Saline District Library
Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 7pm

Attendance

President: Chris Frick
Vice President: Mark Eby
Secretary: Sheryl Wagner
Treasurer: Julie Campbell
Equip Mgr: Cheryl Brill
Member at Large: Doug Wellings
Alumni-Mary Visel
Food coor: Jean Ward
Coach: Matt LeBlanc
Captains: Phillip Cauley
Victoria Wellings
Alle Fiske
Matt Eby

Agenda & Minutes

Review of minutes of the August 2015 board Meeting which are on line. No further changes requested

Monthly meeting minutes will be sent to the board for review and they will be posted to the website.

Committee Planning:

Website: Mike working on changing the names from crew to rowing on website

Food/Supply coordinator & Cooking: Jean Ward discussed menu has been developed.

For the regattas, meal planning is as follows:

9/12 - breakfast only

9/26 - breakfast and lunch

10/3 - breakfast only

10/10 - breakfast and lunch

10/24 - breakfast and lunch

Transportation :(Beecher/Inge)- one will organize transportation, the other to do the lodging. Transportation has been set up from the middle school.

Photography (Bergren/Pfhannes)-shutter fly account to change to saline rowing

Captain report:

Pre- season party: 9/18 party has been planned

Recruitment:

  • Freshman orientation, got 3-4 names

  • will target setting up a tent at the homecoming game

  • 10/22-potetnial team bonding event at a corn maize

Coaches report:

-Practice to start on 9/8 for all returning rowers

Regatta schedule-posted to website

DBC-9/13

Toledo -10/3

Home - 10/10

Lansing - 10/17

Leelanau - 10/24

Not planning on 10/31 race at this time

  • Boat trailer will be picked up in 2 weeks

  • Oars to be ordered this week-total; of 18 oars

  • New outboard are ordered –waiting on invoice to process insurance claim

  • Board approved: “coxboxes”/speed coaches (electronics upgrade0 approx. $4,000

  • Wish list: pontoon boat, more erg’s for winter training, buoy line

Treasurer Report: report reviewed

MOVED: CB SECONDED: ME to review/approve spring 2015 financial statements as submitted /amended

Equipment Manager: Cheryl Brill

Create a wish list of needs. Cheryl working with Matt to develop a list

Special events/fund raising updates:

  • Continue to search for a fund raising board member.

  • Gatsby planning: Great effort by all. Thank you’s are on lline so need to be sent out

  • Idea for spring garage sale. Has been done in the past and has been successful

  • Idea to have a spring car wash at the Welling’s Wendy’s

Boathouse opening ceremony/dedication:

Targeting October 4th. Mid –day with punch/cookies-need volunteer to coordinate, possible family fun row day

Need a planning committee –make sure alumni come/invited

Plaques for boathouse (novice of the year and MVP) will get the names of past winners. Matt will order

General agenda items:

New rowers meeting –9/16 7pm at Liberty. Power point will be updated

  • New rowers will be given t-shirts to wear as a uniform , they will not need a unsuits

  • Practice will star the following Monday

  • Will get it in the saline schools weekly emails

  • Spring break planning- need coordinator

  • From retuning rower meeting, we have 13-14 families interested. If you have interest, email Chirrs Frick to get information, we are looking at Stewart Foundation in Tampa, rowtampa.com

  • From meeting, no interest in ordering unsuits so no fall order will be placed.

  • Home regatta planning: meeting to be scheduled the week of 9/19 for planning

Will need stop watches for timing

Volunteer list: timers, people in boats on the water, 2-3 people parking, suggested we notify the police ahead of time

Next meeting will be 10/6 at 7pm at the library