Attendance: Sue Jensen, Jennifer Marvin, Heather Kamikawa, Robert Wells, Janice Mowry, Fay Lang, Debbie Upton, Jill Hanson, Rebecca Stevens, Lindsay Demske, Barbara Bemis
Treasurer's Report:
Handout recapping fundraiser profits for 2007-2008.
Afternoon Tea profit from $500 (2007) to $2300 (2008)
half inventory of t-shirts remaining covers cost, remaining sales will all be profit (45 shirts remain).
iPod purchased as incentive for raffle.
Discussion about IRS requirements and Booster group. Dr. Wells will look into this topic for us to be correctly categorized.
Cookie Dough Sale:
Delivery date: Mon. Nov. 17 at Bullen 4:30 - 7:00pm
Volunteers needed. Determining delivery status still required. Friday evening set-up okayed until 10pm without additional custodial charge. Pre-packed and/or sorted will also determine how much help required for dispersion.
First year kinks and overlap of other fund raising efforts noted. Time of year for fund raising - fall, is notoriously heavy. May want to consider this for spring instead.
Voting Day Bake Sale:
Could not gain the support from voting locations. Idea kyboshed.
Spring Flower Sale:
Anton's - Rick Anton - contact him end of Jan/Feb for May/April. $5 profit - hanging baskets, $5-6 profit on flats.
Suggestion of fundraising kick-offs be announced at Orchestra Fest where parents will be attentive to information and better follow-through anticipated.
T-shirt Design Contest:
Considering parent for running this idea or art person. Suggested that children make the design and vote on what they will actually purchase for best results.
Tea/Painted Violins:
Success noted from last year.
Dr. Wells will look into retired instruments for possible use as artwork.
Mahone location set for next year's Tea - Feb 15th - Valentine theme potential.
Building access: noon to 6pm; Tea hours: 1pm to 5pm.
Set-up required: Fri evening - no custodial fee?
By-Laws:
Janice Mowry offered to update our outdated by-laws with help from Fay Lang to be voted on next meeting. Audit is overdue. Janice will look into previous accountant contacts for assistance with our Booster books getting up to speed.
Comments/Suggestions:
Grant-writing is consideration for the future. Bylaws and auditing all working toward becoming attractive for possible grant future.
Need more parent participation. Perhaps, meeting more accessible to the public by changing location and including child participation.
Next meeting: Nov 10th.
No meeting for December.