CHS Music Boosters Meeting Minutes

September 6, 2007

 

Attendees 

Derrick Askew, Cindy Lewis, Debbie Ruark, Moe Ruark, Suzanne Reamer, Gina Painter, Judy Bushey, John Bushey, Skip Campion, Martin Mankowski, Marie Mankowski, Traj Antolick, Pam Jacobs, Paul Kwiatkowski, Maureen Stewart, Laurie Kilroy, Deanne Caracciolo, Tony Caracciolo, Susan Stephey, and Steve Stephey .

 

Call to Order

  • The Music Boosters meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Tony Caracciolo.

 

Treasurer’s Report

  • Debbie Ruark presented the budget. The current budget is $49,100. As of September 4th, the actual income and expense total is $18, 725.30. Fund raising is estimated at $30,374.70 which is $10,000 more than the 2006-2007 budget.  The budget was motioned to be approved by Cindy Lewis and seconded by Suzanne Reamer.

 

Music Boosters President’s Report

  • Tony Caracciolo checked the stadium and to date there are no banners. He reviewed which school groups can sell and how many as dictated by the CCPS School Board and Century’s principal, Drew Cockley.
  • Home show Program Ads were discussed and are due ASAP. Maureen Stewart reported that only eight business ads have been sold. Two schools coming for competitions have sent in band pages. Finally, the Music Boosters will sponsor an ad for the banner program.

 

Music Director’s Report

  • Derrick Askew reports that the music program numbers are up from last year and the quality of musicians is high at this early stage in the school year. The music program students are being held accountable this year for paperwork distributed by the band director; i.e., the Agreement Packet given to students by Mr. Askew at the beginning of the school year is due by next week. It is to be signed by both student and parent.
  • October 1, 2007 – All County / All State forms are due.
  • New this year, Mr. Askew will be providing a quarterly newsletter. The first one is due out early next week.
  • Concert dates: 

12/12 – Winter Concert – Band (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, & Concert Band)

12/19 – Winter Concert – Orchestra

 4/30 –  Spring Concert – Orchestra & Jazz

 5/2   –  Spring Concert – Band (Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, & Concert Band)

 

Ways and Means Committee

  • Vera Bradley Bingo.  September 21st in the CHS cafeteria. Ticket sales are underway. Bag sponsors are still needed. Volunteers to work the night of the bingo are also needed. Please contact Cindy Lewis if you would like to sponsor a bag or can help that night. Baked items will be sold that night and volunteers are needed to provide items. Please contact Judy Bushey if you can help.
  • GL Scrip card program. POC is Suzanne Reamer. Place your next order by September 21st (Vera Bradley Bingo night). The turnaround time is typically less than a week. This is a great idea for upcoming holidays and birthdays. A list of all participating businesses is available at www.glscrip.com. Suzanne’s e-mail is suzo@dellmail.com. The GL Scrip card program brought in over $1,600 in the 2006-2007 school year.
  • Escrip program.  The Escrip program has brought in over $2400 in 2006-2007.  Please register your Safeway Bonus card with Safeway to participate. Cards must be renewed before November 1st. It is a one-click process. To register as a new user or renew visit www.escrip.com.
  • Pizza “Knights”.  Michelle Harrod is checking with Pizza Hut or possibly Ledo’s to schedule fundraiser nights. More information will follow.
  • Raffle. The idea to raffle an Ipod was discussed. A volunteer is needed to coordinate this effort. Please contact Tony Caracciolo if you are interested.
  • Visitourmall.com. Please checkout “visitourmall.com” for convenient online shopping. A percentage of every purchase made through this website is deposited into the Music Boosters account. Simply go to “visitourmall.com”, click “Find Group”, scroll to and click on “Century High School Music Boosters”, and start shopping! Or visit the mall through the Century Knights home webpage at knightsmusic.tk.
  • GoodSearch.com. Please checkout the search engine http://www.goodsearch.com/. Once you select “Century High School Music Boosters (Sykesville, MD)” every search done earns our organization .01. For the month of August (with very few people knowing about it) we made $10.32.
  • PDP.CORP.  This is a new and historically successful fundraiser for other groups at Century. For 2%-3%, this company will create a donation request letter, cover postage, and track all incoming funds. Each student in the music program will be asked to provide 5 to 10 addresses of relatives, friends, or companies you have done business with in the past. The potential income from this fundraiser if everyone participates is quite impressive.

 

Marching Band

  • Volunteers are needed to sew cuffs on several of the marching band jackets. Please contact   Mr. Askew if you are available to help.
  • The directors are very pleased with the progress of the marching band at this point in the season. They are very confident that the consultant company is moving our band to the next level.
  • Sponsored Shows. Tournament of Bands (TOB) ‘Knight of Reckoning’ is scheduled for September 29th.  USSBA is scheduled for October 20th.  Everyone’s participation will be needed for these events to be successful. All volunteers must be “volunteered trained”. If you received training last year, it is still valid until September 30th. Please see the CCPS school website for volunteer training locations and times. There will be a training session at Sykesville Middle School in the Cafeteria on Tuesday, 9/11 at 6:30 p.m.  Jim Kelley is our Show Coordinator and is in the process of contacting volunteers. He is in the process of scheduling a band show meeting in the very near future. Time and place to be announced shortly.
  • We are in need of volunteers to loan gas grills, canopies, and electrical cords for the show nights. Please contact Judy Bushey if you can help.

 

Adjournment

  • Skip Campion motioned to adjourn at 9:05 p.m. and Cindy Lewis seconded.

 

Next Booster Meeting

  • October 4, 2007 at 7:30 in the band room.

 

NOTE:  A huge THANK YOU goes out to the Executive Board for taking attendance and minutes in my absence for the beginning of the meeting!

 

Respectfully submitted,

Susan Stephey

Secretary

September 7, 2007