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Falmouth Football Boosters
Board of Directors
Meeting Minutes
February 11, 2008
Present: Zareh Derhagopian, Tricia Tetreau, John Fitzsimmons, Don Geary, Anna Geary, Melissa Kane,
Mike McGovern, Dave Ciraulo, Jody Duran, Fred Leighton, Beth Goodrich
Meeting called to order at 7:00
Ø Financial Recap
Ø Current balance is just over $ 39,000
Ø Zareh placed $ 25,000 in a 7 month CD which will be up in August
Ø Approximately $ 4,000 in expenses outstanding for school charges
Ø Budget Review
Ø Zareh presented a 2007/2008 Budget Summary
Ø Reviewed initial 2008 Budget
Ø Hope to finalize this at the meeting in March
Ø As it pertained to the budget, Fred Leighton questioned why we did not have funds budgeted to buy merchandise to sell. The following comments were made be attendees in response to this inquiry:
§ While we like the publicity we get from the sale of merchandise it takes a great deal of effort to sell it.
§ We do not make a profit on merchandise, we end up selling it at cost
§ Fred offered to make a few calls and bring back options
§ Zareh will look into putting a link to Gilbert’s store in Cumberland as they sell merchandise and have our logo.
Ø We need to consider what we would do with FEF funds. John recommended that we consider utilizing FEF funds for construction of permanent staging vs. renting the scissor lift each year. Permanent staging would benefit sports beyond football and hence may be a more appealing item to support by FEF
Ø John reviewed the HS budget and Wish List
§ Wish List items
· John stated that he would like to purchase software to assist with video analysis of games. If we are to consider this, John will turn to the players to assist in fundraising to support it. This tool would be very beneficial to the program. Cost $ 3,900.
· 2 Optional QB Arm Band Attachment to Pop ups – these are dummy attachments that assist in training on how to tacke the QB. Cost $ 170.
· Team Equipment travel bag - Cost $ 119.
· 20 Recognition Jerseys – Cost $ 200.
· 4 Hanging Towels – Cost $ 40.
Ø One other outstanding Budget item is to follow up on whether or not we will have access to the Patriots tickets to utilize for the prize drawing.
Ø Zareh brought forth a Sea Dogs fundraising idea. All agreed that we would pass on this opportunity.
Ø Zareh noted that he does not have the Golf Tournament currently in the budget as we do not have someone to lead this. Betsy and Beth expressed interest in running with this with support from John. Intent is to have John provide consultative support in this effort vs. driving it.
Ø MS Dance which was held last year and turned a very good profit is not currently in the Budget.
Ø LL Bean Xmas Gift wrapping is also a potential fund raising idea that we could pursue.
Ø Spirit Committee Update –
Ø Betsey Oulton inquired about having a Home Coming weekend. If we want to pursue this, we need to give Todd Livingston a date that he can work with. Possible dates, 9/26 or 10/3 (10/10 Holiday weekend). John will e-mail a date to Betsey
Ø The players do appreciate the attention they got last year (lockers being decorated)
Ø A question was raised about the scope of the Spirit Committee; is it just for the High School or all levels. Betsey said the committee welcomes anyone who would like to join. Zareh mentioned that the committee may want to get a good ground hold before branching out too much.
Ø The committee would like to consider a banner much like soccer has.
Ø Registration
Ø We need to determine dates for registration. This will be discussed in more detail at our next meeting.
Ø Future Meetings
Ø We will hold our March meeting (2nd Monday) on 3/10
Ø In April we will transition back to the first Monday of the month to hold our meetings which will be Monday, April 7th.
Adjourn at 8:35
Respectfully submitted,
Tricia Tetreau
Secretary
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