BOARD MINUTES: 10/25/16

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 7:00

IN ATTENDANCE:

·  MIKE LINDHORST

·  MARCIA TOMSETH

·  TIFFANY MENDEZ

·  CHRIS PERSINGER

·  ALLI MOSES

·  ROB BRUSSEAU (LEFT EARLY)

ABSENT: Kevin Summers, Jeremy Blow

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MINUTES FROM PRIOR 8/23/16 MEETING APPROVED.

UPDATE ON MVHS LACROSSE – FACEBOOK PAGE ESTABLISHED, COACH FOUND, WILL BE SETTING UP TWO REGISTRATION EVENTS FOR NOVEMBER AND JANUARY. TAX ID AND 501 3C BEING ESTABLISHED BY CPA FIRM. PLAYER FEE WILL BE $650

BUDGET – STILL PAYING COACH EXPENSE FROM 2016 SEASON, ONE LAST PAYMENT TO BE MADE. COACH LET US KNOW WE WILL NEED BALLS AND HE WANTS ANOTHER BACKSTOP/BALL CATCHER FOR 2017 SEASON. NEW UNIFORMS ALMOST READY TO ORDER, GETTING 50% DISCOUNT THRU ADIDAS. DUES FOR THIS SEASON WILL GO UP TO $550 – THIS IS IN LINE WITH ALL OTHER LACROSSE PROGRAMS IN THE AREA AND STILL LESS EXPENSIVE THAN ALL OTHERS

ALLIE MOSES WILL CHECK ON OUR FIELD REQUEST FOR PRACTICES – WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH FIELDS TO LET MVHS LACROSSE PRACTICE AT SHAHALA AS WELL. LOOKING INTO USING WASHOUGAL HS TURF FOR PRACTICE ONE NIGHT A WEEK AND/OR GAMES – DEPENDING ON COST –IF THE SAME MAY NOT USE CHS, IF MORE, WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT

INDOOR CONDITIONING IS SET – ALLIE WILL CHECK WITH INDOOR FACILITY TO CONFIRM TIMES WILL CHARGE $100 A MONTH FOR CONDITIONING (DEC. JAN. FEB.) WHICH JUST COVERS THE COST – NOT PROFIT – TIFFANY WILL GET WEBSITE SET UP TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS –SCHEDULED FOR 4:05-5:050 MON AND WED EACH WEEK STARTING DEC 7

FORMER BOARD MEMBER POSTED TO OUR FB PAGE RE: PLACE FOR RENT WITHIN UNION LAX BOUNDARIES – INAPPROPRIATE AND POST WAS REMOVED. BOARD MEMBER WAS BANNED FROM OUR PAGE AND WILL BE NOTIFIED.

WE HAVE ENTERED THE PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT IN BOISE IDAHO. TIFFANY WILL WORK ON HOTEL BLOCK. WE WILL REACH OUT TO COACHES TO PLAN A ‘TEAM BUILDING’ EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS IN DOWNTOWN. WILL LOOK TO SET UP TEAM DINNER FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AS WELL TO INCLUDE ALL PLAYERS AN FAMILIES

TIFFANY WILL WORK ON GETTING THE WEBSITE UPDATED – FOR EARLY REGISTRATION – FEES WILL BE $550 THIS YEAR AND WILL DO A THREE PAYMENT PLAN AS WE DID IN THE PAST – PAYMENT WILL BE $100 AT REGISTRATION, AND PAYMENTS OF $150 ON 3/1, 4/1, 5/1

LOOK TO SET UP A PARENT TEAM MEETING FOR LATE NOVEMBER / EARLY DECEMBER

MIKE WILL TALK TO COACH RE: TEAM MEETING

SCHEDULING WILL BE DONE BY DAVE CHAMBERS AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE LEAGUE SO UNION AND MVHS LACROSSE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF BY DAVE. WORK WILL BEGIN MID DECEMBER ON SCHEDULING