Home & School Association Minutes
November 4, 2009
present: 11 members including the following officers:
• Presidents: Julie Galgay & Maria Anderson
• Vice-Presidents: Heather Tinlin
Meeting called to order by Julie at 6:36 pm. Minutes from previous meeting were not submitted at this time and therefore neither accepted nor rejected.
Treasurer’s Report: given by Julie as Stacey was unavailable. We have approximately $16,000 raised so far. This reflects the amount left over from last year, the dance, no cost fundraising and Yankee Candle profit.
Principal’s Report: given by Julie as Mrs. Carr was unavailable. Pizza is discontinued secondary to disruption to office staff and nutritional reasons. Holiday show plans are underway with dates, times and locations to be determined.
Yankee Candle Report: given by Julie as Stacey was unavailable. Fundraiser got off to a slow start but in the end it was a huge hit! We made $9912.57 in profit. 132 families participated. There is also a possibility of a bonus from the company.
Halloween Dance Report: given by Heather. We made a profit of approximately $2500 from the door, raffle, pizza and refreshments. The kids and parents loved the DJ. In case of another dance, we need more parents to assist ~ especially with the children running in the school yard.
No-Cost Fundraising: given by Carol O’Connell. Spent a lot of time cutting out box tops but it was worth it as we raised $870. Kudos to Lisa Cox who had almost 1000. 2A and 2B won the contest and the next one will begin in January. We will be placing boxes in back of both churches to encourage parishioners to deposit box tops. Stop & Shop A+ bonus bucks has already raised $190 for the month of October alone. Sent letter home in this week’s communication folder. Also spoke to Margie re: service club. For those who don’t have access to computer, Carol will collect their information and enter it for them. Reminder to register for Shaw’s & Direct TV. The website is www.orgsites.com and the key word is South Boston. The Night of Giving has been discontinued. Continues to recycle old cell phones and ink cartridges. Need 20 to submit and is almost there. Campbell’s Labels – we have almost 23,000 points. Coke Rewards has 3,000 points and will be used for gym equipment. Use the web search engine www.goodsearch.com (click on sbcatholicacademy and verify) and donation is made to school each time you do a web search.
Road Race Updates: given by Michelle Hayes. Have 50 prizes so no more are needed, however monetary donations are! $3200 has been raised so far which includes sponsors and pre-registrations. We have enough water donations too. Teams will be accepted, with a minimum of three runners. Presently have 35 to 40 volunteers but we still need more. Will be advertising in local newspapers and are registered at Coolrunnings.com. Looking into possibility of hiring dj to entertain in the gym. Complaint came from a woman in the community re: logo on t-shirt.
Gift Cards: given by Heather Tinlin. Flyer to go home in next week’s communication folder. Orders done on-line. Payment and copy of order form is to be sent into office. All submissions are due by December 4th. Plan is to send cards home by December 18th. Will need volunteers to help separate and distribute. Will pick specific date at next meeting.
Holiday Wreaths: given by Patty Clougherty. Using a company this year as opposed to last year in which wreaths were purchased, decorated by H & S members and sold. Company offers choice of two types of wreaths. Profit on each will be $10 per wreath. Patty will call company to confirm size. Parents will pre-order wreaths and pick up arrangements is to be determined. Shipping is available for an additional $7. An extra 25 of each type will be ordered and sold at both churches.
Breakfast/PIzza with Santa: given by Katherine Hogan. Events will be Sunday, December 13th with two different times. Specifics are still being worked out. Plan is to send home flyer to parents offering choice of times: 9 – 11 for breakfast and 12 – 2 for pizza. Cost has not been determined yet – need to gets costs of food and photos.
January Event/Fundraiser: given by Julie. Planning to sell $20 raffle tickets. Prize will be free tuition for following year or cash prize. Drawing will be held at adults only party in Cushing Hall. Date to be determined. Grey Goose will be doing signature cocktails and there will be a beer/wine bar. More discussion will be held at next Home & School meeting.
Meeting ended at 7:52 pm. Next meeting will be December 2, 2009.
Submitted by: Heather Tinlin