Officers in Attendance: President : Ginny Graves; Vice President Marti Wedewer; Treasurer : Shelbi Perry
Budget:
Shelbi Perry reported the Booster Club’s current balance at $6,188.00.
Fund Raising:
The Poinsettia and Wreath sale is in progress. All gymnasts should have received their packet. We were reminded that gymnasts get to keep 70% of the funds that they raise for their own account. The deadline is Nov. 17th. Forms and money are to be turned into either the gymnast’s coach or the money box in the gym.
The shorts and T-shirt sale is moving forward. Marti showed us a mock up of the brochure. We are waiting for Nancy Whisman to approve the copy. We discussed whether to print ourselves or to have these printed via a dealer on the internet. Marti will look into the pricing and time-frame for internet printing. We would like to have these ready to sell the week after the Thanksgiving break.
The cookie dough sale will start in April with delivery in May.
We discussed maybe holding a car wash next summer. This would be more for the girls to have fun than to raise money.
Equipment:
We approved the purchase of a DVD player and a new camcorder for the gym. Kristi will be given a total budget of approximately $400.00 for both. Shelbi Perry volunteered her husband Alan to talk with Kristi about building a custom cabinet to hold all the stereo, TV, DVD equipment in a “chalk-free� enclosure that locks.
Bond Issue:
There will not be a gym expansion financed by the November EPRD bond issue. We will be allocated funds to move the gymnastics office and increase our storage space. The main focus of the bond issue is to finance the purchase of property at Buchanan and El Pinal, renovation of the ERC front offices, pool, and locker rooms, and improving the playing fields at Marshdale. Any future new gym will be 3-4 years down the road as the district does not yet own the land.
EAGLES Meet:
A decision on whether to host an EAGLES meet this spring does not have to be made until February. We will have time to see how successful our first 2 fundraisers are prior to this decision.
Team Rep Responsibilities:
We reviewed the outline of team rep responsibilities that Shelbi Perry had written. We decided to try to work these out at a meeting of all the Team Reps at a later date.
Newsletter:
After a long and successful tenure, Kirsten Sanchez has decided to step down from issuing the ELB newsletter. All present are to ask other parents if they would be willing to take over this responsibility. The next newsletter should include an article about the new Boy’s USAG team. Other items to include could be meet results, high school girls update, summary of the nutritionist visit, and a “Kids Korner� with ideas directly from the girls – Mollie Backowski already has some ideas.
DU Meet:
Shelbi Perry offered to find someone to coordinate attending a DU gym meet this winter.
Next Seminar:
All agreed that a great idea for our next seminar would be to have a visiting Coach speak. This could coincide with a “Summer Camp� that would be open to any gymnast in the Denver Metro area. We need to find out if Kristi likes this idea.
Mentor Program:
It was brought up that Mary Reagan would be interested in heading a Mentor Program. This would be a program where the Level 6-8 girls are assigned a gymnast in the Developmental or Level 5 group. They would encourage them to attend meets with them and other activities. This would include the fuzzy sandals and cards that the Level 7 & 8 girls are making for the Level 5 & 6 girls that qualify for State.
Next Meeting:
It was agreed that the next meeting will be held in November, rather than during the hectic month of December.
