April 10, 2007
Music Boosters Board Meeting Minutes

Submitted by Kathy Cranford, Secretary
Next meeting scheduled for May 8, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.

In Attendance:

Christoph Weber, Pia Weber, Mike Cummins, Mary Ann Klima, Nilantha Sirisoma, Malou Rogers, Laurette Verbinski, Kathy Cranford

The meeting began at 6:40 pm.

The minutes from the March meeting were accepted.

Financials:

The financial statement provided by Jan Frost was accepted as presented.

Year-End Banquet:

The first topic discussed was the awards banquet which will be held on June 14th at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse. There was a vote and the majority of people want to hold it here, as has been done for many years. Jan Frost has sent in a deposit check in the amount of $500. Pia Weber chose the same menu as last year. The price will be approximately $30/ticket. Mike Cummins offered to make a flyer and distribute it to his students. The ticket prices will go up after the Pop’s Concert on May 24th. Malou Rogers graciously volunteered to make the centerpieces for the banquet tables. The budget is $160, and it was suggested to keep the design simple and inexpensive. It was announced that Greg Zinser will provide music and entertainment for the banquet.

Equipment:

The hat rack for marching band hats is broken, and it is time to do the research and purchase a new one. Mike Cummins is checking into Lowe’s and Home Depot. He’s looking for a rack that is lighter and trimmer with a shorter wheelbase so it will be easier to move into and out of the rental trucks. The hat rack needs to hold 60 hats, and we need to have it in place before summer vacation.

Jeanne Hoey has offered to write grants for equipment that we need. Thank you Jeanne! In addition to the hat rack other items needed are a new director’s chair and podium, a new cabinet for sorting and storing music, and some new music racks. This equipment is available through catalogs that Mr. Cummins has, and he will give Jeanne the specific information needed to include in the grants.

Spring Concert:

Malou Rogers gave us an update on the ads for the Spring Concert program. We only have a couple so far. Rosters will be given to Malou so she can put together the concert program.

Pia Weber reported on the bake sale for the Spring Concert. She is currently recruiting volunteers to bring baked goods and other snacks. It was suggested that Malou send out an e-mail to remind people to bring bake sale donations.

Incoming Students:

Pia is collecting addresses of Standley Middle School music parent volunteers. We want Standley parents to attend our next meeting on May 8th. It is an emergency meeting because we need to fill important Board positions for next school year. Malou will send out an e-mail about this. Mr. Cummins said he will announce the May meeting at the Spring Concert.

Mr. Cummins is arranging a meeting with Mr. Marcus at Standley along with parents of his music students. It would be helpful if UCHS music parents could attend as well. We need to continue the music program into High School! Middle school parents need to be informed about the UCHS music program so students can enroll this spring.

Other Business:

Mr. Cummins commented there will be a piano interlude after the orchestra performs at the Spring Concert. Solos will be performed by Jason Klima, Cindy Au, and Zack Zinser. Mike also mentioned that there are 5 new students that started at the beginning of this semester; 4 play violin and 1 plays trombone.

The meeting adjourned at 7:40 pm.