00	Gathering   Executive Committee meeting; perhaps committee reports;
                   Presentations by Alan May & James Burke on impacts of Jamaica project
                   Grants: Seed grant deliberation process; assessments of proposals and recommendations 
		Report of mini-grant deliberation process; 
12:00	 Lunch      Board meeting, 
                    Finance report 
                    Discussion on grant nomination process; ongoing monitoring & reporting with grantees  
                    Ligon service award.
		Marty's recommendation to make special award to Rita Roy of Gandhi Peace Foundation
                    Other business: NY land update;  

6:00	Dinner at Walker House

Saturday

9:00	Annual Business Meeting
			Reports by mini-grant attendees, other mini-grant projects, 
			Andrea Wise, Amherst student representing Global Visionaries project						
		       Report on 2006 seed grantees and their evaluations
            	     Decision on committee recommendations for 2007 grantees 
        	      Election of new Board classes [new member: Smita Patel]; new prospects?



12:00	Lunch  				

1:00 			Interaction assignments
                        New business: 2008 meeting sites/dates; 
			Lori Bratton's idea to establish Travel Fund for visits to grantee projects 

7:00 Annual Meeting Banquet

Sunday

9:00 Board Meeting
		 	Unfinished and new Business
12:00	Departure