Saint Albans Skating Association

Saint Albans,VT

April 26th, 2009

These minutes are not approved until accepted by the SASA Board Members at their next meeting.

Present

Board Members:John Bonnette, Vern Boomhover, John Cioffi, Mark Deso, Candy Granger, Mike Ladd, Heather Lamothe, Sarah Lang, John Lovelette, & Jim Phelps

John Cioffi called the meeting to order at6:09pm.

1.Review minutes from March 22ndmeeting:

Vern Boomhover made a motion to accept the March 22ndminutes.Mark Deso seconded.Motion passed, unanimously.

2.John Cioffi welcomed the new members & we went around the table & introduced ourselves.

3.Thank You – Maple festival parade:Heather Lamothe, Mark Deso, John Lovelette, & Luke Cioffi for all their work with promotional items to get our name out.

4.Registrar – Heather reported that all blue books are in & most jersey’s.Mark Deso

will contact Tim Vallee regarding cost for replacement jerseys.We will need to bill parents for any jerseys not turned in.Mark & Sarah will do an inventory & they will check the wear & tear on the bantams & midgets.We should haveUSAhockey info soon so everything should be online this year.

5.Treasurer – Candy will get John Lovelette all transactions & we will meet before next

meeting.

6.Head Coach - Bob asked Heather to ask about possible girls for next year & should we

open up a squirt & peewee house team instead of 4 squirt travel teams.Heather will send out the email & John Lovelette, Mark, & Dan will call girls.

7.State Rep – There was no state meeting since last month.John Cioffi sent in concerns

about the select teams boards so he will inform us once receives any return correspondence.

8.Snack Bar – Laura reported that the snack bar wasn’t cleaned yet, but will be soon.

9.Pro Shop – Mike reported that it’s all locked up.

10. Fundraising Committee – Heather sent out an email & heard nothing.Heather will

get with Tonia regarding a late September date.Vern will call Mike McGinn.

11. Old Business:

A. 501c status change – By laws ~ Tim Streeter has still & he will call John Cioffi

this week.

B. Hard’ack Community Rink Project - Mike Smith is excited about this project.

Terry McLaughlin is the Engineering Consultant.John Cioffi explained that Hard’ack would like SASA to allocate $2,500 toward the rink consultant fees & that after their capital campaign is reached, SASA will receive their funds back.Mark Deso made a motion to fund $2,500 toward this project.Heather seconded.Motion passed, unanimously.

12. New Business:

A. Review of past season was discussed.

B. Ideas/Changes/Projects for 2009-2010 Season ~ John Cioffi would like the bylaws

online & the shaft fund needs to be updated with more current members.Heather has some new ideas about registration, which we’ll discuss more next time.Candy suggested advertising SASA games & info locally on public access TV & in messenger.John Cioffi will check on ordering more young blades gear.John Cioffi handed out a list of job titles & associated duties for the board members.

13.Other Business – There were no other items to discuss.

14.Next meeting –May 17th, 2009@6pm

Mark Deso made a motion to adjourn the meeting at7:38pm.Heather Lamothe seconded.Motion passed, unanimously.

Respectfully submitted,

Candy L. Granger