GREELY HOCKEY BOOSTER CLUB    

DECEMBER 14 2004  GREELY HOCKEY BOOSTERS MEETING MINUTES

PRESENT: Tom Allen, John Stevenson, Sue Blais, Sue Bisbing, Pam Harwood, Barry Mothes, Damian Bolduc, Nick Knight, Greg Leighton, Paul Godin, Maria Bowden , Peter Blais, Brian Saucier, Terry Beckmann, Dave Swan, Liz Otley, Don Hawkins.

I. TREASURER’S REPORT

Leighton reported: the budget appeared to be in good shape; the Icebreaker tournament netted about $200; about $5,000 in Caribbean raffle ticket sales have been collected to date with roughly 40 tickets left unsold; all Caribbean raffle tickets and money should be returned to Godin by Dec. 30 so the drawing can be held during the Jan. 1 Dudley Cup; roughly $1,700 in boys’ ad-book sales and $1,600 in girls’ sales have been collected since the last booster meeting; the club’s tax return has been filed at a tax-preparer’s cost of $525, an expense that could be saved next year if someone volunteered to do the club’s tax return; the bus rental for the boys’ Sherbrooke trip has been paid; the boys netted $925 less than budgeted for the golf tournament.

Stevenson noted that the boosters could raise roughly $200 by volunteering to run the clock during the Casco Bay Hockey Association Girls Tournament scheduled for Martin Luther King weekend in mid-January. Anyone interested in organizing this should contact Stevenson or Ken Filliter.

Sue Blais motioned, Bolduc seconded. Report accepted. 

II. NOVEMBER SECRETARY’S REPORT

Harwood motioned, Bisbing seconded. Report accepted.

III. COMMITTEE REPORTS

• Caribbean Raffle - See Treasurer’s Report above.

• Ad Book - Harwood reported: the ad book is almost ready to go to press and may be available in time for the girls’ second home game; Jane Swan played a large part in the ad book’s success; a financial report should be available by next month’s meeting; the girls’ participation rate was much higher than a year ago; game-day programs will be available for both the boys’ and girls’ games this season.

• Alumni Fundraiser - Bisbing reported: roughly $1,660 has been pledged and $1,460 actually collected to date; the boys’ varsity/alumni game is scheduled for Dec. 29 at FIC and will be followed by a reception hosted by Greater Portland Realty in the FIC Pond House; additional contributions can be made during the varsity/alumni contest festivities or later in the year; roughly 60 people have signed up to attend the post-game reception; the fundraiser will be a yearly event with the money going to finance scholarships and team-equipment purchases. 

• Cookbook Fundraiser - Otley reported: recipe forms have been distributed to team administrators and should be returned ASAP; a custom, four-color cover would add $200 to the total printing expense and a custom, one-color cover would add $75; the per-book cost for a hard cover would be $4.10 and $2.85 for a soft cover; Athletic Director Jack Hardy has approved using the Greely Rangers’ name as part of the book title; if a cover-design contest among high school students is used to develop the cover, all entries would have to be submitted by the second week of January. After considerable debate, it was agreed: the book title would be “Greely Rangers’ Recipes”; the cover would be hard cover with one color; the printing cost for the anticipated 500 copies would be roughly $4.25 per book; the sales price would be $15 apiece or $12 apiece when purchasing three or more copies.

• Middle School Dance - The next middle school dance is scheduled for Jan. 21.  

IV. PROGRAM REPORTS

• High School Boys Varsity - Mothes reported: the Dec. 10 pre-season spaghetti dinner drew a huge crowd and the team wishes to thank the Spauldings for hosting the annual event; the team won its regular-season opener against Win-Dale by a 5-4 score at Kennebec Ice Arena; Greely will play 10 games between Dec. 15 and Jan. 1.

  • High School Girls - Knight reported: the team had won four games to date, including its first victory over Cony in five years; a new player recently joined the team bringing the total to 21 players; some players would benefit from more public-skating time.

  • Junior Varsity - Bolduc reported the team has played three games of an anticipated 20-plus-game schedule.

  • Middle School - Bowden reported everything is running smoothly and the team is looking for ice to make up a game against Scarborough .

  V. OLD BUSINESS

• Booster Member Dues - Leighton reported that 37 people have paid their $2.50 member dues and that anyone wishing to vote at a booster meeting must have paid their dues at least 30 days before the vote.  

• Boys’ Season Tickets - Godin reported Jack Hardy has approved the sale of a 10-game pass for varsity home games at a price of $25. Single-game tickets are $3 apiece.

• Clothing - Bowden reported that Greely Hockey clothing order forms will be posted to the website shortly. In the meantime, anyone interested in purchasing Greely clothing should contact Brian Gilbert directly.

VI. NEW BUSINESS

• Video Equipment/Boys Varsity - Godin reported the boosters are looking into purchasing a DVD video camera to tape games over the course of the season. The cost is estimated at $800 to $1,000. Jeff Daigle has offered to purchase a DVD player for the team.

• Plaques - Bisbing reported that plaques with the names and numbers of players from teams that played the previous five years are being purchased and will be mounted in the Greely locker room at FIC. 

VII. KEY DATES

• Boys Alumni/Varsity Game - Dec. 29 at FIC.
  Girls Alumni/Varsity Game - December 29, 2004 Family Ice 12:50PM

• Dudley Cup - Jan. 1 at FIC.

• January Booster Meeting - Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the high school.

• Middle School Dance - Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at Wescustogo Hall.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

Leighton motioned, Bolduc seconded. Meeting adjourned.

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