Executive Board Members Present
Ron Olsen – President
Mike House – Vice President
Sheri DiMaggio – Secretary
Ryan Hanggi – Treasurer
Jeff Cowles – Member at Large
Pat Hawes – Member at Large
Howard Shaw – Member at Large
Call to Order
The General Membership Meeting was called to order by Ron Olsen at 1:00 p.m. with the above mentioned executive board members present.
Motion unanimously carried
Approval of Minutes from Previous General Membership Meeting
Motion: A motion to accept the minutes from August 14, 2005 was made and seconded.
Motion unanimously carried
Reports of Officers
President: Ron Olsen welcomed the new members and had them introduce themselves. He then thanked the members that gave so much of their time to during the summer to get ready for the new season.
Vice President: Mike House recently discovered that Verizon has deemed our email as spam. They are working on unblocking our emails and will know by Friday, September 23rd if this can be done. Mike further advised the membership that we are looking for a new service provider that can properly handle our needs. Mike offered the executive boards sincere apologies to the members for the email issues.
Treasurer: In Ryan Hanggi’s absence Ron Olsen stated that the booster club currently has $ 23,000 in the general fund. He further advised the membership that $ 14, 140 is waiting to be paid out leaving a balance of approximately $ 8,860.00. This is not counting expected additional expenditures not received as of this date.
Committee Reports
Budget Committee
Rob Keasal, the committee chairperson, advised that the committee put the budget together by taking the activities laid out by the executive board and putting numbers to those activities. He added that 200 calendars are taken out of the budget for donations, etc. Budget the costs for the calendars will likely go up for next year as we were given generous discounts this year. Rob continued by advising that the budget for the player gifts was increased this year.
A member asked what the $ 800 rent line item was on the proposed budget. She was advised that this amount was budgeted for board and committee meetings held at the P.U.D. building. The Booster Club is charged a nominal fee for the use of those rooms. We also have to pay a rental fee for use of rooms for events such as the Meet and Greet and the Holiday Party.
A member asked when money from the Booster Club would be given to the player education fund. Ron Olson read a letter to the membership that was sent to the booster club from the Silvertips organization. They specifically requested that the Everett Silvertips Hockey Booster Club not donate money to the player education fund until all tax issues are resolved. It was mentioned that the player education fund is not a scholarship fund as we think of it and that this is really a WHL issue. The Booster Club is currently reviewing ways to donate to the players and the team without crossing any lines.
Motion: A motion was made to accept the proposed budget.
Motion unanimously carried
Membership Committee
Jan Shaw, the committee chair person, advised that as of September 18, 2005 we had 267 families and that 160 families have not renewed.
Calendar Committee
Tamera Kinsella, the committee chairperson, advised that the committee has already sold about 300 calendars so far. She and the calendar committee are optimistic that calendar sales will pick up as the season gets under way.
Road Trips:
Pam, in absence of the committee chairperson, advised that they have 44 people signed up for the Kamloops trip. She also advised the membership that the team store donated some prizes for the road trip. Pam also indicated that the road trip committee made enough money to pay the fuel surcharge.
Pam said that the Booster Club still needs 17 more people to sign up for the extended swing trip. The road trip committee will be at the table during the season ticket pick-up party and at the booster club during all of the home games.
The swing trip is a 10 day trip and will cost approximately $ 615 per person for a double occupancy. This will include some free breakfasts, tickets to the games, room and board, and all transportation. You can sign up at www.silvertipsboosterclub.com.
The players really enjoy hearing the fans at the away games.
Events and Hospitality Committee
In Kevin Ames’ absence Mike House, the committee liaison, advised that approximately 230 people attended the Meet and Greet. All but 4 players were there to sign autographs.
The events committee is currently working on putting together a bowling party with the players. The funds raised from that party will go to a charity which will be agreed upon by the Silvertips and the Booster Club.
The events committee is still seeking a venue large enough to hold at least 300 people to host the Holiday Party. One of the road blocks the committee has come across is finding a place big enough that will allow us to bring our own food. Unfortunately many places require is to purchase their catered food along with the room rental.
Members suggested the V.F.W. and/or some of the local high schools. If you have any ideas or suggestions regarding where we can hold the Holiday Party please contact Mike House at .
Fundraising Committee
Pat Hawes, the fundraising committee liaison, advised that the fundraising committee has a great group of volunteers who met for the first time last week. They will keep us informed on what fundraising ideas they come up with.
Secret Pals Committee
Joanie, one of the committee co-chairs, reminded members that there would be a secret pals meeting immediately following the general meeting.
Scrapbook Committee
Katrina Johnson, the committee chairperson, reminded members that there would be a scrapbook meeting immediately following the general meeting.
Announcements
The Seattle game package currently has about 17 people signed up. The Booster Club feels that we can negotiate a better price for the tickets if we have a larger number of people interested in attending the Everett vs. Seattle games. The Seattle ticket prices went up this season so we are really working hard to get Seattle to come down on their prices for us. It was also discussed that the seat selection last year was not too good but unfortunately it is Seattle who decides which seats we are given.
New Business
Howard Shaw was approached by the Everett Youth Hockey organization about whether or not the Booster Club could possibly purchase 4 sets of goalie gear for their Mights and Squirts divisions. They advised Howard that each year parents pay $ 700 for their children to play hockey and then if their children want to play goalie they have to pay another $ 600 to $ 700 for their child’s gear. They explained that at that age this inhibits a lot of children from playing as many parents have a hard time purchasing equipment that they are not sure will ever get used again. At the age of the Mights and the Squirts kids are still trying to decide if they like playing hockey let along what position they want to play. The request from the Everett Youth Hockey was that the Booster Club purchase and own 2 sets of goalie gear and in turn the Everett Youth Hockey will maintain it. The gear would be left in the locker room for more than one goalie to use during a season and will be tracked by the Everett Youth Hockey. Howard Shaw has researched the cost of fulfilling this request and he believes he may be able to get a 2 for 1 deal. Howard went on to tell the members that in return for our donation, every parent will receive a letter explaining that the donation came from the Everett Silvertips Hockey Booster Club with their Everett Youth Hockey registration form.
Motion: A motion to approve the expenditure of $1500.00 to acquire a minimum of 2 sets of goalie gear for EHY. If additional gear can be acquired for the same cost up to 4 sets as requested by EYH Director, additional gear can be procured as long as the $1500.00 limit is not exceeded.
Discussion: The members want to try to get as many sets of gear possible for the younger hockey players rather than just 2 sets for the Mights and Squirts. Howard Shaw advised the members that the Everett Youth Hockey director specifically asked for 2 sets of goalie gear for those divisions at this time.
A member also asked why the Everett Youth Hockey could not do something like the 50/50 to raise money for their goalie gear and it was discussed that it was likely not possible due to their tax status.
Amendment: An amendment to the motion to request that the ESHBC purchase 2 sets of goalie gear for each level of EYH was made and seconded.
Amended Motion denied
Original Motion Carried Unanimously
Motion: A motion to adjourn was and seconded.
Motion unanimously carried
The meeting adjourned at 1:55 pm
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