GREELY HOCKEY BOOSTER CLUB   

MAY 17, 2005  GREELY HOCKEY BOOSTERS MEETING MINUTES

PRESENT: Steve Hull , Karen Olson, John Moody, Jo Moody, Tom Allen, Jane Shavel , Liz Otley, Amy Scannell , John Stevenson, Ruth Stevenson, Nancy Bolduc, Damian Bolduc, Sue Blais, Terry Beckman, Jack Hardy , Barry Mothes, Peter Bates, Don Hawkins, Carl Hofner, Ralph Nelson, Janice Selig, Scott Pickett , Paul Godin , Maria Bowden , Peter Blais, Cheryl Hurley, Dave Swan, Brian Saucier, Tom Hurley.

 I. TREASURER’S REPORT

Godin reported: last year’s boys varsity budget finished $985 below budget due largely to an unexpectedly high miscellaneous line that included some unplanned alumni ice, team dinners and cookbook fund-raiser expenses; the girls program finished $4,610 over budget thanks to some generous donations, lower-than-budgeted ice costs and higher-than-budgeted golf tourney revenues; middle school finished $741 over budget. Damian Bolduc motioned, John Moody seconded. Report accepted.

 II. SECRETARY’S REPORT/APRIL MEETING MINUTES

Steve Hull motioned, John Stevenson seconded. Report accepted.

 III. COMMITTEES

• Cookbook Fundraiser - Cheryl Hurley reported: the cookbooks are all in and have been paid for; boosters wishing to sell books can obtain them from Cheryl Hurley, Amy Scannell , Liz Otley or Jane Shavel ; the boosters need to sell 200 of the 500 books to break even; roughly 100 have been sold so far.

 • Middle School Dances - Ruth Stevenson reported: the first two dances earned roughly $900; profits were split $600 for the boys program and $300 for the girls; the final June dance has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict; anyone interested in chairing next year’s middle school dance committee should contact  Ruth Stevenson.

 • Scholarship Committee - Bates reported: a senior girl skater has been selected to receive a $500 scholarship; the committee is still in the process of selecting a boys recipient; plans are to make players aware of the alumni-funded program earlier next season in order to attract more applicants among the senior class.

 • Golf Committee - Allen reported: 22 teams have signed up to play in the June 27 tourney; organizers hope 30 teams will enter; committee members are contacting local businesses to purchase tee signs.

 • Girls Sanctioning Committee - Bowden reported: the committee had been meeting Monday nights since March with the goal of developing a proposal that would allow the girls team to eventually reach parity with the boys program in terms of ice time, funding and facilities should the girls team be sanctioned as a varsity sport; there had been very limited response to the proposals distributed to booster members prior to the meeting; issues of concern to both the girls and boys programs will undoubtedly arise that cannot be addressed until the Title IX implications of full sanctioning are determined; the committee’s goal was to minimize the impact on the boys program; the proposal will likely be presented to the school board in September. Steve Hull motioned the boosters recommend the sanctioning committee proposals to the school board. John Moody seconded. Motion passed unanimously. Hardy agreed to meet with members of the sanctioning committee to answer some additional questions regarding the proposal prior to theSeptember meeting with the school board.

 IV. PROGRAMS

• Girls - Hawkins reported: the spring league was going well with six more weeks to run; a Sunday, games-only midget team will represent Greely in the 10-team fall league.

 • Boys Varsity - Mothes reported: plans are to field two Greely teams in the NYA summer league; the rosters for the two equally balanced teams consisting of 14 skaters and a goalie each have been determined and rosters will be sent out shortly; the summer league schedule will be available in mid-to-late June; Matt Gilbert will be running a weekly open skate during the summer; and a pre-summer check-in meeting for varsity players will be held after school on June 2. Brian Saucier reported the spring team had a 3-2 record with a handful of games remaining.

 V. OLD BUSINESS

• Officer Elections - Those in attendance unanimously approved the new slate of officers: Maria Bowden , president; Ruth Stevenson, vice president; Terry Beckmann, treasurer; Peter Blais, secretary.

 VI. NEW BUSINESS

• Proposed 2005-06 Budget - Godin reviewed next year’s proposed $70,310 budget. Among the highlights: the individual fee to play boys varsity will rise by $25 to a total of $300 due to increased ice costs and $700 added to the budget to pay for a goalie coach; the girls budget needs to add $100 to develop a player handbook as well as an additional $400 for a holiday tournament and should be able to accommodate an additional 5-6 hours of ice time if the expected number of players participate; and middle school registration fees will rise $10 to a total of $285 per skater.

 • Open Discussion - Hardy said he has been very impressed with the effort and style of play demonstrated by the boys varsity in recent seasons and noted that the Maine Principals Association recently awarded the program the Sportsmanship Award for the 2004-05 season.

 VII. KEY DATES

• Next Booster Meeting - June 21 at 7 p.m. at the High School.

• Golf Tournament - June 27 at Val Halla.

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