2025 Member Meeting

Time and Location:

For the 2025 meeting on Saturday, April 12 (6-8pm), we will be hosting the meeting hybrid in the Harshbarger room (104) of the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State University Park main campus and virtual meeting room (URL announced to dues-paid membership list).

• New to campus?

  • By Car: Park in the Nittany Parking Deck for $2 for the first hour and $1 per hour for all additional hours ($16 daily maximum fee). (google maps) (campus map), other parking decks on campus or downtown are available.

  • Find Pasquerilla Spiritual Center (google maps) (campus map) on the other side (North East) of the Rackley, Moore, and Chambers buildings from the Nittany Parking Deck

  • By Bike: there are bike racks near the building, usually on the north western side.

  • By Bus: The CATA Bus service has many routes that stop at the Pattee Transit Center stop (google maps) across Curtain Road (south) from the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, next to the Pattee and Paterno Library (google maps) (campus map).  NOTE: Many CATA Bus routes do not run on Sunday.

  • The Harshbarger room (104) is on the first floor on the opposite side of the building from the Nittany Parking Deck.  If you need help, someone at the front desk in the main lobby on the first floor can direct you.  You can also find the Harshbarger room in the "upper-right most" corner, aka the north corner of the building on the Main Level per the building floor plan: https://studentaffairs.psu.edu/sites/default/files/mainLevel.jpg 

Agenda:

Prior to meeting start: Dues will be collected.  Membership applications will be collected.  T-shirts will be available for sale.  Last call for candidates for elected and appointed positions.  Remaining paintings made at Ostara will be available for claim by the owner.  

News of group business, including the 2025 Sand Circle expansion fundraiser, purchases made for the circle, and last minute solicitation for labor assistance and planning.  Update on committees and solicitation for participation.

Potential changes to the Bylaws, if available, will be presented for a vote at the meeting:  No bylaws changes are proposed this time.

Elections will be held for officer positions.  All five elected officer positions are up for election.  Several incumbents have voiced willingness to serve again but welcome fresh blood.  Active dues-paid members in good standing are encouraged to consider serving on the board.  In addition, a number of appointed positions are available for members who still want to help but who are not elected to an officer position.  Nominations for elected positions may be submit through our nomination form; self nominations are welcome; a final call for nominations will be held during the meeting.  If nominees accept the nomination, they are requested to either submit a short paragraph to happyvalleygoldenwheel@gmail.com describing their interest and skills in serving for the position or to attend in person to deliver it verbally.  Absentee ballots will be accepted via our absentee voting form prior to the meeting; in-person voting and final tallies will be held during the meeting.  If bylaws changes add any voted positions, they will become available for filling at the meeting.
To improve your chances of receiving votes, including any absentee votes, please submit your platform paragraph to happyvalleygoldenwheel@gmail.com prior to 11:59pm Friday, March 28 so it can be shared with the dues paid membership list 2 weeks in advance on Saturday, March 29.  Changes to the bylaws should also be ready by this time; email happyvalleygoldenwheel@gmail.com if you have interest in proposing any bylaws changes or want to assist others doing the same.

• Nominations for President: Holly D.

• Nominations for Vice-President: Jove G.

• Nominations for Secretary: Jeff D.

• Nominations for Treasurer: Erich T. (incumbent)

• Nominations for Members Advocate:  C Oleg W.

Committees will be reviewed and participation solicited. Nominations for non-elected committee positions include:

• Ritual Planning Committee: 

• Finance Committee: 

• Communications Committee: 

• Advertising Committee:

Additional agenda items will be posted here.

• Proposals may be submit for a streamlined membership renewal application process.

• Proposal to change membership spreadsheet (and other member identification) from always using legal name to using a preferred name, except for the application form.

*Election results and conclusions of the 2024 member board meeting will be posted here*

• Election results:

  • President: Holly D

  • Vice-President: Jove G

  • Secretary: Jeff D

  • Treasurer: Erich T

  • Members Advocate: C.Oleg W

• Committees, some with new assignments:

  • Ritual Planning Committee; Chair: Holly D

  • Communications Committee; Chair: Jeff D

  • Bylaws Committee; Chair: Jeff D

  • Finance Committee; Chair: Erich T

  • Spiritual Task Force; Chair: 

  • Sergeant at arms: Haven C

  • Librarian/historian: Matt Hu

• Board Actions:

  • Bylaws changes: None at this time

  • Approve no further charges to attendees who made extra pictures at Ostara

  • Budgets approved for Ostara (final confirmation), Sand Circle (so far purchased), Beltane (proposed)

Members may read the full meeting notes in google drive (login required).