Present
were: Wendy Burnett, Renetta Pollock,
Amy Fox, Deanna Kaech, Angie Witzel, Richard Kessler, Steve Menefee, Becky
Cleator, Jennifer Petersen, and Donna Weatherly
1. Call to Order at 6:31 pm
2.
Reading of Minutes: Becky approved and Wendy seconded
3.
Wild Buffalo Wings – Results
& Next Event: The Weatherly
family will be handing out flyers on Dec. 28.
4.
Directors Report: It has been
a good season for growth. Band students
will get a commemorative t-shirt. Winter
band concert rehearsal has begun.
Concert is Dec. 7.
5. Committee Reports
- Treasurers Report – Renetta Pollock: We have an assortment of gift cards for people to buy.
- Uniforms – Wendy Burnett: New jackets arrived on Nov. 5. Wendy and a couple of students will issue jackets and gauntlets on Friday, Nov. 6 prior to leaving for Auburn.
- Communications – Becky/Jennifer: The division of labor is working very well.
7. Unfinished Business: None
8. New Business
- Fund Raisers
- Butter Braids – Donna: 29 students sold Butterbraids. Total collected was $4,668.00. Our portion is $2,334.00 which will be distributed into student’s accounts. Pick up butterbraids after school on November 17. Email reminder for pick up will be sent out a couple nights prior to this date.
- Chocolate – Amy Fox: Amy will break up boxes to make multi-packs for the kids to sell. Amy will hand out packets at TT on Nov. 14. Candy bars are $2 each and all money is due on Dec. 14. Students should be reminded to write their names on the fundraiser envelopes.
- Dec 7th Band Concert – Donna: Boosters will have a bake sale in the lobby of the auditorium.
- TT & Mattress Sale – Fall/Spring: Set up is on Nov. 13 at 5:00 pm, Renetta is making a display table for items to sell. Randy Kaech is working on having the band show playing on a TV screen during TT. There was discussion about where to put the bake sale. Suggestions included making it a booth so that the boosters can set up tables and chairs in the foyer for people to sit and eat.
- The Boys and Girls Club would like the band to perform for the kids at the club. Possibly just the drum line.
- A request was made by an alumni to borrow a flute to play at a funeral.
- The booster president for FHS, Victor Boulos, would like to involve the band boosters in their organization. He would like to have a band booster on their board. Renetta said she would like to attend one of their meetings if invited to do so.
Next Band Booster meeting is
Thursday, December 3, at 6:30pm, in the band room.
