Finneytown Boosters Association Board Meeting Minutes November 5, 2006

Present: Debi Diehl, Lois Siegle, Lori Viola, Bob Mayer, Dan Dennis, Wes Girdler, Steve Linder, Dan Howett, Karen Hesse, Ann Auffrey (scribe).

Excused Absence: Chuck Grosser, Laura Szempruch, Allyson Stacey.

I. The meeting was called to order by President Debi Diehl at 7:03 pm.

II. Men’s Basketball player Dan Mefford was present on behalf of the basketball team and thanked the Boosters for financial support for team t-shirts.

III. Minutes from the October Board meeting were reviewed. A motion was made by Karen Hesse to approve the minutes, seconded by Lois Siegle.

IV. Athletic Department Report: Ann Auffrey reported for Chuck Grosser that the Fall Sports Awards will be held on Wednesday, November 15 at 7 pm in the PAC.

Lori Viola reported that the CHL Cheerleading Competition was held on Saturday, November 4, at Mariemont High School. The Finneytown cheerleaders did very well. Middle School and JV cheerleaders came in first place. Varsity Cheerleaders came in second place. Finneytown also won the Spirit Award.

V. Treasury Report: Lois Siegle presented the Treasury Report. Overall, concession stand sales are up from where we were last year at this time. Some income from individual sports is up and some income is slightly less, but it evens out. A motion to accept the Treasury Report was made by Wes Girdler, seconded by Lori Viola.

Steve Linder reported that the same group who worked on our taxes last year will work on them this year.

VI. Membership: Lori Viola reported that we currently have 67 regular members, 26 Wildcat members, and 21 Super Wildcat members, for a total of $5075 in income from membership. This is almost $800 higher than last year.

VII. Old Business

• 300 Club: Wes Girdler reported that some tickets have been sold. We need a minimum of 150 tickets/maximum of 300 tickets to be sold.

• Concession Stand Expansion: Wes reported that Larry Pyle game him a drawing. We need to decide what we want to do inside the stand. We need a detailed drawing for the inside, the cost of appliances, etc. and have a committee meeting to decide what we want, have Larry Pyle draw it, and go out and start pricing items.

• Chevis Jackson plaque: Ann will check to see who did the plaques already on the concession stand.

• Trophy Cases: nothing new to report.

• Concession Stand Water Heater: Dan Howett reported that a tank type storage heater has more space and may be less costly, but we may not have enough power in the concession stand to use it. Dan will check on costs.

• JV Sports Recognition: nothing new to report.

• Concession Stand for Basketball games: Lois is coming up with something to cover the beverage machines during games.

• Den T-Shirts: Dan Dennis reported that the new t-shirts are on their way.

VIII. New Business

• Grant Requests:

• I. Middle School/High School Study Table: Ann presented a request for $400 ($200 for middle school and $200 for high school) to help with cost of healthy snacks for after school study tables. Up until now, snacks have been provided by private donations. Both study tables had good participation during the fall quarter. Lois Siegle made a motion to fully fund the request, seconded by Lori Viola. The motion passed.
• II. Swim & Dive Team: Karen Hesse presented a request for $300 for start-up for the team. This would help with one t-shirt and senior awards. There will be a Swim-a-thon fundraiser. There are 10 students on the team so far. Wes made a motion to fully fund the request, seconded by Ann. The motion passed.
• Grant Approval Process: Bob Mayer reported that he went through his notes and minutes from the past 5 years and came up with a draft for Booster Grant Criteria. Things that had higher consideration tended to be voted for, and lower consideration tended to not be approved. Criteria such as Athletic Director support, beneficiary, lifespan, impact on academics, impact on athletic performance, etc. were listed. Discussion took place about the need to look at specific criteria when evaluating grant requests.

IX. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:04 pm.

The next meeting of the Finneytown Boosters Association will take place on Sunday, December 3, 2006, at 7 pm in the Springfield Township Senior Center.