Grant Rocket Football, Inc.

Board of Directors Meeting

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

 

 

Members Present:           Jason Cunningham – President; Kevin Throop – Vice President; Stephanie Howell –

                                    Secretary; Tanya Hector – Treasurer; Deb Gonzales – Concessions Director;

                                    Angela Brummel – Fundraising Director; Melissa Cunningham – Programming Director.

Member Absent: Scott Konicki – Field Director

 

 

    I.   APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes from April board meeting were reviewed. Correction to be made to date current insurance policy expires. Motion to Approve by Missy, 2nd by Tanya. All Ayes.

 

   II.   TREASURER’S REPORT

Treasurer’s report for October 1, 2009 through may 10, 2010 was presented and reviewed. Current check book balance is $14,397.15. Motions to approve Treasurer’s report made by Stephanie and Deb. All Ayes.

 

  III.   COMMITTEE REPORTS

         A.   Concessions Director – Deb Gonzales

               Deb will purchase necessary items for Mini Camp lunch on Saturday morning.                  

         B.   Coaching Director  VACANT

               Jason and Kevin will be reviewing and discussing coaching applications after registrations.

         C.   Program Director – Melissa Cunningham

               Denny Stickney will be coming to the Middle School parking lot on Thursday, July 22nd, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm.

               He has new and used equipment, and will also purchase used equipment.

               We are going to try and have pictures taken on a Saturday this year to avoid conflicts with practice and

               Varsity games.

               We will once again be selling tee-shirts and stickers; working on an idea for a cool shirt.

               Fundraising banners – discussed if we wanted to offer this to businesses. Decided to still leave it as an option.

               Sell Party Lite candles as a fundraiser – approached with this as an idea. Agreed not to sell this year.

               Missy will begin taking pictures for the Program Yearbook once practice starts. Any ideas or suggestions for

               the yearbook are appreciated.

         D.   Fundraising Director – Angela Brummel

               Looking at different logo/shirt designs. Changing the shirt design every year helps with sales. Also different

               Vehicle stickers, mesh equipment bags for the players.

         E.   Field Director - Scott Konicki – Nothing.

 

  IV.   OLD BUSINESS      

A.    Registrations – taking place May 12-15 at the Varsity Field.

B.    Flyers to Schools – distributed on Friday, April 30th.

C.    Texas Holdem’s – done for this year. Will be scheduling next year’s dates in August. Motion made by Jason to join the Michigan Charitable Gaming Association Committee, cost is $300/year. Motion 2nd by Kevin. All Ayes.

D.    Off Season Training – will be Saturday, May 15th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

E.    Insurance – paperwork will be submitted this week. Same policy as last year.

F.    Donation to school – on hold until further notice.           

 

   V.   NEW BUSINESS

         A.   Large item purchase possibilities – Considering donation to school is now on hold, discussed what to do with

      the extra funds. Decided to put majority of money aside in a “rainy day” fund. Jason will check into different

      options/possibilities and discuss next month. Also agreed to spend some of the money on items needed for

      the program, but not to exceed $3000. Many ideas and suggestions. Motion was made by Jason to purchase a

      paint sprayer for striping the practice fields, 10 rain ponchos for coaches and volunteers (chain gang), and a

      headset mic for use in the booth. Motion 2nd by Kevin. Motion passed with majority Ayes.

B.   School Contract – Jason will meet with Mr. Bogner to finalize.

C.   Registrations – Jason will bring scale and jerseys.

 

**NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, June 8th at the Grant Fire Station, 7:00 p.m.

 

VI. Motions to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 pm made by Angela and Tanya.