GREELY HOCKEY BOOSTER CLUB    

NOVEMBER 16 GREELY HOCKEY BOOSTERS MEETING MINUTES

PRESENT: Sue Blais, Sue Bisbing, Sara Filliter, Don Hawkins, Tom Allen, Gary King, David Swan, Terry Beckman, Damian Bolduc, Nancy Bolduc, Amy Scannell, Tina Fogg, Phyllis Cyr, Brian Saucier, Carol Saucier, Maria Bowden, Paul Godin, Peter Blais, Ruth Stevenson, John Stevenson, Pam Harwood, Joel Harris , Peter Bates, Cheryl Hurley.

I. TREASURER’S REPORT

Godin and Bowden presented the treasurer’s report and several issues were discussed, i.e. middle school ice payments, Caribbean raffle funds, donations, tournaments, player name plates for the varsity locker room, excess summer hockey funds and insurance. The approximately $800 extra collected in summer hockey program fees were distributed as stipends to the three coaches: Matt Gilbert, Damian Bolduc and Brad Leighton. Bowden noted Treasurer Greg Leighton will contact the team administrators for each program to verify ice usage upon receipt of invoices prior to paying them. Damian Bolduc motioned, Sue Blais seconded. Report accepted.

II. OCTOBER SECRETARY’S REPORT

Allen motioned, Bowden seconded. Report accepted.

III. COMMITTEE REPORTS

• Caribbean Raffle - Godin reported: $1,700 in ticket sales collected to date; additional ticket-sale proceeds and any unsold tickets should be sent to the appropriate fund-raising coordinator, Girls Coordinator Swan or Boys Coordinator Godin; all 250 tickets have been distributed.

• Ad Book - Harwood reported: 10 pages of ads had been sold to date; she will be meeting soon with Jane Shavel and Jane Swan to begin laying out the ad book; last-minute ads are still welcome.

• Alumni Fundraiser - Bisbing reported: fund-raising letters had been mailed to alumni and their families; return envelopes for donations were provided in the mailing; she and Jeff Daigle will begin following up the letter with phone calls in late November; a party sponsored by Greater Portland Realty will follow the alumni vs. varsity game on Dec. 29.

IV. PROGRAM REPORTS

• High School Boys Varsity - Bowden reported: the parents’ meeting was held Nov. 3; the first regular-season game will be Dec. 11 at Kennebec Ice Arena versus Win-Dale; the pre-season Icebreaker tournament will be held the weekend of Nov. 26; all registration fees must be paid before skaters step on the ice for the first practice on Nov. 22; emails concerning the annual Sherbrooke trip will be distributed in November and responses will be needed as quickly as possible.

• Junior Varsity - Damian Bolduc reported: the jv schedule could consist of as many as 20 games; the Dec. 11 jv game against Gray/New Gloucester at Hebron Academy has been rescheduled to noon; the jv team is scheduled to play in tournaments over Christmas break and at the end of the regular season.

• Girls - Hawkins reported: the team had held four practices to date and defeated Cheverus 4-1 in a scrimmage; 22 players are on the roster, roughly the same as a year ago; the roster and schedule are posted on the web site; the team held its pre-season dinner; Nate Waring, who played at John Bapst, has been added to the coaching staff as an assistant coach.

V. OLD BUSINESS

• Clothing Sales - Bowden reported that Rose Spaulding is preparing a clothing order form that will be posted on the web site.

• Cookbook Fundraiser - Hurley agreed to coordinate this fundraiser for the girls program with assistance from Scannell and Filliter. The plan is to solicit roughly 300 recipes from the hockey community by the first of the year and place them in a hardcover book published by a company specializing in this type of fundraiser. The book will sell for $10-15 with the goal of selling between 400 and 500 copies. Selling roughly 250 copies would cover the printing costs. The booster association agreed to front the money for the printing costs. Someone is needed to help design a cover. Anyone interested in helping with the project is encouraged to contact Hurley.

VI. NEW BUSINESS

• Pete Blais volunteered to be the varsity clock/scoresheet coordinator this season. He is looking for volunteers to help operate the clock and fill out the scoresheet during games. 

• Bowden is checking into the possibility of developing season passes for varsity games and a tourney pass for the upcoming Icebreaker Tournament.

• Hawkins noted that NYA and FIC are no longer providing pucks for practices and that coaches must bring their own. He has a number of extra pucks if coaches need to replenish their supply. He also asked about the availability of water bottles. Damian Bolduc plans to see if some are available that were not used last year.

VII. KEY DATES

• First high school boys practice Nov. 22.

• Girls first game Dec. 2 at 8:25 p.m. at FIC.

• High school boys spaghetti dinner at the Spauldings at 6 p.m. on Dec. 10.

• December booster meeting at 7 p.m. on Dec. 14 at the high school. 

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

Filliter motioned, Harris seconded. Meeting adjourned.