A good time was had by all at our General Membership meeting last night at Grace Episcopal Church. The wonderful staff of Lake Street Kitchen outdid themselves when they prepared a feast of lemon artichoke lasagna, spicy cashew rice noodle salad, Dijon artichoke potato salad, a selection of delightful dips, a huge fresh garden salad, and two kinds of lemon cake. No one left the church hungry last night!

Craig Mulder, our board president, reported on Oryana’s activities of the previous year and Steve Nance, our new general manager, introduced himself and also reported on the state of Oryana. So far, 2010 is shaping up to be a prosperous year in spite of our battered local economy.

We welcome several new board members: Jim Dagwell, Ken Kit-tu-gua, Derick Hall, (Ken and Derick are also staff members of Oryana) and returning board members Craig Mulder, Amy Tennis, and Samantha Tengelitsch.

The recipient of our 2010 Community Grant was Bay Area Recycling for Charities. They received a check for $5000! We thank all those terrific and worthy organizations that applied for the grant, as well all the members who voted.

To top it all off we gave away 2 huge gift baskets full of Oryana goodies along with homemade birdhouses (decorated by Oryana children), Oryana t-shirts and hats.

Thanks to all member-owners who came to show their support of Oryana!