August Board Meeting Minutes
1. Registration update- There are 60
players registered. Budget was based on 70 players. Larry will
contact the parents who wanted to quit the team and try to find out why and
attempt to keep them on the team. Liz will contact club parents regarding
outstanding issues with the club that may prevent them from being on RCIH.
2. Teams and coaches - The coaches are in place
for all teams, this will be announced at parents meeting (September 8/NESZ)
3. Planning for Sept Parents Meeting -
-- meeting location, time: 9/8 @ 6:00
before tryouts at NESZ, no food or drinks will be provided. We can
start to advertise that on the web site.
-- practice & game schedules and
locations .... schedules for Varsity are on-line, parents will be informed at
meeting
-- explaining fund raising items.: we will
discuss with parents lottery and how the club will be trying to raise money
with possible bus trips and the hockey blast. Kim
will have info on some options at our next meeting. We will
also ask parents for other ideas that have worked for them.
-- working up the invitation to the parents - Liz
& Kim to arrange and send out a'mark your
calendar' notice soon so that the parents can plan on attending.
-- finalizing the Parent's meeting
agenda - will be done at our next Board meeting which was set for Sunday, Sep 7th, 6pm at Rizzo.
4. Date and plan for Beef & Beer Board
agreed will have it, but we will try to do beef it
up a bit with a theme night, ie.
5. Team apparel & items: McGraff's to continue? Yes Is
this a fund raiser? Yes.
a) We will try to get an inventory together as well as having items
to show to parents at the meeting on September 8.
b) David H to talk with Bob about better tracking and accounting of
purchases, bills, etc.
c) Yes, we expect this to be a fund raising item... not a cost to the team.
6. Other items anyone wants to discuss.
a) Each board member is to sign up for individual
addresses at YAHOO.COM
then forwarding to Steve for website.
b) Also, discussed having players register themselves
with
c) We will be putting ads out in church bulletins to try and get a few more
players and to advertise the hockey blast.
d) thinking about ways to enhance the web site to
drive more kids and parents to it. .. maybe go back to
posting game pictures and short summaries of games / highlights.
e) Regarding refunds: Board confirmed the registration fee is non
refundable. Any boys who drop out before the season begins can get their
payments (not reg. fee) back.
7. Setting date and time for the next Board Meeting. September 7 @6:00 p.m.