Pickerington Panther Athletic Boosters Meeting Minutes
February 25, 2004

Panthers Officers, Committee Chairs and Sport Club Officers and Representatives Present:
Mark Aprile, Athletic Director
Mark Uher, President
Gene Montgomery, Vice President
Hope Boren, Secretary & Co-Chair Programs Committee
Patti Williams, Treasurer
Dennis Schone, Fundraising Director
Bob Daniel, Co-Chair, Concessions Committee- Equipment
Mitch Wilson, Co-Chair, Concessions Committee – Staffing
Bob Cruse, Holiday Classic Chair
Acer Club - Marsha Stewart, President
Cross Country - Jim Marn, President,
Diamond Club - Coach Nevius
Goal Club - Dave Wolfe, President
Lady Panthers Rebounder Club –Beth Smith, Treasurer and Joel Gabor
Par Busters Club – No Representative
Pizzazz Club – Kevin O’Connor
Quarterback Club - Bob McFadyen, President was unable to attend due to work
Relay Club – Robin Nichols, President and Chuck Taylor
Softball - Dick Schultz, President
Spikers Club – Tammy Corriveau, President
Spirit Club –Scott Meyerrose, Booster Representative
Takedown Club –Joel Melin, President
Tip Off Club –No representative due to conflict with basketball tournament game
Track & Field – Jim Storms, President
Volleyball Club (Boys) – Terry Payne

At 7:30 pm Mark Uher convened the meeting in Room 413 at Pickerington High School North. Minutes from Jan. 28, 2004 were moved for approval by Mitch Wilson, seconded by Bob Daniel. Minutes were approved. Minutes are on website: PickeringtonPanthers.com.

TREASURER’S REPORT (Patti Williams)
Balance: $80,482.56
Will be paying invoice for just over $16,000 for concessions equipment.
Report motion for approval by Mitch Wilson, seconded by Bob Daniel. Report approved.

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT (Mark Aprile)
Mark has been working on facilities with Turner Construction. District will pay for dirt for baseball fields at this time, but they will go back to Turner to resolve who is responsible. Track scoreboard can be run by wireless system, so that should work out.

Unbelievable year for first year school: one wrestler going to state, many swimmers advancing to districts, boy’s basketball 14-7, girl’s basketball 20-1. 114 teams were supported last year- which has made a significant difference. At North, many of our athletes never had varsity experience, which is really a tribute to our efforts in development, and the pay off it has brought.

Committee Reports

MEMBERSHIP (Mark Uher)
· Getting together with committee and AD’s to decide on ideas for membership packages, which will be brought to Booster’s Club for vote.
· Mark also indicated concessions and fundraising will be meeting to review this past year and come up with plan for next year.
· Budget also needs to be established for next year.
· E-mail any ideas to respective committee chairs.

FUNDRAISING AND RAFFLE (Dennis Schone)
Tickets should be available March 15th, running through end of April/beginning of May. Grand Prize will be a Cavalier instead of an Explorer. Many professional sports tickets will also be given as prizes. Sports Clubs should make between $6.50-$7.00 per ticket sold. (Cost of ticket $10.00) Each athlete is asked to sell 10 tickets. Questions/comments from floor:

· Will lack of senior involvement effect success of raffle?
· If there is to be a raffle next year, and it’s in the fall, are these two raffles too close together?
· Is it too late in the year to be successful?
· People may be tired of putting out money.

Shouldn’t we try to make some money, even if it’s not much? There’s no guarantee of a car raffle fundraiser next year, maybe we can explore other options, that will be up to an executive board. Raffle was approved at our October 15, 2003 meeting.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE (Hope Boren and Tammy Corriveau)
When are we getting check from Jerry for revenue? Bob Cruse suggested getting together for bid for Holiday Classic program, as well.

HOLIDAY CLASSIC TOURNAMENT (Bob Cruse)
Net Income: about $8,000; check presented to Boosters for $9,000, due to an account balance. There were some expenses that should not have to be repeated next year, so next year’s projected income is even greater!
Bob received cards from many of the coaches, with expressions of gratitude for how well they were treated.
Working on TV exposure for next year
Teams coming next year from: Arizona, Oklahoma, Iowa, Wisconsin, Texas, West Virginia and Kentucky, all are top rated teams.

CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE
Mitch Wilson reports spring sports schedule is available today, by event as well as by sport.

Bob Daniel reports window for football concession stand is being bid on and should be available next week. Coca-Cola is to provide plan for power needed for portable unit for baseball and softball.

OLD BUSINESS
Basketball score table advertisements:
· Rebounders and Tip-Off Clubs have agreed that the club who sold the scoreboard ad will keep 80% of the revenue in the respective club that sold the ad, for this year (2003-04).
· There has been some miscommunications that one club was under the impression that they will keep 80%, and sold ads under that premise. Some of the advertisers, who bought the scoreboard ads were disappointed to find out that the 80% was not going directly to the club that they were supporting.
· The PABC Executive Board decision was made in October to split the revenue 80/20, but did not specify that the 80% was to be split 40/40 between the two basketball clubs.
· How future revenue will be split will be decided in the future.
· Check for $1,100 to the Boosters was presented from Rebounders Club.

NEW BUSINESS
Bob Daniel wants to look into getting new locks on some concessions stand spaces- some items have come up missing.
Take down club will be presenting Sportsmanship Award in memory of Trey Hunter, which will be an annual award at both Central and North.

Next meeting March 24th at Pickerington High School North Room 413.