Baldwinsville Field Hockey Booster Club

10/24/2006 Minutes

Location:  Baker High School, Room 2405

Attendees: Linda Gribble, Patty Hines, Michelle McKenna, Carrie Sayler, Jackie Caselle, Mike Caselle, Mark Fryer, Cindy Fryer, Martha Passamonte, Kim Candee, Ellen Lauko, Julie Crowell, Vikki Earle

 

Items Discussed:

 

1)       Treasurer’s Report—Current balance is $8334.66 reported by Kim Candee.  Expenses to be paid are Senior day balloons, banquet, Senior gifts, yearbook, team pictures, Senior game, yearbook ad, insurance bill, goggles. Incoming will be proceeds from concessions, 50/50, programs and goggles.

2)       Team Pictures—Confusion cleared – High-resolution copies of team pictures are needed for the program. 

3)       Team Parties—Kim Candee was given approval from Tina to allow the Booster Club to pay for team parties.  A cap needs to be determined.  It was also suggested to allow a set dollar amount per player.  Also, when discussing other ways that the Booster Club can Benefit the players, Mike Caselle suggested that the Booster Club provide 2 pairs of socks to each player

4)       Tax Exempt ID—It was suggested that the Booster Club pursue a tax exempt ID.  Jane Neer looked into this previously. There are many rules to follow.   For example, the club would need to have by-laws, voting, and a certain number of people at each meeting. 

5)       ProgramsThank you letters and copies of programs were handed out to be delivered to sponsors. There are 30 programs left, will sell at the banquet.

6)       ClothingThe bill has been paid.  We made a profit as a result of the clothing sale. The remaining items will be sold at the banquet.

7)       50/50—Martha Passamonte provided a statement for the 50/50 earnings for the 2006 season. Not much luck selling at the JV games due to rain.  She suggested that next year we space out the 50/50—maybe 3 Varsity, 2 JV and 2 Modified.  She needs volunteers for next year.  

8)       Concessions—Ellen Lauko reported a profit of $305.50.  The weather posed problems this season. There are leftover items—not a large amount—chips, candy, soda, water and PowerAde.  Ellen will store the table and tent.  We also need to purchase two 2.5 gallon insulated containers for coffee and hot chocolate.

9)       Bottle Drive—Profits are still coming in.  So far $1755 has been deposited.  There were some concerns--1 or 2 groups participated for 1 hour because the driver had to leave.  Also, some groups left from home.  As this is a team event, players need to meet at school and sign in.  It was suggested that next year we meet at the Durgee tennis courts because of the congestion at the high school. Depending on our schedule, we will try to get an earlier date to avoid conflicts with SAT’s, PSAT’s and college visits. Linda Gribble suggested that maybe going forward if someone cannot come early to participate in the bottle drive, they could possibly come later to the bottle redemption center to sort bottles.

10)   Senior DayDespite the weather, it was a great day and we defeated Liverpool.  Pictures were taken in the quad prior to the game.  A tailgate party was held after the game.  The presentation of the seniors could not be heard because the speaker system was too far away.  A suggestion was made to tape the announcements ahead of time and play over a loudspeaker. It was also suggested to announce the Seniors again at the banquet.

11)   BanquetThe Senior gifts are red with black pullover jackets with Baldwinsville field Hockey on one side and the players name on the other side.  It was also agreed that frames should be purchased for the pictures taken on Senior Day to be given to the Seniors.  Modified parent Bob Hines is donating, as a raffle, one of his paintings, “Winter Chickadees”  11’x 9”, to benefit the Field Hockey program

12)   ScholarshipsIt was agreed at a prior meeting that the Field Hockey Booster Club provide 2 scholarships to graduating Seniors based on academics.   There was a discussion on different ways to determine the recipients. No decision was made.

13)   Indoor Field Hockey—Tina was not at the meeting but left a message that she has a call into Jones Road about getting some indoor time this winter.  She should be getting an answer quickly.

14)   Next meetingTBD