$mtgdate = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', $startdate)->format('F j, Y');
echo '<p class="read-more"><a href="'.$formurl.'?mtgdate='.$mtgdate.'">'.$linktext.'</a></p>';
$mtgdate = DateTime::createFromFormat('Ymd', $startdate)->format('F j, Y');
echo '<p class="read-more"><a href="'.$formurl.'?mtgdate='.$mtgdate.'">'.$linktext.'</a></p>';