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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

September 9, 2013 member meeting


Orting Performing Arts Booster Club                                  
                                                                                                                                                 Member Meeting
                                                                                                                                                September 9, 2013
                                                                                                                                               Monday, 7:00 pm
   OHS Band/choir room

Facilitator:  Brenda Lunden, President

I.                    Call to Order 7:03 pm

II.                  Welcome New Board Members: Mike (Vice-  President) and Mindy (Secretary)

III.           Attendance Sheet passed, attached

IV.          Minutes (Melinda)

                Topical reading of the August 5th meeting. 

                Motion to approve by Tanya N., seconded by Melanie E.

V.            Treasurer’s Report (Beckie, absent)

                Report given by Bret L. information given from August 1st -30th bank statement

     Deposit: $2288.34      Balance on Aug. 1st 3481.50       Balance on Aug. 31st 5764.84  

·         Sweatshirts have been ordered cost will be $1250 + tax.  Andrea M will pick up merchandise from Lovey and deliver to Brenda L. before Friday’s game.  Bret has cash box set up for Friday’s game

·         The shirts from OMS are Blue bird on Black shirt.

·         Discretionary Cash Fund to Aaron – we never returned to this.

·         Brenda L would like to make and amendment to the Bylaws that checks need to be deposited in the bank within 10 days of receiving them.


VI.          Unfinished/Open Business
                A.            Director’s Report         

1.       Band,  Aaron Ruff

·         Aaron has receipt for June approval of Awards and Plaque that we said we would purchase.  The cost is $101.74.

·         Numbers in the band are as follows.  OHS Concert band has 72 kids, Jazz Band 21, OMS 5th period 61, 6th period 75, and 7th period 46.  The OHS band is too large for their room they are practicing on the stage.  The MS principal inquired about hiring a .4 teacher to help with the band, but that will not happen this year.  Hopefully next year.  They are talking about buying out Ruff’s contract so he teaches 6 periods with no prep period.  Next year blend the two directors.

·         2 fundraisers this year 1.  Fall – Sell Coffee  cards, similar to the candle cards.  Buy a $20 card and get $40 value.  2 – Saturday after the fall concert they are doing a Eat Wings Raise funds night through Buffalo Wild Wings.

·         The High School band is going on a Sunday retreat to Camp Arnold, September 15th.  This is to unite the band and the hope is that this will decrease the time needed at the retreat at the end of the year.

·         Band contributions/scholarships – we have 9 children using district instruments so far.  We do not want a child not to take band because they can’t afford it.  There are 2 OHS students that need help with the retreat, 1 OHS student that needs polo, 2 OMS students that needs the polo and book paid for.  Parents at this meeting spoke up and paid for these items.

·         Aaron gave props for the best parent turn out for the beginning year turn out to the meeting.  Tanya is still involved even though she no longer has a child in the band.

·         Brenda L and Bret L. will be representing the Booster Club at OMS book buying night.             

                     2.            Choir, Jackie Backus (absent)

 

                B.            Pumpkinfest Pancake Breakfast: Brenda L
                             Put on hold  since we still have not heard from the IRS                

                C.            Craft Fair (Trina, absent, Noelle W. was there)

                                                Saturday, Dec 7th at PTR.  Suzanne M. has received some business cards of interested vendors.  She will send the contracts out to those people.  Noelle W. assured us that she has people coming, just need  to remind them to turn in their contracts.  She encouraged us all to start spreading the word.

                D.            Spirit-Wear

                                                Ordered…expecting delivery on Thursday, Andrea M will pick them up and get them to Brenda L. who will bring them to the game.  Volunteers for the first game are First half – Brenda L and Melinda B.  no one has signed up for the second half.

·         We are putting on hold any additional merchandise sells until we hear from the IRS.

VII.         New Business

                A.            Tacoma Dome (*sign up sheets passed)

                                Sept 27- Jason Aldean

Oct 5- Bon Jovi (John Oriolt and Therese Williams will not be working this event)  Brenda L will be overseeing the cash count and Aaron R. and possibly Josh T. will be overseeing the inventory count.


B.            Treasurer:  Becky Meek has stepped down from the role of Treasurer.  As it is a 2-year term, and we are only 1 year into it, Bret Lathrop has volunteered to step in to serve as Interim Treasurer until the end of the term (July 31, 2014).  Suzzane M. made a motion to  accept Becky’s resignation and Andrea M seconded it.  All in favor.  Laura O. made a motion that Bret Lathrop be made interim Treasurer starting Monday September 16, 2013.  Deb T seconded the motion.  All in favor.  New board members need to go to the bank to sign the bank signature card.  Michael McCoy is replacing Joshua Tallent as Vice-President and Melinda Brunson is replacing Tanya Noel as Secretary.  Bret Lathrop is replacing Becky Meek as Treasurer


               C.            Pep Band Playing Schedule for Home Games:

                                Sept. 13, with Evergreen                                              Sept. 20, with Franklin Pierce

                                Oct. 4 with Clover Park (Homecoming Game?)   Oct 18, with Steilacoom

                                  The dinner will start of 5 pm for the pep band kids and food needs to arrive at 4:45pm.  Tanya N is lead for the first week.


D.                              Good of the order?

·         The finance subcommittee will meet Wednesday at 7 pm at Bret L house.

·         Brett L suggested that we finalize contribution/scholarship to the band program so that it is in the budget.  We have to account for all money needs.

·         Brett L is looking into a credit card reader for us to use, but it will not be ready for this week’s game.

·         With the thought of full transparency with our funds, Brett L is ordering a program with a 30 day free trial and $100 for the year.  This program will allow us to put our books online and the board has access to see the information.  We can also print out the end of the year reports.

·         Marketing – Bret L is working on getting a donate button on Facebook, Facebook needs more likes.  At the camp coming up on Sunday we should be there as a Booster Club to get parents to sign up to help.  We should also be at the open house for OMS and OHS to get parents interested in Boosters.

·         Laura O. said she would give a quarterly report to the school board about what we have been doing as a Booster Club.

               
VII.         Next Meeting:                  Monday- October 7th , 7:00 pm OHS Band room
                 

VIII.        Adjournment:   Motion to adjourn the meeting by Melanie E., seconded by Michael M.  All in favor.

                                                Meeting adjourned at 8:22 pm.

                                    

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