St. Catherine of Bologna School
H.S.A. General Meeting Minutes
Minutes of April 28, 2015
FINAL
Call to Order: 7:30pm
Adjournment: 9:10pm
St. Catherine’s Parish Cener
Minutes Submitted by Joseph Baranski
In Attendance: Not in Attendance:
Michael Schroll - President Sean Stoveken – Co-Treasurer
Joseph Baranski - Vice-President Cecilia Cassella - Secretary
Gina Leone - Co- Treasurer Fr. Peter Glabik - Pastor
Sr. Theresa – Principal
Opening Prayer
H.S.A. Mission Statement
Pledge of Allegiance
President’s Address – Michael Schroll
· Welcome everyone and Thank you all for coming!
· Michael advised that there are 4 Board positions open for President, Vice-President, Secretary & Co-Treasurer. Please provide nominations and bio to Donna DiPiano. Elections to be held at the Spring Concert on May 20, 2015.
· Service Auction Event
§ Committee continues to be busy meeting and planning for the success of this event
§ Get your tickets now! They are on sale for pre-purchase. Flyer and order form was sent out through the backpacks.
§ Still need volunteers and family service donations. There is a specific need for help with a multi-national meal auction item. The family would provide an ethnic meal for the winner, who be the recipient of 4 meals to be provided at 4 different times. Currently we have 2 meals and need 2 more. Delivery to the winner’s home is to be included.
§ Some items available at the event:
o Coach Wheel / Women’s Accessories; Men’s Wheel is a new addition this year
o 2 Tastings : Tasting of Cognac with dessert and Craft Beer Tasting
· Marketing / Publicity of our School
o Currently have 4 volunteers participating. Please see Sister if you are interested
· Service Contracts
o Contracts need to be submitted to the office.
· Weather Station Installed
o Thank you Alex Benedetto for installing the weather station and providing such a valuable tool for St. Catherine’s School. The station is providing weather information for the school to use as part of its curriculum
o The HSA will send out a link for remote access for all to view.
o Presentation by Alex Benedetto:
§ I have completed the installation and the system is up and running. The station monitors temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and other weather features.
· Upcoming Events
o Calendar Raffle
§ Happening now through June 2nd. Many chances left!
§ We have a long way to go to make budget!
o Candy Sale
§ Concludes April 30th
§ Candy arrives May 16, 2015
o Dine-to-Donate
§ April 29 – JW’s Doo Wop & Ice Cream Parlor-15% donation to the school. (Located in the Bear Fort shopping plaza in West Milford)
o Grandparents Day is April 30th/May 1st
o P.N.O.
§ May 8th @ the Upper Parish Center, 6-10pm
o Box Tops – May 15th
o Spring Concert – May 20th
2014-2015 H.S.A. Budget
· To date, we are at $31,635 short of our goal, however with the $11k in prizes yet to be given out on the Calendar Raffle, we are still short of approx. $42k
Principal’s Address- Sr. Theresa
· Continue to spread the word about St. Catherine’s
· 8th Grade Stock Market Game:
o Sister will be providing more information about the game
o Mrs. Sparkman’s 5 teams are in the Top 15 of the over 400 teams
· Service Contracts:
o Class parents being handled differently next year. There are too many “no shows” with volunteers
· First Holy Communion is coming up at 9 & 11 AM Masses on May 3, 2015.
· Confirmation is coming up on May 9, 2015.
Positive Parenting with Tom Palermo:
· Tom presented on “Building Strong and Influential Relationships with Your Child”
Closing Prayer
Adjournment