April 2015 Minutes MATHEWS LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DATE: 4/6/15
TIME: 7:02PM
PLACE: RURITAN CLUB
MEMBERS IN ATTENANCE: TOM, DARLENE, CATHY, STEVE, CHRIS, RYDER, JJ, HEATHER, SHELBY, DAWN, TRICIA, RICHARD. EXCUSED: CHARLES, AND ROBERT. MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORERD BY TOM WATHEN: LAST MONTHS MEETINGS WERE APPROVED BY TOM, AND 2ND BY STEVE. 1. CATHY GAVE HER TREASURES UPDATES 2. FUNDRASING- HEATHER HAS SET DATE WITH RURATIN CLUB FOR OUR BBQ SUPPER FOR 5/29. TIME WILL BE FROM 5-7PM, WITH TICKETS SET FOR $12. WE WILL HAVE EAT IN AND TAKE OUT. CATHY HAS ASKE HER BROTHER TO HELP OUT WITH COOKING THE BBQ. ALL MEMBERS WILL BE GETTING TICKETS TO SELL AT NEXT MEETING. HEATHER HAS EMAILED ALL THE COACHES ABOUT THE PICTURES AND RAFFEL TICKETS. DAWN WILL HAS OUT PACKETS TO THE COACHES ON OPENING DAY. 3. OPENING DAY- TOM AND A FEW OTHERS WILL BE AT FIELD ON OPENING DADY AT 7:30AM TO SEE IF WE WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY. TOM WILL SENT OUT MASS TEXT TO ALL COACHES ON WEATHER WE WILL HAVE TO CANCEL. SHELBY WILL ANNOUNCE THE TEAMS. SHELBY AND CATHY WILL START THE HELP ON THE BOUNCE HOUSES THAT WILL START AT 10AM. TICKETS WILL BE $2 A TRIP, OR $10 FOR A BRACLET FOR ALL DAY. WE WILL SHUT IT DOWN AROUND 3:30-4PM. THERE WILL BE SOMEONE SELLING SNOW CONES FOR THE RICHARD ALLEN SCHOLARSHIP. RURITANS WILL ALSO BE HERE FOR THE FUNNEL CAKES. DAWN IS PICKING OF THE PLAQUES FOR JOE ON FRIDAY. 4. TEAM CHALLENGES- THERE ARE 2 TEAMS FOR MAJOR SB, THEY WIL POOL PLAY ANY AWAY GAMES WITH MIDDLESEX AND LANCASTER. MAJOR BB, THERE WAS A LITTLE DIFFICUTY SEPARTING COACHES AND SOME PLAYERS, BUT THEY THINK IT WILL WORK OUT. 1 JR TEAM, AND NO SRBB AS OF THIS TIME. 5. UMPIRES- PER STEVE WE HAVE 8 UMPIRES AT THE MOMENT. MADISON SOUTH SAID SHE WOULD HELP OUT ON THE FIELD WITH THE GIRLS GAMES IF SHE IS AVAIBLE.
6. PARK SIGNS- TOM MOTIONED ABOUT GETTING A “PLEASE REMBER” SIGNS TO HANG ON THE FENCES, HEATHER 2ND THE IDEA. WE WILL ALSO BE GETTING A SIGN TO PLACE IN PARKING AREA ABOUT PARKING AT YOUR OUN RISK. 7. FOUL BALL- THERE WAS A FOUL BALL THAT HIT A CAR ON THE JR FIELD. TOM DID CONTACT OUR INS, BUT THERE IS A $250 DED. THE PERSON WHO’S CAR WAS HIT SAID THAT THEY WOUD TAKE CARE OF IT NOT OUR INS. 8. FACILITY UPDATE- RICHARD HAS GOTTEN THE CHALK, AND ALL THE NEW BASES ARE INSTALLED. HE HAS SPRAYED ALL THE FENCES ALREADY FOR WEEDS. THE T-BALL FENCE IS COMPLETE, AND LOOKING GOOD. WE WOULD LIKE TO USE DAVE HOGGE AGAIN FOR FURTHER FENCE JOBS. 9. LL GRANT- WE QUALIFY FOR 2 GRANTS. WE NEED 3 LETTERS OF SUPPORT, AND PAPER WORK SEEMS TO BE A LOT. IF WE CAN GET THIS IT WONT COME IN TILL SEPT, OCT. PROPSED AMOUNT WE WILL BE ASKING WILL BE $35,000. CATHY AN HEATHER WILL TRY TO FIND SOME HISTORY ON THE FIELDS TO GO WITH THE LETTER. 10. DISTRICT TOUR- THERE HASN’T BEEN A PRESIDENTS MEETING YET. WE WIL DISCUSS FURTHER ABOUT THIS, AND POSSIBLY DO A SMALL TOURNAMENT. 11. BEN LENNON WANTS TO DONATE A TRUCK OF DIRT TO US, SO IF YOU SEE HIM PLEASE THANK HIM. 12. TOM IS ASKING FOR PERMISSON TO TRASH THE OLD LAP TOP SINCE ITS NOT WORKING THAT GREAT ANYMORE. TRICIA SAID THAT SHE WILL TRY AND GET WITH SOMEONE SHE KNOW’S FROM FRANKTRONICS ABOUT HELPING US WITH ANOTHER ONE, OR POSSIBLE DONATION. CLOSE MEETING @ 8:43. MOTIONE BY STEVE, 2ND BY DAWN NEXT MEETING WIL BE 5/4 AT 7PM