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ORGANIZATIONS
SCOPE
SONGAIA CONDOMINUM ASSOCIATION OFFICERS:
President: Phil Notermann

Vice President:  MaSanda Gadd
Archivist: Patricia Newkirk
Treasurer: David Maxfield
BookKeeper: Barb Bansenauer
Check writer: Carol Day
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Songaia Association (HOA) Board of Director issues and policies, annual meeting planning (contracts, legal, financial issues relating to Songaia Assoc. budget), New members, notification to sell a Songaia Unit.
GREATER NEIGHBORHOOD OF SONGAIA HOA
​OFFICERS:

President: Jeremy Holcomb
Vice President: Chris Wade
Archivist: Zarifah Spain
Treasurer: Helen Gabel
Bookkeeper: Barb Bansenauer
​Check Writer: Marlin Wilson
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ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR:
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ORIENTATION PROGRAM
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The Greater neighborhood Home Owners Association (HOA) is an umbrella HOA consisting of three properties (Songaia - condominium, Life Song Commons -shared house, and New Earth Song -shared house) and off site associates (Next Door Neighbors, Familiars, and Friends). Scope includes umbrella organization issues, GN association budget, Non- GN Property resident Associates program, GN neighborhood policies.

​Currently Lark Premeshakti. Connects potential associates to the membership process and communicates status of membership applications
(Applications steps include Tour, attending activities, letter of intent, Q&A/Intro session).

Provides orientations to new members.

GARDEN TO TABLE CLUB OFFICERS:
President: Susie Fox
Vice President: Marlin Wilson
Archivist: Reuben Szabo
Treasurer: Brian Bansenauer
Bookkeepers: Zarifah Spain (check writer)
Lark Premshakti (billing)
​[email protected]
Questions/concerns/comments about garden to table club (common meals) policies, fees to be considered by the G2T club officers. G2Tbilling issues.

COMMITTEES  / TASK FORCES
General Scope, fields questions about . . .
AGING IN COMMUNITY (AIC)
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AIC committee is a resource for information and education about the aging and end of life processes. We help community members get the support they need for care.
BIOGAIANS
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landscaping, garden, approval for permanent fencing
CCC (Creative Community Coordinators) [email protected]
Neighborhood steering committee, third Saturday meeting planning, inviting circle (1st SAT.) planners, helps delegate neighborhood wide issues

COMMUNITY WORKS [email protected]
common house space care and space use, furnishings in Common House, Consumables
​currently not meeting regularly
FABULOUS FOOD FOLKS (FFF)
​[email protected]

CONSCIENTIOUS NIBBLERS
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SHOPPERS
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administering food program, feedback about food program, signing up for work slots, defining job slots

Investigating how to get our food sources more local.


Communicate about shopping needs, includes the inventory person

FACILITIES
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permanent structures on Songaia Association property, changes to units proposals, maintainance and repair issues for the Songaia Association
CELEBRANTS
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​BIRTHDAYS 
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Plans celebrations, rituals, marking seasons, anyone can join in the planning as events arise


Coordinates Birthday acknowledgement​

PREPAREDNESS & RESILIENCE
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Provides planning, information and resources for preparedness and the development of personal and community resilience in two distinct and related circumstances:
-focused time-limited events/emergencies (eg. wildfires, earthquakes)
-larger scale systemic failure of municipal, sate, and federal infrastructure associated with "the Great Turning" (e.g.climate change, economic collapse)
​No fixed meeting times, rather ad hoc meetings as determined by contributors to the group.
HEART 2 HEART
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Listening circles on Wednesdays 7pm twice a month. Facilitated conversations as requested.
LAN
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LAN stands for Local Area Network. Issues concerning hardware and software for computer network on Songaia Property and Server
PARKING
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Task force managing parking for Songaia Condominium units.
RESERVES
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Oversees the financial planning and spending of reserve funds. Currently is combined with the facilities group.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
SCOPE
SUNDAY NIGHT MEDITATION
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Currently meets on Zoom Sunday nights at 7-8 pm. Zoom password: songaia. 20 Minute sit at beginning and share readings or check in the rest of the time.
CHICKEN POSSE
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A separate Co-op that cares for the chickens. Co-op members share the work of gathering eggs, feeding and funding the housing.
MAGIC 8 BALL
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Exploring cooperative ownership structures for Unit 8 and future options.
RESTORATIVE CIRCLE​S
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Ongoing group that practices Restorative circles format. Has offered this process to those who request it in the community.
MIND MAP (aka S.C.A.M.P.E.R.) view of Songaia committees and organization structure. 
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