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Brisbane committee extends MLK contest deadline and reaffirms Alex Horton as chair
Summary
The Idea Committee extended the MLK essay/poetry contest deadline to 'Friday the 13th at noon' to allow more outreach and reappointed Alex Horton as chair by roll call; the vice‑chair selection was tabled.
At the Jan. 21 Idea Committee meeting, members agreed to extend the submission deadline for the Martin Luther King essay and poetry contest and service project to "Friday the 13th at noon" to allow additional outreach through schools, after‑school programs and the farmers market.
Caroline reported outreach plans and that the committee had received only one donation for the service project so far; members discussed offering sign‑up sheets at the farmers market and including prize incentives and broader publicity. On the deadline, the group debated dates and chose the Friday the 13th time so the contest could be in the next meeting packet and give participants additional days to submit.
During new business the committee moved to nominate and affirm the chair. Alex Horton accepted the nomination, saying, "I would be more than happy and very proud to continue in the role." The committee confirmed Horton by roll call; discussion of a vice‑chair nominee was postponed to the next meeting.
Next steps: staff will update contest outreach, confirm collected materials for the packet, and record the leadership change in committee records; vice‑chair selection will be on the next agenda.
