The official period for review of the Column Bears Bylaws has started and will run for a period of 14 days. After the 14 day review, a period of 7 days will begin that allows members to vote on the bylaws. Bylaws will be passed with a majority vote.
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Coffee/Bylaws Meeting
The Column Bears Board of Directors invites members and interested public to review the final draft of the Bylaws on Saturday, October 3, 2020 with coffee starting at 10am (BYOB – bring your own coffee brew) and bylaws meeting starting at 11am at Burford Shelter in Cosmo Park. Bylaws will…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 Update
In light of the new Federal Guidance regarding social gatherings with the COVID-19 threat, The Column Bears Board of Directors has decided to cancel all in-person events over the next 15 days. We will continue monitoring the situation and update our members as decisions are made based upon information available…
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The Column Bears Board is monitoring the evolving situation with COVID-19 (a.k.a. ‘novel Corona virus’) in the Central Missouri area. We are aware that some may have concerns or questions about how this will impact our events. We exist for our members and supporters, our events are meant to enhance…
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Bylaws Question & Answers, and Ratification Vote
The Column Bears is inviting all members as well as those who are yet undecided to join us for a question and answer session with the current Board of Administrators. Immediately following the Q&A session we will be holding a vote to ratify the bylaws. Once ratified, we will be…
Continue ReadingMeet In The Middle 2020
Meet In the Middle returns for 2020 in Columbia, MO! The Column Bears have curated a short weekend of excitement that’s sure to delight! We had over 225 bears, cubs, admirers, and allies attend our event last year and we can’t wait to see the faces new and old that…
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Coffee Dates
We’ve had Coffee Dates for awhile now, and we moved venues a few months back so that the group’s size could be accommodated easier. Since moving to Lakota Coffee’s South location in Columbia, we’ve seen some of our largest Coffee Date attendances to date. Average attendance ranges from 10 to…
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Meet In The Middle 2019
Meet In The Middle (MITM) 2019 was the first time that the Column Bears organized the event and we had an outpouring from the community, both locally and nationally. With over 225 attendees on our largest evening event, we saw faces that had never attended and reactions from visitors was…
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Dragging the Bears out for a good cause
Looks like 2019 has started off as an amazing year for our community! We are beyond proud to say that because of everyone’s participation and willingness to come together to help a member of the community, Veronika Versace was able to raise $1,250 at just the impromptu event at the Yin Yang Night…
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