September 2026 Meeting

Treasurer Update

• Current balances
  • WaFed Bank (old): $2,804.19
    • need to close and transfer to new bank
  • Peoples Bank (new): $424.93
    • +$187.99 pending PayPal transfer
    • -$450 for Whatcom Grooves to WCLS
      • update last month: $350
    • -$14.23 for Evie Harman to buy youth program candy (need to confirm)
    • +$70 selling shirts at the Drug Store
  • PayPal: $0
    • -$187.99 pending PayPal transfer
• Outstanding payments
  • -$42.05 to Brett and Sarah for Sumas Community Days purchases
  • -$35.87 to Cayla for Tween Graphic Novel snacks

WCLS Updates

Sumas Library updates

• Explorations is out covering September - December 2026
• All Friends in October 21, RSVP by October 16
  • Brett, Sarah, and Diana will go
  • FOSL wants to host next year!
  • We are pretty awesome
• Still waiting on furniture. Facilities is backed up due to prior scheduled work overlapping with flood repair work
• Freedge is happening soon! A training sessions is coming up on next Wednesday 9/16 at 2pm
  • Local businesses donate food and package it up, then a volunteer picks it up to place in the freedge for community members to take for free
  • Freedge goes live on Wednesday September 30th and wants FOSL to help turn it into a mini-event (time pending)
  • FOSL to provide refreshments

WCLS events

• Open Book is coming in November! This is a “heck of a good time” according to Paul
  • event: book matchmaking
• Future note: host a pie contest in Sumas
• A list of upcoming events went out to select FOSL members

Sponsor a library event: Herbal Salve Workshop

• Herbal Salve Workshop (adult program) in Sumas on October 17th and WCLS is hoping FOSL with chip in or fund the event
• FOSL will fund the event in full for $300

Open Book Ambassadors

• Members of all Friends groups are requested to be ambassadors and walk around at the Open Book event to promote
• FOSL members attending should car pool

What support can FOSL provide?

• Nothing in particular now but some sort of sound proofing project will likely happen in 2027

BINGO (Oct. 31 2:00-5:00)

Action Items

• Create BINGO flier
• Get BINGO info to City of Sumas by 9/10 to city newsletter
• Get info and a flier to Robin
• Seek a business sponsor (hopefully Kenny)

Business sponsor update

• Kenny from Ethos West was interested in funding an upcoming event but we have not heard back from him after multiple outreach attempts. Paul to check in with Kenny.

Prizes wishlist

• Robin has some prizes and is willing to talk to potential sponsors. FOSL to type up information she can share as she travels around
• Candy
• Fruit or other non-candy options
• Cans of soup
• Potato
• Drinks (not soda)
• Potato chips
• Squishies and fidget toys
• Local business gift cards

Decorations, BINGO cards and spinner

• FOSL to purchase new BINGO cards and donate to the community center
• Spinner still works and doesn’t need replaced
• Decorations
  • balloon clusters
  • paper streamers
  • FOSL Canada trip?!?
• Wear costumes! Low-effort costumes are acceptable

FOSL Take Over Trunk or Treat 2026?

• Keep at current location even if FOSL takes it on this year
• FOSL cannot fund the candy
• The BINGO event volunteers should be separate from the Trunk or Treat volunteers
• Road needs closed through City of Sumas
• Overall, FOSL believes we are stretched too thin to host two events on the same night. FOSL is willing to be involved in an unofficial capacity and help support, but not run/organize the event.

Extra Bits

• Shed has been cleaned out!
• Open board position: Vice President (voting in October)
• Winter carnival ideas
• We are not doing an escape room this year