Tuesday, January 6, 2009 · Runza South
- Call to Order by Ed Uden-President
- Welcome to all attending
- Minutes from the November 11th and December 1st, 2008 meetings were reviewed. A motion to accept the Nov minutes was made by Steve Shano and 2nd by Tammie Duncan and the motion was approved. A motion to accept the Dec minutes was made by Ann Snider, 2nd by Mark Thomas and the motion was also carried.
Treasurer’s Report
- Shawna Skaggs reported there were 77 students making deposits for the New Orleans trip. 250 Cat Cards were sold. Hockey clean up has netted 1000.00 so far with 2 more games to go. UNK-Runza Concessions netted $850.00 while the gift wrap at the mall brought in $1,013.06 ($8.26/hr). Concessions at the BB games earned $2,485.05 with start up (cash box & products) expenses of $1,474.78 for a net of $1,010.27.
- Motion to accept Treasurer’s Report by Tammie Duncan, Pam Thomas 2nd, and motion approved.
Old Business
- Christmas Gift Wrap-Hilltop Mall as reported under the Treasurer Report.
- Hockey Cleanup Report from Shawna Skaggs- next hockey clean-up date is Feb. 6th. The First Tier event center did cut 2 dates from the clean-up schedule due to low attendance at the games.
- Basketball Concessions-Marlene Lentfer. Two shifts per student are allowed to try and give families equal opportunities to earn funds. There will be more times available to sign up as the sub-districts are announced. The stand-by list was made available for families.
New Business
- The Big Band Dance will be held February 6th @ Sunrise Middle School and is in need of a chairperson. Last year 2 people co-chaired the event (Sheryl Hansen and Robbie Samuelson). The ticket sales provide enrichment opportunities for the Jazz Bands. Desserts and beverages are served. It was thought that last year that the money earned by those attending the dessert/ beverage tables were divided and added to the students accounts. Advertising will also be needed.
- A Butterbraid chair is also needed. Sales begin March 10th. Orders are due March 23rd and delivery will be April 7th. Mark and Pam Thomas volunteered to co-chair this event.
- Runza Funds. The proceeds from this evenings fund raiser was discussed. As the association is in-line with this years budget Mark Thomas made a motion and was 2nd by Ann Snider that 90% of the proceeds should go toward the instrument account and 10% toward the general funds account. The motion was approved.
- The flag stands used to exhibit the senior’s flags need a new home. They stack on top of one another and take up approx a 3×3 area.
- Sponsorship for a Marching band fuel fund was mentioned. If anyone is willing to participate in a group to brainstorm developing a form etc. please contact Ed or a board member.
- Officer positions open for the 2009-2010 school year are: President-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer-Elect.
- The junior parents will gather after the meeting to discuss the Band Banquet.
Director Comments
- The Big Band Dance will be held February 6th at Sunrise Middle School beginning at 7:30.
- Deposits for the Sugar Bowl are still being taken. No time constraints yet.
- The pep band schedule is located on the website. It is requested that substitutions be kept at a minimum and if a trade is needed it should be with the same instrument. Part of lettering includes attending the 5 assigned pep band dates plus 2 additional dates. Students are to contact the directors if there are any conflicts with other activities.
Parents Comments or Questions
- A question was asked about whether or not Sugar Bowl tickets might be made available to family’s a-la-carte. As information is made available to the school this will be shared.
Adjournment
- Bruce Brooks motioned to adjourn; M Leigh 2nd, the motion was carried.
Respectfully submitted, Mary Girard-Secretary
