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</li></ul></li><li><p>'''Upcoming December Events'''</p><p>''OutReaders will meet Saturday, October 21 at 2 PM ET to read ''Good Omens'' by Terry Pratchett &amp; Neil Gaiman.</p></li><li><p>'''Upcoming November Events''': Game Day will be held Saturday, November 4 December 2 at 1 p.m. at WoofsOutFront Theatre. Happy Hour will be at Red’s on held Thursday, November 9 December 14 at 7 PM ETp.m. at Church. OutReaders Book Club will be held Saturday, Nov. 18December 16, 2 pmp.m. at Zoom, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself Mama Day by Marisa CraneGloria Naylor. Business Meeting will be held Sunday, November 19 December 17 at 1 PM ETp.m. </p></li></ul><li><p>'''Upcoming December January Events''': Game Day Night will be held Saturday, December 2 January 6 at 1 7 p.m. at OutFront TheatreRobert Marshall's house. Happy Hour will be at Red’s on Thursday, December 7 at 7 PM ETTBD. OutReaders Book Club will be held Saturday, Dec. 16January 20, 2 pmp.m. at Zoom, book TBDIn the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune. Business Meeting will be held Sunday, December 17 January 21 at 1 PM ET11 a.m. </p></li></ul>

 '''PR Coordinator''': 11 6 members added to Facebook Group. Added 14 4 followers added to Facebook Page. Top posts on Group and on Page were Game Day. 15 followers added to Instagram. Top post: Game Day. Added 34 794 members to on Meetup.

'''Historian''': Vacant. No report.

'''Game Library Committee Meeting''': Met9/17, holding report until November Business MeetingRobert A., Leah and Christian. Discussed ways to seel/auction games. Voted to go to 2nd and Charles first, auction games second. Met 11/5, Robert A. and Leah. Took 19 games to 2nd and Charles. They bought 14 games, offered $26 in cash or $53 in store credit. Chose store credit.

Nominees for 2024 board are: Robert Marshall nominated elections chair. 5 yeasAllen, 0 nospresident; Leah Frey, 0 abstainVice President; Bryan Faris, Treasurer; Griffen Price, Secretary.

'''Vertical Sign''': On hold till November. '''Proposal 2023-06-B''': 8 yeas, 0 nos, 0 abstain. Proposal passed. Library committee Moved to determine next steps2024.

'''Pride''': On hold till NovemberRobert A. emailed Pride with a recap of our experience: Load-in and load-out was much easier because we brought a small amount of games. Expressed (again) our displeasure of our space having only stairs as access, which is not ADA compliant. Looking forward to next year. Also of note: getting OutWorlders to volunteer for Pride was difficult. Many shifts were not completely filled.

'''Slack AccountZoom''': On hold till NovemberSwitched to annual payment, which provides a modest savings over monthly. '''Selling games''': Board to experiment with selling games at game events at Woofs and OutFront. '''Five Games OutWorlders Should Own''': Brandon: Mantis, DC Deckbuilder, Wingspan, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Marvel Champoins, Parks, Summer Camp, New York Zoo. Leah: Codenames/Codenames XL, Castle Panic, Forbidden Sky, Potion Explosion. Robert M.: Jaipur, Dungeons and DragonsAdventure Begins, Crostwords. Bryan: we already own his top 5. Robert: Deception Murder in Hong Kong, Codenames. Villainous, Potion Explosion, Quacks of Quedlinburgh.

Next Meeting is November 19 December 17 2023, 11 AM ET at Zoom.

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''Submitted by Robert Allen, President, October 29December 16, 2023.''