WHS Boosters Monthly Business Meeting
Wednesday June 20, 2010
WHS Patio
Meeting Called to Order by Beth Lippold at 7:20pm
Attendees: Beth Lippold, Linda Adams, Joyce Carbonneau, Stella Khowry, Ellen Lagos, Robin Cino, Bridget Swift, Laurie Liddy, Holly Breton, Heather Edelstein, Calice Doucy, Renee
Meeting Minutes
May business meeting minutes were approved
Beth will start posting minutes on the website
Minutes will also continue being sent to officers
Bill Raycraft
Couldn’t be here tonight
Beth updated us
Fall registration has started- registrations slow right now
Beth will talk to returning students to make sure they re-register
Scoreboards/solar issue- still up in the air
Treasury- Joyce Carbonneau
We have $18,000 in bank
$4,000 going to golf tournament
$1,750 in Jagwear sold at 8th grade graduation
Jagwear
Beth did inventory count
Atkinson Graphics designed new yoga pants
Our store will be gone in Fall- business/marketing classes taking over
Beth asked advisors to not duplicate our clothing sales
We will still use rolling cart for “Jagwear Wednesdays”
Football Duffles- XL for $35- $5 for last name
Orders for duffles must be placed before 7/14/10
Spirit Wear for girls will be in actual girls sizes this year
There will be varsity oxford cotton gray shirts and shorts
The Varsity W will be on all
Spirit packs are optional
Beth will get Booster Spirit Pack forms to coaches
Liasons
Robin and Beth will meet soon
Membership
John Carpenter not present
He does have new membership forms done
Everything goes live tomorrow
John also sending letters out to members who have not re-joined yet
Website
Coaches did a great job
News orgs using it
Hits up by 200
Total hits now 26, 079
Spring Sports Night
Very successful
Will take a look at this program in the future
Strawberry Festival
Very successful
Got faces out there- gave back
Golf Tourney
3 Executive Sponsors so far ($2,000 each) – real estate company, Thompson Air Quality, and Tuscan Kitchen (Faro’s Restaurant)
Sharon went out 30 letters- so far, the following businesses have responded with donations: Lobster Tail, Fan Zone, and 1 other
Some prizes have come in
Biggest need: Hole sponsors $150
Sponsors will get lots of publicity- i.e. website, fall program book, flag at hole, etc
Message is- our group is only focusing on 3 major fundraisers/year- tourney in fall, Jammin Jaguars in Winter and Comedy Night in Spring
Focus is to keep athletes from having to can
Other sponsorship opportunities include cart sponsors, dinner sponsors
Beth sending Holly forms for papers
Calice suggested having alcohol donated
Linda and Beth said Joanne’s club is private and they have strict rules associated with this
Linda will check with Joanne
Cash/check only
You can print up forms on website and mail in with payment
Joyce suggested putting form in papers that can be cut out
Holly will get prices from the papers
Laurie suggested reaching out to upcoming 9th graders- Beth looking into getting a parent list
Thank you list will go in papers after, on programs and website
Drive-In Movie Nights
4 Saturdays in August
All at Rockingham Park
Volunteers needed- each shift will be 4:30pm-10:00pm
Bill wants to get teams involved
Beth said it is a no brainer as Rockingham donated glow sticks for us to sell and they do all clean up
Beth will get kid tattoos, etc
We just show up and man the cash and snacks and sell Jag Wear
Someone asked why kids can’t get community service hours- Beth will ask again
Laurie volunteered to help and Ellen and Bridget did too
Friday Night Under the Lights
Beth said we are looking for lights to be donated
6-8 sets of lights needed
WMUR is kicking off the season with us on Friday 9/3
Linda will ask Tom McPherson
Renee said we need an auxiliary lighting truck
We will sell concessions and Jagwear
Beth said she will do an interview with Holly for the papers and share our wish list- such items on the list will include concession refridgerators
Homecoming 9/17 and 9/18
Beth is waiting to hear from student council to see what they will be doing
She would like to have each team do a different them basket to be raffled off
Stella has worked on baskets and can help coordinate that
PA system may have to be donated to the school for now- Beth will look into this
Beth suggested half time activities during football and soccer games
We can further discuss at next meeting
Homecoming Meeting
This will be a separate committee and meeting
Elections
They need to be held now as it is the end of our year
Vice President
Holly nominated Linda Adams
2nd by Joyce
All voted yes
Director of Membership
Robin nominated John Carpenter
2nd by linda
All voted yes
Secretary
Holly nominated Heather Edelstein
2nd by Beth
All voted yes
Liaison Coordinator
Linda nominated Robin Cino
2nd by Holly
All voted yes
Jag Wear Coordinator
Beth nominated Bridget Swift and Linda Bresnahan
2nd by Laurie
All voted yes
Laurie suggested adding the Scholarship Committee Chair
Beth agreed but said we need to wait until our by-laws are revised to include this position
Beth also suggested adding a Webmaster
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Calice offered to do further research on this
Next Meeting on Thursday 7/29 at 7:15pm
Group agreed to have meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month at WHS Room 227 at 7:15pm
Meeting adjourned at 8:30pm