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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

October 7, 2103 Member Meeting notes


Orting Performing Arts Booster Club                                                                                                                             Member Meeting
                                                                                                                                                     October 7, 2013
                                                                                                                                                   Monday, 7:00 pm  OHS Band room/cafeteria

Facilitator:  Brenda Lunden, President

I.                    Call to Order 7:06 pm

II.            Attendance:  Please sign in on attendance sheet; provide all requested information if we do not yet have it. (we will not share your info and we send e-mails via Blind Courtesy Copy – BCC so as to keep info private) - attached

III.           Reading and approval of minutes from September’s meeting (passed around). 

                Motion to approve by Laura O., seconded by Melanie E.  All in favor.

IV.          Treasurer’s Report (Bret)

With full transparency of monies in mind Bret has tried a 30 day free trial of the program MoneyMinder.  Bret showed us how this program can work for us.  It has categories set up for us to use such as Fundraising, Operational Expenses, Educational Support Program, and Last year’s Expenses not Expected.  Each one has a button you can push and all the information is right there.  It has reminders so we know when certain bills are due.  It was used for the Audit this year and made things easier.  It has a checklist of items you need to complete the audit.  This year’s audit they found a deficiency of $10.00.  The program also has a signature line so we can see who signed off on the audit.  With the program we can add anyone to view reports and have the board have full access.  The program tracks where we are in our budget.  This program is $159 for a year.   

We are going to give Aaron a pre-paid VISA instead of the cash box and receipts.  With Android tracking we have full access to what is being spend and where.

                Jason Aldean concert we made $225 in tips alone

                So far in Merchandise we have made $715.00

Balance for today is $6,142.15.  See attached sheet for all the numbers.

Motion to approve treasure report: Tanya N. 2nd Mike M.  All in favor

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

1.       Band,  Aaron Ruff

·         All students needs have been met so far this year through donations from Booster Club parents or through school funds.

·         Friday October 18th is all band half time show

·         Sunday October 20th is mandatory dress rehearsal for OHS.  Time is from 5-8pm.  Dinner will be from 7-8pm.  Booster club parents will donate main dish, but we are asking all parents to donate side dishes, drinks and dessert and paper products.  Aaron will send around a survey to see if the parents would rather donate money and then we go by the supplies or if they would rather donate the food.  When we hear back then Brenda will send Aaron a sign-up sheet.   There will be 70-90 kids.

·         Fall Concert is the 21st at OHS.

·         Daffodil selection Monday the 14th – can be the Band and or Choir, Aaron may just have the Choir go this year.

·         October 26th is Eat Wings, Raise Funds @ Buffalo Wild Wings.  This is a bonus fundraiser.  This will be all day and ticket coupons will be sent home with the students and there will also be students handing them out at the door all day.  We get 10% of ticket sales.  This is through ASB.  The first fundraiser helps pay for Jazz and retreat.  2nd one pays for retreat and the 3rd equipment.  This Buffalo Wings day could really help us get the instruments we are lacking.

·         It is suggested that we attend MS games to sell their gear.  OHS sweatshirts are down to one box.  We sell OMS gear at the concerts too.

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

                                                Saturday, Dec 7th at PTR.  We do have vendors signing up, it is just going slow.  Trina has the latest check that was paid.  Noelle is seeing if the Bakery and Orting Floral will be there.  Noelle starts her craft fairs next week and should be able to get a lot more people to sign up then.  We need fliers to go out. (with kids at school, put up in stores, around town, etc).  We need sandwich boards – Brenda has 2 that we can use.  Melanie has core board we can use too.  We also need a big sign to hang up in front of the doors at the  school to let people know what is going on inside.  For decorations we need artificial trees.  Brenda has the ribbon to put on the trees.  We also need a huge wreath to go the front door to draw people in.  We need a supervisor for the day – Meagan R said she could do this. 

                                We can get in Friday night to mark off where the table will be.  Band kids can help set up and carry things in that day.  They will provide music all day.  We will sell merchandise this day too.  Melanie has 3 tables that we can use.

                                Advertising – Aaron will put it on the reader board at school.  Mike will talk to Scholtz farm about putting the information on McMillian reader board.

                                Each vendor brings their own table.  A 6x8 space is $20.00 and a 10x10 is $40.00

C.            Last Home Football game: Oct 18th vs Steilacoom.  Dinner will be provided by parents.  Dinner info: HEALTH NOTICE:  A few of our students have peanut allergies… please DO NOT PUT NTUS IN FOOD PROVIDED FOR PEP FEASTS.  Pep Feast sign up . . . please make sure we have at least TWO people signed up to help provide main dish (other than a vegetarian dish.)

VII.         New Business

                A.            Tacoma Dome:  Big thanks to all who stepped up to help with Jason Aldean and Bon Jovi!!!

B.            Other Business? 

                Laura made a motion have Bret purchase the MoneyMinder program for the year at $159.00.  2nd by: Meagan .  All if favor.

                501c3 update:  phone message from IRS.  “Due to the current budget situation, all IRS offices are closed.  We will resume normal operations as soon as possible.”

Beginning Band Concert is Dec 4th, the same night as Drake at the T-Dome.

                We spent over $8,000 in program enhancements for OHS and OMS last year.  We are getting electronic bank report.  Next meeting we need to get approval for card reader.  Bret can get this through pay pal at no cost and it is set up for deposit only.  Union Bank is closing in Orting but they still have branch in South Hill.
 
VII.         Next Meeting:                  Monday- November 4, 7:00 pm OHS Band room  

VIII.        Adjournment:   Motion to adjourn the meeting by Tanya N., seconded by Melanie E.  All in favor.
 Meeting adjourned at 8:14 pm.

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